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Nov152019 by Ila1 Comment

Get Inspired but Be Original

Mission Mangal – More than an Inspiring Bollywood Movie, this is a tribute and celebration of the Indian Women Scientists and their struggles. Don't Be a Copy - Make Your Own Mark Ignore the scientific hiccups, and a little illogic, Mission Mangal is a tribute and celebration of the success of Mangalyaan Mission – Mission Over Mars (MOM), a landmark achievement for the Indian Space Research Organization. A Bollywood movie, without heart-touching dialogues and songs, is impossible. Having said that, this one dialogue, which Tara Shinde (Vidya Balan) tells her son Dilip Shinde (Rohan Joshi) touched my heart and would stay with me for quite some time. ‘Get Inspired from Everything & Everyone, but the Real Joy is in Being Original’ Be Unique - Be You It’s so true that,…

Nov82019 by Ila2 Comments

Standup Comedy – Laugh, But Laugh Wisely & Heartily

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The Future Fall of Standup Comedy in India – What, When & How You Say Matters ‘Laughter is the best medicine that should be consumed by every soul from the moment it steps into this world’ Standup Comedy With great recommendations from my cousins, I recently viewed this Tamil & English mixed, musical standup comedy - ‘Alex in Wonderland’. For the first time ever in the past decade, I sincerely appreciate the artist for the work of humor. 2 hours and 16 minutes of my life was gadget-free and filled with tummy paining laughter, with real impact in my mind. Yes! It is evident that there is a rise of standup comedy in India. Yet, the future seems to be shaky of this entertainment circuit, if one of the core…

Nov242016 by IlaNo Comments

Biopic – The New Trend of Indian Cinema

Blog, Entertainment

[caption id="attachment_698" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Biopic – The New Trend of Indian Cinema[/caption] Biopic – The New Trend of Indian Cinema The viral video of ‘Hanikaaraku Baapu’ of the movie ‘Dangal’ is in the repeat mode of my playlist. The lyrics of the song are as amusing and addictive, as its music and visual. ‘Dangal’ is a biographical sports drama film based on the true story of the wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari. The trailer of the biopic movie has already set the stage and instilled the excitement in the audience. The Biopic is certainly a new trend of the Indian cinema that is going to last for a while. Action. Thriller. Drama. Romance. Comedy. The Indian Cinema has it all. Indian cinema…

Nov162016 by IlaNo Comments

Snorkeling – Living the Fantasy

Blog, Entertainment, Travel

[caption id="attachment_647" align="alignleft" width="300"] Snorkeling – Living the Fantasy[/caption] Snorkeling – Living the Fantasy Born and brought up in a coastal land, I have always treasured being around seashores. I have never had the fear of water. Yet, always dreaded about swimming or going deep inside a beach. Have said that, I have tried some of the water adventure activities. One such water sport, was Snorkeling. Certainly with the support of life jackets and well equipped personal trainers. To simply say, snorkeling was once in a lifetime experience. It was an ease to a peaceful underwater life. It was like living a fantasy life. Last year, during our honeymoon to Thailand, both of us wanted to have a hands on experience with some of the adventure activities of our bucket…

Nov142016 by IlaNo Comments

Comic Con 2016 – Back to Childhood Memories

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[caption id="attachment_640" align="alignleft" width="300"] comic-con-2016[/caption] Comic Con 2016 - Back to Childhood Memories Comic Con 2016 - What an enjoyable and memorable way to end the laborious weekend. Comic con 2016 was one of the much awaited event for my partner. Amidst the hectic weekend, the half-day session of the Comic Con 2016 was definitely spectacular. Comic-con is a two day annual comic carnival which was started in 1970 by a group of San Diegans, California. It is the western way of paying tribute to the iconic comic characters. Comic Con India started in 2011. Yet this was my first visit to Comic Con India, Bangalore. The fun filled adrenaline-charged five hours of Comic Con 2016 repainted my childhood memories. As a first time visitor, I had no idea what to expect.…

Nov122016 by IlaNo Comments

PINK – A Social Awakening Movement

Blog, Entertainment, Review

[caption id="attachment_628" align="aligncenter" width="300"] ‘PINK’ – A Social Awakening Movement[/caption] ‘PINK’ – A Social Awakening Movement Till three years back, I was suffering from ‘Theatrophobia- Fear of theatres’. Thanks to my treasured friends for helping me, to overcome the same. The output is the intermittent visits to the movie theatres with my loved ones. One such visit to cinema hall was for the movie PINK. Though I was accompanied by my female friend, this was definitely a movie more for the male clan of the Indian society. It is not just a movie. PINK is a Social Awakening Movement in itself. With a simple google search, one can get the facts of the cast and crew of the movie – ‘PINK’. So I will not be touching about the same.…

Nov72016 by IlaNo Comments

Music, Musings, MSV and much more…

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[caption id="attachment_608" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Great Legendary M.S.Viswanathan[/caption] Music, Musings, MSV and much more… In the modern world, we as the audience get to experience new and unique forms of music every day. Cheers to the growth of media and technology, it is getting easier for the musicians to carve their niche. Many in this courageous upcoming generation wants to take up music as their career. They desire to transform their hobby into a passionate professional career. Though luck, is one of the factors influencing their success, they have no two thoughts in stepping into this field. Having said that, a lot of young artists do look up to the yesteryear legendary musicians, for knowledge and inspiration. The one common trailblazer for all the youngsters, is the great Legendary Musician…

Dec132014 by IlaNo Comments

Master Chef Reality Check!!!

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Looks like, reality shows are the bread and butter for any television channel. Knowingly or unknowingly, fortunately or unfortunately, the most gala fashioned and hyped television programs giving more TRP for the television channels are the reality shows. One such programme is “Master Chef”, conducted by different countries. As a food maniac, I am a die-hard fan of this reality show. Master Chef reality show caters to the audience aging from 12.There is no upper age limit for the participation. The contestants participate in the competition for various reasons ranging from the sheer love for food, to accomplish a food dream, a professional learning of cooking of food, to make culinary skills a source of earning etc., I am a staunch follower of Master Chef Seasons India, US & Australia.…

Oct182014 by IlaNo Comments

Half Girl Friend – Is it a Novel or a Movie Script?

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Half Girl Friend - Is it a Novel or a Movie Script? Half Girl Friend, the most talked novel of recent times, is authored by the famous and inspiring Indian writer Chetan Bhagat. While many modern bookworms criticize him for his style of simple, straight English and giving the desi touch with local slangs of words. I totally disagree with this aspect. He creates a picture perfect storyboard of Indian mentality, especially the lower middle class who struggle for their daily livelihood. He caters to that particular segment, which incidentally is more than 70% of India's population. His books have a particular formula, where he tries to make use of themes which depict Indians as they are. That is why they appear so corny to some of us. Moreover, few…

Feb32014 by IlaNo Comments

Jeans – The Most Preferred Outfit

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In the present era, “Jeans” are the most preferred and stylish outfit not only among the youth, but across all generations. A thought that lasted for years in my mind was that, “How do people wear a jean without washing for months”. This thought subjected me to dig into the nitty gritty of this trendy piece of clothing. “Jean” is said to reference the clothing worn by the sailors from Genoa, Italy, who wore indigo-dyed clothes with blue cotton canvas in the 18th century. The word “jeans” comes from a kind of material that was made in Europe. Initially, the jean cloth was made from a mixture of things. However, in 1853, a Bavarian immigrant named Levi Strauss, an astute merchant in San Francisco, responded to the increase in trade,…