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  • Hilarious Audible titles: Your prescription for a gloomy day

    Hilarious Audible titles: Your prescription for a gloomy day

    Mumbai: Laughter is the best medicine, they say, and what better way to celebrate than with a hearty dose of comedy? Audible, your go-to audio hub for entertainment, has an array of hilarious audiobooks and podcasts that are bound to crack you up. So, grab your headphones, sit back, and get ready to giggle your way into these side-splitting comic titles!

    Be Stupid with Vir Das

    Written by: Vir Das, Saurabh Negi, Weirdass Comedy; Narrated by: Vir Das

    Have you ever wondered how a seemingly foolish choice could actually lead to positive transformations in your life’s trajectory? Join Vir Das as he takes you on an entertaining journey through life’s most unexpected blunders. In this unconventional guide to embracing life’s quirkiest missteps, Vir engages in candid conversations with individuals who share their tales of instant remorse and eventual redemption. Tune in and discover why sometimes, the path to enlightenment is paved with moments of sheer absurdity!

    The Unexperts

    Written and narrated by: Abish Mathew

    In this 10-episode series, each episode brings a diverse panel of unexperts together, ready to hilariously dissect topics ranging from nostalgic encounters with school teachers to the mysteries of artificial intelligence, ghosts, the apocalypse, and even family dynamics. The unexperts excel in providing you with the information you never knew you didn’t need – offering unsolicited advice, absurd opinions, and incredibly terrible reviews. Tune in to discover the joy of embracing the unnecessary, as ‘The Unexperts’ suggest lighthearted perspectives on the world’s quirkiest subjects.

    Nothing Like I Imagined

    Written and narrated by: Mindy Kaling

    Get ready to laugh your way through life’s quirks with Mindy Kaling’s 2021 Audie Award Nominee for Best Humor Audiobook! In this collection of personal essays, Mindy spills the beans on her adventures of being a single mom and the challenges of social anxiety in Hollywood. From weird quests to nail-biting dramas, she takes you on a rollercoaster ride, exploring friendship, self-discovery, and generosity. Why should you listen? It’s not just humor; it’s a delightful, heartwarming journey that’ll leave you feeling upbeat.

    Modern Romance

    Written and narrated by: Aziz Ansari

    Aziz Ansari has been talking about modern love in his stand-up routines for a long time now. He returns to the topic yet again in Modern Romance, an investigation that dives into his observations on the nature of love in the 21st century. Taking listeners on a journey spanning cultures and continents while ruminating on the effects of online dating on relationships, Ansari combines his trademark wit and energetic delivery with research from a panel of professors and experts, ensuring an illuminating listen full of hilarious crack-ups.

     23½ Ways to Make a Girl Fall for You

    Written by: Cyrus Broacha; Narrated by: Avinash Kumar Singh

    In a world where understanding between genders often resembles a complex puzzle, this book rivals Shakespeare’s enigmatic works, with a humorous twist. It’s an earnest attempt to explore the male-female dynamics, but there’s some funny stuff in there for guys trying to figure it out. Well, if nothing else, it promises a light-hearted journey through the baffling maze of dating and relationships. While you won’t emerge as a love guru, you’ll certainly have a laugh along the way!

  • Cinema industry pays a tribute to Farooque Shaikh

    Cinema industry pays a tribute to Farooque Shaikh

    MUMBAI: With roles that touched the emotional chord, actor Farooque Shaikh made a special place among his fans. When the actor passed away few weeks back, his fans couldn’t help but cry. Shaikh continues to evoke much affection and respect within the film fraternity. Indian Films & TV Directors Association organised a tribute to Shaikh at the S P Jain Auditorium in Bhavan’s College yesterday, where some of India’s finest directors assembled to recall the experience of working with the remarkable actor. 

     

    The people who came to pay a tribute to the actor included MS Sathyu who introduced Sheikh in Garm Hawa in 1973, Muzaffar Ali who selected the actor to play a lead in nearly all of the films he directed, starting with Gaman (1978) to Umrao Jaan (1981) and Anjuman (1986). It was while shooting Anjuman that Sheikh became acquainted with the plight of the impoverished chikankari artisans of Lucknow. It spawned a lifelong association with the classic white embroidered kurta-pyjama that remained his unique hallmark. Interestingly, he used to order his outfits directly from the karigars.

     

    Others included veterans and new age Hindi film directors, actors and writers who worked with him including – Sagar Sarhadi, Ramesh Talwar, Raman Kumar, Pankaj Parashar, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, Sanjay Tripathi, Avinash Kumar Singh, Shona Urvashi, Suhail Tatari, Javed Siddiqui and Anand Rai.

     

    Among his co-actors, Deepti Naval shared her thoughts on their long working partnership spanning Doordarshan television shows leading on to Chashme Buddoor right up to Listen Amaya last year. 

    The ceremony was organised by President of the Indian Films & TV Directors Association Ashok Pandit who said, “We thought we should invite all the directors who have worked with the late veteran actor Shaikh to share interesting moments with the actor, whether these are humorous or sensitive or simply give an insight into his unique personality. They will narrate little trivia which will be useful to those who have merely seen Shaikh on screen and want to know more about him as an actor & human being. This great actor and exceptional human being deserve to be remembered in the most dignified way. What better than inviting all his directors upon a common forum to celebrate his talent and his persona.”