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Tuesday, 18 August 2015
Did You Know Nawazuddin Siddiqui Life Is Worth Making A Movie On?
You Know Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Right? But Did You Know His Life Is Worth Making A Movie On?
Many of Bollywood’s current crop of ‘stars’ are actually sons or daughters of stars. They, therefore, had it very easy gaining an entry in the industry, nonetheless their fictitious claims of struggle. But, some of the most powerful performers who have emerged in the last few years never had the advantage of being the offspring of some star. They had to struggle, and struggle very hard, just to step inside the door of the industry. One of them is Nawazuddin Siddiqui. His story comes to us as a painted picture, ready to be filmed on the large screen to break the myth that only fortunate souls can succeed.
Nawazuddin is one of the nine children of a Muslim farmer born in a small town called Budhana (never heard of it, right?) in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. Perhaps this is why Bollywood thought he looks like a farmer.
“How can someone with such looks make it big in an industry obsessed with fairness?” you ask.
He started working as a chemist in a petrochemical company, but quit soon after because he dreamt of becoming an actor. Shortly afterwards he moved to Delhi, where he took up a job as a watchman. He also joined a theatre there, and started watching plays.
By the time Nawazuddin graduated from the National School of Drama in 1996, he was broke.
He thought, “Bhukha marna hai toh Mumbai mein jaake marun”, and shifted to the Maximum City. True, he was armed with a degree from NSD, but…
…if an NSD degree could guarantee a promising break, Bollywood would have been flooded with exceptionally talented actors instead of the nincompoops that dominate it now.
Nawazuddin’s struggle proves that if there is one industry in India where racism of color is rampant, it is Bollywood.
Sample this: Nawazuddin played a waiter in his first film, ‘Shool’ (1999); a quintessential criminal of the Mumbai underbelly in his second, ‘Sarfarosh’ (1999); a pickpocketer in his third, ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ (2003); and a bandit in his fourth, ‘The Bypass’ (2003).
In his first four films, Nawazuddin played characters we consider the lowliest in the society. He got the roles, lasting only a few seconds, because he “looks like them”.
Notice that he was technically out of work for five long years after ‘Sarfarosh’!
Yes, he shared screen space with Aamir Khan in his second film! But that role lasted for only 61 seconds, and it took him another 12 years to cement his name in Bollywood.
He plays a street-side conman who is being interrogated by Aamir’s ACP Rathod character. (Remember?)
‘Black Friday’ (2004) gave him some opportunity to show his acting talent, but not before ‘Peepli Live’ in 2010 did Bollywood offer Nawazuddin Siddiqui his long overdue recognition. This would never have happened had he given up after 2004.
Nawazuddin believes his looks or personality do not fit the image of ‘hero’ as understood by Bollywood.
But despite his ordinary personality he was determined not to give up. It is this spirit of his which has now been acknowledged and applauded with awards. His years of struggle helped him keep his feet on the ground, and he constantly maintains a low profile when it comes to attending events or parties.
In this color-obsessed world of Bollywood, Nawazuddin managed to carve out a space for himself thanks to his determination, passion for work, embracing rejection like a friend, and never giving up on his dream. The success of Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who continues to be unperturbed by the glamour of Bollywood, is the real rags to riches story.
Shah Rukh Khan Stole Our Hearts With His Words
23 Times Shah Rukh Khan Stole
Our Hearts With His Words
Shah Rukh Khan needs no introduction; neither do his ultra-famous movie dialogues. Even Obama couldn’t resist citing them! His charm, his romance and his vivacious humor is all well known. But SRK has given us a whole new peek into his splendid world through social media pages of Facebook and Twitter. Here are 23 times we were awed by his serene, mystical words. Well, sometimes he truly spells Baadshah.
1. “The things that make you afraid are the very ones that drive you to succeed without
you even realizing it.”
you even realizing it.”
2. “Lessons from my littlest one – Just because it’s broken does not mean
it’s not beautiful.”
3. “Am told I spoilt romance for ladies. I sold them a non existent lover! Trust the love even
if the lover falters, I say!”
4. “Mission: To be so busy loving my life that I have no time to fear, fret, worry, regret or
hate & to have lots of Espresso…”
5. “One of my favorite things ..feel the wind across the face…the pain all over…out of
breath but keep running. Get Set Go!”
6. “Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?”
7. “Wow 7 million followers! I just want to say nobody here is a Follower we are all
Leaders just with the same idea & so the bond.”
8. Was ruminating…No! Power Doesn’t, Hasn’t or will Never Turn me on. Kindness &
amp; Elegance is a huge Enchanter.”
9. “If you don’t like something don’t do it, and if you’re doing something then you better
like it. It is as simple as that.”
10. “However beautiful the expression of love is, I wonder can the expression ever equal
the feeling of love?”
11. “The only reason Fathers were made is to convince you ‘Its okay’ even if its not, and
to warm frozen hands.”
12. “Sometimes I turn to the silence of my life,
As if it were the last light falling on a
As if it were the last light falling on a
disturbed sea…”
disturbed sea…”
13. “Maybe I couldn’t be, but I hope I can raise them like my father. I miss him.. a day
before Mothers Day.”
14. “Living is best distinguished in levels of fear….the truly brave are the ones who have
feared all for, experienced them, and realized being afraid was the only impediment to
their living.”
15. “All of us are believers in magic, trapped in a world bewitched by the deceit of reality.”
16. “Take a breath, close your eyes, wherever you are.. desist mediocrity &
then promise yourself that you will move forward.. Ad infinitum.”
17. “Best way to deal with your inner demons is to work out in the middle of the night,
push them out of your pores and hope they drown in your sweat.”
18. “What’s beginning? First time lives cross each other? Or do things not begin
at all, they being always there?”
19. “As hard as it may seem, the ones you really care for.. you have to allow them to fly
and let them find their own sky.. Let go of ‘me’, ‘mine’ and ‘my’.”
20. “The tiredness with the banality of having to explain, defend and placate when
you know within you that your life was designed otherwise.”
21. ”It always sound strange to me, the phrase ‘the breaking of dawn’, as if the morning
must break. And there are days when it must.”
22. “Giving more when you feel like givin’ up. I’ve seen the light. It’s in my daughter’s
eyes..”
23. “I will steal the Sun, keep it in my heart and start the day. Smile a lot more from
the eyes.. till it fades away.”
Top 10 Criminals Of The World
10 Criminals Of The World
Whose Acts Still Send A Shiver
Down Our Spine
There are thousand of criminals around the globe including terrorists, killers, drug smugglers, and war criminals. Creative Destination brings you a list of such top 10 criminals – 10 of the world’s most evil and dangerous men. Have a look and drop your suggestions in the comments!
10. Omid Tahvili (Persia):
Bigwig of an Iranian crime organization, he was accused with mail fraud, wire fraud, telemarketing and abetting. He escaped from a high-security prison in Nov. 2007 after bribing a guard. Due to his brawny relationships in Europe and Middle East, he is still dodging intelligence agencies and working as an international crime operator.
9. James “Whitey” Bulger (America):
Lover of history books and Adolf Hitler, he is on FBI’s most wanted list since 1995. In the starting years he was arrested for stealing, forgery, assault and armed robbery. He is known for his trusting and beneficial relationship with gangsters.
8. Al Capone (America):
Keeping the formula “money is the game” in mind, a boy joined a street gang and later became an epitome of devastation in the United States. He initiated his crime archive with rackets of gambling, extortion, protection and prostitution. His explosive temper made him the boss of American criminal enterprise.
7. Matteo Messina Denaro (Italy):
Better known as “Boss of all bosses,” this cinematically credited “Playboy Don” is fond of expensive Porsche sports car, Rolex watches, Rayban sunglasses, fancy clothes from Giorgio Armani, Versace and young girls. Born in a Mafia family, this leader of Cosa Nostra (Mafia) learned to use the gun at the early age of 14. He, himself, admits – “I filled a cemetery all by myself.”
6. Joseph Kony (Uganda):
Foe of the Ugandian Government, Kony formed a rebellion group Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in 1987. Fond of wearing women’s dresses, he is accused in enormous criminal cases such as murder, kidnapping, enslavement, rape, cruel acts with civilians and etc. Really, an obnoxious face of human!
5. Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov (Russia):
A fabulous footballer at a time, he proceeded Moscow to become a big gun of gambling world where money matters. Nominal head of Russian organized crime, arms dealing, smuggling and other notorious activities, he once introduced himself as “I’m a successful businessman, a patron of the arts, a community worker. That’s what I call myself today.”
4. Felicien Kabuga (Rwanda):
A prominent businessman and multimillionaire of Rwanda, Kabuga is said to be the prime accused of Rwandan genocide of 1994, which claimed estimated lives of 800,000 people. Apart from this hellish act, he is also involved in bankrolling and other crimes.
3. Pedro Antonio Marin (Colombia):
Also know as Tirofijo, he is the beginner of FARC, a terrorist organization based on Marxist doctrine. This organization is involved with drug trafficking, murder, extortion, kidnapping and various criminal activities. With it’s own military and thousands of supporters, FARC’s main targets are politics, economics and military of Colombia.
2. Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar (India):
Inspiration of Bollywood’s underworld theme and the owner of D-Company, his crime era started after murdering Karim Lala (Godfather of Mumbai’s crime during 1980’s). Soon he became the fire machine of Bombay’s streets. Mumbai bomb blast in March, 1993, made him the crime boss. Son of a policeman, this big fish of crime world is a major headache for intelligence agencies.
1. Joaquin Guzman (Mexico):
You can catch this 5’6″ drug lord in the Forbes list of “The World’s Billionaires” but intelligence agencies are still rubbing their hands to catch him face to face. He owns the most powerful drug corporate in Mexico. He is the next Robin Hood for his lovers as he contributes a lot for social welfare.
World’s Fastest Car May Hit 1,000 MPH
The World’s Fastest Car May Hit 1,000
MPH, With Jaguar’s Help
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| Source: The Bloodhound Project |
Over the past 18 years, the auto industry has experienced that great democratization of speed. In 1997, the million-dollar McLaren F1 was the world’s fastest car, capable of hitting 243 miles per hour with its 620 horsepower BMW-sourced V12. Today, McLaren F1 money can get you a used Bugatti Veyron Super Sport that cranks out 1,200 horsepower and can hit 267 miles per hour. If that’s a little out of your price range, you can always go for one of the Dodge Hellcat twins, which have a McLaren-beating 707 horsepower, top out at over 200 miles per hour, and will set you back a mere $60,000.
As speed and power get cheaper by the year, one obstacle has remained curiously in place: the land speed record. Since 1997, the 760.343 mile per hour record set by the Thrust SSC has stood unbroken and unchallenged while advances in technology and engineering have continued to push road cars to new performance heights. But now, the British engineering team behind the Thrust SSC have returned with a new car, and instead of just breaking the old record, they’re looking to do what was long thought impossible. With an all-new car, the Bloodhound SSC, they want to set the new land speed record at 1,000 miles per hour.
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| Source: The Bloodhound Project |
Unsurprisingly, The Bloodhound Project is no hobbyist’s weekend endeavor. Originally projected to be a $28 million project in 2012, the cost has ballooned to $61 million as the program grapples with the issues of traveling on land at 1,000 miles per hour. Unlike the Thrust SSC, which used two Rolls-Royce turbofan jet engines,the Bloodhound is a bit of a high-speed hybrid – the car has one Rolls jet to produce 20,000 pounds of thrust, along with two rocket engines to each produce an additional 27,500 pounds each. This should be enough to get the car from zero to 1,000 in around 75 seconds.
Like any car, it needs a reliable fuel pump to keep the engines moving, but Bloodhound’s engineers needed something a little bit more powerful than the units found in any street car. Their solution was to tap a complete 5.0 liter, 542 horsepower supercharged Jaguar V8 for the job, a move that Jag has commemorated by building a special F-Type coupe (powered by the same engine) to serve as the Bloodhound’s official Rapid Response Vehicle.
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| Source: Jaguar |
The quest to break the land speed record is a historically British endeavor, with 24 of the 39 official land speed records coming from England. As the last great builder of British performance cars (of the non-supercar variety), Jaguar is the perfect choice for a partnership, and it has taking its support role very seriously.
Clad in livery similar to the Bloodhound, the support car has already been driven at top speed against an RAF fighter jet, allowing the crew to calibrate their radio communications systems and ensure that they’ll be able to maintain communication with the Bloodhound via radio and its 500 sensors at speed. When the Bloodhound goes on its first runs laster this year in South Africa’s Hakseen Pan to beak the 800 miles per hour (it will try for the 1,000 mile per hour mark next year), the F-Type will be there to provide high speed support along the 12 mile stretch of dry African lake bed.
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| Source: Jaguar |
Reaching 1,000 miles per hour on land may still sound like science fiction, but if anyone can do it, it’s the Bloodhound team. Led by Richard Noble, who set a land speed record in the Thrust2 car in 1983, and piloted by Andy Green, a RAF pilot who set the current record in the Thrust SSC, this latest attempt could set a record that stands for even longer than the mark set in ’97. After 1,000 miles per hour, the question isn’t if a car can go faster, it’s finding a place on earth with enough room for the car to brake. Past the 1,000 mile mark, the options for a location become very slim.
But at least we now finally have the technology. If anything, the breakthroughs in this century have proven that we’re far from reaching the limits of automotive technology. Before the Veyron, 1,000 horsepower in a road car seemed impossible, and before the Hellcat twins, 200 miles per hour was still firmly in the realm of supercars. Real speed and power are now within reach of the common driver. Isn’t it time the land speed record catches up?
TOP 10 FASTEST CARS 2015
THE TOP 10 FASTEST CARS IN THE WORLD
“How fast can it go?”
There are many ways to measure automotive excellence, but top speed is the one everybody secretly cares about the most. Aldous Huxley was right about speed being the only truly modern sensation. He left out the part about how much fun it is.
These 10 cars are more than just fun, though, they’re the fastest production cars in the world. The emphasis here is on “production;” racers and one-off custom jobs need not apply. We also tried to limit the selections to cars whose claimed top speeds have been generally recognized as legitimate by the automotive media and sanctioning groups.
There are also some cars on the horizon that appear ready to knock some names off this list. SSC still hopes to reclaim the title of world’s fastest car with its 1,350-horsepower Tuatara, and Koenigsegg claims a top speed of over 270 mph for its One:1.
For now, though, these are the fastest cars that can legally sport a license plate.
10. Ferrari Enzo (217 mph)
That the current LaFerrari isn’t any faster than the Enzo that appeared a decade before it could be viewed as proof of lack of progress. Or maybe it’s just an indication of how good the Enzo really was.
The Enzo looks positively ancient next to the LaFerrari, but it was state of the supercar art a decade ago. It was the first of Ferrari’s flagship hypercars to incorporate Formula 1-style tech, and when it launched it was also the fastest and most powerful production Ferrari to date.
Named after Ferrari’s founder, the Enzo’s mechanicals and styling set the tone for a generation of Ferrari road cars, and may also represent an important point in supercar development.
With relatively few electronic aids, the Enzo was tricky to drive. A string of crash photos and Youtube videos attested to that. Subsequent Ferraris have included more driver aids, making the Enzo among the last of the analog cars from Maranello.
9. Ferrari LaFerrari (217 mph)
Along withe P1 and the Porsche 918 Spyder, the Ferrari LaFerrari is part of a trio of hybrid supercars that showed the world that performance cars don’t have to be (too) inefficient.
The Ferrari matches the McLaren for top speed and cleverness. Its 6.3-liter V12 is joined to a hybrid system modeled on the Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) used in Ferrari’s Formula One cars. Not only does the LaFerrari give its driver 950 hp to play with, it also provides the instantaneous response of electric motors to get things going.
8. McLaren P1 (217 mph)
McLaren’s successor to the F1 isn’t as fast, but it’s much more high tech. Its 903-hp hybrid powertrain seamlessly blends electric and turbocharged V8 power, making the P1 one of the most capable performance cars ever made.
During the car’s press junket, McLaren said it emphasized the driving experience over outright top speed. Maybe the company didn’t think it could compete with Bugatti, or maybe it just thought organ-shredding lateral grip was a better way to torture customers than stratospheric speeds.
With a claimed lap time of around six minutes, the P1 also excels at a performance metric that’s almost become more important than top speed: the Nürburgring.
7. Jaguar XJ220 (217 mph)
The XJ220 lost six cylinders and two driven wheels on the way to production, but it still managed to claim the title of fastest production car in 1992.
The original concept version featured a V12 engine and all-wheel drive, but the production model had to make due with a twin-turbocharged V6, and rear-wheel drive. Still, that was enough to get the XJ220 to 217 mph at Nardo, once engineers removed the rev limiter.
However, it wasn’t enough to solidify in the car’s place in history. Buyers weren’t as impressed by the production version as they were with the concept, and a weak early ‘90s economy tanked sales. Sometimes being the fastest just isn’t enough.
6. Aston Martin One-77 (220 mph)
The One-77 is the most extreme road-going Aston ever, and the fastest. It may share a front-engined layout with “regular” Astons, but the One-77 is a completely different animal.
Only 77 examples were made, and each sports a 7.30-liter V12 producing 750 hp. Like the chassis, it’s based on an engine used in lesser Aston production models, but it’s both lighter and more ferocious.
Aside from its performance and jaw-dropping good looks, the most remarkable thing about the One-77 may be that Aston was able to create a hypercar without making many compromises.
While it matches race-inspired mid-engined designs for performance, the One-77 still has the look and feel of something much more luxurious and well-rounded. It is, after all, the only front-engined car on this list.
The One-77 proves that incredibly fast cars don’t have to focus solely on performance. Its character is almost as special as its 220 mph top speed and limited production run.
5. McLaren F1 (241 mph)
The F1 is more than just a former world’s-fastest car. With its carbon-fiber body, gold-lined engine bay, 6.1-liter BMW M V12, and center driver’s seat, it just might be the coolest car ever made.
Years before it attempted to take on Ferrari and Porsche with the MP4-12C, McLaren was known only as a successful race team in Formula 1 and the defunct Can-Am series. Yet its first road car wasn’t exactly an amateur effort.
McLaren intended to make the F1 the ultimate road-going supercar, but its design was informed by the company’s racing experience. The F1 even went on to a fairly successful racing career in its own right, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995.
4. Koenigsegg CCR (242 mph)
Swedish supercar builder Koenigsegg briefly held the “world’s fastest” title before being bested by the original Bugatti Veyron. Its CCR reached 242 mph at Italy’s Nardo Ring in 2005.
The CCR was essentially an earlier generation of the cars Koenigsegg is building today. It featured a 4.7-liter V8 of the company’s own design, a carbon-fiber body, and not much in the way of electronic aids.
Despite its impressive stats, the CCR’s moment in the spotlight was as brief as its claim on the world. It was soon supplanted by the CCX, and then by the current Agera. Koenigsegg says the Agera-based One:1 will top out at over 270 mph, but no one has tried it yet.
3. SSC Ultimate Aero (256 mph)
Briefly, the might of the Volkswagen Group and the prestige of the Bugatti name were bested by a car company no one had ever heard of.
Shelby SuperCars (SSC) has nothing to do with Carroll Shelby of Cobra fame, but for a moment its Ultimate Aero was the fastest production car in the world. It hit 256 mph in 2007, beating the non-Super Sport version of the Veyron.
Helping it achieve that velocity is a 6.3-liter twin-turbocharged V8 with 1,287 hp. There are no electronic driver aids to help control that power either, creating a purer driving experience for those with talent, and a scenario for certain death for those without it.
2. Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (268 mph)
When Volkswagen purchased the Bugatti brand, it had one goal: build the fastest production car in the world. The original Veyron achieved that goal, and with a price tag of $1.7 million and a quad-turbocharged W16 engine producing 1,000 hp, it also boasted the most superlatives of any production car.
Yet the Veyron was soon dethroned by the SSC Ultimate Aero, so Bugatti came back with the Veyron Super Sport. This Veyron-plus has 1,200 hp, and numerous aerodynamic changes meant to help gain a few extra miles per hour.
With a top speed of 268 mph recorded at Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessein test track, the Veyron Super Sport is still recognized as the world’s fastest production car by Guinness. The related Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is also the world’s fastest open-topped car, with a top speed of 254 mph.
1. Hennessey Venom GT (270 mph)
This combination of a Lotus Elise chassis and 1,244-hp 7.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8, and you have the fastest production car in the world. Depending on your definition of “fastest” and “production car,” that is.
Hennessey recorded a 270.4-mph run at the Kennedy Space Center last year, but only in one direction. To be considered legitimate, record attempts usually require one run in each direction. An average is then taken to account for wind conditions.
Because of its hand-built nature, there’s also some debate about whether the Venom GT qualifies as a production car. While it can claim the highest recorded speed, Hennessey’s monster isn’t recognized as the world’s fastest car by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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