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Subhashini Vasanth Just Won the Neerja Bhanot Award. Here Are 6 Things You...
The Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust has been set up in the memory of Neerja Bhanot – the brave woman who was the senior flight attendant on board Pan Am Flight 73 that was hijacked in Karachi in 1986....
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7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Incredibly Brave Neerja Bhanot
Brave, full of life, dedicated, charming, and compassionate – Neerja Bhanot will always be remembered as the incredible young woman who made an extraordinary sacrifice for the protection of passengers...
View ArticleWhat Indians Fear: 15 Terrific Responses to Sonam Kapoor’s #FearVsNeerja...
In the run-up to her upcoming film Neerja, actress Sonam Kapoor recently started a social media campaign against fear. With a short video post on Instagram, the actress asked people to share a clip...
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For ‘Lado’– This Emotional Letter by Neerja Bhanot’s Father Will Touch Your...
Neerja Bhanot, the brave young woman who lost her life while trying to save many others on board the Pan Am Flight 73 hijacked on September 5, 1986, is being remembered all over the country today. Two...
View ArticleOld Is Gold: Amul Releases Rare Ad Featuring Neerja Bhanot
Sonam Kapoor’s movie Neerja, which is based on the real life story of Pan Am flight attendant Neerja Bhanot, has received rave reviews. The entire country is curious about this young girl who...
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MY STORY: I Survived the Pan Am Hijack During Which Neerja Bhanot Lost Her Life
Musician Nayan Pancholi recounts how he lost his eye but survived the Pan Am flight hijack in 1986. It was September 5, 1986. Our tickets got confirmed at the last moment on Pan-Am Flight-73, which...
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Anil Kapoor Has a Message for All Fathers On Raising Strong & Independent...
Mr. India, Anil Kapoor, fondly talks about his love for his daughters and why it was important to him they grow up strong, independent women. Over three decades, I’ve had the good fortune of living my...
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My View: The Ladies of Bollywood Have Never Seemed as Confident as They Did...
The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not in any way reflect the views of the organisation. It is no secret that the newest Global Ambassador for the UN, Priyanka Chopra,...
View ArticleFrom SRK to Deepika, Abhay Deol’s Calling out Bollywood Bigwigs for Endorsing...
It was an otherwise lazy Wednesday afternoon when a Bollywood actor decided to call out racism peddled by the fairness cream industry and in the process sent the internet into a collective tizzy....
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Phullu, Padman and the ‘P’ Factor: Is India Finally Witnessing a ‘Period’ of...
Social media is filled with images of celebrities holding up sanitary napkins – thanks to a massive campaign by the makers of the film ‘Padman’. All of this they say is to raise awareness and break the...
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This Chennai Theatre Takes a Step For Women, Installs Sanitary Pad Machines
For a majority of those in Chennai who enjoy watching movies in theatres, Sathyam Cinemas is the go-to-place. Founded in 1974, this multiplex chain has many firsts to its credit. Setting an example yet...
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Sridevi’s Death Is Not the Time or Place to Be Imparting Life Lessons
At 3.45 am on 25th February, my WhatsApp buzzed with a message. I chose to read it at 6.15 am when I woke up. ‘Veteran actor Sri Devi passes away in Dubai,’ is what the message read. I re-read it and...
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“Dear Sridevi, Thank You for Always Being There”: LGBT Activist Harish Iyer
My first memory of Sridevi is from ‘Chaal Baaz’. A trapped girl who found her escape in dancing – that version of Sridevi appealed to me. I remember watching that movie on a VHS tape at home, at least...
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Reel vs Real: ‘Sanju’ Is a Well-Made Biopic, But Do Remember It Is a Movie
“What’s there to watch a movie that is glorifying a criminal?” is what I was asked before I stepped into the theatre to watch the much talked about Ranbir Kapoor starrer ‘Sanju’. There was an era when...
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Meet the Stereotype-Smashing Transwoman Writer of ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa...
The official trailer of the much talked about Sonam-Anil Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao starrer, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, is out! And it would be fair to say that it is breaking the internet....
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Why It’s Important for #EkLadkiKoDekhaTohAisaLaga to Be a Typical Love Story
Homosexuality is not new in Bollywood in the broad sense. In films like ‘Fire’, ‘Margarita with a Straw’, ‘Fashion’, ‘Aligarh’ and ‘Kapoor and Sons’, homosexual characters are played in a positive or...
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Mother-Daughter Cook up a Feast on Instagram, Bag Over 18 Million Hits on Reels
If there is one thing that social media has brought into our lives, it is the total democratisation of content — you can become a filmmaker and showcase your talent and there is an audience to...
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Subhashini Vasanth Just Won the Neerja Bhanot Award. Here Are 6 Things You...
The Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust has been set up in the memory of Neerja Bhanot – the brave woman who was the senior flight attendant on board Pan Am Flight 73 that was hijacked in Karachi in 1986....
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7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Incredibly Brave Neerja Bhanot
Brave, full of life, dedicated, charming, and compassionate – Neerja Bhanot will always be remembered as the incredible young woman who made an extraordinary sacrifice for the protection of passengers...
View ArticleWhat Indians Fear: 15 Terrific Responses to Sonam Kapoor’s #FearVsNeerja...
In the run-up to her upcoming film Neerja, actress Sonam Kapoor recently started a social media campaign against fear. With a short video post on Instagram, the actress asked people to share a clip...
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