This child from Sahiwal, Pakistan went viral on social media. He sells home-made masks on the road. When a buyer joked that he didn’t have money, the child gave him the mask for free. With a toothless grin, he said that mom had told him to give the mask f
Apart from posts abo o cooking and worko videos, there’s an entire roster of online challenges such as The
Day Song Challenge, Th No Nana Challenge and d
The Gesture/emoji Challenge, which are becoming popular optio ons t keep one entertained du uring this lockdown.
Recently, actor Raveena eena Tandon Thadani, and her daughter Rasha took the Oh Nana Challenge, which became trendy again thanks to footballers Luis Suarez, and his former Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta.
Speaking of football, Indian football initiated their own
I’ve been brought up like that. I stared working at the age of 18 and my father made me donate my first salary to a Gurudwara,” recounts Singh, adding, “I’ve gratitude for the comforts I have and when I have the capacity to do something for others, I’ll do it.”
The 29-year-old has been frequently sharing the photos and videos of her routine activities. “The world is going through a lot, and there are many battling depression. Everyone is facing their own challenges. My being happy or sad won’t help anyone, but if I can send positive energy through my social media posts, why not?” she says.
Singh has also started learning French and is doing an Art of Living course i her free time. versioversion of the toilet paper challenge. With the hashtag of Keep Fit with Indian Football, former footballer Bhaichung Bhutia and Sports Minister Kiren Rijuju, have posted videos of having a kick about.
Another musical challenge making waves online is the He’s Got The World, in which cele ebrities sing the popular nur rsery rhyme, He’s Got The Wo rld, in their own style.
A And nothing probably speaks volumes about one’s style than the emoji or gesture challenge in which actor Sonam K Ahuja, and the
Jonas Brothers, are busting out gestures via hand or face, as they try to copy the emojis that appear on their screen.
Bobby Deol’s son Aryaman, who is studying Business Management in the US, reached Mumbai on march 8, and the actor says he “feels lucky to have his son home before the lockdown happened.” He adds, “The disease had accelerated so much in the US that the university called for a complete shutdown and travel restrictions were put by the government.”
Deol remembers “discussing about the virus with the locals” in New York when he was there, but “they didn’t take it seriously.”
Looking at the present scenario, Deol says it’s no less than a sci-fi Hollywood movie and we all need to fight this together. “We have to be strong and fight it out. If you feel low, just call up your friends and family, don’t let that eat you up,” he concludes.
Doordarshan re-running classics from the ’80s and the ’90s has started a new trend. The latest to join the bandwagon are Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, Khichdi, CID, Aahat and Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai.
Ratna Pathak Shah who played the lead in the popular comedy series Sarabhai vs Sarabhai believes that at a time when melodrama and supernaturalism are ruling the roost, it will be a major respite. “Sarabhai is intelligent and witty, which I’m afraid can’t be said about a lot of our comedy programming. Many of us
The amount of fake news doing the rounds on social media has left actor Boman Irani worried.
“The fake news and messages are more infectious than the coronavirus. It’s infecting us and only spreading negativity and fear,” rues Irani.
The actor says that even when he sits with his family,
“at times, we do tend to discuss the forwarded messages that we get around this topic, and the predictions on how badly it’s going to affect us,” he says.
An optimist, Irani believes have moved to other formats to consume something other than mythological stories and saas-bahu jhagda. As far as I’m concerned, that’s rock bottom. We can only go up! Sarabhai can lead the way,” she says.
Actor Sumeet Raghavan believes that the audience who couldn’t shift to OTT to revisit these shows will be struck by nostalgia. “The fans for these shows have kept on increasing. For those who’re still not averse with the online world, will find it easier to catch these shows again,” he elaborates.
CID that ran from 1998 to 2008 became a game-changing series in the crime genre. that positivity helps. “I take care of the happiness quotient of the family and keep everybody in a good mood, otherwise it’ll hit you hard,” he says adding, “It’s great fun to be with my grandkids.”
The actor is making the most of his time doing live sessions online. “Even at
60, I’m not going to stop myself from becoming tech-savvy and learning new things every day. I do hours of research for various live workshop sessions on photography and screenwriting,” he tells us.
Dayanand Shetty who played Daya in it believes that it’s a show that can bring a family together. He says, “The reality shows that are being aired have content which is slightly below the belt. I wouldn’t want young minds watching them. As for crime shows, they’re so bad that you can’t watch them with your family. The content is brutal and upsetting.”
Writer-director Aatish Kapadia who’ve been part of some popular series says, “Indian families generally tend to be together during any crisis situation. If these shows can make them forget their worries for two hours in the morning, I believe they can get through the day.”
Ellen Degeneres outraged social media after she compared selfquarantining during the Covid-19 crisis to being in jail.
The popular host who has made her show virtual amid stay-athome orders, made the comment on Monday while broadcasting her show from home. “One thing that I’ve learned from being in quarantine is that people — this is like being in jail, is what it is,” CNN quoted Degeneres. “It’s mostly because I’ve been wearing the same clothes for 10 days and everyone in here is gay,” she said.
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