We just cannot let you say goodbye to 2017 without putting a big fat LOL on your face. And to be honest, we think, we’re pretty funny. So haste haste, and bid adieu to this year by reading some of the finest funny reads on The Quint.
Honestly Funny Movie Reviews
The honest review is a quirky property that always does exceptionally well, especially if the film is disappointing. In fact, the success of the reviews is inversely proportion to the quality of the movie.
To read a few of our honest reviews:
Honest Movie Review: Jackie Chan, Disha Patani’s Kung Fu Yoga
Varun & Alia’s Badrinath Ki Dulhania: Honest Movie Review in Memes
Honest Movie Review: Dwayne Johnson, Priyanka Chopra’s Baywatch
Rajdeep Vs Arnab 2017
Rajdeep vs Arnab has got to be one of the biggest news controversies to have played on prime time. What exactly happened was Rajdeep Sardesai, in two tweets (during the era of 140 character), ripped apart his former colleague Arnab Goswami's lie about covering Gujarat riots in 2002.
Knowing Arnab, he wouldn’t have taken this down ‘quietly’. So our nationalist anchor penned an amusing letter to his dear pal Rajdeep.
The Pammi Kaur Series
Stutee Ghosh’s alter ego takes over to talk about goods and services Tax (GST) and it’s impact on the common people. She isn’t happy with the tax imposed on sanitary napkins, movies and her staple foods like biscuits.
Watch the video to find out what she has to say!
Role Reversal
Imagine this! Girl meets boy and asks all the stupid, regressive questions (usually) asked to a woman in an arranged marriage. Ah, what fun that would be!
Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Kharbanda did exactly that and left us in splits.
Watch the video to find out more.
Millennial Ramayana!
We’ve read it before and we’ve heard the story on loop, especially during Dussehra and Diwali. Yeah! We’re talking about Ramayana – the Game of Thrones of that era – written by a gentleman named Valmiki.
We at The Quint thought it’s time we had an A-Z refresher course on Ramayana for all our millennial readers. Poor kids, would be baffled when they hear names like Jatayu and Shurpanakha instead of Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen. But worry not, this will be an easy-breezy read for ya’ll.
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Why You Must Join ABVP
ABVP knows how to make headlines, and make others front page news too – just ask Umar Khalid, Ramjas College and Gurmehar Kaur.
And, as the Ramjas violence shows, it also knows how to manhandle (err, handle) the media.
Honestly, we think ABVP is the best bet to get your event the much-needed sasti publicity it needs (if you can ignore the bruises and broken noses). Take a look!
To read the full article:
Sh*t Customer Care Executive Says
We speak to customer care executives at least once a day, don’t we? The Quint has compiled some phrases that these representatives often say.
Watch, relate and enjoy!
Goodbye 2017
Love it or hate it, but you gotta admit it 2017 has been a roller coaster year for us Indians.
We’ve cribbed about the goods and services tax (GST). We’ve celebrated the big fat Virushka ki shaadi and the iconic Triple Talaq verdict. We’ve learnt new words – ‘farrago’ and ‘rodomontade.’ We’ve been really pissed by a series of unfortunate lynch mob incidents.
Yeah, it’s been a craaaazy year. We at The Quint bring you a quick A-Z of 2017 for you to relive the year that was, before 2018 kicks in.
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Will The Real Real Padmavati Please Stand up?
Since 1906, Rani Padmavati has been mentioned in books, plays and movies without rousing any protests – from right wing groups like the Karni Sena or otherwise. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati however, has invited unprecedented, if absurd uproar across the country.
What is in the Deepika Padukone-RanveerSingh-Shahid Kapoor film that was not their in the earlier works on Rani Padmini? While you ponder about that, take a look at the earlier references to the Rajput queen – from Kshirode Prasad Vidyavinode’s 1906 play Padmini to the 1963 Tamil film Chittoor Rani Padmini.
Bholi’s Wise Words
We finally managed to get hold of Bholi Punjaban aka Richa Chadha to find out her view on the recent restriction of running condom ads only from 10pm to 6am on television.
So what does Bholi have to say about the I&B ministry’s decision?
Watch the video and find out.
Padharo Mhare Desh Ivanka Ji!
It was President Trump’s bitiya Ivanka Trump’s first visit to India. We thought of issuing an advisory to her so she can be mindful of the possible problems she can face while on her visit.
As a sarkari babu, here's what we had included in our advisory to Trump’s 'advisor' and eldest daughter.
To read the full article:
Bra-Vo!
Bra-shopping can be a tedious task from choosing the right measurement to finding that perfect seam size. What's worse is bra shopping for your special “first night” for a modern bride. What’s common between the two, bra and you is that both are trapped in lace, catering to the male gaze. Here’s a quirky letter from a sexy ‘first night’ bra for all you soon to be married women.
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Yeah ‘Rodomontade’ kya hai?
If you thought your regular English dictionary was good enough. Ahaa! Wait till you read some ‘Tharooraurus’. Meet Shashi Tharoor, the man who has words like ‘farrago’, ‘snollygosters’, and ‘rodomontade’ up his sleeve.
The Quint took up a difficult task of ‘Tweeting Like Tharoor’. We attempt to be ‘precise’ with our words, and see if the rose by another name is still a rose!
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Bas 2 Minutes!
If Honest Reviews weren’t enough to tickle your funnybone. The Quint soon took out a new format to give the reviews in just two minutes to it’s ‘I’ve-got-no-time-to-read’ readers.
Save your weekend, time and money; watch the film right here in just 2 minutes.
To read a few of our two minutes reviews:
Wah Taj! (Not)
2017 has been a depressing year for the Taj Mahal. Bechara Taj has been hounded by controversies for the whole year. From Taj Mahal was built by ‘traitors’ to Taj Mahal not being a part of our culture.
The Taj Mahal had enough and decided to pen down a letter and rant about it.
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Happy Akshay Kumar diwas!
From rescuing Indians trapped in Kuwait during the Gulf War to putting an end to open defecation, Akshay Kumar makes sure that his films are swachh and also loved by Bharat. But, how did Bollywood’s “Khiladi” transform into the new-age Bharat Kumar?
Watch to find out:
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