Gonna be a long thread. Only for hardcore film fans. Once made a list of 200 ESSENTIAL films of Cinema where each director gets only one film to represent him. Here are the 200. In chronological order..
@Arts_Channel
This whole “our internal matter” business is the cultural nonsense that we are brought up on. It is used to protect every wrong doing in our society. Domestic abuse, caste prejudice, marital rape, honour killing.. any injustice you can think of. always somebody’s internal matter!
Before the night crawler takes over, let me congratulate Uddhav Thackeray on a very fine stint as the CM of Maharashtra. A lot of his decisions were brave and broke new ground for his party. Even the harshest Sena critics will agree… that he tried.
Ten years back if someone said Naseeruddin Shah will play Emperor Akbar and I’d get a chance to direct him, I wouldn’t have believed him. But destiny is a great conspirator. Taj ended up giving me so many memorable memories. None bigger than working with the GOAT of acting.
I still remember the song Anu Malik had composed and sung on Kapil breaking Hadlee's record - "Haqeeqat hai yeh khwab nahi, Kapil Dev ka jawaab nahi..." ;-)
वरिष्ठ पत्रकार श्री अर्नब गोस्वामी जी की गिरफ्तारी कांग्रेस पार्टी के द्वारा अभिव्यक्ति की आजादी पर प्रहार है।
देश में इमरजेंसी थोपने व सच्चाई का सामना करने से हमेशा मुंह छुपाने वाली कांग्रेस पुनः प्रजातंत्र का गला घोंटने का प्रयास कर रही है।
There is a difference between a patriot and a nationalist. देशभक्ति और राष्ट्रवाद में फ़र्क है। Ajay and i come back for a special poem on our 77th Independence Day.
“Patriotism vs Nationalism”
लेखन:
@ajaxsingh
#DialoguesOfDemocracy
Fighter. Olympian. Champion. A poem dedicated to one of our all time greatest. The one and only Vinesh Phogat.
@Phogat_Vinesh
“ख़ूब लड़ी मर्दानी”
लेखन:
@ajaxsingh
If you liked “मरघट का शहंशाह” and you want to go deeper, here is the half an hour poetry special
#TooMuchDemocracy
we had brought out earlier this year. Check it out if interested.
Ignore all this nonsense, you beautiful audiences! Our boy
@NakuulMehta
is back on TV and I swear WE ALL DO WATCH TV now (wink, wink)... So pls keep watching
#ishqbaaz
. Nox is the only guy running our kitchen these days.
It would have made the situation extremely
#cashrich
for us at
@Timbuktu_Films
... But a big thanks to all the privileged ones who don't watch TV... They were the seeds for our show... Who inspired us to go ahead and make it...
#IDWT
forever bravs!
Thank you for making
#TooMuchDemocracy
the No. 1 selling hindi poetry book on Amazon & Notion Press.
@ajaxsingh
& I will be hosting a reading session on IG Live coming Wednesday, 7th July. Buy your copy today and join us & read out your favourite sections from the poems with us.
Absolutely, you can disagree with their politics, but can’t deny their excellence as actors. I don’t like Anupam Kher’s politics but that does not mean I am against him playing Dr Manmohan Singh. True Artists don’t bring personal prejudices when playing characters.
What has an artist's political stance got to do with him playing a part if he's skilled? Inspite of not being a fan of his personal/political ideology, no qualms in accepting that Paresh Rawal is undoubtedly one of the finest actors of our times.
नींद नहीं आ रही है। सोच रहा हूं इस महा विपदा से देश को कैसे बाहर निकाला और बचाया जा सकता है।
मोटे तौर पर अभी जो सोच पा रहा हूं वो आपके साथ साझा कर रहा हूं।
आज 25 अप्रैल है। अगले 5 दिन यानि 30 अप्रैल तक सरकार प्रवासी श्रमिकों/ग़रीबों के खातों में कम से कम 3000 रुपये डाले।
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@NakuulMehta
Just goes to show if the top leadership of warring countries is willing, nothing is impossible! No problem that can’t be solved by diplomacy. If Kim family can cross the boundary after 50 years, then IndoPak can learn too.
So let me understand this, in a team with Rohit, Dhawan, Virat, KL, Shreyas, Pant, Pandya.. you still need the services of Washington Sundar, a batsman who can bowl a bit, over
@ashwinravi99
who is world’s best spinner by a country mile!
Of late that’s the philosophy that has attracted me more than any other doctrine! Friends, enemies, lovers, haters gotta love ‘em all. We all chose to exist at the same time on a 4 billion year time cycle of earth. Isn’t that d most amazing reason to love all and be one with all!
The most important thing to develop in human beings is a sense of love, and an understanding of unconditional love. I’m not talking about the love towards a specific person, but love in a general sense; for life, for the planet, for purely existing.”
Marina Abramovic
Dead bodies are floating on our main rivers. The
@PMOIndia
government which has been utterly useless in COVID-19 management does the only thing it knows image management & Fake news. This is an embarrassment
It’s been more than a year for this poem written on the four pillars of our democracy. In retrospect, looks quite optimistic to expect anything from our judiciary. It’s dead.
@NakuulMehta
A celebrity, even your most favourite one, is a citizen too before anything else. He can have a contrary political opinion. That’s what democracy is. If you can’t reconcile to that fact then a. You don’t understand democracy. b. You are free to unfollow him/her.
One of the most iconic characters on television bids goodbye this winter as The Big Bang Theory ends its glorious run at Season 12. Despite the hi brow backlash in recent years, remains one of the most interesting shows & SHELDON COOPER a cult character. Take a bow, Jim Parsons!
Vikramaditya Motwane is hands down the best FILM MAKER in the country. Bhavesh Joshi is a brilliantly original movie that marries superhero genre with gritty realism results in a very delicious, superhero origin story. This film will become cult in a few years.
@HarshKapoor_
Thank you
@sushant_says
bhai.. when the four pillars of democracy crumble, it’s artists and citizens like you who become the fifth. More power to you, sir!
70 सालों में पहली बार (?) 71 मंत्री !!
हैरान न हों,
‘टू मच डेमोक्रेसी’ को सम्भालने के लिए लोग तो लगेंगे ही न?
जम्हूरियत का खेला होबे जमूरों !!
@ajaxsingh
@NakuulMehta
@narendramodi177
@NakuulMehta
If you had a little more education, you’d understand poems! Also, the thousands of human statues being erected in this country every nook and corner are the actual problem. But religious bigots like you can only see only what they want to see. Shree Ram tumhe thodi sadbuddhi dein
Let’s get this sparkling clear. No one’s questioning you on the farm bill. That’s between you and the farmers. People are speaking against the undemocratic behaviour you have shown towards your own people. The internet you stopped. The nails you planted in the heart of democracy.
Bjorn Borg won 11 grand slams. Rafa will have that many French Opens alone. Just think how monumental that already is, and would be! Get the number 17, Rafa!
First anniversary of
#TooMuchDemocracy
, a work that both me and
@NakuulMehta
are extremely proud of! To the admirers of the show and the book - We’ll of course be back when there is more to say. Till then keep fighting the good fight of democracy.
Sorry to say but if the opposition leaders in this country are reduced to writing poems, then what should the poets do? Get on the streets? Crazy times we live in..
सर्दी की भीषण बारिश में
टेंट की टपकती छत के नीचे
जो बैठे हैं सिकुड़-ठिठुर कर
वो निडर किसान अपने ही हैं, ग़ैर नहीं
सरकार की क्रूरता के दृश्यों में
अब कुछ और देखने को शेष नहीं
#KisanNahiToDeshNahi
Ranbir Kapoor is easily the greatest Kapoor family actor ever, is the finest of this generation and dare I say, has the potential to become the greatest Hindi film actor of all time. At least in the mainstream.
#Sanju
Since the hunter has now become the hunted, re-sharing our poem “गांधारी” for those who may have missed it when it came out.
@umashankarsingh
@rohini_sgh
Gives me immense pleasure to announce the release of my book TOO MUCH DEMOCRACY. It’s a collection of poems that combined together tell the story of our democracy in last two years. Now available on Amazon, Flipkart and Notion Press.
@NakuulMehta
@notionpress
A thread for anyone who wants to take a dive into the magnificent Japanese cinema. From arthouse to Samurai Films to horror to anime. I am starting with 24 directors (twitter limit), will keep adding more. Feel free to share Let’s begin with the trinity- Kurosawa, Ozu, Mizoguchi.
What a thousand poems can not do, a bright young man with conviction in his eyes and patriotism in his soul can easily do. Resurrect this nation.
@NakuulMehta
आज रेजोल्यूशन लीजिए कि आप एक गोडसेवादी को गांधीवादी बनाएंगे. गांधी की याद को सिर्फ दो अक्टूबर तक महदूद नहीं करेंगे. अभागों के हक़ की बात करेंगे.
गांधी जयंती मुबारक!
Today 9pm on
@KOMMUNEity
‘s youtube channel, me and
@NakuulMehta
release the definitive story of 2020 and the state of our democracy through a half an hour Hindi Poetry Special (with an English title!) - TOO MUCH DEMOCRACY. Watch it and spread it if you like it.
Another pat on the back & a gentle win for a show which only keeps giving.. to all us.. so much love, joy & beauty ❤️
Best Actor - Television 2022 for
#BadeAchheLagteHain2
at the IGA awards last night at Novotel, Juhu.
In an era where so many touts are roaming around with the tag of journalist, there are people like Danish Siddique who risk their lives in the line of duty. Showing us what journalism actually is. Salute to your courage and your commitment, sir! Rest in Peace.
The Humvee in which I was travelling with other special forces was also targeted by at least 3 RPG rounds and other weapons. I was lucky to be safe and capture the visual of one of the rockets hitting the armour plate overhead.
Just a simple boy reading his book which he bought with his own hard earned money. The rest is your vivid imagination which smells of 'Lets Be Cool for Twitter & spell though as 'tho'' although I know that's not what you are going for. 😊
A lot of our donors for the
#PoemsForHumanity
have lost a loved one in recent times and wanted to pay tribute through a poem. Here is an attempt by us for the fifth poem of the series - “अधूरी कहानी”
#PoemsForCovidRelief
#Kavithon
Loss is the theme for our fifth poem in the
#PoemsForHumanity
series. It’s also a painful event a lot of our donors have gone through. While no words can ever do justice to that feeling, here is an attempt..
“अधूरी कहानी”
लेखन:
@ajaxsingh
#PoemsForCovidRelief
#Kavithon
We are headed towards the climax of
#PoemsForHumanity
series. Loss has been a major theme throughout with a lot of our donors sharing their personal grief. Our 19th is about losing a loved one & feeling the regret of not having expressed enough. 💔❤️
“चाँद सूरज”
लेखन:
@ajaxsingh