JLO brought Bridgerton to life this past weekend in the Hamptons, where she threw an amazing event to celebrate turning 55. The celebration featured a live orchestra and a horse-drawn carriage, among other features more commonly found at social gatherings in the early 1800s. Naturally, Lady Whistletown was not prepared for the glitzy Regency-era attire either. 

In her first ensemble designed by Manish Malhotra, she looked downright royal in a stunning light blue ball gown with a bodice piece that had off-the-shoulder cuffs and gilded diamond-shaped embroidery. The gown was worn over a full skirt that was embroidered with larger-than-life gold floral motifs.

Lopez wore few accessories and let the dress do the talking because of how grand the ensemble was. She chose stud earrings, a basic pendant necklace, and sheer white opera gloves. She had a gold laurel crown in her hair.

Jennifer transformed into something a bit more fluid later in the evening, which made it easier for her to move around the dance floor and interact with other attendees. This second dress was a gauzy moss-green number with a sequined floral bust, and it too had an off-the-shoulder neckline.

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He is only British by lineage, but every part of him is Indian. Legendary author Ruskin Bond was born and raised in British India and after falling in love with it, went on to make the country his home for ever. There is nary a soul who has known the hills of Dehradun better than him.

A lover of words, Ruskin grew up a shy and lonely boy in the Himalayan Mountains of Shimla and Dehradun. Surrounded by nature, his love for words made him an author. He recreated his childhood and world in Dehra in his stories, most notable in children’s books. Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, he has been honoured by the Indian Council for Child Education for his contribution in children’s literature. He went on to win the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan in 1999 and 2014 respectively.

Though he spent some time in the UK for his higher education and early years of work, Ruskin returned to India, realising that his heart belonged to Dehradun. He has always written prolifically, where his writings reflect his experiences of having gone through the colonial, post-colonial, and post-independence phases of India.

He wrote his first novel The Room On The Roof at the age of 17, which got published when he was 21. Apart from dabbling in semi-autobiographical work like The Room on The Roof and its sequel Vagrants in The Valley, Ruskin also tinkered with supernatural fiction through works like Ghost Stories From The Raj, A Season of Ghosts, and A Face In The Dark And Other Hauntings. With an oeuvre of more than 500 short stories, essays, and novels, including more than 50 children’s books; Ruskin has his name etched among the literary masters in India.

The acclaimed author has been living in his house called Ivy Cottage in Mussourie since 1980. Here’s wishing him several more years of health, happiness, and great writing!

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Kalpana Chawla, an Indian-American astronaut as well as the first Indian woman to travel to space, she would have turned 56 today if not for that fateful accident on February 1, 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia perished upon entry to the earth’s atmosphere leading to her death and six other astronauts. She is a role model for an entire generation of women in India as well as around the world.

Born on 17 March 1962, Kalpana Chawla will always be remembered for her inspiring and incredible journey from being born in Karnal – a city in India’s Haryana state to becoming an astronaut with America’s space exploration agency NASA, where she finally fulfilled her dream of reaching out to the stars. Kalpana earned not one but two Master’s degrees and, in 1986, pursued a doctorate program from the University of Colorado.  In the year 1994, she became an astronaut candidate and represented the Astronaut Office EVA/Robotics and Computer Branches, testing software for the space shuttles. Kalpana first went to space in 1997 aboard the spaceship Columbia as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator, which made 252 orbits around the earth. It also deployed a satellite, which Kalpana was responsible for. She was then selected again for another space voyage in 2000, but due to the project being delayed, her mission began only in 2003. Kalpana joined a crew of seven, which included Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first astronaut. On February 1, the space shuttle was intended to land at the Kennedy Space Center when disaster struck.

One Interesting fact about Kalpana’s name is that her parents never gave her a formal name but nicknamed her ‘Montu’. She picked her formal name at age three when she was brought to a nursery school by her aunt. The principal asked her name to which her aunt replied: “We have three names in our mind – Kalpana, Jyotsna and Sunaina.” When the principal asked her to pick a name she chose Kalpana.

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Kalpana is a Sanskrit word that means “creativity” and “imagination” in Hindi, Telugu, Marathi and Nepali. It may also refer to: Kalpana (imagination), a Vedantic view.  As the name suggests, with her level of creativity and imagination,  she surely was a force to reckon with and will remain as an inspiration.

 Legacy 

• The 74th Street in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City was renamed to ‘Kalpana Chawla Street’.
• There’s a hill on Mars with her name.
• A Nasa Supercomputer is named after her.
• An asteroid that circles between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter called the 51826 Kalpanachawla.
• India’s first weather satellite, the Kalpana 1.
• Planetarium in Kurukshetra was named as Kaplana Chawla Memorial planetarium, near Karnal.
• Her alma mater, Punjab University named the girl’s hostel after her.
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then Prime Minister renamed the MET Satellites to Kalpana in her honour.
• The Indian Institute of Kharagpur has a Kalpana Chawla Space Technology Cell, named as tribute to her.

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Sameer hamsa is Mohanlal’s closest confidant and their friendship goes back to many years. The megastar celebrating his good friend’s birthday was a hot topic of discussion in Mollywood, amongst their followers and was also on trending social media platforms. But something that is nowhere to be found on the internet, is some of these images that you will see. These are the inside pictures that we were able to dig out from Sameer’s birthday.

Mohanlal is currently staying in Mangalore for the shooting of his upcoming film Kayamkulam Kochunni. Actor Nivin and director Rosshan Andrrews too took part in the celebration.

All three of them were seen having a pleasurable time at Sameer’s Birthday.

Nivin Pauly will be playing the lead role in the film directed by Rosshan Andrrews, whereas Mohanlal will be making a cameo appearance in the film as Ithikkara Pakki.

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Favourite Brad Pitt Movie: A criminal, a rebel and definitely the ultimate badass, it is safe to say that Fight Club’s Tyler Durden is Brad Pitt’s most awesome performance ever. The combination of Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and director David Fincher made this film amazing.  Brad’s performance as Tyler Durden was impeccable.

His Fashion: He is a two-time recipient of People’s Sexiest Man Alive. From casual outfits to Tuxedos, he can pull off anything.

His Charity: Brad Pitt is known for his constant charity, giving millions to various causes like Red Cross, Medical Research, and orphanages.

His support for Angelina Jolie:  Brad Pitt put up a post on Social Media about how much he loved and cared for his then-wife, Angelina Jolie who was battling cancer. This post went viral all over Social Media and showed how supportive Brad Pitt was.

His outlook on life: “I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it’s up to me,” Pitt said.

His self-confidence and the way he takes life as it comes has motivated many people.

These are the Top 5 things that we love about Brad Pitt. Do let us know what are your favorite things about him in the comments.

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Happy heavenly Birthday to Walt Disney! American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor, and film producer, Mr.Disney, as a pioneer of the American animation industry, introduced many developments in the history of film making.

As a tribute, we bring to you a list of 6 movies that we loved and recommend to you if you haven’t already watched it (which we’re sure is highly impossible).

Bambi (1942)

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A helpless little deer is born by the name of Bambi. He is born among the forest to a grateful Mother. Bambi meets some animal friends for himself, A rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower. Bambi falls in love while he grows up along side his friends. The troubles of the wild life strike when a hunter kills Bambi’s mother.The troubles of the emotional for every animal in the forest. A beautiful ending concludes this masterpiece.

This Disney movie has been passed from one generation to another. “Bambi” captures your heart and it’s one of those movies you can’t wait for your own children to see, and then they pass it down to their children and so on.  Just make sure you have a box of tissues next to you while you watch it.

The Incredible Journey (1963)

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Two dogs and a cat travel 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness after being separated from their humans. Along the way they encounter harsh elements and non-domesticated creatures, such as bears, that they must flee and sometimes fight. The cat gets lost (who knows, maybe the dogs conspired to ditch it) and nearly starves to death, but they all make it home by the end. With three animals as leads, though, the lingering logistical question remains: HOW DID THEY EVEN MAKE THIS?

Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)

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Every kid’s favorite fantasy is the one about possessing secret power or information, resulting in an urgent task that will allow the child to be The Only One Who’s Right and triumph over whatever adversity stands in her or his way. The kids in this wickedly exciting adventure are not only telekinetic and telepathic, they’re also aliens who have to flee some bad people to get home to their superior race of extraterrestrial beings. So it’s perfect. *grabs popcorn*

The Lion King (1994)

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Yes, yes, “Hakuna Matata” to you too, but for all the fun to be had in The Lion King, it’s the melodrama that really stands the test of time: jealousy, betrayal, and a young hero whose self-doubt threatens a kingdom. For young audiences in the early 1990s, this was a revelation in Disney animation. One of Disney’s biggest hits, The saga of Simba, which in its deeply buried origins owes something to Greek tragedy and certainly to “Hamlet,” is a learning experience as well as an entertainment.

Finding Nemo (2003)

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The horror: a child’s first step towards independence, after years of overprotective parenting, are met with disaster when Nemo – a little clownfish – gets fishnapped by an overzealous scuba diver. Now Marlin must conquer his own fears and traverse the whole flipping ocean to save his son. This film is so overwhelmingly emotional you almost forget to wonder at its many visual marvels: the inside of a whale, a breathtaking mid-air pelican chase, and a cast of wonderfully colorful characters who make one of Disney’s most intense motion pictures a joy for the whole family.

Ratatouille (2007)

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From the company that turned a mouse – that scurrying thing that shot your grandmother on top of a chair, holding a broom for dear life – into a national hero, comes the story of a rat. In the hilarious new animated-adventure, Ratatouille, a rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family’s wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. Remy finds himself torn between following his dreams or returning forever to his previous existence as a rat. He learns the truth about friendship, family and having no choice but to be who he really is, a rat who wants to be a chef.

Here’s to the man who changed millions of lives with his ideas and gifted us with an amazing childhood to cherish for a lifetime – Walt Disney.

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From experiencing her late grandfather’s presence to having an Oscar trophy on her shelves, Emma Stone is one lucky and hardworking woman. Emma who just turned 29 has made quite a number of twists and turn with her career. Here are some interesting facts of Emma.

• The real name of Emma was Emily and she had her name changed when she started her acting career.
• Emma made a powerpoint presentation named ‘Project Hollywood’ to get her parents permission to move toCaliforniaa to become an actress.
• Emma won her first Oscar on 2017 for her brilliant work in the movie ‘ La La Land’.
• Emma’s red hair was not always there. She was blonde until she had colored her hair red and it has been stuck with her ever since.
• Emma was put on the top of the list of most paid actress with approximately $26 million in the year 2017

And yeah Emma loves grilled cheese

“I’m into grilled cheese .Grilled Cheese makes me beautiful”

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Ajay ( Bazigar -1993)

The anti-hero character which earned the filmfare best actor award for Shahrukh Khan. Shahrukh plays the anti-hero character where he seeks to avenge his family. Shahrukh played the character of a young man who slowly kills off the members of the Chopra family ( the man who betrayed Ajay’s family and caused the death of his sister and his father). The film broke the jinx of audiences not accepting an anti-hero character as the lead role. ( Also we still groove to the song yeh kali kali aanken tururu tururu :D)

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Raj Malhotra ( Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge – 1995)

One of the most celebrated films in the career of Shahrukh Khan. He plays the character of Raj Malhotra, an NRI who lives in London. He meets Simran( Kajol) on a train journey, where they both get separated from their friends and travels together. They fall in love and Simran’s father who comes to know about this relation moves back to India. Raj , who has high respects for Simran’s father doesn’t approve of eloping and is fixed on getting married with simran only with his Simran’s father’s blessing. ( damn these metros, can’t even run behind our Raj(s))

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Devdas ( Devdas -2002)

Devdas a movie that told the world, every story might not have a happy ending. Devdas played Shahrukh Khan and his lover Paro played by Aishwarya Rai were the perfect couple but fate had other plans. The story revolves around Devdas and Paro, on how different incidents and people affected their lives and eventually lead to the death of Devdas. Devdas becomes an alcoholic after he loses Paro and dies in front of the mansion without being able to keep his promise to Paro, that he will visit her at her mansion. ( maardala……..)

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Aman Mathur (Kal Ho Naa Ho – 2003)

The man who sacrificed his love because he didn’t want to hurt her and give her the pain of his loss. Aman Mathur, played by Shahrukh Khan comes to New York, makes some new friends and eventually falls in love with on his best friend Naina Catherine Kapur played by Preeti zinta. Aman being a cardiac patient and knowing that his number of days are coming to end soon, tries to make the marriage work between Naina and their common best friend Rohit played by Saif Ali Khan. Aman declares that while Rohit has gotten Naina in this lifetime, he asks him to promise that in every other life to follow, Aman will be the one who gets Naina,as he breathes his last on the hospital bed.( Everyone would have shed a tear when Aman passed away, even you!)

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Rizwan Khan ( My name is Khan- 2010)

Rizwan Khan, played by Shahrukh Khan is one of the most iconic characters played Shahrukh during his film career. He plays the role of a person who has Asperger syndrome and how he and his family are mistreated just because their name was Khan. After the 9/11 attack at the twin towers, the Khan family are looked up as terrorists and they lose their son when some children from his school gets into a fight saying that he is a terrorist and eventually leads to the death of Sameer( son of Rizwan and Mandira). The film ends with Rizwan being stabbed in the back by one of the followers of Faisal Rahman accusing him being a traitor to Islam. Rizwan is taken to the hospital and his life is saved and the film ends with US President coming up to him and saying” Your name is Khan and you are not a terrorist”. ( Got to hug Srk, Even in this role how he managed to make all girls fall in love with him yet again!)

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Mohan Bhargava ( Swades -2004)

Mohan Bhargava played by Shahrukh Khan portrays a character who works in the US with NASA decides to go back to India to bring back his caretaker who looked after him after his parents died during his early age. He finds that the villages where he visits are in a pathetic condition and decides to help them to lead a good life. The film ends with Mohan returning back to India after he completes his project with NASA and works in India and says in the village with his wife from the village in India. ( timeless classic)

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Kabir Khan ( Chak De! India -2007)

Kabir Khan played by Shahrukh Khan is portrayed as a former Indian hockey player who was accused of being a traitor to India when he missed his penalty shot against Pakistan, because he was a muslim. He is later called back to train a group of girls to represent India in the national olympics. He is a strict and caring guide who teaches the girls teamwork and coordination. The film ends with the girls Indian hockey team raising the world hockey champions trophy and Kabir khan returning to his homeland and getting the acceptance and praise from the people. ( We all wish for a coach as good looking as Srk)

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Celebrity and superstar of Malayalam Cinema, Mohanlal turned 57 recently, and the whole of Mollywood and a lot of other celebrities from around the country took to Twitter to wish him a very happy birthday.  Here are a few tweets for the ‘King of Mollywood’.

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