Yahoo! Movies Review: Aiyyaa

Cast: aristocrat Mukerji, Prithviraj
Director: Sachin Kundalkar
Rating: **1/2
To get pleasure from a movie like 'Aiyyaa', logic and rational undoubtedly need to be left behind. Sachin Kundalkar creates a funny, slightly eccentric, filmi protagonist however he expects her charm to hold a movie that's saddled with a ridiculous plot and aspect characters United Nations agency ar supposed to be amusing however approach the annoying.


Meenakshi (Rani Mukerji) loves comedy and is crazy concerning typical Bollywood films and music. unnecessary  to mention she additionally aspires to possess a classic Bollywood romance instead of accept Associate in Nursing organized wedding. returning from a typical lower-middle-class family, she has no selection however to travel through the routine of meeting prospective grooms with their families, complete with a receptacle of poha and sreekhand. Despite many rejections, Meenkashi manages to search out a superbly eligible candidate. However, she isn't too hooked in to the alliance as a result of she finds herself insanely interested in a really intense-looking Tamil college man (Prithviraj), United Nations agency saunters around with blood-shot eyes and is rumoured to be a follower.

The plot would possibly sound absolutely plausible however the narrative shortly veers out of management. an excessive amount of time is spent in build up the intrigue around Hindu deity (Prithviraj). The sub-plot concerning the weird, highly-sexed colleague is totally superfluous and not even remotely entertaining . I perceive that the director wished to make a family that's fully eccentric however the gags related to them ar thus unhealthy that the humour repeatedly becomes slapstick. Meenakshi's hopeless pursuits get tedious on the far side some extent and her scene with the felon ought to undoubtedly are sliced off at the redaction table.

Despite the loopholes, aristocrat Mukerji's performance rises higher than the unsatisfying script to make Associate in Nursing adorable character United Nations agency is dispiritedly infatuated with a person United Nations agency looks fully wrong and shows no interest in her. Prithivraj has very little to try and do however will complete justice to his image of the brooding, tall, dark and handsome idol.
Watch it if you'll overlook the issues, Rani's fun aspect guarantees some real laughs.
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The Scariest Shoes of All Time

We've seen many ugly shoes in our day, but a new pair dubbed "Scary Beautiful" is definitely the most treacherous footwear we've ever seen. The massive heels appear backwards on the foot, so the wearers feet point straight down the back, as if in ballet shoes, with their shin leaning against the front "heel" end of the design to balance. The shoes are a collaboration between artist Leanie van der Vyver and Dutch shoe designer René van den Berg, and serve as a commentary on today's impossible standards of beauty.

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Van der Vyver is South African, and recently graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. We spotted "Crazy Beautiful" on her website, cargocollective.com, and reached out to her for the inside scoop.

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"After working in fashion for seven years, and therefore being well aware of the manipulation images in fashion suffer for a perfect result, I still compare myself to them and other current beauty ideals," Van der Vyver told Yahoo! Shine exclusively. "My frustration with my own inability to overcome these feelings of inadequacy was what brought 'Scary Beautiful' into fruition. The shoes formed part of my graduation project that was a result of my thesis. The conclusion of my thesis investigation was that people are not satisfied with what they look like, and that perfection, according to the beauty and fashion standards, has reached a climax. Humans are playing God by physically and metaphorically perfecting themselves. Beauty is currently at an all time climax, allowing this project to explore what lies beyond perfection. Scary Beautiful challenges current beauty ideals by inflicting an unexpected new beauty standard."

      

Unsurprisingly, Van der Vyver's "Scary Beautiful" shoes were nominated for a design prize at Gerrit Rietveld Academie. Jury members Barbara Visser, visual artist and Xander Karskens, and curator of De Hallen had this to say about the shoes:

"The object created by Leanie expands the concept of a shoe into multiple new meanings. The beautifully made leather object is accompanied by a video registration of a girl wearing it. One observes the design forcing the wearer to develop a new way of walking, leaning forward while refining a painfully fragile balance. The jury applauds the way aesthetics, ergonomics and prosthesis merge into an awkward choreography. The craftsmanship and strong conceptual way of designing also show in another work, a ceramic tea set in which reference is made to a building in South Africa. Leanie succeeds in translating political consciousness into form and is considered by the jury to be a meaningful future designer."
We find the clip shocking but also oddly moving. The shoes are obviously not practical, but as art they're intriguing. We can't help but be reminded of Lady Gaga trying to steady herself in the now-famous Alexander McQueen "Armadillo" heels in her "Bad Romance" music video. Major models like Abbey Lee Kershaw, Natasha Poly, and Sasha Pivovarova reportedly refused to wear the 12-inch McQueen heels out of fear, and were cut from the designer's spring 2010 fashion show. In comparison, the "Scary Beautiful" shoes make the "Armadillo" heels look like sneakers, but we had a feeling the always-outdoing-herself Lady Gaga would give them a spin one day. Sure enough, Van der Vyver confirmed our suspicions.    

"Yes, on request I did actually send them to Studio Formichetti for a Lady Gaga music video, but I could not get confirmation whether she actually used them," Van der Vyver told us. "I did not charge for her to possibly use them. I would love to sell them to a gallery."

We're holding out for the "Scary Beautiful" shoes to appear in an upcoming Lady Gaga music video, but until then Van der Vyver is back home in Cape Town starting her own studio where she'll continue investigating fashion and beauty. We're anticipating her next creation.

Taliban shoot Pakistani schoolgirl campaigning for peace

PESHAWAR, West Pakistan|West Pakistan|Asian country|Asian nation} (Reuters) - Taliban gunmen in Pakistan shot and seriously wounded on Tues a 14-year-old little girl United Nations agency rose to fame for speaking out against the militants, authorities aforesaid.

Malala Yousufzai was shot within the head and neck once gunmen pink-slipped on her jitney within the Swat natural depression, northwest of the capital, Islamabad. 2 different women were additionally wounded, police aforesaid.

Yousufzai became far-famed for speaking out against the Pakistani Taliban at a time once even the govt gave the impression to be placatory the inflexible Islamists.

The government united to a ceasefire with the Taliban in Swat in early 2009, effectively recognising insurgent management of the natural depression whose lakes and mountains had long been a traveller attraction.

The Taliban got wind of courts, dead residents and closed girls' colleges, together with the one that Yousufzai attended. A documentary team recorded her weeping as she explained her ambition to be a doctor.

"My friend came to ME and aforesaid, 'for God's sake, answer ME honestly, is our college planning to be attacked by the Taliban?',"

Yousufzai, then 11, wrote in an exceedingly web log revealed by the BBC.

"During the morning assembly we have a tendency to were told to not wear vibrant garments because the Taliban would object."

The army launched associate degree offensive and retook management of Swat later that year, and Yousufzai later received the country's highest civilian award. She was additionally nominative for international awards for kid activists.

Since then, she has received varied threats. On Tuesday, gunmen got hold of her college and asked for her by name, witnesses told police. Yousufzai was shot once she came out of sophistication and visited a bus.

Taliban spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan aforesaid his cluster was behind the shooting.

"She was pro-West, she was speaking against Taliban and she or he was line President Obama her ideal leader," Ehsan aforesaid by phonephone from associate degree covert location.

"She was young however she was promoting civilization in Pashtun areas," he said, bearing on the most ethnos in northwest Pakistan and southern and japanese Asian nation. Most members of the Taliban come back from conservative Pashtun tribes.

Doctors were troubled to avoid wasting Yousufzai, aforesaid Lal Noor, a doctor at the Saidu Sharif Teaching Hospital within the Swat valley's main city of Mingora.

The U.S. State Department condemned the attack.

"Directing violence at kids is barbaric. It's timid. And our hearts exit to her and therefore the others United Nations agency were wounded, similarly as their families," State Department representative Victoria Nuland aforesaid in Washington.

(Writing by Katharine Houreld; extra coverage by Andrew Quinn in Washington; redaction by Robert Birsel and Paul Simao)

Kejriwal says mango men will be Vadra's nemesis

Congress president Sonia Gandhi's in-law parliamentarian Vadra's Facebook standing scan 'Mango men in a very banana republic'.

NEW DELHI: Taking a dig at Congress president Sonia Gandhi's in-law parliamentarian Vadra over his Facebook standing that browse 'Mango men during a banana republic', anti-graft activist Arvind Kejriwal tweeted: "Evidence running in from mango men from across the country. Mango men wud persuade be nemesis for the powerful."

Vadra's Facebook standing furious several associated Republic of India Against Corruption (IAC) activists known as it an insult to the state.

IAC member Kumar Vishwas told CNN-IBN: "Today parliamentarian Vadra has written 'mango individuals in banana republic' on his Facebook page. He affronted our country as a result of he's connected with the foremost proud family that is the Gandhi family. He ought to apologise before the state."

Facing criticisms for his post, Vadra had to eventually shut his Facebook account. however before closing his Facebook account, Vadra posted: "Looks like some friends on my Facebook account lack a way of humor. no matter I post becomes a subject of dialogue on TV. So, i'll deactivate my Facebook account currently and open a replacement one with smart friends."

Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan Fri alleged that Vadra had bought properties price over Rs.300 large integer between 2007 associated 2010 with an interest-free unsecured loan of Rs.65 large integer provided by DLF. They claimed that the properties got at undervalued rates in exchange of favours allegedly received from Congress state governments in Haryana, Rajasthan and metropolis.

Vadra says Kejriwal maligning Pine Tree State for promotion

Robert Vadra issued a media statement rebutting the charge that property major DLF had sugary land deals price Rs three hundred large integer for him reciprocally for favours from the Congress governments in metropolis, Haryana and Rajasthan.

Vadra was quoted by agencies as spoken communication he was "saddened by the try of (India Against Corruption leaders Arvind) Kejriwal and (Prashant) Bhushan to deliberately misrepresent numbers contained in my monetary statements, manufacture lies against Pine Tree State and malign Pine Tree State and my family so as to realize low cost promotion for themselves and for the launch of their political party".

"My business transactions area unit totally mirrored in monetary statements filed before acceptable government authorities in compliance with the law. they're obtainable within the property right to anyone fascinated by knowing the reality," Vadra wrote.

A DLF statement had aforesaid it had given Rs sixty five large integer as "business advances", of that Rs fifteen large integer was totally refunded and Rs fifty large integer used for land purchase. It aforesaid it had received no undue like any government.

Kejriwal alleged the DLF statement was "full of cant and lies" and secure "a elaborated response tomorrow". He said: "A heap of knowledge has been suppressed. however will Vadra stand by the DLF response or will he have another version?" (Agencies)

27 more Air India flights to Middle East from Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct six (IANS) Air Republic of India specific, the inexpensive subsidiary of the national carrier, can increase to 119 per week its flights to the center East from Kerala beginning Oct twenty eight, listening of the demand of the individuals from the state, a political candidate statement same Sat.

The airline in its winter schedule can increase its services from the 3 airports in Kerala and Mangalore in state to the center East from ninety two services per week.

This is the primary time since its beginning in 2005 that Air Republic of India specific is deploying numerous services from the cities of Kerala and Mangalore to the Gulf and back, same the statement.

This increase in capability can facilitate stabilise the fares to a awfully massive extent which is able to profit the motion public of this region, the statement same.

The winter schedule begins Oct twenty eight.

Keralite's use the 3 Kerala flying fields and therefore the Mangalore airport in state that borders the Kasargode district in Kerala.

In the elaborate statement that came out, it mentioned that the Kozhikode flying field throughout the winter schedule can operate seven,308 services up from five,643 in its previous schedule.

Likewise the Kochi flying field can see six,105 services that conjointly increasing from four,903 and within the capital town flying field it shot up to four,163 from 3,238 services.

The entire Kerala cupboard has expressed its annoyance on the abrupt cancellation and therefore the alleged callous perspective of the Air Republic of India to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh once he visited the state last month.

The opposition party of India-Marxist within the state had unionized protests marches to all or any the 3 airports underneath its prime leadership recently.

The main highlights of the winter schedule is that - Kochi can connect the cities of national capital, Dubai, Bahrain, El Beda and Sharjah everyday.

Flight to Muscat are going to be thrice per week and passengers from Kochi are going to be offered convenient connections to Dammam via Kozhikode everyday, and to Kuwait thrice per week, with each the boarding cards issued in Kochi and therefore the baggage's labelled to the last word destination.

The os town of state, Mangalore can see Air Republic of India specific flying double daily to Dubai, thrice per week to Muscat, national capital and double weekly to El Beda and Bahrain.

Six umpires are on sale, claims a sting operation

The ICC confirmed that none of the alleged umpires were concerned in any of the official games of the planet T20.

Calcutta/New Delhi: A bunco game by AN Indian TV channel has claimed to possess exposed many superior umpires from 3 countries World Health Organization were allegedly willing to mend matches for cash.

The sting was broadcast on Mon evening by a news channel, constant channel World Health Organization had unconcealed alleged corrupt practices by 5 Indian domestic players earlier this year.

The channel showed video clips supposedly taken by their hush-hush reporters within which the umpires were shown to be allegedly willing to present sure choices for a fee.

However, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that none of the alleged umpires were concerned in any of the official games of the globe T20.

In a statement issued on Mon, the apex body said: “The ICC and its relevant members are created tuned in to the allegations created by Asian nation TV this night and calls on the station to turnover any info which may assist the ICC’s pressing investigations into this matter."

“The ICC re-iterates its zero-tolerance towards corruption whether or not alleged against players or officers. The ICC confirms that none of the umpires named were concerned in any of the official games of the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka,” the statement added .

The six umpires World Health Organization were supposedly shown within the sting area unit Nadeem Ghauri and Anees Siddiqui of Asian country, Nadir Shah of Iran of Bangla Desh, and Gamini Dissanayake, Maurice Winston and Sagara Gallage of Sri Lanka.

In the sting, conducted in Gregorian calendar month and August, the reporters claimed to belong to a sports management company and secure the umpires officiation assignments in events of all types round the world, mostly domestic Twenty20 leagues. The reporters, World Health Organization worked hush-hush, dole out the ‘sting’ in the main through interviews and conversations via Skype, an online videophone service.

The Bangla Desh Cricket Board president, Mustafa Kamal, however, has aforesaid that their Board can investigate the matter once obtaining the main points. “I came to grasp regarding it from the media… thus i'm not in an exceedingly position to create any comment. however if the allegations area unit true, we'll positively investigate the matter,” Kamal aforesaid.

Ghauri, World Health Organization is AN ICC International Panel umpire, has rubbished the allegations and claimed he has ne'er officiated outside Asian country within the recent years. Bangla Desh umpire Nadir Shah of Iran, too, has powerfully refuted the allegations against him.

“I ne'er fastened any match… It’s fully rubbish. If i'm reaching to fix match, i'll be caught some day by the ICC. that they had display as sponsors and had approached ME. however I didn't comply with them. No umpire fixes matches,” Shah of Iran aforesaid.

According to the channel, Shah of Iran offered to present choices like “out”, “not out” in any format of the sport. He has officiated in 40-plus ODIs and has been a TV umpire in six Tests.

Ghauri, in keeping with the channel, united to assist Team Asian nation all told ways that. As a quid professional quo, he united to require all amounts underhand in “black”. He has stood in forty three ODIs, fourteen check matches and 4 T20 Internationals.

According to a cricket web site, a face-to-face meeting between Ghauri and therefore the hush-hush newsman happened in city, in July. At that meeting, the umpire was asked whether or not he would do favours for cricketers World Health Organization were sponsored by the ‘company’ the reporters delineated . He replied spoken language it'd be attainable to try to to thus with relevance lbws and run-outs solely.

Asha Bhosle's daughter commits suicide

Mumbai, October eight (Agencies) Varsha Bhosle, girl of playback singer Asha Bhosle, committed suicide at their Peddar Road residence here weekday. 

Varsha, WHO was fifty six years previous, allegedly shot herself together with her authorized  revolver in her Pedder Road residence.

Police say she died on the spot. No suicide note was found however Ms Bhosle was believed to be full of depression and had been hospitalized many weeks past once a suspected dose of sleeping pills.

Ms Bhosle's body has been sent to J J Hospital for a post-mortem and a case of accidental death has been registered by the metropolis police.

Varsha Bhosle was a journalist with internet portal Rediff. She antecedently wrote for The Sunday Observer and therefore the Times Of Republic of India. She was additionally a theatre temperament, Panax quinquefolius playback for a few Hindi and Mahratti films and performed in concerts together with her mother.