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Watch ‘Cab Mein Charcha’; Cabbies on Fawad and Indo-Pak Ke Rishte
When RJ Stutee is not in her studios recording for her radio show or a video, she is travelling in cabs, chit-chatting with the cabbies. So one day, our madam RJ, decided to talk to the cabbies about things that are in the news. The discussion obviously centred around the most burning topics that dominate our newspapers and hog most prime-time debates – FAWAD Khan, Indo-Pak ke rishte and Kashmir.
Quint ke Ramleela Auditions
This Dussehra, The Quint decided to put together its own ensemble Ramleela cast. And as every good production does, we held auditions before casting for the roles of Raavan, Sita, Hanuman, Jatayu and the Vaanar Sena (The Monkey Army). The tapes are for your eyes only.
The Apple iPhone 7 Review
Apple’s latest iPhone is certainly not the greatest phone in the world of smartphones and its price in India is certainly the biggest elephant in the room, writes Ankit Vengurlekar.
Movie Review: ‘Mirzya’ Makes You Feel Like You Couldn’t Care Less
Have you been dragged to a door ke rishtedaar ki shaadi? A shaadi that is grand and opulent all right and even has amazing biryani, but leaves you feeling like “sannu ki”, you just couldn’t care less. Mirzya is that state of mind!
Mirzya, even at just a little more than two hours, seems long and slow. Probably because it takes itself a tad too seriously. An “epic” love story that spans across ages and generations yet leaves us feeling squishy and uneasy. Stutee Ghosh gives it 2 QUINTS out of 5.
Find out How MS Dhoni Cheated Sarla Pehnji
Sarla Pehnji recently watched the much-talked-about film MS Dhoni – The Untold Story and was highly disappointed by it and felt Dhoni had cheated her. Wow! What was there in the film that made her feel like this? Find out by watching this video.
Here’s The PPAP Carnatic Bhajan: You’re Welcome
Viral videos are as under-understood as viruses themselves. Is it the music? The simplicity (or idiocy) of the dance? Is it the fashion? No one knows. The song itself could help you ponder on the vicissitudes of human sensibilities. In other words, how does a song as sucky as this get fifty million hits? You could learn a lot from the song.
So we at The Quint did what any rational team would do with said video. We made a Carnatic Bhajan version of it - call it our own personal cover.
QRant: What’s Wrong With Renting to Unmarried Tenants, Mumbai?
Recently, a housing society in Navi Mumbai officially released a circular banning the renting of apartments in their compound to bachelors and spinsters — they were simply not allowed.
Such discrimination against unmarried, single working people is not unknown in the exorbitant City of Dreams, often clubbed with several removable layers of criteria such as diet, religion, occupation etc.
While no one can be coerced into renting private property to some or all people, this culture of renting actively punishes single, unmarried working adults of the city due to stereotypes of a “young, modern girl/boy”.
Why, exactly? What do these housing societies, and landlords and ladies think we will DO in their house?!
Mental Heads: Stamping Out Stigma Around Mental Illness
Stigma Ain't Dead is the debut spoken word and rap single by the Mental Heads - India's first troupe of spoken word poets who perform from their lived experiences of mental illness with one mission - to stamp out stigma!
This single is their special for World Mental Health Day, where they collectively take a dig at the different stereotypes and myths about those who have mental disorders.
The Monster Inside Me: Anatomy Of An Anxiety Attack
Anxiety is like a bird that knows it is going to be butchered.It is like a fat hen that is picked up brutally, fist closing hard on her neck so that her eyes pop out as she tries valiantly to escape – her plume askew, her beak jabbering violently. Can you imagine this bird? Now, imagine that this bird is latched in your throat and deep inside your intestines. Yes, that’s anxiety.
Read this intensely personal and gritty account of a 27 year old woman who is suffering from an anxiety disorder.
The Curious Case of Exploding Phone Batteries & How to Prevent It
The past few weeks have been extremely harsh for Samsung Electronics. The company’s flagship phone, Galaxy Note 7 – which launched hurriedly to gain an advantage over Apple’s iPhone 7 – has been reported to go up in flames due to faulty batteries. This was followed by reports of a Galaxy Note 2 device catching fire mid-air on an Indigo Airlines flight, leading to an emergency landing. And now, fresh reports have emerged of an iPhone exploding in a student’s pocket in a classroom in Philadelphia, USA. The undeniable fact is, Lithium ion battery-powered smartphones can explode and it doesn’t matter what brand they belong to. It’s science.
Dating A Cheater? Swara Bhaskar Gives Tips On How To Break Up
Swara Bhaskar is stepping into the digital world with a new web series titled It's Not That Simple, but one thing that she thinks is pretty simple, is to tell if you’re being cheated on in a relationship. Watch Swara give some important tips on how to spot a cheater and then break up.
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