Diptakirti Chaudhuri
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Marketing by day, movies by night. Latest: The Bollywood Pocketbooks Series. Author of 7 books (Written By Salim-Javed, Bollybook, Bioscope, Bollygeek etc.)
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A roll-call of my books, for those casually or passionately interested in Bollywood.
- Hindi movie trivia (Bollybook and BollyGeek)
- Biography of rockstar writers
- Non-linear history of Hindi cinema (Bioscope)
- Set of pocketbooks about all things Bollywood
Take your pick!
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Photo of the queue in front of a publisher's store in Kolkata.
Every city lines up for booze. Only Kolkata lines up for books.
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Two news items about a day apart.
1. Swiggy's health insurance for their delivery workers is dependent on them meeting targets.
2. Swiggy's corporate workers get additional leave if they have pets.
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"Tumhari shaadi usse nahin hogi jisse tum prem karti ho. Tumhari shaadi usse hogi jisse main prem karta hoon."
#GreatestFatherQuote
#FathersDay
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It is the moral duty of 1970s stars to take time out and replicate their iconic pairings/poses.
This one is ❤️.
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Rang De Basanti: The Reunion
Desperately seeking Azad
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Story of Bengal elections
(Received via WhatsApp)
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California Sundar praising the efforts of Washington Sundar!
One of the greatest test series wins ever. Congrats India and well played Australia, what a series
#INDvsAUS
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My mother had taken Soumitra Chatterjee's autograph in 1963.
53 years later, she met him again and managed to take a second autograph on the same page.
This page is now priceless.
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To this wonderful thread, let me add a footnote about Lakshya's success...
[From The Bollywood Pocketbook of Iconic Places]
Lakshya did not do well at the box-office.
@Javedakhtarjadu
thinks this is because the film was too long and should've "gotten over by the half-way mark!"
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In this age of buzzy startups, a salute to these two characters (played by Neeraj Sood) who provided debt funding and advisory to two of India's most promising start-ups:
- Rocket Sales Corporation
- Shaadi Mubarak
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Then Nehru didn't pay the bill and the line got disconnected 😂
Internet existed during
#Mahabharata
period, says Tripura chief minister, reports
@PriyankaDebBarm
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How often do you see a photo of ragtag college kids, all of whom reached a high level of success in their chosen fields?
RIP, Rituraj Singh.
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Someone give Neetu Singh a role. Like, right NOW!
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Calcutta: where Bengalis eat an Iranian dish in a Continental restaurant (owned by Punjabi businessmen) in a building constructed by an Armenian real estate developer.
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Artiste Pallab Bhowmick has created this stunning version of Durga as a migrant woman.
Once in a while, Calcutta still manages to take your breath away.
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Goodbye, Ashoke Ganguly.
This is not the first time you made a grown man cry.
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Happy birthday, Bappi Lahiri the Legend.
How many music directors inspire clocks, after all?
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My favourite Manmohan Desai story is when he narrated Amar Akbar Anthony to
@SrBachchan
, he told the actor, "Lalla, after this picture releases, people won't call you Amitabh. They'll call you Anthony bhai."
And then, this happened...
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Probably the best sports photo I have seen in a long long while.
Photo by REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
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1. Vaccine will be ready soon. Like the economy will recover soon.
2. Centre will provide vaccines to states. Like the share of GST is given to the states.
3. Vaccines will be available to all through a simple process. Like we exchanged our notes simply.
Everyone, calm down.
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In 1999, a cyclone killed 10000+ people in Orissa.
In 2013, Phailin had a death toll of ~40.
In 2019, it has fallen below 10.
Orissa's goverment and people should be proud of their disaster management system. Shows year on year improvement of both process and spirit. Salute!
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Living outside Kolkata during Pujo is a blessing in disguise. You can invoke the Goddess, meet friends, have great food and adda, while avoiding the crowds.
And thanks to tech and modern marketing, you have helpful reminders.
In the form of great Durga Pujo ads.
A thread.
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@yakuzazoomin
My 90-yo naani fan since Abhimaan. 64-yo mom since Deewaar. 40-yo me since Mr Natwarlal. 8-yo son since Bhootnath Returns :-)
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I am the type of filmgoer who pauses the movie when a phone number* comes on screen.
And I smile when I see someone has covered bases.
*Or a name/title/address/book/movie etc
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Dear
@JioCinema
,
Please provide a commentary-free feed.
Only crowd sound and (this is important) stump mic.
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"Bahut yaarana lagta hai..."
[During the shooting of Shatranj ke Khiladi]
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When you share bad content (say, a jingoistic ad), you signal to the makers that their ad is 'viral'. Don't do it.
Share good ads instead.
Well done, Lifebuoy!
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Details of the offer: Dey's Publishing offered a 50% discount on their in-store catalogue from 11th-15th August, calling it "Independence Day Book Bazaar".
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Everyone is Ponting fingers at them. A Waugh of words has started.
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In Alipurduar (a small town in North Bengal), a three-storey book mall is coming up. Some of the major publishers in Bengali are setting up stores there.
We often lament that Bengali books aren't available on Kindle. Clearly, that's not because of a lack of readers.
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To be pedantic: "hitting the ball out of the park" is a good thing in cricket.
"Kicking the ball out of the park" means nothing in football, at best an attempt to waste time.
I wonder how many reviews of Maidaan are going to use, 'kicks the ball out of the park'. 😏
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Salim-Javed got the idea for the billa from the story of Karna in Mahabharat. A tragic hero's superpower deserting him when he needed it most.
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Rahul Dravid - and not Ravi Shastri - has got all credit for the Hanuma-Ashwin partnership.
I guess taking taking naps in full public view while games are on has its downsides.
#INDvAUS
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The part of Rang De Basanti where
@atul_kulkarni
recites 'Sarfaroshi ki tamanna' is one of the most goosebumpy scenes in Hindi cinema.
(Monthly reminder: No other film captures modern India better than RDB.)
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Whenever I see a photo like this, I remember the suggestion from
@narendramodi
that people should gift books instead of bouquets.
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The entire country mourned Lata Mangeshkar but only* in Calcutta did a bunch of fans decide to conduct a mini concert in her honour.
This city will die one day. But there will be music at the funeral.
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Bhanu Athaiya designed what is probably the most memorable, most iconic costume of the 1960s: The Mumtaz saree from Brahmachari.
And her filmography from the 1960s-70s reads like a roll call of classics.
RIP.
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Probably the most representative photo of
#SushmaSwaraj
... The one who always stood out.
RIP.
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A 'selfie' by Satyajit Ray with his mother... As the caption says, "I clicked the photo myself by tying a thread to the camera shutter and pulling it."
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6% Indians thinking Clinton won the debate. 3% thinking Trump won.
91% thinking "Wow, moderator letting participants speak in a debate!"
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Dear Goa government,
What action are you taking against people who are ordering dal makhni and paneer butter masala at beach shacks?
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A word of thanks to
@FHF_Official
for the restoration of some of our most loved films and
@_PVRCinemas
for giving them the big screen they deserve.
While watching Deewaar, I caught many things that I had missed earlier.
(And I've watched Deewaar countless times!)
Thread.
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Petrol filled for Rs 2000
Paid in cash = Rs 2000
Paid on card = Rs 2057 (2.5% tranxn fee + service tax)
FM making perfect sense, as usual.
Cost of cash transactions is very high, that's why we are encouraging digital transactions and electronic payments: FM
@arunjaitley
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Some belated thoughts on The Romantics, the most star-studded documentary in my memory.
The Romantics does to Bollywood what Indian Matchmaking did to Indian weddings, exaggerating and simplifying outrageously to grab attention.
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Ananya Panday explaining to Siddhant Chaturvedi how much of a struggle her Bollywood journey is.
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Just realised (yes, I am slow) that two pivotal characters in Hindi cinema's two greatest hits are called Baldev Singh.
One had a few more fingers, though.
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A boy flying a model airplane, standing at the edge of a cricket ground.
He was looking longingly at the batsman waiting to go in. The batsman was looking enviously at the plane.
The grass was equally green on both sides.
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Is there anything Indian CXOs can't derive a lesson from?
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Calcutta is a woman. She shocked you when you were younger, by smoking. And blowing smoke in your face.
She gave you books. And movies. Taught you to eat steak.
You wanted her to adjust. Change a bit. But she laughed.
You had to move on. You want to hate her for that. But can't.
Delhi is an old man. Distinguished, cultured, rapacious and smug. He cares about power most of all, and gets along, charmingly, with any criminal in cahoots with the state. He likes gardens, ghazals and carcinogens of all flavours.
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Life. Death.
Sadness. Happiness.
Fairytales. Tragedies.
Debuts. Comebacks.
Young Turks. Old warhorses.
Coming of age. End of the road.
Heroes. Superheroes.
What a bag of stories IPL is!
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Happy birthday, Farooque Shaikh.
Neha Rajan could be Miss Chamko only because you were - we all were - Siddharth Parashar.
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In the season of football, it is good to see a former cyclist and his coach...
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Batriarchy: The belief in cricket that bowlers don't have the same rights as batsmen.
E.g. Faff du Plessis (of CSK) didn't want Kagiso Rabada (of DC) to play IPL.
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ভালো খাবার দেখলে মনটা 'উল্স' করে ওঠে আর জিভের জল 'সুরুৎ' করে টেনে নিতে হয়, পেটে কনুইয়ের গুঁতো লাগলে 'ওঁক্ৎ' আওয়াজ বেরোয়, খুব জোরে মারলে 'গদাম' করে লাগে... নারায়ণ দেবনাথ না থাকলে এই ব্যাপারগুলো আমরা বলে/বুঝিয়ে উঠতে পারতাম না।
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"Aap broker hain ya party?"
if you had to print one dialogue on a t-shirt, which one would it be? 🤔
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Pic 1 & 2: Views
Pic 3: Ambience
Pic 4: Food
Standing ovation for the Indian cricket fans who go to watch matches in stadia. It's as if BCCI and the regional associations are trying their best to dissuade them.
Photos:
@mutthusouplover
,
@mtanmay
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Steven Spielberg said of him, "Amrish is my favourite villain - the best that the world has ever produced and ever will!"
As a fearsome villain, there won't be another one like him.
"बलि माँगती काली माँ,
मुक्ति देगी काली माँ "
~ Amrish Puri as Mola Ram in Steven Spielberg's film 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (1984)
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India WC team selection dilemma
First choice wicketkeeper: Age 26
Contender 2: Age 42
Contender 3: Age 38
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Naseer sahab has a stellar record of illegitimate children in his films:
- Jugal Hansraj (Masoom)
- Ajay Devgn (Naajayaz, Raajneeti)
- Urmila M (Chamatkar)
- Kalki Koechlin (Girl in the Yellow Boots)
- Shah Rukh Khan (Main Hoon Na)
- Farhan A (ZNMD)
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This is one of my favourite posters of the 1970s.
The horizontal version looked even better with the leaning image giving a sense of speed and
@SrBachchan
's contorted face conveying the mortal danger he was in.
It made you want to buy a ticket RIGHT THEN and rush to the theatre.
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My first 'memory' of Amitabh Bachchan was even before my memory formed.
When I was less than 2 years old, a domestic help used to take me to a cinema hall where Sholay was running (on the pretext of going on an evening walk).
And I made friends with Jai.
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Utpal Dutt and his production of Kallol deserves a book in terms of the boldness of its content and the opposition it faced.
The play implicated the Congress for sabotaging the 1946 Naval Mutiny, which was a shown as a precondition for transfer of power.
252.
@INCIndia
CHARGED the great Utpal Dutt with SEDITION for his play Duswapner Nagari; JAILED him for 7 months for Kallol. Congress workers BURNT the set, THRASHED actors, poured BOILING water over the director. (h/t
@shivkmishr
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Steve Jobs before becoming a multi-billionaire.
Jeff Bezos before becoming a multi-billionaire.
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World no. 200 going toe to toe with world no. 1... Not for a moment, but for four days.
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Dear
@SonyLIV
,
When India's first Olympics medalist is on the podium, you split the screen for ads?
On a paid service?
That too for (what looks like) your own show and not even a paid ad?
Please give up your rights if you're this clueless about broadcasting.
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I fail to understand why treating Hindu refugees with compassion (which they deserve) has to exclude Muslim refugees.
The
#CitizenshipAmmendmentBill2019
will ensure that the less unfortunate among us, Hindu refugees from Muslim majority countries where they face dehumanising persecution, are restored their dignity. Please do not grudge them the compassion they deserve. Stand by
#CAB
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Anybody block "Miley Toh Dil Jawaan" as a title yet?
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Why is the voter turnout low?
South Bombay: "No valet parking at the polling booths."
Bangalore: "We tried Dunzoing it but..."
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Calcutta renamed one of its roads (Harrington Street) during the Vietnam War and that led to...
In 1984 when South Africa was still under the Apartheid regime, Glasgow renamed a major road St George’s Place to Nelson Mandela Place.
The South African consulate-general offices were on the road then and had to send out slightly awkward communication.
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1990: Dheere dheere se mere zindagi mein aana...
2021:
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India cricket fans of 80/90s are like poor people who've suddenly won millions in a lottery.
SA 109/5 at Tea on Day 3.
If we bowl them out for ~160 today and score ~250 (D4). Then we bowl them out on D5.
A very plausible outcome but I'm feeling guilty just thinking about it.
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1. Bombay by
@Mittermaniac
2. Bangalore by
@moon_chandani
3. Delhi by
@flyandeat
4. Kolkata by
@_CTUA_
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"What were you doing when you were 6 months old?"
"My mother and I were playing the World Cup, sir."
Fatima Maroof is accumulating some serious brag value.
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A British tabloid once headlined "It Ain't Over Till the Fat Laddie Spins".
Today, it's over.
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Whoever has done the English subtitles for
#JaggaJasoos
on
@NetflixIndia
deserves an award!
All the rhyming dialogues and songs are translated in rhyme. Brilliant!
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Watching a TV debate after ages.
The NDTV anchor told a panelist who was speaking, "Can I interrupt you? Mr X wants to say something."
The panelist said, "Yes, sure." And stopped.
Have I reached a different universe through some wormhole?
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For the benefit of those offended by Pujo ads, I dug out four covers of Pujo specials (of a children's magazine).
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Aditya C says he told SRK "not to be closed to becoming a romantic hero" to convince him about DDLJ.
Before Darr and Baazigar, SRK had several romantic roles: Deewana, Raju BBG, Kabhi Haan KN etc.
SRK's romantic charm predated DDLJ, for God's sake!
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Hum Tum, a copy of WHMS, is called 'fresh'.
Aditya C talks about building Saif as an urban romantic hero, a role he had already done with aplomb and massive success in Dil Chahta Hai and Kal Ho Naa Ho.
In short, YRF is credited for everything that's right in Bollywood!
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