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Chhapaak Movie Review Director:  Meghna Gulzar Cast:  Deepika Padukone, Vikrant Massey Duration:  2 hours What does  Chhapaak  mean? It’s the phonetic sound of a splash. It’s what you hear when acid hits skin. The recipient is routinely a woman and the attacker is almost always a man who seeks revenge by scarring. The acid, he hopes, will disfigure his victim’s face and consequently her life. It’s a crime calculated to shatter a woman physically and mentally. Society decrees that beauty is a superpower – especially for women. With acid, the perpetrator hopes to show his target who is boss. But Laxmi Agarwal, who was attacked by a stalker when she was only 15, refused to follow the script. Instead she filed a PIL and fought legal battles for years. Eventually the Supreme Court passed an order restricting and regulating the sale of acid in India. Laxmi refers to herself as a survivor, not victim. This remarkable story is the inspiration for  Chhapaak , in which Deepik

Kota Factory Review Creator: Saurabh Khanna Director: Raghav Subbu Cast: Mayur More, Ranjan Raj, Alam Khan, Jitendra Kumar, Ahsaas Channa, Revathi Pillai Streaming on: TVFPlay For the longest time, we’ve been conditioned to believe that art is not just the refuge but also the  medium  of the rebel. And not without reason. A country like ours enables a gruelling academic culture in which, by extension, there is nobody braver and more theatrical than the “dropout”. The underdog. The rioter. While some of the most important art of a generation is conceived by the ones that swim against the tide, most of these stories, too, thrive on romanticizing their misfit syndrome. Movies are made, and literature written, about misunderstood minds. Sociocultural milestones – Chetan Bhagat,  3 Idiots , the Ranbir Kapoor hero, the stand-up comedy landscape,  Laakhon Mein Ek  S01 – are built upon the foundation of deflected engineers. Which is why it’s oddly appropriate that  Kota F

        Social Awareness on pandemic Corona virus (COVID-19) What is COVID-19?   COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.’ The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same family of viruses as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and some types of common cold.  What are the symptoms of COVID-19?   Symptoms can include fever, cough and shortness of breath. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia or breathing difficulties. More rarely, the disease can be fatal. These symptoms are similar to the flu (influenza) or the common cold, which are a lot more common than COVID-19. This is why testing is required to confirm if someone has COVID-19.  How does COVID-19 spread?   The virus is transmitted through direct contact with respiratory droplets of an infected person (generated thro