#well the zinda is my art

[itsraining-honey]

hey guys i’m confused. what do you mean harley was in this? it never had her in it, only zinda. at least the one i saw has zinda.

original i guess lol

[snersona]

I love your art, especially of Babs! The style.works for her so well.

But, have you drawn Zinda? And are Comms Available?

thank you so much!!!! babs is def my favorite to draw rn >:) ive only drawn zinda once so far and its for a little comic i havent finished yet sigh...but honestly i rly need to get a design for her and hel down bc i havent drawn either of them </3 the dinahbabs demon has me in its grip

comms are also unfortunately closed atm bc of school but my requests are always open!!

[unordinarytales]

Adventuring Spotlight: Wages in Vice

I finished running my first published adventure late last month; the Wages of Vice from Journey through the Radiant Citadel written by T.K. Johnson. In the past, I had been skeptical of published adventures as I was worried about integrating them into a current campaign and it felt like "cheating" in terms of adventure prep. I always took pride in creating my own worlds (the current incarnation is Feyruin; a collaborative world created by our game group) and writing my own stories (and we know what they say about pride).

However, when Wizards of the Coast released Journeys through the Radiant Citadel I loved the concept, and I picked it up on launch day. My first campaign in our shared world ended over the summer and then we had the game search project though we had space in our schedule amid the winter holiday schedule toss-up.

Since we have a collaborative world, I had been tentative to read the full book as I didn't want to spoil adventures that others might run. After negotiation with the group, I picked Wages of Vice as it matched the needed level, and this spotlight article from Polygon made the adventure sound fantastic:

Your heroes arrive in the city of Zinda, and it’s a festive atmosphere. It’s time for the March of Vice, a Carnival-like celebration where revelers sweep their sins and vices into the sea. It’s loud and colorful. There’s street food and rides and a huge Mardi Gras-style parade. And then they trip over a dead body.

I normally am a Lazy DM and thought it best to read through the adventure to get a sense of the full story and pacing. After that first reading I was hooked; the adventure immediately grabbed my brain and made me excited to run the story. I decided to set the location within our shared world rather than include the Radiant Citadel and nestled the setting into Feyruin. Then I took the characters from the prior campaign and rolled the adventure premise into their backstory making a nice holiday special style-adventure.

The adventure is great. After a brief introduction to the mini-setting, the author lays out the encounters with narrative threads to drive the story. The encounters include combat and social elements with call-outs for major non-player characters and mechanics for story elements [1]. After the adventure conclusion, there is a gazetteer that provides more information on the mini-setting and includes other adventure hooks for exploring the setting.

I completed the adventure in 3-sessions and it went well. My fears and pride were squashed outright.

I was able to add the adventure into the world and modify the hook to mesh well with the character.

I was able to make the adventure my own by modifying the NPC motivations and the backstories. And I could not have come up with as vibrant an adventure on my own without the framework.

The only issue I had with the adventure was my own. The character had a small NPC entourage (the group traveling about trying to garner support for a rebellion, which is what brought them into the adventure). I had trouble working with them during the encounters, and juggling them with the player to scale the combat encounters properly.

Another issue(s) I had was pacing the encounters and making sure I had the threads straight between the different sessions. We managed though I think more experience DMing will make this an easier skill. I want 2023 to be a year where I run more games and I am trying to look at DMing as art; it is never perfect and I will always be growing.

There are no stat blocks given in the book and instead the author refers to the Monstrous Manual to provide that information ↩︎

[welldonekhushi]

Call of Duty OC: Arjun K. Dhingra 🏹

Hey guys! I'll be introducing you all to an another new OC from the Call of Duty universe. The interesting thing is, that this character is from my ethnicity, and it's the first time I've ever created something like that.

So, hope you like it! Information about this character is under the cut! <3

GENERAL:

Name: Arjun

Full name: Arjun Kumar Dhingra

Codename: "Dhanush"

Age: [REDACTED]

Gender: Male

Nationality: Indian

Languages spoken: Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi with other regional languages of India, English

Date of Birth: February 16, 1983

Place of Birth: Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Marital Status: Married (to Kavya Parikar)

Occupation: PARA SF (Parachute Special Forces), member of Task Force 141 (currently, debriefed for Operation Kingfish)

Status: Active

Rank: Captain

Affiliation: 9 PARA (SF), Task Force 141

Universe: Original timeline (2011-2017), reboot (alternative AU)

Faceclaim: John Abraham

Song: "Zinda" by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Biography: Arjun's deep aspiration was to join the defense, and grew up to be a commando of the Para Special Forces of the Indian Army. His leadership is what motivates the other soldiers in his unit to go through every single challenge in their way. Brave, strong-willed and very strategic in decisions on how the plan should proceed, these special traits made General Shepherd recruit him in the Task Force 141.

AFFILIATIONS:

PARA SF (Shatrujeet Unit)

Sergeant Aditya Tripathi

Staff Sergeant Yuvraj Chaudhary

Lieutenant Venkateshwar Subramanian

Major Shaurya Kulshrestha

Task Force 141

Captain Price

John "Soap" MacTavish

Kyle "Gaz" Garrick

Simon "Ghost" Riley

Sergeant Annabelle "Kit" Pham (@applbottmjeens)

Hannah "Sparrow" Clayton (@revnah1406)

2nd Commando Regiment (@kaitaiga)

Sergeant Damien Whitlock

Captain Lachlan Jones

Los Vaqueros

Colonel Alejandro Vargas

Rodolfo "Rudy" Parra

Alyssa "Aly" Martinez (@alypink)

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Weapon induced: M4 Carbine, Dragunov, IWI Tavor TAR-21, Glock 17

Fighting style: Hand-to-hand combat, martial arts

Special skills: Has good reflexes and speed in stunning or killing an enemy. Knows a better knowledge in stealth.

Talents: With the help of his reflexes and calculations, he can easily identify upcoming threats and warnings.

Shortcomings: Has a bit of trauma from his past, which can make him severely stable for a while.

PERSONALITY:

Myers-Briggs Type: ISTJ (The Logistician)

Stern, and firm in looks: Arjun often doesn't smile much when he's on duty. He is expert in hiding his emotions in front of everyone, except to a few people who he can mostly rely upon. The ones who he can fully trust i.e his family, his closest teammates and mostly — his wife.

Has great intellectual experience: He is very quick in solving a problem or issue in a matter of seconds. A con is that if he's too distraught or lost, he can lose all focus.

"Looks like he can kill you, but is a cinnamon roll": Yes, the title says so. Arjun is not that mean all the time, but he does show a soft spot for others on the other side. He is very kind, gentle, encouraging and generous for those who need help.

Doesn't give a shit, keeps on moving: As a Para commando, Arjun's motto is always about destroying the enemy without thinking twice. When it comes to the nation's safety, he's ready to go to any extent.

TRIVIA:

— Arjun's name is derived from one of the Pandava brothers, namely Arjuna in the ancient epic, Mahabharata. Arjun in translation means "lustrous, shiny white".

— His favorite sport is basketball and tug of war.

— He is a health buff, always conscious about his well-being, but sometimes he's alright to give his diet a break when it's a party or a celebration.

— He is a dog person! His favorite breed is a German Shepherd or Golden Retriever. (he secretly likes cats as well, but doesn't tell anybody)

— Arjun loves puzzle games, he finds it refreshing to excercise his mind.

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That's all about Arjun! Hope you got to know much about my new character! I'll be sooner drawing his other teammates, so stay tuned! ;)

Thank you and, I hope you like it! <3

[salmankhanholics]

★ Abu Dhabi: Salman Khan gets Golden Visa during IIFA weekend!

June 28, 2022 

Abu Dhabi has announced that Bollywood superstar Salman Khan along with some of the biggest names in Indian cinema have been granted Golden Visas, a reflection of the strong bond between the Indian and UAE creative industries.

As well as being a long-stay residency permit, the Golden Visa offers the flexibility to work across Abu Dhabi and the UAE and does not require the holder to have a sponsor. The recipients were nominated by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) - which oversees applications from professionals in visual arts, publishing, performing arts, design and crafts, heritage, gaming & esports and media - and the Abu Dhabi Film Commission (ADFC), with the visas processed by twofour54 Abu Dhabi.

Khan, who has a strong relationship with Abu Dhabi having starred in Bharat, Race 3, and Tiger Zinda Hai, which all shot in the Emirate with the support of the Abu Dhabi Film Commission, was the host of the IIFA Awards, which were held in collaboration with DCT Abu Dhabi, ADFC and Miral. The ceremony took place at Etihad Arena, Yas Island on June 4, and was attended by thousands of guests.

Saood Abdulaziz Al Hosani, Undersecretary of DCT Abu Dhabi, said: “The film and TV sector is one of the cornerstones of Abu Dhabi’s Culture and Creative Industries, which are key drivers of social and economic growth and diversification for the Emirate.

“The Golden Visa forms a key part of Abu Dhabi’s AED 30+ billion CCI investment strategy and we are delighted to be able to offer these long-term visas to our colleagues in the Indian film industry – especially Salman Khan who shares a deep bond with the Emirate. It is a reflection of the long and strong relationship between the thriving film & TV sectors in Abu Dhabi and India as well as our dedication to strengthen that relationship even more.”

Salman Khan said: “I am honoured to receive a Golden Visa from Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi has always been a second home for me, and I have enjoyed shooting some of my favourite projects here. It was great to celebrate our film industry during the IIFA weekend in a place that has shown us so much support over the past few years. Now with my Golden Visa, I look forward to returning to work here in the very near future.”

Abu Dhabi Film Commissioner Hans Fraikin added: “Abu Dhabi is an exciting location for filmmakers with a robust ecosystem that allows local and international projects to flourish. The Golden Visa allows talented individuals like Salman Khan and his fellow actors, directors and producers, to realise their creative visions here by harnessing the array of locations and facilities, as well as the incredible local talent.”

[dyketectivecomics]

tell us about the roller derby AU!! <3

(tysm anon bc this got me to get my ass in gear abt actually writing it all down fdskl;fjla ALSO shout out to zom for leaving a reply <3 ty both omg)

OKAY, first things first. This started bc I was thinking abt the Sirens doing Derby together (OBVIOUSLY Harleys idea) BUT 3 players isn’t enough for a team (you need 3 blockers, a pivot and a jammer afterall) so this team HINGES on the fact that GCS had that brief team-up with Talia and Zatanna and the pure Chaos of them permanently joining the sirens in the mainverse is something I want to explore sometime in the future but ANYWAYS they also need a team to play against and I’m Nothing if not Consistent so OFC this is Sirens vs Birds

cue Same Age-Range College Setting, Roller Derby Focus AU. Everyone’s attending Uni at Gotham State and yes I have majors in mind too, for the Sirens we got undergrads Harley: Psych, Ivy: Botany, Selina: Art History, Talia: Anthropology, Zatanna: Theater. For the Birds, (grad student she’s fast-tracking) Babs: library science, (undergrads) Dinah: Music, Helena: Undeclared, Zinda: doesn’t actually Go Here lmao

now u might be saying “wait a min randy, that’s only four birds. DIDNT u JUST say u need 5 players for a team?” And yes. Yes I did. The Birds is actually a BIGGER team than the Sirens and includes anyone who has ever been on the BoP team ever. They’re all here! And there’s a lot of them that rotate in and out of the roster but for the sake of simplicity we’ll focus on those four as Main members.

So let’s talk positions, play style & other stuff!

so Harley is the Jammer, don’t fix what isn’t broken. I like the idea of Talia being the Pivot bc ofc she’d want to be in charge. Which leaves Ivy, Selina & Zee as the blockers

 YES Selina plays damn near as dirty as Harley does lmao. In fact if we rank them by how often they play Renegade vs Regulation, you’ve got, Harley, Selina, Talia, Ivy (all at varying degrees of being FAR at the renegade-end of the spectrum) and Zee is more like just Right of center in favor of Regulation (but not above elbowing an opponent or ‘accidentally’ tripping them up if they’re REALLY close to winning) 

Derby names MOSTLY follow their costumed personas, like Poison Ivy and Catwoman, but then there’s also Gnarley Quinn (currently taking suggestions for Zee n Talia tho bc... well they DONT have names other than their own really lmao)

For the Birds, Zinda is the Jammer, Dinah is the pivot, Helena is a blocker, Babs is actually the team manager & former pivot. Harley gave her a BAD injury during an end-of-season bout and kicks off the rivalry btwn the teams at the start of the plot. (Other birds in the rotation play blockers and jammers as needed. Helena will step up as pivot if Dinah can’t make a bout)

All the Birds PRACTICE regulation derby but....  well, when you put on your skates and the ref blows the whistle, what happens next can’t be helped (but esp after babs’ injury if its a Sirens vs Birds bout they’re out for BLOOD)

Yes their derby names are the same as their hero names, and yes ppl still call Babs Oracle even tho she doesn’t put on the skates as much even after her knee heals

Outfits and Skates:

okay, so OBVSLY zee & dinah are still VERY much the Fishnet Queens™, but i can totally see Harley, Selina & Zinda joining them. can’t have derby w/o SOME ppl wearing fishnets after all fjldka;s

also i know that derby’s sometimes a bit more butch and some ppl take issue with Zinda’s miniskirt but listen i am GAY and a SUCKER for vintage inspired looks and really? skirts and skates go hand in hand BEAUTIFULLY. the skirt STAYS for zinda

actually im a sucker for bombshells!Ivy’s dresses too, i know the big fandom push has been towards making her more butch but LISTEN.

wait, do i actually just want to see Bombshells on skates is that what all this is about. im gonna scre-

everyone else’s looks im still trying to figure out in my own brain but tbh, any artists out there who feel like doing their own spin on superhero inspired looks for these guys im *eyes emojis* would LOVE to see that actually would love to see that A LOT

imagine everyone color-coding their wheels, though, omg i need that

outside of derby i think Harley & Dinah would be rlly into jam/rhythm skating, Zee, Selina & Talia would like artistic skating, and Helena & Zinda would be into speed skating. Ivy and Babs like supporting their friends & esp their gfs but actually they’re trying rlly hard not to show them up bc theyre both pretty good at jam/rhythm themselves fjdkls

Now for the Extra Relationship Stuff:

Obvsly almost all of the sirens have dated each other at some point. Whether in the past or over the course of going to uni together. Cue even More Drama when Talia and Selina break up and Both start pursuing soon-to-be-drop-out Bruce (the dropping out is unrelated to the drama itself but I just think it’s funny if even in an AU setting Bruce drops out of college aksjak)

also listen ever since i read those GCS issues with Talia and Zee I’ve NEEDED to see Selina/Talia/Zee so so so badly. its my AU and its happening some fucking how i’ll make it work shut uppppp

Also I’m gonna throw in some real slowburn HarlIvy bc once again it’s MY AU AND I DO WHAT I WANT.

Yes Dinah and Zee become star-crossed/rival-to-lovers in this. Havent actually decided which way I wanna go bc starcrossed is Fun, but rivals gives me DRAMA and with them both being diff arts majors could Add to that aksj

the Birds marginally have their dynamics together better than the Sirens, but every so often there’s some communication issues bc yes, we need all the Drama in this!!! I demand it!!!

So yeah, if/when I ever plot this out, it would be something with equal focus on changing relationship and team dynamics, and then focus on how well each of the teams are doing leading up to the Big Bout where the Birds are out to Avenge Oracle. And do they succeed? I guess you’d have to read to find out lmao

Coming to a fanfic site near you...... eventually.......

[chaakjigar]

Tera Johar He Noori, Paak Hai Tu

Farogh-e-Deeda-e-Aflaak Hai Tu

Tere Saidhe Zaboo Aa-Farishta-o-hoor

Kay Shaheen-e-Shahe Lo-Laak Hai Tu

The crux of your creation is Noor (light), You are pure

Heavenly eyes want to see your progress

Angels and Beautiful Maidens are for you

You are an Eagle of God's Beloved (Shah) the owner of lo-laak (realm where no one can go)

 Hakimi Nay Musalmani Khudi Ki

Kalimi Ramz-e-Pinhani Khudi Ki

Tujhe Gur Fakr-o-Shahi Ka Bata Doon

Ghareebi Mein Nigehbani Khudhi Ki

 Wisdom is when Khudi reaches climax and becomes Muslim

Hidden secret to Khudi is when one can start talking with God

Let me tell you the secret of poverty and richness

In poverty you be guardian of Khudi

Dyar-e-Ishq Mein Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

  Set your own standard in the realm of love!

(Create a place for thyself in the realm of love;)

 Zindagani Hai Sadaf Qatra-e-Nesa Hai Khudhi

Woh Sadaf Kya Ke Jo Qatre Ko Gohar Ker Na Sakay

 Life is like an Oyster Seashell, Khudi is a droplet of irritant

What's the worth of an Oyster Seashell? If it cant create a Pearl from an irritant

(Foreign irritants stimulates nacre production within Oyster Seashell to create a Pearl)

 Ho Agar Khudnegaro, Khudgaro, Khudgeer Khudi

Yeh Bhi Mumkin Hai Ke Tu Mout Se Bhi Mar Na Sakay

 If Khudi is under these qualities "Self vigilance", "Self molding", "Self Critical"

Then Its possible that even death cant kill you

 Dyar-e-Ishq Mein Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

  Set your own standard in the realm of love!

(Create a place for thyself in the realm of love;)

 Khudi Ki Jalwatoon Mein Mustafai

Khudi Ki Khalwatoon Mein Kibriai

Zameeno Asmano Arsh-o-Kursi

Khudi Ki Zud Mein He Saari Khudai

 When Khudi is apparent then its Prophet-hood

When Khudi is hidden then its Divine

Earth, Skies, Heaven and Throne

Way to God is in the grip of Khudi

 Deikh, Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

 Look!...Set your own standard

  Tere Seene Mein Daam He, Dil Nahi Hai

Tera Daam Garmian Mehfil Nahin Hai

Guzar Ja Aqal Se Agay, Ke Yeh Noor

Charagh-e-Raah He Hai, Manzil Nahin Hai

 In your chest is heartbeat, but no passion no emotions

Your heartbeat is not capable to stir up or warm-up the congregation

Go beyond the realm of logic, that this light (Noor)

Is a light to a path, but its not final destination

  Deikh, Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

 Look!...Set your own standard

  Phir Charagh-e-Lala Se Roshan Hoay Koh-o-Daman

Mujh Ko Phir Naghmon Pe Uqsanay Laga Murgh-e-Chaman

Apne Mun Mein Doob Ker Baja Suragh-e-Zindagi

Tu Agar Mera Nahi Banta Na Bun... Apna To Bun

 Then, Tulips Blossoming have brought life to Mountains and Valleys

Seeing this scenery and Birds singing; its tempting me to sing as well

Dive within yourself and find the secret of life

If you dislike following me, then don't! but at least listen to your own self

  Mun Ki Dunya Mun Ki Dunya Sooz-o-Masti Jazb-o-Shouq

Tan Ki Dunya Tun Ki Dunya Sood-o-Sauda Makr-o-Fun

Mun Ki Doulat Haath Aati Hai To Phir Jaati Nahi

Tan Ki Daulat Chaaon Hai Aata Hai Dhan Jata Hai Dhan

 Inward world is feelings-emotions, and passion-interests

Outward world is bargain-dealings, and deception-art

When one attains inward wealth then one never looses it

Outward wealth is like a shadow, Money comes and goes

 Mun Ki Dunya Mein Na Paya Mein Ne Afrangi Ka Raaj

Mun Ki Dunya Mein Na Dekhe Mein Ne Shaikh-o-Brahman

Paani Paani Ker Gayi Mujh Ko Qalandar Ki Yeh Baat

Tu Jhuka Jab Ghair Ke Agay Na Mun Tera Na Tan

 In inward world I don't find the throne of Britishers

In inward world I didn't find Sheikhs nor Brahmins

This message of saint made me humble and brought humility

When you protest in front of others you lose both inner and outer world

  Abb to, Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

At least Now!...Set your own standard

 Nahin Tera Nashemen Qasr-e-sultani Ke Gumbat Per

Tu Shaheen He Basera Ker Paharon Ki Chatano Mein

 Your abode is not on the domes and palaces of sultans

You are an Eagle, traverse and dwell through the heights of mountains

(You were not made to take things lightly and relax, you were made to face challenges head-on and overcome them)

 Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

 Set your own standard

  Khudi Mein Gum He Khudai, Talaash Ker Ghafil

Yehi He Tere Leyee Abb Salah-e-Kaar Ki Raah

Hadith-e-Dil Kisi Darwaish Bay-Qaleem Se Pooch

Khuda Kere Tujhe Tere Maqam Se Agah

 Path to God is hidden in Khudi, Find it! Oh the one who has neglected

This is now the way of your salvation and reawakening

Ask the one who has achieved contentment about situation of his heart

I pray that God makes you aware of your true status

 Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

 Set your own standard

 Nigah-e-Fakr Mein Shaan-e-Sikandri Kya Hai

Khiraj Ki Jo Gadda Ho Woh Qaisri Kya Hai

Buttoan Se Tujh Ko Umeedain Khuda Se Na Umeedi

Mujhe Bataa To Sahih Aur Kaafri Kya Hai

 In the eyesight of Fakr (contentment) what is the glory of Alexander?

What is that Cesar? Who is begging and is in need of taxation from his subjects

You have tied your hopes with Idols, and from God you have no hope or expectations

Tell me!! what could be more infidelity/disbelief than this?

 Faqat Nigah Se Hota He Faisla Dil Ka

Na Ho Nigah Mein Shokhi To Dill Barri Kya Hai

Kise Nahin He Tamana-e-Sarwari Laikin

Khudi Ki Moat Ho Jis Mein Woh Sarwari Kya Hai

 Only! Just Through eyesight a decision of heart is made

But if eyesight doesn’t have sharpness then what is the value of power of attraction

Who doesn’t yearn for superiority, leadership, upper status? But

What is superiority, leadership, and upper status if it means that your Khudi is dead in the process?

 Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

 Set your own standard

 Khudhi Ko Ker Buland Itna Ke Her Taqdeer Se Pehle

Khuda Bande Se Khud Pochay Bata Teri Raza Kya Hai

 Raise your rank so high that before destiny is decided

God himself asks you "What is your Will?"

 Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

 Set your own standard

 Galla To Ghoant Dia Ahl-e-Madrassa Ne Tera

Kahan Se Ayae Sadda La Ilah Ill Lallah

 The inhabitants of madrassah have choked your throat

Now from where will come the voice of La Ilah Ill Lallah?

 Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

 Set your own standard

 Her Shay Musaafi Her Cheez Raahi

Kya Chand Tare Kya Murgh-o-Maahi

 Everything is traveling, on a journey; everything is bound to perish

What moon? What birds?

 Kuch Qadar Apni Tu Ne Na jaani

Yeh Be-Sawaadi Yeh Kam Nigahi

Peere-Haram Ko Daikha Hai Mein Ne

Qirdar Be-Soaz Guftar Wahi

 Some of it is your fault; that you have not yet realized your value

This life void of spark and purpose, This lack of foresight and under sightedness

I have seen the guardian of Harem (referring to vast majority of Mullah and clergy)

In character there is no attraction, and speech is useless vain talk

 Daikh…Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

 Look!....Set your own standard

  Dil-e-Toor-e-Seena-o-Faaraan Do Neem

Tajali Ka Phir Muntazir He Qaleem

Musalmaan He Tawheed Mein Garam Joash

Magar Dil Abhi Taak He Zunaar Poash

 Cut open is the heart of Sinai and Faran,

And Moses waits for a renewed appearance of God

Muslim passionately says that God is One!

But his heart is Still a heathen caught up in idol rituals:

  Tamadun, Taswauf, Shariat, Kallam

Buttaan-e-Ajam ke poojari tamamm

Haqeeqat Khurafat Mein Kho Gayee

Yeh Ummat Rawaiat Mein Kho Gayee

 In culture, mysticism, canon law, And dialectical theology

He worships idols of non-Arab make.

The truth has been lost in absurdities,

And in traditions is this ummah rooted still.

 (The truth was lost in trifles, vain disputes

And the nation was lost in conventions and traditions)

 Daikh, Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

 Look!....Set your own standard

 Lubhata He Dil Ko Qalam-e-Khateeb

Magar Lazzat-e-Shoaq Se Be-Naseeb

Bayan Uss Ka Mantak Se Suljha Hooa

Lughat Ke Bakheron Mein Uljha Hooa

 The speaker’s (Khateeb-Mullah) rhetoric is Enchanting,

But is devoid of passion

His speech is clothed in neat logic

But lost in a maze of words

 Woh Sufi Ke Tha Khidmat-e-Haq Mein Mard

Muhbat me Yakta; Hamiat Mein Fard

 The sufi, was unique in the love of truth,

Unique in the love of God, and in devotion

 Ajam Ke Khialiat Mein Kho Gya

Yeh Saaliq Maqamat Mein Kho Gya

 Bujhi Ishq Ki Aag Andhair He

Musalmaan Nahin Raakh Ka Dhair Hai

 He got lost in foreign ideas

He was lost in the hierarchic ranks

The fire of love is extinguished

Muslim is no more he is a heap of ashes

 Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

 Set your own standard

 Shrab-e-Kohan Phir Pila Sa Kia

Wohi Jam Gardish Mein La Sa Kia

Mujhe Ishq Ke Pur Laga Ker Ura

Meri Khaq Jugnoo Bana Ker Ura

 O Saqi (O God's Beloved)! Give me the old wine again(Intoxication of Tawhid)!

Let the potent cup go round!

Let me soar on the wings of love

Make my dust bright and fly

 Hari Shaakh Millat Tere Num Se Hay

Nafas Iss Badan Mein Tere Dam Se Hai

Tarapne Pharakne ki Taufeeq De

Dil-e-Murtaza Soaz-e-Siddiq de

 You are the one that can provide nourishment to this nation

You are the one that can sustain it

Make them alive, restless, stir them shake them up

Give them Ali’s heart; give them Siddiq’s passion;

 Jiggar Se Wohi Teer Phir Paar Ker

Tamana Ko Seeno Mein Bedaar Ker

Tere Asmanoo Ke Taroan Ki Khair

Zameeno ke Shab Zinda-Daron Ki khair

 Let the same old love pierce their hearts;

Awaken in them a burning zeal, will, determination;

Let the stars throw down their spears,

And let the earth’s dwellers tremble

 Jawanao Ko Soaz-e-Jigar Baksh De

Mera Ishq Meri Nazar Baksh De

 Give the young a passion that consumes;

Give them my vision, my love of God;

 Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

Set your own standard

 Dyar-e-Ishq Mein Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

Naya Zamana Nayae Subho Shaam Paida Ker

 Create a place for thyself in the realm of love;

Create a new age, new days and nights.

 Khuda Agar Dil-e-Fitrat Shinaas De Tujhko

Sukoot-e-Laalaa-o-Gul Se Kalaam Paida Kar

Mein Shaakh Taak Hoon Meri Nazar He Mera Samar

Mere Samar Se Naye la-lafam Paida Ker

 If God grants you a heart of nature that can understand nature (fitrah),

Create poetry(talking Kalaam) from the silence of Tulips and roses.

My ghazal is the essence of my life-blood,

Create thy elixir of life out ‘of this essence.

 Mera Tareek Ameeri Nahi Faqeeri Hai

My ways are not wealth but poverty (contentment),

 Na Momin He Na Momin Ki Ameeri

Raha Sufi Gayee Roshan Zameeri

Khuda Se Phir Wohi Qalb-o-Nazar Maang

Nahin Mumkin Ameeri Be Faqeeri

 Neither there is a Muslim (Believer) nor his power/wealth remains;

The Sufi has outlived his radiant soul;

Ask God for the heart and soul of men of the past (righteous generations),

Become a fakir (contentment), first! to regain your lost power/wealth.

 Mera Tareek Ameeri Nahi Faqeeri Hai

Khudi Na Baich Ghareebi Mein Naam Paida Kar

 My ways are not wealth but poverty (contentment),

Do not sell selfhood, create honor in poverty.

 (My way of life is poverty (contentment), not the pursuit of wealth)

(Barter not thy Selfhood; win a name in adversity)

 Dyar-e-Ishq Mein Apna Maqaam Paida Ker

Naya Zamana Nayae Subho Shaam paida ker

 Create a place for thyself in the realm of love;

Create a new age, new days and nights.

-Allama Iqbal

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So, I’m NOT trying to wank my superiority or shit like that, I’ve enjoyed work from far worse people-but I don’t really get the „art vs the artist“ struggle 90’s kids have with Dixon. I’m not saying he hasn’t done some damn solid work-but his biggest contributions near as I can tell are Birds of Prey, where fans seem more than happy to embrace Simone as the Real Daddy and Nightwing-and I’ve seen zero evidence anything he’s done with him was nearly a good as what Morrison, King or Orlando have.

Well if you think Morrison was good for Nightwing, or any other Bat character, in any way other than an accidental one, we’ve already diverged pretty wildly in what we consider “good” comics, so my opinion may not be that informative to you.

But the thing with Dixon is that he’s not anniversary dinner at a fancy restaurant, he’s the sandwich you take to work every single day for lunch. Not memorable, sure. Not flashy, not ever going to be what comes up when someone asks your favorite meal, not an epic effort by a Michelin chef, sure. But it’s foundational. It is a reliable, acceptably tasty thing that is informing your entire existence through its ubiquitous background presence.

There was a whole era of DC where if you were reading a Bat-book, you were reading Dixon. He had his fingers in the whole of Gotham, guided the direction and characterization of all those characters. In many cases he created the characterization - Tim, Steph, Babs-as-Oracle, modern Dinah, Nightwing-the-Bat (as distinct from Nightwing-the-Titan), he was the one who defined their quirks and habits and relationships. If that’s when you started reading comics, it’s not really about whether any specific arc was impressive or not, it’s that all of those characters, for you, are just... who Dixon said they were.

In the case of Birds of Prey in particular, a lot of fans think of it as more Simone’s baby than Dixon’s because she added Helena (and Zinda) and that changed the feel from a team-up book to a team book, which is how most people think of it now. But Dixon actually did that first - the first mini had Huntress in it!, he cycled in Peej and obscure criminals and Ted Kord - it really is all built on his foundation. He created the Babs-Dinah bond (entirely despite himself, to our eternal amusement), created the Clocktower and the manipulation and the odd job free agents and the core Barbara’s Angels theme in the first place.* There’s always gonna be a Justice League and a JSA and a Titans or whatever, but there was literally zero reason to have a REMF+ActionGuy teamup of two to three completely rando side characters who were so lame they were kicked off their own franchises until Dixon made that very premise sell 24k issues a week for half a decade, and now there’s a damn move (that misses the point completely but that’s a whole other thing and was really only to be expected). Nothing about Birds is novel past his run - Moore and Simone and Bedard were all just building on what he left. Or to put it another way, even if you enjoy the later half of the run more, it’s still one coherent run, and picking up after Dixon leaves is like starting LotR with Two Towers. You actually miss stuff that matters.

*(This may seem hypocritical, since I just bagged on Morrison for, at best, accidentally putting good ideas out that better writers actually made work, and here I’m giving credit to Dixon for creating the ideas that other writers flew with. But that’s because Morrison is ~Morrison~ and all they have to do is shit on a sticky note and a dozen whiteboy old guard comic writers will fall all over themselves trying to turn it into High Art and make it the core of the universe, whereas Dixon is just a dude, and if he hadn’t actually created something solid nobody would have cared enough to pick it up later.)

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ebss 14.08.19 lb

lord give me the strength to get through... whatever the fuck this show has become.

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"pata nahi kabir kya shart rakhne waala hai. lekin main apni maa ko bachaane ke liye kisi bhi hadh tak jaa sakti hoon. uski har shart maanne ke liye tayyar hoon!"

famous last words.

lo ji, bulaava aaya hai.

why do all these creeps want to have these zabardasti ke shaadi waale convos in sunsaan mandirs at the dead of night?

(once again, for our viewers at home: this is a purely north indian phenomenon. south indian temples close a little after sundown. you'll have to come back next morning and do your shady coercion bs in front of everyone in broad daylight, if you so dare.)

very thanks to tanishk bagchi for writing a song describing majority of tellywood male leads.

lmao what's with this dramatic ghanti ringing?

"tumhe. mujhse. shaadi karni hogi."

oh ho. seedha mudde par. no beating around the bush.

BUT ALSO YIKES. SO MUCH MICHMICHI IN SO MANY WAYS.

SIS WHY YOU NO FUCKING USE YOUR MARTIAL ARTS???????? BAS MANOHAR KE AGAINST USS EK DIN KE LIYE DIMAAG MEIN YOU DOWNLOADED THAT TRAINING OR WHAT? PHIR DELETE KAR DIYA, COZ YOU THOUGHT NO MAN WOULD EVER TRY THIS SHIT EVER AGAIN???

"aukaat. aukaat mein."

bitch lmao, what aukaat YOU have to be telling her about hers??????

lol ok babe, a little rich for you to be lecturing on shaadi ke maayne when you fucked dhruv over like that.

yikes, why zain's acting going all haywire and hammy? what happens to these dudes when having to do these shaadi scenes??????

ohhhhh, same mandir as her shaadi with dhruv.

zain yaaaaaaaar, zyaada ho raha hai. 4 mahine toh achche se kiya tumne, aaj kyun jaake beda-garak karne pe tule ho???

instant decision made. she's like ‘ek mittal chutiye ko bardasht kiya kuch din, toh is doosre ko bhi kar loongi. yeh pehle se zyaada good looking aur dimaag waala hai at least’

lel he didn't expect her to agree this easily.

a very sombre reprise of this song.

chalo koi nahi, show tab tak chali toh 2-3 mahine mein we'll get to that level also.

siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh.

yeah actually, she DIDN'T have time to play gudde-guddiyon ki shaadi as a kid coz she was too busy trying to evade murder and poverty. thanks to your father.

god. not only does he want to do shaadi, he wants to nikaalofy poore armaan of shaadi and rasms that he didn't get to do with kavya.

"main tumhe dulhan ke jode mein dekhna chahta hoon. shaadi mein tumhe tadapta dekhne ka mazza kaise chod sakta hoon? jitni lambi shaadi chalegi utni lambi tumhari tadap."

wow this dude has accurately pinpointed my fears about weddings (even if i wasn't marrying under duress) down to a T.

kal shaadi ki pehli rasam. oh boy, kitne din kheenchne ka iraada hai? (methinks agle 2 - 3 hafte ke trps are sorted this way.) AUR YEH SAB FINANCE KAUN KAREGA, HEIN?????????

for once i am on mummy's side. sighhhhh, bhugto auntyji, bhugto. saare aapke khud ke paapon ka hi nateeja hai yeh. first for not stopping pk, then for raising your sons to be such sociopaths.

amma is taking this surprisingly well.

oh boy. rani. i forgot she exists and is in this equation. her shit fit is gonna be fucking legendary and in some way i cannot wait, lmao.

IS THIS DUDE..... LIKE.... USS THAPPAD NE PECH-WECH DHEELA KAR DIYA KYA ISKA????? HE THINKS WHAT HE'S DOING WILL PUT AN END TO THE BADLE KI AAG BETWEEN THE TWO???????????

whatever he's huffing, i want some of it too, coz it's ultra-powerful stuff and seems like it'd work on these period cramps of mine.

lol sonali.

LOL MUMMY.

"aap logon ki khamoshi mein mujhe haan sunaayi de rahi hai."

achcha? kyunki mujhe toh zor zor se inka WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK chillaana sunaayi de raha hai.

good lord. GOOD LORD.

also why is his kurta so comically long?????

i think chachi is too caught up in dancing to realize he said he’s marrying pooja.

lmao inki shaqalein dekho.

zain haath se nikal chuka iss ep mein. overacting dialled up to 17.

lol chalo, at least it looks like he’s having fun.

lol chopras faces. gayi bhai company tumhare haathon se.

indore mein ho toh why band-waalas drum say mumbai????

chachi and ranjeet secretly grooving is best.

oh shit oh shit oh shit.

lmao ranjeet is planning alternate career options for papaji when yahaan se laath padegi.

i truly love ranjeet the most these days. he's the most fun to watch.

ummmmm, rani is being a little too understanding????

maa zinda hai waala sach.

WHATTTTTTT?!?!?!!? "DI MAIN AAPKA POORA SAATH DOONGI!"???????? THIS IS SOME HUMSHAKAL KAANCH RANI VERSION OF RANI THAT'S RETURNED FROM DELHI. WARNA OVERNIGHT RANI ITNAAAAAA COOL AUR UNDERSTANDING HO GAYIII?!?!!?!?!?!? UNBOHLIEVABLE.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. there she is!!!!!!!! the selfish brat we know and reluctantly tolerate. she don’t give a fuck about maa or anyone else other than herself and that mediocre mittal dick.

this fucker. THIS GODDAMN FUCKER.

sis, maa is the only leverage he's got over you. he's not gonna let anything happen to her.

but then he's also a psychopath now so you're right to worry a little.

chopra trying his best to fight for madamji, but please note wise and astute ranjeet holding him back and knowing his place.

"tameez se pesh aayiye. yeh mere hone waale pati hain."

mummy is me, i am mummy.

FUCKING CRAZYASS ASSHOLE BASTARD. HE IS FULLY PULLING A SHIVAAY AND THREATENED TO KILL HER MOM.

i really and truly am mummy, taking measured deep breaths and trying not to choke this cursed fruit of my own loins.

iss kabir ka naatak kya kam tha, ki chanda ki nautanki bhi bardaasht karni padegi???

ghar more pardesiya, aao padhaaro piya.

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the ghusaoing of romantic situations has officially begun.

ofc chachi has to ruin that with some casual slut shaming.

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Out of curiosity can I ask WHY some sectors of Bollywood tumblr don’t like Katrina Kaif? She seems cool so I’m just wondering

This needs to be answered in some detail and I shall do so. You’ve woken the dragon.

I’m assuming you are new to Bollywood; in which case: here’s the rundown- Katrina Kaif is an Indo-British actress, one of Bollywood’s most easily recognisable faces, highest paid actresses and one with a higher success ratio than many contemporaries. She is hailed as one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful Bollywood actress of the still active crop.Why do people hate her? To answer that, I’ll divide the people who are against Katrina into some broad categories:

1. “She is beautiful but that’s it”

There are many who feel Katrina represents the Eurocentric standards of beauty with her fair complexion and British accent (I quote from one of her own films “Silky hair, milky skin- she’s like a walking-talking vanilla ice cream”). In most of her films, it is her aesthetic than her acting abilities that is celebrated because- there can be no other way to put this- she is absolutely, ridiculously beautiful. Fitoor, where Katrina played Estella Havisham was like a two hour photoshoot of Kat, a sort of tribute to her beauty where the cameraman seemed to be enamored by her (reportedly, although it is a rumour, Rekha, the original choice for Miss Havisham, walked out because she felt Katrina was looking too beautiful, overshadowing her…..sounds ridiculous but the fact that such a rumour should spread shows the public image of Katrina’s presentation in films, as the art rather than the artist). Shobaa De called her “as beautiful as an English rose…and just as dull”.

Why is this bothering? Well, there are thousands of amazing, dark skinned aspiring Indian actresses who are still shamed for their complexion and denied major movie roles. Where Katrina is held as the ideal of beauty, people like Radhika Apte and Huma Qureshi are treated looks-wise with some disdain.  It’s an Ashara Dayne- Elia Martell case.What is ironical is that in no way is this Katrina’s fault. What people twist into her flaw is really a revelation of our sick mentality where till this day we worship peachy complexions and turn our noses down on anything less than porcelain-pale. Also, pretty much all our so-called “desi” stars have endorsed fairness creams, often through advertisements that target dark people as pitiful creatures. So, as Abhay Deol rightly called them out, it’s not the biracial Katrina herself per se, but the societal standards that have brought about this sad state of affairs.

2. “She piggybanks on others”

Ah, a classic. Since her debutante days, Katrina did largely minor roles in male-dominated films (mostly Salman or Akshay) the mindset is that she has attained her success because of them. To an extent I agree that Salman did serve as her godfather for her earlier career but??? to reduce her to Salman’s charity project is unfair, unjust and demeaning. And Katrina cannot win, no matter what she does. She was great in Namastey London? Well, she was just playing herself. (How criminal that an Indo-Brit should play an Indo-Brit. Tsk. The times.) She was great in New York? Well, Kabir Khan is her sugar daddy, we been knew. She was great in Raajneeti/ZNMD? But it was a multi-starrer! Tiger Zinda Hai? Ah, she finally scored a hit with a meaty role but….it was SALMAN BHAI who helped her! 

While almost every actress or actor has had a godfather of some sort, Katrina faces the brunt of it because she has scored so many hits, nay, blockbusters.  Instead of appreciating how she holds her own beside them, everything she does is a direct result of their godly manna. Her success is parried down to the Khans, long after she has become her own woman. Cruelly, when she does embark on brave projects with strong roles, the audience roll their eyes and ignore it- refer to when I went to watch Phantom (counter-terrorism drama, one of Kat’s best) at the theatre and one guy, I swear, remarked “it’d be more fun if she took off her clothes”. Also refer to Fitoor where one person, who was clearly unaware of either Great Expectations or the character of Estella, said that Katrina is acting stone-cold towards the hero cause she can’t act at all.

This, coupled with the Barbie doll image, has led to Katrina being projected as a sweet but altogether passive person. She doesn’t do “fiery roles” of empowering acts. She serves Sansa instead of Daenerys. And we all know how that goes. Fun fact: Katrina now is nothing less than the Diana Prince of Bollywood, an action queen through and through and her recent project TZH had her snatch wigs, purses and weaves away from Salman Bhai’s altar. BBC London mentioned her to be the best part of the film, as did most critics. Her role in MBKD had been cited  as one of the most interesting female  roles of 2011. Meanwhile Bollywood Tumblr “sHe cAN onLY dANCe”. 

3.“she is a diva with attitude”

Apparently people have had some bad experiences with Kat who is known to be very private and guarded. Recently a woman in Vancouver insulted her and told her to improve her attitude. There are also several anonymous users on Quora who posted that she is rude at the airport. I have not personally met her but I was lucky enough to interact with some fans who did and they all assured me she was graceful and kind. I do not know if she is rude at airports or in the gym or whatnot; what I do know is that almost all her co-stars said that she is a sheer delight to work with. What I do know is that she provided food and water to paps who were waiting outside her house in the hot sun. What I do know is that I visited a publishing house because I was lucky enough to win some merch signed by her and one of the journalists there, a friend of mine, said that Katrina is one of the most polite stars she’d ever met, dignified, cheerful, guarded yet friendly. In an industry where female stars are thrown into a veritable fighting pit since their debut, she is close to almost all the leading actresses and has an excellent rapport with them. She gets along famously well with every co-star, not easy when you have worked with such a wide variety of them. Just see her Instagram, it’s mostly Kat hyping everybody else.

4. “RANPIKA BROKE UP CAUSE OF HER!” “SALMAN BHAI, LITERAL HUMAN ANGEL WAS DEVASTATED BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T STAY WITH HIM!” “SHE DOESN’T DESERVE SALMAN!” “SHE DOESN’T DESERVE ANYBODY!”

Scum of the Earth. Please do ignore if the anti arguments fall along this line. They are usually the type of stans who lick the star’s shoes clean with their own drooble if needed, act as if they have been privy witness to every detail of their fave’s life, do not understand toxic relationships, calling them ‘cute bantering’, and like to slut shame women for a pastime, while ignoring abusers and criminals at the same time.

5. “She’s undeserving of the success she enjoys, cause she is a pathetic actress”

A very interesting segment of antis had risen during the time Katrina won the prestigious Smita Patil award for her contribution to cinema. Their self-righteous claim was that there were a thousand other deserving actresses who should have won. They fail to see that Katrina’s hard work and investment has paid off, and thus they reduce her to her male colleagues, her beauty, her sex appeal. These antis are of the overall same degree and type as those who still believe Kristen Stewart is a bad actress. Y'know, the ones who sigh in faux-piety and go “he/she’s cancelled” about 50 times a day. These are the ones without perspective, who do not see the point of growth and influence. By that logic, anybody with diligence who lacks a natural-born ability should be a useless liability in society. They should be undeserving appendages, rather than people who deserve credit for their efforts. I quote from one of my Twitter posts I made a while back:

“Katrina didn’t get daunted by obstacles.This babe dared to step into an industry speaking a completely foreign tongue, as Chinese would be to us, & made it on her own. She accepted the challenge & owned it. ….(She) has worked her skin off to achieve the superstardom she enjoys today. The results are that she was the only female star to be mentioned in the National Award winning film Filmistaan, and she enjoys monumental popularity among the younger demographic.“ 

There is a reason Marilyn Monroe, Suchitra Sen are remembered despite them not being the best ability wise. A star is not just born out of talent. A star is also born out of the ability to captivate the minds of the audience, by charm, by persona or elsewise. This is no small feat but  Kat can do that. I do not mean to compare her to  these iconic women, but am making  an analogy. She has screen presence. She is a star. Like it or not, she shines very, very bright. Is it her fault that she is successful? Beautiful? Hardworking? That directors come to her with scripts? What is she supposed to do, reject them? Well boohoo, I have news for you.

Besides, and this is what is most hilarious, Katrina is actually one of the most unproblematic stars of Bollywood, especially amusing when you look at the sheer number of the haters. She went to this talk show and there was this bitchy Never-Have-I-Ever segment of strip and tell where you’d have to roast your colleagues and Katrina chose to start taking off accessories and shoes instead of dragging her co-stars! Problematic! Toxic! Awful!

”……A very important thing that most overlook is that Katrina has on notable occasions spoken up for body positivity & freedom of identity. Her role in Bombay Talkies had her encourage a gender fluid person to accept himself & speak up on transsexuality…..(she ) has always remained supportive of her female colleagues, promoting their films on her own social media, praising them at every opportunity. Feminism. Done right.“

In summary, if you’re looking to criticise, you’ll find flaws in everybody, each and every Bollywood star. Mostly Katrina Kaif but also many others. She has her haters, they are vicious. But, on a better note, it doesn’t affect her. I raise you this superior bit of tea I found from this one cinephile’s Twitter thread:

I may have gotten too passionate and written too much. Forgive me. But also, you have my answer.

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Isabelle Kaif to be launched as the new face of Lakme

Well known Actress of Bollywood Katrina Kaif‘s Sister Isabelle Kaif now constantly on news. She appears with Katrina in Virushka Wedding Reception. And now it comes to new that she win the Lakme New Face of the year.

Isabelle made her debut with the 2014 film Dr. Cabbie. She has also worked alongside The Big Bang Theory actor Kunal Nayyar, a.k.a Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali.

Sister of 'Tiger Zinda Hai' actress Katrina Kaif, has been announced as the new face of cosmetic brand Lakmé. So now Isabelle Kaif is new face of Lakme. The Luxe brand which is already endorsed by actresses Kareena Kapoor Khan and Shraddha Kapoor is an all-time favorite amongst makeup enthusiasts.

Head of Innovations Lakmé Purnima Lamba, said,"We are proud to introduce Isabelle, following in her sister Katrina's footsteps as a Lakmé discovery. We look forward to a long association and some great campaigns with her"

"Lakmé is India's favorite brand. It's incredible to get an opportunity to represent a brand that has worked with the best makeup experts and introduced some of the biggest beauty trends and products. I am extremely excited to be starting my journey with this iconic brand," said Isabelle.

Isabelle who is fond of arts comes from an extensive background in theatre. She is the co-founded a production company and has plays premiering at various off-Broadway theatres. Sources close to her family reveal that currently, she is quite focused on polishing her acting and direction skills.

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‘Baaghi 3’: 8 times Tiger Shroff nailed the groundbreaking action sequences in the masala entertainer | The Times of India

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01/8‘Baaghi 3’: 8 times Tiger Shroff nailed the groundbreaking action sequences in the masala entertainer

The trailer of Tiger Shroff’s much-awaited action film ‘Baaghi 3’ is out. He is up against a nation in the third franchise of the film. The film also features Shraddha Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Ankita Lokhande in quintessential roles. Tiger has switched on his beast mode in this power-packed action film in which he is all set to go against an entire terrorist organisation.

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02/8​Tiger is a one-man army

In the three minute forty-one second’s long trailer we can see, two brothers Ronnie (Tiger) and Vikram (Riteish) who share an unbreakable bond and have each other’s back. Their journey begins when a certain turn in events, leads Vikram to travel abroad to complete some work. On this trip, he gets kidnapped, prompting Ronnie to do whatever it takes to destroy anyone and anything that stands in his way, even if it means independently going up against the organisation.

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03/8​Tiger choreographed the action sequences

Tiger is seen performing some groundbreaking stunts in the film. After his last outing ‘War’, he has set his bar high the bar THIS jaw-dropping sequences. Reportedly, the actor has choreographed his action sequences in the film.

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04/8​Learned new methods of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

The action adventurer has always been a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) expert. He is also learned new methods in it and also practised other forms like ‘Kalaripayattu’, ‘Kung Fu’, ‘Kick Boxing’ and ‘Muay Thai’ for ‘Baagh 3’. He wanted the film to be filled with large and unique action sequences.

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05/8​Action scenes include weapons and combat styles

Talking about the spectacular scenes Tiger Shroff had quoted Mumbai Mirror, “Fortunately, my director is open to suggestions, so we do a lot of back and forth on that. For instance, if my kicks or my hand-work is good, my inputs are considered by the stunt team and the director. Then, my action directors show me their ideas and if they are well-executed after some practice, it’s the best of both worlds.” Directed by Ahmed Khan, the third instalment of ‘Baaghi’ franchise includes high-octane action scenes, involving different weapons and combat styles.

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06/8​Shooting locations of ‘Baaghi 3’

Tiger was watching the films of actors and martial artist Scott Adkins, Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan for reference. The major part of the action scenes has been shot in Siberia and Egypt. While the other parts are filmed in Morocco, Turkey, Mumbai and Jaipur.

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07/8​Fans hail the action scenes

Fans are all praise for Tiger Shroff’s stunning performance. Although there are a few netizens who are comparing ‘Baaghi 3’ with Salman Khan ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ and his last outing ‘War’, some have totally liked the masala trailer. One of the fans went on to tweet, “Incendiary Trailer, Action is Just getting bigger with every part of it ! @iTIGERSHROFF you are the fire , what an incredible action , no one can do it like you do Can’t wait to watch it !!! #Baaghi3Trailer while another fan mentioned, “#Baaghi3Trailer badass tiger is just going up and up. India Dwayne johnson in action”

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08/8Tiger prefers doing action films

The fact that Tiger is fond of action films is known to all. Due to which he has also been typecasted as only an action hero, however, the actor says that this stereotype has helped him maintain his image in the industry. “Yes, Bollywood is a stereotype, but the stereotype gives you identity. There is so much competition these days that one has to maintain his image in the film industry. This stereotype helps maintain my identity”, he opened up during an interaction.

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★ ‘Bharat is a beautiful story’!

May 31, 2019

ALI ABBAS ZAFAR ON HIS BOND WITH SALMAN KHAN, LATEST MOVIE AND PRIYANKA CHOPRA’S EXIT FROM THE PROJECT

by MOHNISH SINGH

Ali Abbas Zafar has cemented his position as one of the most successful young filmmakers in Hindi cinema with a series of commercially profitable movies like Gunday (2014), Sultan (2016) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017).

His next film, Bharat, stars his favourites Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles. Bharat, which is an official remake of South Korean drama, Ode to My Father (2014), is the big Eid release and is expected to clock-up big numbers.

Eastern Eye caught up with Ali to talk about Bharat, the extremely strong women of his films and how his relationship has evolved with the megastar Salman Khan after doing three back-to-back movies with him.

The talented filmmaker also opened up about Priyanka Chopra’s last-minute exit from the film.

You perfectly blend content and commercial cinema. How do you manage to do that so effortlessly? I feel that there is nothing bigger than a story in a film. The story is the biggest hero. When you have a good, strong story coupled with Salman’s star power, it becomes amplified with the audience. So, my first and foremost attempt is to work on a story that resonates with Hindustan (India), its soil and people. When I feel I am satisfied with the basic idea, only then I start writing the film.

Bharat seems to be another example of that? In this case, Salman himself asked me to watch Ode to My Father, which is a hit Korean film. Before this film came to me, I was determined to never remake a film, and wanted to write my own stories and then direct them. But when I sawOde To My Father, I could understand why Salman asked me to watch it. It’s a simple, sweet and beautiful story of a displaced family. It’s about a family which comes to the other side of the country after its partition. Amid all of this, a son makes a promise to his father. Now, what does this man do to keep that promise is the film.

How did you feel after finishing the movie? I went to Salman and said, ‘the story is beautiful, but to Indianise it, we will have to rewrite it completely.’ So, now when you watch Bharat, you will find it’s completely different from Ode To My Father.

Tell us, how did you come about naming Salman’s character Bharat? When I realised the story could be worked upon, the most important thing was the name of the main character. A character whose journey starts in 1947 and ends in 2010 has lived as much as this country India. So, it was very important to find a character name, which can be a parallel between the two things. And then I came up the word Bharat. Once that was done, I was clear about the film that I was making.

Was it easy to get the movie title? No, that was the most difficult thing. We were unable to come up with an apt title for the film. Initially, I was thinking that what could a film be called which is about your country? The biggest hero of our country is (Lord) Ram. There are Arjun and Karna also. They are heroes who developed from our mythology. But then, I thought he should be named after the country, because the film is about the evolution of the country as well as him as a person. Then one day, I suddenly thought that there could not be a better title than Bharat.

What happened next? I shared the title with Salman and Atul (Agnihotri), who is the producer of the film, and they were very excited. They asked me to find out if somebody else had registered the same title. Luckily, the title was with (filmmaker) Sajid Nadiadwala. They are like one big family and we were fortunate that he gave us the title.

How difficult was it to create the different looks of Salman? Thorough research went into the looks. We saw albums of people’s families. I dug out my family’s album, my art director dug out his family’s album and we saw how our parents and grandparents evolved over a period of time. We took many references from there. I incorporated some of the things in my writing as well. Not just the looks, the language of the film also changes throughout. Having said that, we also used prosthetics and had VFX support in creating Salman’s various looks. It has been a long and tough process.

While designing Salman’s look for the movie, did you have any apprehensions about some fans not accepting certain looks? I personally think that fans related to Salman in the context of the story. Everybody knew Salman would age in the film. The only thing is that when he ages and that first look is seen, does that look exactly like how Salman would look when he grows old? That was my aim - that I don’t let down his fans and give them any chance to say, ‘Oh! The old man is not looking like a gracefully aged Salman.’ Also, we were clear that when you see Salman as a 70-year-old man, you should feel that yes, he looks like a man who has 70 years of experience and that he has gone through a lot in his life.

Did Salman give any inputs in the film? Yeah, which he does in every film, I think. See, I just feel that he knows his fans really well. When you present him a text, he would say that how can the same scene be looked into a little differently and his fans are going to like him do that. Sometimes you have to take it, sometimes you have to leave it because that’s the call that you take as a director.

Has Bharat been the most challenging film of your career? Yes, it is. But it’s not only because of the star cast. I think it’s just a very ambitious project because, some way or the other, you are going to see 70 years of a man’s life. You also see a parallel journey of a country and what the film is talking about at heart is a very relevant question.

Tell us more… The film questions the fact that as a nation we are one big family and what we need to co-exist is a lot of love and harmony, something which I think has been the pillar of this country over a period of time. The whole idea is that when you travel outside the country and people ask, ‘who are you?’ you don’t tell them your religion. The first thing you say is that ‘I am an Indian.’ Then you tell them which faith you follow. What the film, in a nutshell, is talking about is a lot of togetherness and love. And where does all that love start from? It starts within the family you belong to. So, that’s the byline of the film.

How do you decide the budget of a film, which has such a huge canvas? On a film like this, the budget is very important because you cannot make a film like Bharat until and unless you have a budget. Luckily, I was fortunate enough that I had producers who backed my vision. Salman really backed it and so did Atul. They gave me full liberty to make the film that I wanted to make.

This is your third film with Salman in a row. How has the comfort level grown between both of you? (Laughs). There is no comfort level. With Salman, the point is that he does not change. He is permanent. Even if I do 10 films with him, I don’t think he is going to change. The only thing is that ours is more than a director-actor relationship. It is like an older brother-younger brother relationship because he is very senior to me. Our relationship hinges on honesty. If he does something and I don’t like it, then I won’t disguise it and say to him, ‘Bhai, this is not happening. I don’t like it.’ Similarly, if he does not like something I have written, he will let me know, to my face. He does not disguise anything either. Salman is not like, ‘oh, he is my director, so I’ll have to be little diplomatic with my words.’ That’s a good thing because what happens then is that if you are honest about your first reaction, then we both can pull our socks up and say, ‘let’s do something together, which is new and relevant.’ That’s a great relationship.

Did Priyanka Chopra’s last minute exit impact the film? I would say no. See, she had a valid reason for leaving the film. If we had accommodated her dates because she was getting married, we would not have completed the film for an Eid release. The entire shooting schedule would have got pushed. So, we all sat together and decided. She made me sign a pact that I would do another film with her, (smiles). I said, ‘yes, we will work together.’ That’s how she let this film go and Katrina came into it.

Bharat will be in cinemas on June 5

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Ali Abbas Zafar  Upcoming  Bollywood Movie  Bharat

After delivering two back to back hit ‘Sultan’ and ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, Salman Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar are all set to come together for the third time for the Upcoming Movie Bharat. As the actor-director duo gear up for their hat-trick venture, we give you a rundown of interesting facts about  Bharat …..

Plot

Bharat tells the tale of the chronicle the life of a man over a period of 60 years which is Salman’s career first. The movie highlights the suffering of people during the India-Pakistan partition. It is reportedly about a man who lives through several significant moments from India’s past to present.

Keeping in mind the minute details which have been researched over the last three months, the Partition sequences will be shot in Punjab. Also, original steam engines will reportedly be used for this shoot along with art, costumes, and nuances, which will give the feel of that era.

Big budget

Bharat’ is being produced by his brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri and directed by Salman’s current favorite Ali Abbas Zafar. Reportedly, this movie is Salman’s most expensive and most ambitious home production.

The original choice Kabir Khan is no longer a part of the project. This movie promises Salman’s image-changing career-defining role and reportedly around Rs 200 crore give or take another 10 crores.

Inspired from ‘Ode To My father

The plot premise of ‘Bharat’ is reportedly based on the successful Korean film ‘Ode To My Father’. In the original film, the Korean actor Hwang Jung-min goes through the various phases in Korean history.

Now, for ‘Bharat’, the entire Korean film is apparently being re-written in the context of Indian history. Salman’s character will be seen going through various phases in the history of India, from the partition of the country to present day.

Look challenge

Salman Khan will be playing a character that goes through various phases in history, living several significant moments from India’s past to present. In what will be the ‘Dabangg’ star’s biggest challenge of his career, the actor will be seen using prosthetics for the first time.

According to reports, his character starts at the age of 18-19 and then goes through the different chapters of our history piece by piece. Every episode will require a different look. Salman, who hates prosthetics, has agreed to it just this once for the film.

Salman will reportedly sport four-five looks in the film through 60 years, and one crucial part will focus on his late 20s, in which the 52-year-old actor will look leaner and much younger.

No ‘kicks and punches’ for Salman

Unlike his trademark films, Salman Khan might not show off his machismo in ‘Bharat’. Speaking about the same, director Ali Abbas Zafar had reportedly said with the changing scenario in the Indian film industry, it is necessary to show Salman in a different light.

The filmmaker also reportedly added that exaggerated machismo becomes `redundant` and highlighting Salman Khan`s other side is essential for his character in Bharat.

Exotic locales

Salman khan Bharat will show be seen going through various phases in the history of India. The film will reportedly be shot in India as well as in various other locations in Europe.

Ali has taken off to Europe on a recce. The makers are already in the Queen’s City doing their preliminary research. Reportedly, Director Ali Abbas Zafar will start his prep for the actor’s next in London and move to Spain, Poland, Portugal, and Malta.

We can`t wait for this movie to come in theaters already!

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'Tiger Zinda Hai' gave us amazing memories: Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif, who reunited on-screen with Salman Khan after five years for "Tiger Zinda Hai" -- which has turned out to be the actors' highest ever grosser -- says the film gave the entire team memories to cherish.

Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Yash Raj Films, "Tiger Zinda Hai" crossed the Rs 300 crore mark at the box office.

Talking about it, Katrina said in a statement: "'Tiger Zinda Hai' has given all of us so many amazing memories to cherish.

From it being Salman's biggest hit, Ali's biggest film, to it also becoming my highest ever grosser - we are extremely happy as a team that the film has done so well."

In the movie, Katrina played super-spy Zoya, a role for which she trained in mixed martial arts and pulled off some daring stunts.