"shahrukh khan may be one of the finest actor of the industry but salman khan himself is a industry all together"
-Amitabh bachhan (legend)
reached The Galaxy Apartments and captured its pic where Salman Khan ( The Golden Heart ) lives....
unfortunately couldn't meet him
"Being Salman Khan" last 5
movies
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1.Wanted 95cr
2.Ready 123cr
3.Dabangg 144cr
4.Bodyguard 148cr
5.Ek Tha Tiger 199cr
Total=709cr
Shahrukh Khan last 5 movies
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#MukulDev joins as a Villain in #MENTAL
Actor Mukul Dev, who was seen in films like Son Of Sardar and Yamla Pagla Deewana, has signedthe biggest film of his career. Theactor will play the villain in Salman Khan’s Mental.
Sources say, Mukul was signed atthe very last minute without evenhaving to audition for the role. Sohail Khan had watched some of his last few films and was impressed with his performance.
The actor, who also plays a negative character in Rajkumar Santoshi’s Rambo Rajkumar, will soon join the cast and crew of Mental.
bushra
Q.2)
Any 2 movie of salman khan and priyanka chopra work together?
Akshay Kumar has donated Rs 50 lakh
to Salman Khan’s NGO Being Human.
“Yeah !!! Akshay Kumar has donated
(Rs) 50 lakh to being human, our
charitable trust, thank u akki. I think
every body shld tweet n thank him,”
Salman said on his twitter page.
Being Human Foundation’s Main
Objective is to help the needy people.
Salman Khan had famously said: “If
somebody is dying and money can buy
him life , I would do that.”
That seems to be what good friendAkki is
doing now & that's what khiladi can do...
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What is the similarity between Salman Khan movies and Delhi Daredevils?
Both are pointless!
#Salman Khan demands a bomb for Kick!
There's no doubt about the fact that superstar Salman Khan is the current Box Office emperor. He's been scoringcenturies after centuries with each of his release, hence, the man is in high demand these days. As per the recentreports, Salman Khan has unexpectedly increased his fees for his upcoming film Kick.According to aleading daily, Salman Khan, who had initially demanded for Rs 70 crore for Kick, has now decided to renegotiate his remuneration withKick's director-produc er Sajid Nadiadwala. It is nowbeing said that the actor had asked for an additional 10 crore for Kick. Salman Khan is one of the most bankable stars of Bollywood today. And, a while ago, rumours were rife that Khan had charged 50 crore to do Ek Tha Tiger with Yash Raj camp. Reason given is his commanding position at the Box-Office. Well, it seems like Salman surely knows howto cash inon his popularity!HiT LiKE and SHARE if you are waiting for this flick..
#nehu
-Pakistan National Training Camp to prepare U-23 & U21 Players for the National Football Team
31 Players selected of U23 & U21 years of age have been called for 10
Days National Training Camp at Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) House,
Lahore
which will commence on 22nd April, 2013 and will finish on 1st May, 2013.
According to the press release issued here by PFF,
theprobables of the training camp are:-
WAPDA
1. Muzammil Hussain
2. Manzoor Ahmed
3. Abdul Rehman
Army
1. Jameel
KPT
1. Junied
2. Muhammad
3. Ahsaullah
KESC
1. Jahangir
2. Mohammad Riaz
3. Abdul Salam
PIA
1. Sharam Babar
2. Mohammad Osman
3. Riaz
HBL
1. Zakir Lashari
2. Yaqoob
SSGC
1. Rashid Ali
PAF
1. Muhammad Bilal
NBP
1. Faisal Iqbal
2. Sher
3. Amir Siddique
4. Adnan Nazir
5. Basit Ali
Muslim FC
1. Asmat Ullah
Navy
1. Mohsin Ali
2. Noor Muhammad
3. Naveed
4. Mohammad Bilal
Islamabad
1. Imran
Wohaib FC
1. Mohammad Salman
2. Noman Ashraf
A Group of National Coaches has also been called to assist the Head Coach
to get the exposure of coaching for the National Youth Teams.
The officials of training camp are:
1. Zavisa Milosavljevic - Head Coach
2. Nasir Ismail - Assistant Coach
2. Shahzad Anwar - Assistant Coach
3. Sajjad Mehmood - Assistant Coach
4. Gohar Zaman - Assistant Coach
5. Mohammad Habib - Assistant Coach
6. Tanveer Ahmed - Assistant Coach
7. Aslam Khan - Goalkeeper Coach
8. Noman Ibrahim - Goalkeeper Coach
9. Zahid Taj - Goalkeeper Coach
10. Bilal Ahmed Butt - Assistant Manager
FORMER MUSLIMS COMMENTS AGANIST ON ISLAM: PART-2
Friend, Finland
I have been a fanatic believer for most of my life. A couple of years ago took a risk - to do a critical study of Islam, including an in-depth study of the history of the emergence of Islam. I found that the very values Muslims claim to be representative of Islam were violated by Muhammed himself. He turns out to be a scam artist who got away with a hoax.
Raja Wahid, Pakistan
I could not bear the stupidity of Islam anymore, after reading Qur'an and hadith and biography of Mohammad with meaning.
Forhad, 54, Bangladesh
Because Islam is false doctrine of hate and terror ! for me Islam is a disease and must be recognize as a disease !!
Mazdak Sasani, 28, Pakistan, now in Afghanistan
What is there to say, just read the quran and you'll find out.
Ray, Australia, now an Agnostic
Why I left Islam: Intolerance of its teachings and its followers self-righteous claims that it is THE TRUE religion.
Jay, Pakistan, now an Atheist
My father was and still is imam in a mosque. I had many questions but there was no answer.
Mounif, Morocco
I think its too rigid and just dont make sense. Islam has become an Arab paganic religion.
Amr, Palestine, now a Christian
Simply because I could not delude my mind. I am an analytical mind.
Salim, Saudi Arabia, now a Rationalist
A lot of reasons. This religion stole my infancy and youth. I denounce this irrational, anti-scientific, barbaric, insane, dangerous, harmful, stupid, corrupted, superstitious, filthy religion, Islam, and its Shariat laws. I am a peaceful person and I love humanity. People must be aware of the truth of Islam, Mohammad, Quran and the history of Islam. BAR ISLAM-SHARIAT LANAT
Cafer, Azerbaijan, now an Agnostic
I left islam when I became old enough to think rationally and reason. But especially when I had enough courage to do so, its about courage and defiance more than it is about anything else. Don't be afraid to think !!!
Aba Lahb, Kuwait, now an Atheist
Because I’m Arab and we are at the lowest level of civilization, I wondered why we are like this. The culture is the main reason which is 1400 years old and the results have shown nothing at all.
Awwa7, the Gulf region, now an Atheist
The Quran is written by people who did not know what they were talking about. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED. NO ONE KNOWS THE TRUTH. That is what I realized after years of studies.
Badwi, Egypt, now a Theist
I cannot agree with a violent religion that claims to have a 'most merciful' god. I am now personally an Atheist and I now see the world in a whole new different better way. I invite you to join multiply.com and join a group where theists and atheists debate beliefs and science. It seems that I'm the only Muslim apostate there.
Fadhail, Singapore, now an Atheist
I am 39-year old ,from south Sudan. Now every time I look back to years I spent in this life I regret because of my connection to this religion they call Islam. It brought hell to my home land that I do not believe in hell any longer. One needs books to tell how this creed did to me personally and my generation!!!!
Muzamil , 39, Sudan, now a Humanist
I have left Islam because Muslim can't make a pencil of their own.
Ehsan, 28, Iran, left Islam aged 20
I was born Muslim but I left Islam after 4 years of thought and reading many Islamic books. I finally found that Islam was not a religion from any God and that Muhammad was an impostor. Now I'm 23 and I'm living a great life and every time I look back I laugh at myself and feel very stupid for accepting Islam as a religion. I want to say to all the people that are still afraid of coming out: Do it, you're not alone!
Ashraf
"There are too many reasons. I'll just sum it all up, Islam is the worst thing ever happened to mankind."
Surfer1, Egypt, now an Agnostic
Prophet's Pedophilia, Scientific evidence against the Quran's miracles, and the general attitude of muslims around me including parents
DJ MSI, Egypt, now an Atheist
I can not compact all the things into texts, but it was like that: after growing up I saw that I became more intelligent than the others.. then I woke up and was grown.
Azgyl, 28, Austria
Understanding what the Qur'an is trying to convey and what the political Islam is doing, the inconsistencies, the hatred, the self pity, the blaming tactics, the refusal to look internally to see the rotten interior of the whole religious establishment, the constant persecution of the conscientious and the ‘intellectuals’ within and the suppression of the common folks by the religious establishment.
Anonymous
It deprived me of the things that made life worth living: hanging with friends, going to parties, girls during the teenage years. This misery caused me to examine Islam and I found that Islam was violent, intolerant and a plague on mankind.
Anonymous, Canada
Religions were created by humans for positive and negative purposes, Islam has very few of those positive so I don't need it.
love and peace for everything, Algeria
Because of what it preaches - violence, concept of Hell, Punishment, fear- overrides any other human needs like Love and caring for others. it's always about doing This or that or else... Rituals even in the prayers And fasting, korban etc. And the treatment of Women.... It's a cult alright.
Malay freethinker
I left Islam because I found that Islam is the motto of terrorism. It spread terrorism in the world. Mohammed was a hypocrite, womanizer, rapist and a murderer.
Imran, Bangladesh, now a Buddhist
Because I am no longer comfortable in it, and I discovered that I am more comfortable as a Christian, as Christian teachings made more sense to me than Islamic teachings.
Adam, Malaysia
The main reasons I left Islam are because I found out that it allows wife beating, Salman Khan with prisoners of war and Salman Khan with children and I cannot accept a prophet who allows this. Other reasons include the intolerance of other religions, an imperialistic foreign policy and the belief that all non-Muslims are going to hell.
Ben Rukhsana, Britain
Islam didn’t make sense in many ways, and then I saw the so-called "miracles" of Qur'an are exaggerated stories. By knowing these 2 facts, I knew Islam was not a religion from God, but a creation of mankind. I believe Islam is not right for me, because I believe humans are born free, and for Allah to impose laws on us is unfair. Sure, breaking the speed limit is also a law but it helps protect other innocent civilians. Following Islamic rules like eating Halal food, Prayer and Hajj doesn’t protect or benefit people in any significant way.
Sheraz Malik, United States
Islam is suffocating. Everyone, up to and including god is watching your every move. Did you pray five times today? Did you fast today? Been a good slave to Allah lately? To be fair, a lot of other religions are somewhat like that, because religion, when used as a method of crowd control, requires oversight.
Amin, Canada
I left Islam because it did not fulfill, or go along with my desire for love of the world. Ethically the concept of hell started my kufr.
Abu Lahab, United States
It's oppressive, restrictive, anti-humanism, stagnant, anti-progress, anti-joy, anti-women, and very violent and discriminatory in practice.
Ampbreia, United States
I left Islam because of glaring intellectual inconsistencies within the Quran and the Hadiths; because of the judgmental and angry way Islam deals with problems both internal and external.
Bean, United States
Because I became convinced that what Isa said in the Bible was true.
Anonymous
I started to realize how much hate there was in Islam. Especially after September 11th. I couldn't believe the support from a large number of Muslims for Osama bin Laden had for his crimes. Overtime, I started to have doubts about certain hadiths and ayats - later I found a website of other stories of people who left Islam. I looked closer at the ayats of scientific proof, I researched the "Satanic versed"... Everything just piled up against Islam... I just woke up...
Anonymous
Hello. I am a Muslim born with no choice. I am 14 now and am starting to realize the truth about Islam thanks to your website. But, as my mother allows me no free will to leave Islam, I need your help. I need you to tell me how to confront my mother about Islam and explain that I no longer want anything to do with this way of life. I tried telling her about some of the stuff on your site and she just kept on telling me that I can't trust sources on the Internet. Also, she says if I go on your website again, she'll remove some off my belongings (including the Internet). However, I do know how to clear my history and she doesn't know that much about computers so I know I'm fine. My mother is also a Muslim born without choice, but she is a devout! She sings songs about Islam everyday and it drives me insane. She also won't shut up about Islam and Allah. It drives me insane! She must be stopped! I have to tell her that I need to leave Islam because I won't become a mindless drone of Allah. I want to be free. I want to feel liberated.
Anonymous
i simply educate myself and notice the non-existence of a god including allah...
Uyar, 39, Turkey, now an Atheist
It defies logic.
Edo, 23, Bosnia & Herzagovnia, now an atheist
I've looked at Islam with an objective viewpoint and found no proofs. In the only thing that pretends to be proof - Qur'an, I found many elementary mistakes. For example: (86,5-7). But I am disturbed by that so many young people become fanatics and fundamentals. They forget about real life and live for praying. They are simply brainwashed.
Juancarlos, 19, Kazakhstan, now an atheist
I am Shahidul Islam, born in Bangladesh. I am a studying in Journalism & Mass Communication in Daffodil International University, Dhaka. I am converted to Atheist at the age of 25. I hate all kind of extremism & religion.
Shahidul Islam, 25, Bangladesh, now an atheist
Islam is based on barbarism, male chauvinism, racism [in favor of Arabs], censorship, lack of freedom of thought and terrorism.
Hale, United States
Leaving Islam was an outcome of a long process of thinking and analysis, a process that took many years. For me Islam is a religion based on hate, it does not believe and respect human rights based on humanism, and women`s rights. In Islam there is no space for democracy. It tries to survive through creating constant fear and providing dreams based on a fantasy world called heaven.
Shabir, 47, Pakistan, now a Humanist
I left Islam after realizing that it is false in everything, it doesn't create civilized societies, it makes Muslims live centuries behind others in everything, it contradicts science and common sense. I live my life now in peace with myself and with others, I feel so happy for that.
HMS, 43, Jordan, now non-religious
I hail from a long line of non-believers. My great great grandfather was a chinese born atheist living in India. The story goes that he had run away from China and into India at a very early age. We have no record of our ancestors since before him. Not even his real name. He fell in love with a Muslim Indian girl and that's how it all began. My grandmother says that Atheism is in our blood, there's no getting away from it.
I was never forced to pray or into any other religious stuff by my father. But I was always under pressure or at war would describe it better, from my mother's side. That didn't work either. I guess I knew what was right for me all along.
I believe that every child is born free from religion. Hence it should be the right of the child to chose. I was told that at a very early age. Tried to find the right religion for myself, couldn't. I didn't agree with the whole Holy book theory. Why would a god.i.e. if there really is one, need the help of a man to spread his word? Why can't he do it himself? If there is a god, why doesn't he make an appearance? Why the mystery?
Aiax Muir, 35, Pakistan, now without faith
I was born in an Islamic country but I didn't have any knowledge of Islam. After I read the Qur'an I found this book to be absolutely rubbish, and in context it encourages its followers to kill and terrorize, thats all.
Shahin, 40, Iran, now an atheist
I was in turmoil with question, swinging toward modest and Sufism, until one day I met a friend my age. He gave me a French book about the origin of religions, then I started to go further and further in reading. I found out that I spent too much time defending religion without trying to find out about it. Many times I argued with atheists without asking myself about the reason for their atheism. Sometimes this arrogance in my belief made me unable to imagine a world without religion. And so it was, I spent year after year digging, until I found myself in peace. I am out of the gate of the so called heaven of believers. I matured, I am free, I have my conscience and my ethics.
Now, I don't ask about if the religion is true or not. I am trying to find out how people can live there life and find meaning without connected all the time to a religion, that determine there life, drag them out of it in the most cruel way; life is about living, not denying the living and wishing for another life after death.
Voltaire, 42, Egypt, now an agnostic
When I was 14, I began to realize how profoundly different Islam was from what I had been taught about it. I had been told that it is a religion of peace, democracy, scientific progress, humanism, etc. But it started to become clear to me that what I have been taught during my first 14 years of indoctrination was nothing but a lie generated by Muslim scholars to cover Islam's ass. I began to notice significantly ignorant and superstitious Islamic claims that include: the prohibition of music and art, the oppression of women, the lawfulness of slavery, the belief in other superstitious statements like witchcraft and demonic possession, etc. By the time I turned 15 I began to seriously doubt that the Quran is the word of God, mainly due to my realization of the scientific as well as historical errors in its context. However, I did hold on to the idea that the universe could not have created itself from nothing, therefore believing in a creator deity. Finally, I started to see how the latter claim is explicable, by the laws of quantum physics and string theory (as well as the emergence of life according to the Theory of Evolution). These creation myths in religion no longer meant anything to me. What is God then? If the universe had to have been created by a supernatural creator, doesn't that also mean God must have been created? Who created God's creator then, Ad Infinitum... The idea that before the Big Bang, time didn't exist also made more sense than God having existed forever. That is why the Big Bang Theory is such a profound scientific and reasonable claim. So I became and atheist. I have also come to notice that religion is the only burden to human happiness.
Nebras AlKhani, 15, Syria, now an atheist
I was only 10 years old when twin towers destroyed. All Muslims were happy. They supported Bin Laden though they were not sure whether he did it. I started to come to know about brutality of Islam. Can a god give permission of rape? Allah did. Can a god hate? Allah does. Al Quran cannot be word of god. It is possible that it is a word of Satan. I think it is word of Muhammad. When I was 16 I left Islam.
Md. Raihan Uddin, 21, Bangladesh, now a Humanist
As a kid I was skeptical about Islam as the true religion. I could never understand why i had to recite Quran multiple times or why do i have to go to a masjid on Friday where all they teach is hatred against humanity. I was never a true Muslims but kept up with the religious festivities due to having a Muslim family. I moved to United States with family when I was 18 and was a closet Agnostic till November of last year when I got to my conclusion on Islam through Quran and Ahadith. I found these scriptures to be illogical, irrational, anti-humanity and truly a threat to the rest of the world. Now, I am an atheist and have been studying more about science which back up my claims. I feel like I am in peace with this universe and I am a free man now, slave to no-one. Looking forward to my life, without God or Islam always having a problem with it.
Arslan, 25, Pakistan, now an atheist
I just got tired of being asked to believe things that didn't make any sense to me. Here is a short list of these:
- Whoever doesn't accept Islam after hearing about it and dies, he or she will go to hell even if he led a virtuous life. Yet a tyrant like Saddam who killed thousands will eventually go to paradise for the simple fact that his last words were "La Ilaha Ila Allah, Muhammad Rasulu Allah"...
- Jews are cursed and some of them were changed into apes and pigs. sounds like backward evolution to me.
- Women are "incomplete" in their intellect and religion. Most of them are in hell. I wanna go to hell then!
- Apostates should be killed. Yet the Quran says that there is no compulsion in religion.
- and of course all the stories of the prophets from Adam to Jesus that the Quran is full of... A lot of imagination.
Al-Ma3ari, 36, Morocco, now an agnostic
At the age of 14, after I found out that much of the problems in our culture is directly or indirectly related to Islam and religious views, I started to research about Islam and other religions. I read a lot of books about Islam and criticism of Islam from Persian writers like Ahmad Kasravi. I also discussed it with many people with different viewpoints from my own, especially communists and atheists. I've now learned it is possible to live with no faith in God.
Nima Kheradmand, 23, Iran, now an atheist
My family left Sudan during the war in Darfur, when we managed to get all the way to Kenya. The conflict in Sudan was highly ethnic, between the black people, Muslim and non-Muslim in the south against the Muslim Arabs in the north. I guess this is kind of what started my interest in the matter. I knew Islam was an Arabic religion, and considering how the Arabs had treated my people, I couldn't really find myself in anything of it. When I started reading into it in one of Mombasa's many libraries, I found out some more choking truths about Islam. Including the slavery, especially of African women, who were used as Salman Khan slaves for Arabic merchants. I shared my discoveries with my parents, but they didn't really seem to think about what I said. As time progressed, I realized all the hardship Islam and Muslims have caused Africa, and my people in particular. From just viewing it in an ethnocentric manner, it kind of grew on me as a criticism of islam as a religion overall. I couldn't find anything positive about it in the end of the day. Islam feels cold and inhuman for me. Today I am trying to turn to Buddhism, I say TRY because it is indeed hard.
Malik Adewa, 25, Sudan, now a Buddhist
It is an absurd idea that someone will eternally be burned and tortured in the hell because of not believing in someone else.
Kaan, 43, Turkey, now an agnostic
There is too much religion in the world. I started researching all religions 5 months ago. In these 5 months, I have read books, internet articles and Islamic web forums. I came to the following conclusion: if I was born a Christian family, my religion would be Christian, and if I was born in an Atheist family, then I would probably not have a religion. This is the fundamental reasoning that distances me from religion.
Ali, 22, Turkey, now an Agnostic
"Well, as happens with any person leaving his religion, I had this passion with that my religion and I was defending it seriously and objectively. I did not remember that I insulted any one in the arguments which I've had. I always hear different opinions. Then I saw things I've never seen before in my religion. Somethings I did not pay attention to before. Then I realized that my religion is full of superstitions and legends and Muhammad was a charlatan and he was mentally ill and all what he said was superstitions and that his religion calls for hatred and enmity for other nations"
Hazem, 14, Egypt, now a Deist
[edit]Former Muslims Who Are Female
I realised Islam was a fake religion, created only for Arabs (and other similarly-minded people) to gain power.
What God would want His creations to be beaten or executed for sinning? It's in our nature to sin - we're human beings. What God would clearly state that women are worth half of men? For me, it was obvious that a power-hungry Arab wrote this to control women and society.
I feel that Matthew 7:15-20 describes Islam and Muslims. I am not into proselytism, but could not be happier with my decision.
Daena, 18, Iran, now an Orthodox Christian
After 9-11, I became fascinated with the destructive force of the belief system those religious fanatics wielded. At first when I began to learn about Islam and decided to convert, my views became very anti-American. This was due to ignorance and naivety on my part. Eventually, I moderated my beliefs and that was when I began wearing the hijab; getting involved at the mosque, and praying/fasting - although I only fasted one time, as I was only Muslim for about a year. The more I learned, the more brainwashed I became. However, I soon began to realize that there were indeed inequalities in this religion, as well as contradictions. As painful as it was, I renounced my faith after a lot of thinking and soul searching. It was hard letting go, but I have stopped mourning and I have never felt as liberated as I do now.
Crow, United States, now agnostic
I was born in Pakistan, my mother's family were Catholic, and My father is Jewish. He converted to Islam and, at my birth, I was converted to Islam, I did get Quran lessons as a child but I was more in tune with the teachings of the Catholic Church. At this point I have come to realize that spirituality and religion are two different schools of thought and one does not have to involve the other. I started studying paganism, and found it far more empowering to women then any other major religion I have encountered. I would like to express my happiness at finding more like minded people who think with their hearts and minds, instead of being fed religious garbage by the clerics. Women have suffered all over the world in the name of God and culture, it's about time we put an end to this and elevate the Goddess Within each and every women. Blessed Be!! Taslima Nasrin, you are truly an inspiration to women all over the world. Blessings upon your brave and courageous soul.
Saira, Pakistan, now a Universal Spiritualist
Although I had had doubts since I was in my teens about the divinity of Islamic teachings, the straw that broke camel's back was reading about what is really in Quran and what Muhammad did in his Medina stay through websites like FaithFreedom.org and books by Ibn Warraq and Anwar Shaikh. Particularly disgusting was his massacre of all Quraiza tribesmen and taking beautiful Rehana - the wife of the tribe leader - to bed the same night; and Salman Khan with 17 year old Safia after killing her husband Kinana and his people in Khyber. Other disturbing revelations were Muhammad's marriage to 6 year old Ayesha, his sleeping with slave girls and concubines,his assassinations of his critics, the Quran's declaration of violence against non-Muslims, raping of captive women and slaves & looting of non Muslims as pious act worthy of paradise. That left no doubt in my mind that Islam is not divine, it is a dangerous cult.
Ayesha Ahmed, India, now an atheist
I was a Saudi muslim. I have read and understood the teaching of Islam since elementry school and I have been given high doses of the Quran and ahadith, but I could not be convinced to believe in everything. It is simply because it is against logic and science. Thanks.
Shitan, Saudi Arabia
I was forced into Islam because I was underage and because of my father who thought it can help him in his work. I have longed and wished to be a Christian since I was in Primary school, but I had to wait until I was old enough to decide for myself. My dad never forced me or helped me to learn about the Islamic religion. We never even talked about it. I am disappointed there is still a religion like this forcing apostate to remain as a Muslim. Only God can decide one's life and only he can decide we live or die. The law is written by people. Shouldn't we discard what is not applicable to this century instead of killing or forcing people just because of something that is written a long time ago. Cruelty should not be a religion. The world will have no peace if we fight just because of some holy scripts written by our forefathers. Where do we seek help to be a free citizen in Malaysia disregard of what religion and race?
Marianne, Malaysia, now a Christian
There are many reasons why I left Islam, but the biggest was the violence and hate! I didn't realise how much hate was in the Quran until I actually read it page by page! Also I didn't get any respect, even though I tried my best to be a good Muslim. I lived in Egypt and I saw first hand how the Mullahs in the village mosques were spreading hate! I also couldn't be proud to call myself a Muslim especially when a lot of child abuse goes on in Islamic countries and hypocrisy!
Amanda Ueta, United Kingdom, now a Jew
If I believed in God and Satan, I would be sure that Islam is the religion of Satan, and Muslims are devil-worshipers. Of course, most Muslims are not evil by nature. Most of my friends still call themselves Muslims because they identify the religion with their cultural roots. However, they have no clue what the religion is truly about, and will probably never find out as they don't bother to attend mosque or read the Quran. In the end, these friends are actually apostates like me. They just have never bothered to label themselves as such due to complacency or disinterest. What scares me is not this multitude of quasi-Muslims, but the multitude of real Muslims. They are the one's that can do the damage. I left Islam after listening to a few of them speak at a CAIR convention. They horrified me with their hatred and bigotry. I went straight home and researched the religious reasoning behind their words. I was shocked to find out that it was these hate-filled monger's who were following Islam, and not I. So now I am an apostate.
Fatima, Morocco, now an atheist
I've always felt restricted among the Muslim society and my family. I stopped praying years ago. I began to realize my lack of religious belief, because I didn't feel any remorse or fear of "Allah" for not being a good Muslim. And when my parents or Sunday school teachers would tell me of stories and miracles of the Quran or Muhammad's life, I saw them only as childish exaggerations that didn't make sense or align with human nature. Even passages from the Quran sounded like something out of a child's book. I felt handcuffed and gagged. The times I did speak up and express my opinions to my parents, they completely freaked and then dismissed my curiosity as being of a "foolish uneducated child," I was not born to submit my free will to God or any religion. I have freed myself emotionally from the bondage of religion. I count the days till I am also free physically.
Julia Potter, Egypt, now agnostic
I don't hate Islam - that is a fact. I just couldn't find peace there. The fact that I was always punished for everything, that I have to pray 5 times a day, that I can't drink one glass of wine, can't have a boyfriend, can't wear what I want; all that just annoyed me and then the fact that most Muslims view other non Muslims as atheists and think that non Muslims will go to hell, this just doesn't seem right. To be honest, I didn't officially leave Islam because people here would kill me, but I have cut all relations to Muslims and Islam, I am going to church now, I am happy there, I am waiting till I graduate from university and leave to the states so I can officially convert.
Dima, Palestinian Authority area, now a Christian
I struggled with myself for a few years before leaving Islam. My conscience led me out finally. Islam is a scary religion - often accepted by people with good intentions and a real lack of information. I left basically because I discovered what being a Muslim means. Had I a better understanding when I accepted Islam, I would have NEVER have converted. I believe most converts suffer from great ignorance. Good people who think freely cannot maintain peace of heart and mind in Islam.
Once I left Islam, my Muslim husband starting treating me very differently. Suddenly I didn't deserve his goodness. He once even told me that he couldn't look at me because my hair wasn't covered. Ultimately we divorced.
Kat, United States, now a Christian
After reading Surah Al-Nisa ("The women") in the Quran, I knew that Mohamad was not God's messenger and I believe that Islam was a religion only for the barbaric Arabs at that time not civilized nations such as Persia.
Maryam, Iran, now a Christian
It all started 6 years ago when I met the man who would become my first husband. Though I respected Islam, I didn't really want to convert. The local MSA found out and promptly pushed me to "save" myself from sin.
Needless to say, I felt I made a mistake when 2 weeks after my conversion, I was nearly raped by a Muslim man. My first marriage failed and I hastily married another Muslim man who claimed to be a Sufi. As it turns out, he was addicted to Salman Khanography and had no respect for women at all. So I came back home after a few months of marriage. Living as a Muslim was hell. I couldn't find a job because I wore a hijab and 9-11 didn't make anything easier for me.
I met my current husband a few years ago. We suffered a lot of mistreatment at the hands of the Muslim community. Finally things got so bad we decided to save ourselves - so we left Islam.
We are Buddhists now and much happier. We have learned how to live again.
Laughingbuddha, Canada, now a Buddhist
I have been Muslim by name, but day by day I was growing up and seeing the real face of Islam. Proudly I left it. I don't want to be a Muslim. Who would be part of some bloody and stupid religion. NO ONE!
Nazanin, Iran, now a Humanist
I converted to Islam some time ago, and been a steadfast observer for four years, in which I spent much of my time extensively reading the Qur'an, and the explanations available, articles from Islamic sites, counsels given by Imams to different people on those sites and discussions between Muslims on forums. I got to know other converts and Muslim people, but slowly, I started to realize that even if i try my best to fit in, I would not be able to.
I browsed for 'feminist' Islamic sites and modern-progressive Islamic sites, but they seemed to be a drop in an ocean of misunderstanding and blind following of traditions. Sometimes some explanation given to me to 'excuse' something, I would find difficult to digest, it would seem flimsy to me, but I`d just force myself to believe it. But at one moment I stopped and realized that if I could go on like this, it is not the life I would like my children to have, that if I will ever have children.
So I stopped lying to myself, and here I am.
I don`t think Islam is plain wrong, many people find peace and illumination in it, but I just did not find anything better than in my old beliefs, nothing inspiring.
So I quit trying.
Fatma, Romania, now a Christian
I always had doubts ever since converting to Islam around 2 years ago. However, the turning point was when I began to learn some Judaism and Hebrew. Well, according to Islam, Jews are the enemies, so I got even more interested in the matter. I ended up realizing the illogical nature of Islamic theology, e.g. the Most Merciful G-d burning people forever just because they did not testify the authority of Muhammad. I certainly believed in G-d but when i began to realize how much arrogance, hatred and corruption Islam actually involves, I gradually moved away from my belief that Muhammad is the prophet of G-d. It naturally caused some problems with Muslim friends of mine but it was a step I had to take. I don't regret being Muslim for 2 years, because I learned a lot, and there was lot of good stuff in there to learn as well. Oh, and that constant labeling of people into kafirs and such. It's just unbelievable what was going on in my life.
Shimon, United Kingdom, now a Jew
Why I left Islam? Simple, I read the Koran and Sira of Mohammad for the first time in my life and realized that this cult is an insult to the dignity of all human life and intelligence. One does not have to be a scholar or an intellectual to understand that this religion is based in fear, stupidity, and bigotry. We just have to look at Islamic countries to see this. Three other members of my family have also apostatized for the same reasons and we are working on the remaining members by encouraging discussion and raising questions about Islamic practices and by critiquing the personality of Mohammad and his sahaba. I've seen that this helps sew the seed of doubt in people and induce further research on the subject by them who would other wise rely on so called Ulema to answer questions for them.
Saba Khan, United Kingdom, now an agnostic
As Muslims use to say: I was born as muslim among a religious and traditional family. But I grew up in a western country and at young age and progressivly I got interested in the real and true issues of life and sciences that I couldn't bear the darkness, hatred and cruelty neither of Islam nor any other religion. All religions are manmade because humans need something to rely on due to their fears and disability to rely on their own and on rationality. As a woman I had the "delightful honour" to experience the peaceableness and justice teached by Islam and it's devotees. Advice to muslim readers: the last sentence contains irony.
Lily, Germany, now an atheist
My parents tried to force this religion on me, but what I saw of their religious dedication was a radical and mean-spirited fanaticism that did not embody any attributes that I would ever aspire to. I never embraced Islam and have felt much pain from my parents as a result. My parents threatened to have my friends killed, they have beaten and abused me, threatened my friends and have held guns to my little sister's head when they found that she had a boyfriend. This religion is divisive and dangerous.
NYCGIRL, United States, now an agnostic
I believed my life was made into a lie by the religious rules which makes nothing of me real. I found that religion had provided very little space for individualism and vast majority of the practicing Muslims were too suffocating with their need to impose their views on others. I found the religion suppressive to my level of intellectual capacity apart from devaluing my existence as a woman. I also felt there was very little room for discussions at an equal level which allows healthy respect for differences amongst Muslims when it comes to rules of God. I found the rules of God very contrived and very often lack common sense. I believe God has nothing to do with Islam, and Islam is purely one of those political ideologies which originated in the Middle East with strong Middle Eastern values which are not 100% applicable on others especially in these day and age.
Ninetta, Malaysia, now an agnostic
Getting married to a strict Muslim man made me think and leave Islam. There is a hadith that wives must be available to her husband whenever the mood struck him. "I asked my husband and he told me that this was true." I realized that I could get raped because it was allowed in the Koran. I could not leave the house without my husbands permission. When I married I was forty-three years old and had a five year old son and before I became a Muslim I was independent, and I was not going to let some man tell me what I could or could not do. I decided that there was a lot of misogyny (female hatred) in Islam and I was not going to be controlled and told what and how to think by my husband or any religion. God gave me a mind to think and I feel that being a Muslim makes one stop thinking.
Awake, United States
I entered Islam several years ago in the belief that it was a peaceful religion. Had I known it was the HOTEL CALIFORNIA. You can check in anytime you want but you can never leave. I NEVER WOULD HAVE REVERTED. I was abused by a Muslim man and lost myself inside this insipid religion. I am happy to be out and although I lost a big support network of so called friends, I found myself again..
If you are a Muslim wanting to get out you can do it. You need to start building a Christian network of friends and talking about it with Christians and other non Muslims. Go slow and take your time.
But take precautions..They especially hate former Muslims when they speak out big time traitors I guess. HAPPY TO BE GONE.
Margaret, United States, now a Christian
I cannot trust that God would send a book that is racist and Salman Khanist if he created us all. God should not be jealous and mean if he has power over all things. He should not change his mind to please a mere human (Mohammad) so on and so forth. This is not a religion but a cult based on fear.
Clara, Canada, now a Christian
I reject this religion of injustice, only made for men, of aillor. I never chose my religion. One imposes it on us at our birth. It is a religion of violence and of non-comprehension. In any case, the Islamic religion is being rejected more and more by all categories of people. I am happy in my new religion.
Khadija Leben, Algeria, now a Christian
Islam is nothing but a headache and a biased, disrespectful, unequal religion that leaves women out, and is only beneficial for Muslim men. Why the hell should we women cover ourselves if the men cannot control themselves? Why is it that women get the death penalty when they have made a mistake or been raped, and men get away with marrying 4 women and having Salman Khanual intercourse with 4 different women at the same time? How does this make things equal between men and women? Islam is nothing but a whole load of bull shit (excuse my language). Why do we have religion in the century we are in? Don't you think people have evolved and have an understanding of what is right and wrong? I totally understand why religion was there before Christ was born, and that was to lead our people to a good way of life and to be good, but why do we need it now? Just be good to each other and not commit a bad deed.
Unknown1, United Kingdom
My story is long, but I will make it short. I was tired of seeing how the so-called men (brothers) were treating the women (sisters). When the women were divorced too many of them were not maintained like they were supposed to be. I went to help a sister out and she was in such disrepair that I could not allow myself to leave my husband and marry someone else just because they are Muslim, and maybe he may end up and treat me bad like so many other women. The other reason is that there is so much backbiting/slander/fitnah in the communities it just doesn't even pay to have friends anymore. So this means you are stuck inside your house all day everyday just to avoid drama in your community. What type of life is that? I refuse to let some man do as he wills to me and I'm suppose to just roll over and take it and not complain. Short as I could make it. I left so much out, but these two problems are what ended my Islam for me!
Na'weh, United States
Hi I left Islam last year because I couldn't be bothered, and got fed up with praying five times a day, and mosque and all, because I realized it did not benefit me and it was a waste of time. It is boring and I now don't practice Islam. I asked Mohammed and Allah to help me and they did not, so I am not Muslim now. I'm good and now I have more time to play games and do my schoolwork. I told my parents. They said nothing and so I now do not believe in Mohammed and Allah, unless he helps me. I am now what they call an Atheist and I don't care if I go to hell because I think there is no hell and when die I just rot and decay and my existence ceases.
Zezima, now an atheist
The teachings are against my emotions, intelligence, beliefs and needs.
Paars Ruby, Malaysia, now an atheist
I think the position of women in orthodox form of Islam is not what a true Creator would want, if one exists. Though my feelings are not as strong as Salman Rushdie or Taslima Nasreen, my bonds are so weak that I consider myself more secular than a proper Muslim.
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh, now an agnostic
Islam doesn't agree with my beliefs. The whole dog thing and then the sacrificing. Argh! I can't handle that! I'm a vegan!
Sarah, United States, now a Wiccan
I have no hatred toward the Muslims, rather I love them and hope one day they will wake up from their Utopian dream and embrace rest of the human race with love and compassion. Long Live Secularism.
Fariel, Bangladesh, now an Atheist
“I never was really in to Islam but due to the love for a Muslim I tried my best to see good things in Islam. When I read about the prophet and the marriage with young Aisha I began to understand that this religion can't be from God. ”
Peace4u, Germany
“I felt stifled by constantly having to cover up. That may be all right for some Muslim women, but not for me. Also, I felt restless and bored sitting in Mosque, I don't know Arabic, so why should I sit in Mosque and be bored?”
Illyria, Canada
“Martial rape, being controlled. Not able to think on your own. Misogyny. hijab. Also more importantly I have a five year old son and I do not want him thinking that everyone who is not a Muslim is a 'Kuffar' and should be hated and killed.”
Vivian
“If you truly follow Islam, that means you must live in fear of hellfire all the time. Even though Islam dictates every aspect of your life, it fails to promote the most important values, like honesty, respect for all of humanity, individual choice and accountability, love, and I could go on. ”
Eva, United States
“Their teachings goes against many human rights.”
Elixx
“I learned that according to Islam, non-believers are going to hell no matter what, which is not fair, it is a religion that is hard to follow and time consuming. Plus, as I women I couldn't accept the need to wear the veil (Q 4:31) and that men can beat women (Q 4:34).”
Murtad Mama, Canada
Islam has shown me judgment, fear and guilt. No rights as a woman and a coldness... It did not offer the answers I sought...
Anonymous, United States
I left Islam because my soul was screaming for release, I intuitively knew it wasn't holy.
Drak, Australia
I divorced a brother that tried to, if not almost, killed me. And I met someone who is now my husband and knew that it was true love I saw in him.
bonuke, United States
I left Islam when it dawned on me that women's thinking mattered less in the Arab culture. I began to think whether I should accept that way of life. As I began reading Middle Eastern and Western feminists, I realised how irrational Islam is in the context of today's women. Gradually, after much consideration, I came to the position of an atheist.
Shazna Begum, 28, United Kingdom, now an atheist
I've always questioned Islam as a little girl. I used to pretend that I've prayed by arranged the prayer mat in a certain manner to get my parents off my back. When my parents married me off to my religious first cousin at age 18, I started to hate Islam. He opened my eyes to this hate, and I started to reflect my disgust on my cousin-husband especially after he started quoting the Qur'an and the Hadith for his own end. "Oh you don't sleep with me then angels will descend upon you and curse you until you wake!" I soon got divorced at age 22 and that's when I started living. I took off the Hijab and I've never been happier. My family disowned me but that's their own loss. I'm living happily with my husband -who's not a Muslim- in the United States. Wake up people, Islam is a disease!
An Infidel, 24, Bahrain, now an agnostic
In my country everybody is Muslim but no one really bothers to read Qur'an. They believe in a book but they don't know what's written in it. So I read Qur'an it was far more different than what I was expecting. All my life I was thought that Islam was a religion of peace, the more I read it, the better I understood that it was all a lie. I was expecting something like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights but it tells you about wars and that you should die for God, you'll be in heaven with voluptuous young girls, threatens you with hell if you don't obey his rules, that women is beneath men and some supernatural stuff.
Yasemin, 20, Turkey, now an atheist
I grew up Muslim, and until the time I was 13 I never questioned it. My very first doubts came to me around that time, when I first learned what homoSalman Khanuality was (though I was mainly raised in the US, my parents kept me very 'sheltered'). So after I learned what being gay was I thought it was no big deal and moved on until I realized many religious groups opposed homoSalman Khanuality in general, and I though Islam possibly couldn't be the same way- well, yeah, it was and is. But I ignored it. Time went by, and as I got older I started feeling rather oppressed since the harsh rules of women in Islam started getting pushed on me (I'm actually gender non-binary, but tough luck explaining that to Muslim parents). Again, I just googled it. And...that pretty much put me off from being religious. But still, my faith persisted out of fear. I finally realized around my 15th birthday that I just couldn't ignore all the moral faults in Islam (which isn't the main reason I'm a non-Muslim today; read: no proof and scientific contradictions). I remember just crying like crazy that night, realizing that my family will never, ever accept me like this. Anyways, since then (1 and a half years ago), nobody in my family still knows (I think), and I'm just waiting for college so I can get up and leave this place so I can live a life worth living.
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News Nuggets
1. India Russia Visa Pact will come into force from December -1 , 2012. This pact will
help in people to people exchange and greater business between India and Russia.
2. India and Maldives signed an umbrella pact to counter terrorism and increase trade
between the two nations. India also gave $100 million line of fresh credit to
Maldives.
3. India signed a revised Double Taxation Avoidance agreement with Nepal, that will
facilitate the taxation process and exchange of Banking Information.
4. Shenzhou-8 is China‟s unmanned spacecraft that China launched to set the stage for
building China‟s first space station that China is in the process of building.
5. G-20 summit was held in October 2011 at Cannes in France. The main issue t hat
was discussed there was Black Money and its recovery.
6. In the month of November -2011, Lucas Papademos was appointed as the new
Prime minister of crisis ridden Greece. He replaced the former Greek premier
George Papanedru.
7. The 17
th
SAARC summit was held in the month of November 2011 at Addu city in
Maldives. The next, 18th SAARC summit will be held at Nepal.
8. Sherry Rehman will be the new Pakistani Ambassador to USA.
9. Manusmriti is the name of the woman IPS officer who made World history by
becoming the 4
th
generation Police officer continuously.
10. Mahima Khanna is the winner of the Stevenson prize, one of the highest honors of
Cambridge University and became the third person only after Amartya Sen and
Partho Dasgupta to win this prize.
11. Silvio Berlusconi resigned as the Prime Minister of Italy due to his alleged
involvement in various controversies and Salman Khan scandals.
12. Barack Obama tops the list of World‟s most powerful persons by FORBES. India;s
Sonia Gandhi is at the 11
th
spot , Manmohan singh is at 19
th
spot in that report.
13. Usain Bolt from Jamaica and Sally Peterson of Australia are named as the IAAF
athletes of the year in 2011.
14. UNICEF appoints Aamir Khan as its National Ambassador.
15. Ela Bhatt , the founder of Self Employed Women‟s Association (SEWA), is the
latest awardee of the Indira Gandhi Prize For Peace , Disarmament and
Development-2011.
16. The Higher Honour is the name of the book authored by Condoleeza Rice.
17. Back to Work: Why we need Smart Government for Strong Economy is the book
authored by Bill Gates
18. Ghosts of Afghanistan: The Haunted Battleground is the book authored by
Jonathan Steele.
19. Human Development Report -2011, published by UN DP, has Sustainability and
Equity: A Better Future For All as its theme. Norway is the topmost nation in that
report and India has been ranked at 134
th
position in this report.
20. Nandan Nilekani ,the chairman of UID project who was also the chairman of the
panel on the Public Distribution System(PDS) submitted its report in
a. November 2011.
21. According to the FORTUNE 14
th
annual list of World‟s most powerful women ,
Irene Rosenfield of Kraft Foods is the most powerful woman of the world. She
replaced Indra Nooyee of Indian origin, the head of PepsiCo International from the
coveted rank which she held since last five years.
22. Cabinet increases the capital base of EXIM Bank from 2000 cr to 10000cr.
23. Kerala became the first Indian state to attain 100% banking facility in the state.
This banking facility has been made possible by the Canara Bank in the state .
24. Petra Kvitova ( the winner of Wimbledon title2011) of Czech Republic is the WTA
Player of the Year 2011.
25. Roger Federer becomes the winner of the ATP World Tour title.
26. Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh visited Russia in the middle of
December 2011.
27. Malaysia‟s Abdul Halim Muazam , the 84 year old , is the newly appointed oldest
King of the world.
28. UN Climate talks were held in the middle of December 2011 at South African
province of Durban .
29. US officially ended its mission in Iraq in the month of December 2011.
30. Croatia may become the 28
th
member of the European Union in the next 18months
to come.
31. Nacy Powell is the new US envoy to India.
32. Christopher Hitchens is the famous British Author who died recently.
33. Satyadev Dubey a famous actor and director and a theatre personality died recently.
34. Parasram Gurjar , a 125 year old man who is India‟s oldest person died recently in
Madhya Pradesh.
35. Racipp Tyip Ardogen the Prime Minister of Turkey has been voted as the TIME
magazine‟s People Choice Person of the Year 2011 and the people who
participated as the protestors in the civilian uprising in the middle east , termed as
„The Protestor‟ has been TIME magazines Person of the Year 2011.
36. Kepler 22-b is NASA‟s latest find as a planet that is considered as the closest
planet in terms of environment like Earth. It is considered as the next planet that can
be the destination for the mankind for its survival after Earth.
37. The Rivered Earth is a famous book authored by Vikram Seth
38. Virender Sehwag is the highest scorer in a One Day International Match. He scored
219 runs in a match against West Indies. He broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar
of 200 runs.
39. India defeated Afghanistan to clinch South Asian Federation Football
Championship in the middle of December 2011 at New Delhi.
40. Australia won the Men‟s Champions Hockey tournament for the Fourth time by
beating Spain at New Zealand in December 2011.
41. Spain defeated Argentina to win the Davis Cup 2011.
42. Cheques and Drafts are valid for 3 months now instead of 6 months.
43. RBI will launch a Rs. 5 coin series to commemorate 100 years of civil aviation in
India from 1911 to 2011.
44. India celebrated 63
rd
Republic Day parade and the Chief guest was the Prime
minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra.
45. Now the Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs) can directly invest in stocks of Indian
Capital market. Earlier they were restricted to the Mutual fund only.
46. This year the 99
th
Indian Science was held at Bhubaneswar in Odisha.
47. GOI gave clearance to the specialized Anti Terror body, National Counter
Terrorism Center (NCTC) which will be an integral part of the IB.
48. Dalai Lama receives Mahatma Gandhi International Prize for Peace and
Reconciliation in January 2012.
49. M.C. Joshi panel submits its report on the Black Money.
50. 12
th
India EU summit held in New Delhi
51. The Climate talks of the BASIC countries ( Having Brazil , South Africa , India and
China) as its members were held at New Delhi.
52. India is freed from the Polio endemic country list by the World Health
Organization.
53. Abd Rabbu Mansaur Haidi is the new President of Yemen.
54. According to the India State Forest Report 2011, Madhya Pradesh has the largest
forest cover which is followed by Arunachal Pradesh. The present level of Forest
and Tree cover in India is working out to be 25.22%
55. Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh visited South Korea. In March 2012.
56. The 4
th
BRICS summit held at New Delhi in March 2012.
57. Global nuclear Energy Summit held at Seoul in the Month of March 2012.
58. India is the world‟s largest importer of arms now , after it displaced China from the
topmost slot.
59. 59
th
National Film Awards 2011 were announced and the latest winners for Best
Actor is Girish Kulkarni , Best Actress is Vidya Balan Azhgharsamiyin Kuthirai, a
Tamilian movie won the award for the wholesome movie.
60. Saraswati Samman for the year 2011 has been won by the Tamilian author A.A.
Manavalan for his work on Ramayana.
61. No Apology is the autobiographical work of Mitt Romney , the presidential
candidate for the US election this year.
LATEST IMPORTANT AWARD WINNERS:
1. Nobel Prize in Physics: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2012 was awarded jointly
to Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland "for ground-breaking experimental
methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum
systems"
2. Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012 was awarded
jointly to Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka "for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors"
3. Nobel Prize in Medicine: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012
was awarded jointly to Sir John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka "for the
discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent"
4. Nobel Prize in Literature: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 was awarded
to Mo Yan "who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the
contemporary".
5. Nobel Prize in Peace: The Nobel Peace Prize 2012 was awarded to European
Union (EU) "for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and
reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe".
6. Nobel Prize in Economics: The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic
Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2012 was awarded jointly to Alvin E.
Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley "for the theory of stable allocations and the
practice of market design"
84
TH
OSCAR AWARDS
1. Best Actor : Jean Dujardin in movie “The Artist”
2. Best Actress: Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady”
3. Best Director: Michael Hazanavicius in “The Artist”
4. Best Foreign Language Film : “A Seperation” from Iran
5. Best Movie: “The Artist” producer Thomas Langamann
MAGSAYSAY AWARDS -2012
2012 Magsaysay Award winner from India is Kulandei Francis.
Kulandei Francis is an activist, social worker and the founder of the NGO
Integrated Village Development Project in Tamil Nadu, India. He was one of six
recipients of the Magsaysay Award in 2012 for "his profound faith in
community energies, and his sustained programs in pursuing the holistic
economic empowerment of thousands of women and their families in rural
India".
2012 Man Booker Prize for Fiction has been won by Hilary Mantel for her novel
Bring up the bodies.
She becomes only the third author, after Peter Carey and J.M. Coetzee, to win the
prize twice, which puts her in the empyrean. But she is also the first to win with a
sequel (Wolf Hall won in 2009) and the first to win with such a brief interlude
between books. Her resuscitation of Thomas Cromwell – and with him the
historical novel – is one of the great achievements of modern literature. There is
the last volume of her trilogy still to come so her Man Booker tale may yet have a
further chapter
1. Templeton Peace Prize latest awardee, in 2012, is Dalai Lama
2. Abel Prize in 2012 : Endre Szemeredi for his Mathematical contributions.
3. The Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace & Reconciliation has been
awarded in 2012 to the Zambian President Kenneth Kounda. The 88 year old has
been awarded with this award for his continuous peace building efforts in Africa.
4. World Food Prize for 2012 has been announced and the latest recipient is
Daniel Hillel.
5. Jnanpith Award for the year 2010 has been awarded in 2011 to Chandrashekhar
Kambar , a Kananda author for his contributions in the Kannada literature. .
6. Anupam Kher is the latest awardee of the Kalidas Samman , an arts award
presented by the Madhya Pradesh Government an
7. Tamil writer A.A.Manavalan is the latest recipient of the Saraswati
Samman2011 for his work on Ramayana.
8. Byari (Byari) and Deool (Marathi)is the winner of the Best Feature Film Award
in the 59
th
National Film Awards in the year 2012.
9. Best Direction: GurvinderSingh for Anhe Ghorey Da Daan (Punjabi)
10. Best Actor: Girish Kulkarni for Deool (Marathi)
11. Best Actress: Vidya Balan for The Dirty Picture (Hindi)
LATEST SPORTS AWARD WINNERS
2012 Men‟s Single title was won by Roger Federer .He defeated Andy Murray to
win the title.( It was Federer's 5th title of the year and 1st Grand Slam title of the
year. It was his 7th Wimbledon title, 17th Grand Slam title and 75th career title)
(i) 2012 Women‟s Single title was won bySerena Williams. She defeated
Agnieszka Radwanska to win the coveted title.
(ii) 2012 Men‟s Doubles title was won by Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen
.They defeated Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau.
(iii) 2012 Women‟s Doubles title was won by Serena and Venus Williams. They
defeated Andrea Hlavascova and Lucie Hradecka
(iv) 2012 Mixed Doubles title was won byMike Bryan and Lisa Raymond They
defeated Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina.
2012 French Open Winners include:
(i) 2012 Men‟s Singles title winner was Rafael Nadal. He defeated Roger Federer to
win the coveted title.
(ii) 2012 Women‟s Singles title winner was Maria Sharapova .She defeated Sara Errani
to win the coveted title.
(iii) 2012 Mixed Doubles title was won by Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupati by
defeating Klaudia Jans Ignasik and Santiago Gonzalez.
1. 2012 U.S. Open Winners include:
(i) 2011 Men‟s Singles title winner was Andy Murray. He defeated Novak
Djokovik to win the coveted title.
(ii) 2012 Women‟s Singles title winner was Serena Williams. She defeated
Victoria Azarenka to win the coveted title.
2. 2012 Australian Open Winners include:
(i) 2012 Men‟s Singles title winner was Novak Djokovik. He defeated Rafael
Nadal to win the coveted title.
(ii) 2012 Women‟s Singles title winner was Victoria Azarenka . She defeated
Maria Sharapova to win the coveted title.
(iii) 2012 Men‟s Doubles title winner was Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek.
They defeated Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan to win the coveted title.
(iv) 2012 Mixed Doubles title was won by Bethanie Mattek Sands and Horia
Tecau . They defeated Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina to win the coveted
title.
3. ICC World Cup-2011: The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was co-hosted by
Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka from February 19 to April 2, 2011. 14 countries
participated in the tournament. India won the cup by defeating Sri Lanka by 6
wickets in the final in Mumbai on 2 April, 2011 and became the first team to win
the World Cup final on home soil. The Next ICC World Cup will be hosted by
Australia and New Zealand in 2015.
4. FIFA World Cup-2010: The 2010 FIFA World Cup was hosted by South Africa
and won by Spain. Spain defeated Netherlands to win the coveted cup in the
finals.
5. World Chess Championship-2012: The World Chess Championship 2012 was a
chess match between the defending world champion Viswanathan Anand of India
and Boris Gelfand of Israel, winner of the 2011 Candidates Tournament. After
sixteen games, including four rapid games, Anand retained his title. The match,
held under the auspices of the World Chess Federation FIDE, took place between
10 and 30 May 2012 in the Engineering Building of the State Tretyakov Gallery,
Moscow, Russia. The prize fund was US$2.55 million
6. Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament -2012: New Zealand won their first ever title by
defeating Argentina with 1-0 in the finals of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, 2012 while 5
time champions India took the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain scoring
3-1.
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IPL 5 or the IPL 2012 or the DLF IPL 2012 (owing to title sponsorship reasons),
was the fifth season of the Indian Premier League, initiated by the Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007 with the first season played in 2008.
The tournament began on 4 April and ended on 27 May 2012. Kolkata Knight
Riders were the winning team, beating defending champions Chennai Super
Kings by five wickets in the final. This season the number of teams in the league
went from ten to nine with the termination of Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
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th
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from June 18 to 19 ,2012 in Mexico at Los Cabos .The next summit in 2013 is
scheduled to take place at St. Petersburg, Russia.
3. SAARC: The last and the Seventeenth Summit of SAARC was held from 10 -11
of November 2011 in Addu City, Maldives.
4. IBSA: The last (5
th
so far) IBSA summit was held at Pretoria in South Africa in
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Switzerland.
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legally binding deal comprising all countries, which will be prepared by 2015,
and to take effect in 2020.There was also progress regarding the creation of a
Green Climate Fund (GCF) for which a management framework was adopted.
The fund is to distribute US$100 billion per year to help poor countries adapt to
climate impacts.
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summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or
heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and
South Africa. The summit was held at Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi, India on
29 March 2012 and began at 10:00 Indian Standard Time. This is the first time
that India has hosted a BRICS summit. The theme of the summit was "BRICS
Partnership for Global Stability, Security and Prosperity".
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PML-N announces candidates after ‘major changes’
Staff Report
LAHORE: After lengthy party deliberations, the PML-N has finally announced the names of its candidates from the provincial capital and hub of politics - the Lahore city on Wednesday.
PML-N’s candidates for the 13 national assembly constituencies from Lahore are
NA-118 Malik Riaz, NA-119 Mian Hamza Shahbaz,
NA-120 Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif,
NA-121 Mehar Ishtiaq Ahmad,
NA-122 Sardar Ayyaz Sadiq,
NA-123 Pervaz Malik,
NA-124 Sheikh Rohail Asghar,
NA-125 Khawaja Saad Rafique,
NA-126 Khawaja Ahmad Hassan,
NA-127 Waheed Alam Khan,
NA-128 Malik Afzal Khokhar,
NA-129 Shahbaz Sharif, and
NA-130 Sohail Shaukat Butt.
Provincial assembly candidates from 25 constituencies of Lahore district are
PP-137 Khawaja Imran Nazeer,
PP-138 Mushtaq Mughal,
PP-139 Bilal Yasin,
PP-140 Majid Zahoor,
PP-141 Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman,
PP-142 Mian Hamza Shahbaz,
PP-143 Shahbaz Ahmad,
PP-144 Bao Akhtar Ali,
PP-145 Waheed Gul,
PP-146 Malik Waheed,
PP-147 Mohsin Latif,
PP-148 Chaudhry Akhtar Rasool,
PP-149 Rana Mashood Ahmed,
PP-150 Mehar Ishtiaq Ahmed,
PP-151 Syed Tauseef Shah,
PP-152 Khawaja Salman Rafique,
PP-153 Ramzan Siddique Bhatti,
PP-154 Zaeem Qadri,
PP-155 Mian Naseer Ahmad,
PP-156 Yasin Sohal,
PP-157 Rana Tajamal,
PP-158 Ghulam Habib,
PP-160 Malik Saif-ul-Malook Khokhar while the two constituencies including PP-159
and PP-161 are still vacant as party has not yet decided the final candidates.
PML-N sources have told Daily Times that the party has replaced some strong candidates with relatively weaker ones, taking into account some rifts within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The PML-N has given tickets to Wahed Alam Khan from NA-127 replacing its strong candidate and former MNA Naseer Bhutta while the party ticket has also been issued to Sohail Shoukat Butt from NA-130 against Ejaz Dayal who was a more prominent candidate from the area against Ghurki family of PPP, they added. About the change of candidate in NA-121 as Mian Marghoob was being considered stronger than any other candidate, the sources said that in NA-121 where the party has decided to drop former parliamentarian Mian Marghoob Ahmad and gave the ticket to former MPA Mehr Ishtiaque Ahmad to disturb the vote bank of former Muslim Leaguer Mian Azhar who’s son was now contesting from the same constituency on a PTI ticket.
On the provincial seats, the PML-N has dropped several prominent figures of the party including Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor, Dr Saeed Elahi, Dr Asad Ashraf, Haji Allah Rakha, Hafiz Mian Nauman, Ejaz Ahmad Khan, Qaisar Amin Butt, Umar Sohail Zia Butt, and Sohail Zia Butt while the party has nominated some candidates especially Chaudhry Akhtar Rasool, Rana Mashhood, Khawaja Imran Nazir, Zaeem Qadri, that were being strongly criticised by party workers for their former affiliations and loyalties or performance during their last tenure.
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Pre-decided outcome?: Neither PPP nor PTI field big names against PML-N in Lahore
LAHORE:
In a significant pattern with neither Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) nor Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) fielding their heavyweight politicians in 13 National Assembly (NA) seats of Lahore against Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)’s candidates for the May 11 general elections, we may have something to watch out for.
Constituencies where once the likes of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto contested and won, now have second- and third-tier contestants from the PPP, and no stalwarts of PTI either.
Does that mean these parties have unofficially conceded defeat to PML-N even before the elections? Or is this wise political strategy whereby they don’t want to “waste” their strongest contestants? In any case, this signifies that PML-N remains a force to reckon with in the Punjab.
While PPP does have a track record of winning in Lahore, particularly when it clean-swept the city in the general elections of 1970 and 1977, this time it doesn’t seem to have a strategy for reclaiming its former glory.
On the other hand, PTI which claims that it can wipe out PML-N from Lahore has so far contested in two general elections (in 1997 and 2002) and both times, its leader Imran Khan lost his seats. In 1997, he suffered defeat at the hands of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and renowned TV anchor Tariq Aziz from the two constituencies he stood for.
This time, PTI’s head Imran Khan plans to contest from NA 122. PML-N has unofficially revealed that Ayaz Sadiq will contest against Khan. Sadiq and Khan were once together in PTI but later parted ways. In the 2002 elections, Sadiq had defeated Khan from the same constituency with a big margin.
Meanwhile, Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif will contest elections from NA 120 and NA 129, respectively, both being constituencies where they would not have to face any heavyweight competitors.
According to PML-N officials, PTI’s only chance in Lahore is if Khan and PTI’s Lahore President Abdul Aleem Khan contest from NA 125 and NA 126, respectively.
PPP’s candidate from NA 125, Naveed Chaudhry, hopes Khan contests against him, as he believes this would divide PML-N’s votes and Chaudhry could then safely steal the show.
It is pertinent to mention that none of the contestants in PTI’s list of candidates from Lahore have ever been members of the National or Provincial assemblies. Khan is the only exception, as he was an MNA in 2002 from a seat he won from Mianwali.
Out of the PPP’s list of candidates, only two have experience of having been MNAs, namely Samina Khalid Ghurki from NA 130 and Tariq Shabbir Mayo’s from NA 129.
Naveed Chaudhry, while talking to The Express Tribune, said that whenever free and fair elections are held in the country, PPP wins all seats from Lahore. “Ever since the rigged elections of 1988 and 1990, PPP started to lose its grip on Lahore city,” he said. PPP boycotted the 1985 elections, and bagged six seats in the 1988 elections. It won only one seat each time in the 1990 and 1993 elections, three seats in 2002 and two seats in 2008.
“In 1988, when Islami Jamhoori Itehad (IJI) could not get a majority in NA, certain people engineered insidious plans to get IJI to win in the Punjab Assembly in the provincial elections,” said Chaudhry. He pointed out that the Supreme Court had recently declared that 1990 elections were rigged.
Chaudhry added that after decades, free and fair elections are going to be held, and he hoped that PPP would wrest back its power in the city.
A majority of PML-N candidates have previous experience as lawmakers and are determined and hopeful of winning all seats in the forthcoming election. They hope to eliminate PPP and PTI as political forces from Lahore.
Nawaz Sharif first contested elections in 1985 as an independent candidate. In 1988 and 1990, IJI bagged two and eight seats respectively. PML-N was established after the 1990 elections and contested as a party for the first time in the 1993 election. PML-N won eight seats both in 1993 and 1997, four seats in 2002 and 11 seats in 2008.
1970 election
Total 8 NW assembly seats, ranging from NW 58 to NW 65
PPP, contesting with the sword symbol, swept all eight seats in Lahore
ZA Bhutto, contesting for the first and last time from NW60 Lahore, bagged 78,132 votes
Pakistan Muslim League’s Javed Iqbal got 33,921 votes
ZA Bhutto also won NW 116 Larkana, NW 79 Multan, NW 121 Hyderabad and NW127 Thatta. He retained NW 116
ZA Bhutto vacated NW 60 after the January 1971 by-elections, after which PPP’s Mian Mehmood Ali Kasuri won the seat
1977 election
There were 8 NA seats, stretching from NA 81 to NA 88
Three parties — PPP, Pakistan National Alliance (PNA) and PML Qayyum – were in the field
PPP, contesting with the sword symbol, swept all eight seats in Lahore
PNA came in second
The winners included SM Masood, Khalid Latif Kardar, Mian Ehsanul Haq, Dr SM Yaqoob, Mian Salahuddin, Malik M Akhtar, M Rashid and Malik Miraj Khalid
1985 election
There were 8 NA seats, stretching from NA 81 to NA 88
Elections were held on a non-party basis: individuals could only contest as independent candidates
PPP boycotted the election
Junejo’s close companions, office bearers of Jamat-e-Islami, Liaqat Baloch and Hafiz Salman Butt, and Nawaz Sharif became members of the NA from NA 86 Lahore
Nawaz’s first appearance in the political realm was a success
Nawaz bagged 35,719 votes while his rival Ahmad Hassan Syed Asad Gilani got 17,896 votes
Nawaz also won a Punjab assembly seat, PP 105 Lahore, which he opted to retain
By-elections on the vacated NA 86 seat were held on May 19, 1985. Ahmad Hassan Syed Asad Gillani won the seat
1988 election
Number of NA seats increased from 8 to 9 due to delimitation, which ranged from NA 92 to NA 100
PPP, contesting with the arrow symbol, bagged 6 seats, while Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) bagged the other 2
Benazir Bhutto won NA 94 and got 53,425 votes
Benazir also won two other NA seats, NA 166 Larkana and NA 189 Karachi
She retained NA 166 but PPP lost NA 94 in the by-elections
Nawaz Sharif, now contesting under IJI, won NA 95 with 49,318 votes
Nawaz also won NA 88 Sialkot and two seats in the Punjab assembly. He retained PP 123.
In the by-elections Mian Azher wonNA 95 on the IJI platform
The six victorious PPP MNAs were Aitzaz Ahsan (NA 93), Benazir Bhutto (NA 94), Jahangir Badar (NA 96), Kh Ahmed Tariq Raheem (NA 97), Haji M Asghar (NA 99) and Meraj Khalid (NA 100)
1990 election
There were 9 NA seats, ranging from NA 92 to NA 100
PPP, contesting with the arrow symbol, formed an alliance with Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA), against IJI, which contested with the bicycle symbol
PPP only won one seat: Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, on PDA’s platform, bagged 65,624 votes
IJI won 8 seats
Nawaz Sharif won
NA 95. He bagged 59, 944 votes
His rival, PDA’s Air Marshal Asghar Khan, got 39,585 votes
Shahbaz Sharif made his first foray into politics, on IJI’s platform. He defeated PDA’s Jahangir Badar by a slight margin from NA 96
1993 election
There were 9 NA seats, ranging from NA 92 to NA 100
Nawaz Sharif contested elections under his own party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz
(PML-N), with the symbol of the tiger.
PPP contested with the arrow symbol once again
PML-N won eight seats while PPP won only one
Nawaz won NA 92, NA 95 Lahore and
NA 12 Abbotabad. He retained NA 12.
After the by-elections, Mian Abbas Sharif from NA 92 and Ishaq Dar from NA 95 won the seats
Shahbaz Sharif won NA 96 and PP 125. During the by-elections, he quit NA 96, which Hashmi won.
PPP’s Javed Ghurki won the NA 100 seat
1997 election
There were 9 NA seats, ranging from NA 92 to NA 100
PML-N swept the board, bagging 8 seats. The other was won by an independent from NA 100
Nawaz won NA 95 and NA 12 Abbottabad
Shahbaz Sharif won NA 96 and PP 125. NA went to PML-N’s Kamil Ali Agha after the by-election
This election also marked Imran Khan’s emergence into politics
Imran contested two seats, NA 94 and NA 95, but lost both
From NA 94, Imran bagged 4,595 votes, while his rival, PML-N’s Tariq Aziz, got 50,227 votes
From NA 95, Imran got 5,365 votes while his rival, Nawaz Sharif, bagged 50,592 votes
2002 election
Number of NA increased from 9 to 13 in the city, stretching from NA 118 to NA 130
Four parties — PPP, PML-N, PTI and PML-Q – contested
PML-N bagged 4 seats, PPP got 3, seats, PML-Q got 2, PTI got nothing
Dr Tahirul Qadri won a seat on a ticket from his party, Pakistan Awami Tehreek
Imran Khan contested from NA 122 against PMLN’s Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. Imran was defeated
Sadiq bagged 37531 votes, while Imran could only get 18636
2008 election
There were 13 NA seats
PML-N bagged 11 seats while PPP won 2 seats
The Sharif brothers could not contest as their nomination papers were rejected, and Aitzaz Ahsan was leading the movement for the restoration of the judiciary
PPP candidates, Asif Hashmi from NA 118, Jahangir Badar from NA 120, Aurangzeb Burki from NA 121, and Naveed Chaudhry from NA 125, lost their seats
2013 election candidates
The PPP has awarded tickets to Asif Hashmi, Aurangzeb Burki and Naveed Chaudhry, all of whom lost in 2008
PPP’s two time winner MNA Samina Khalid Ghurki (2002, 2008) is a hot candidate to give tough time to PML-N
PTI’s Abdul Aleem Khan, who contested for and lost the NA 127 seat in 2008, was once again recommended for the constituency. He refused this and demanded either
NA 125 or NA 126
Aleem is yet to take his final decision, and PTI’s list may be changed
For complete list of PML-N Punjab candidates visit: tribune.com.pk/elections2013
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When Bollywood's EX-lovers got back again!
Source:rediff.com
Break-ups are like nightmares nobody wants to go through again.
While most regular people avoid the sight of their ex, the young stars of Bollywood choose not to make a big deal out of it.
Not only are some of them on good terms with their erstwhile sweethearts but some are willing to romance them on big screen like nothing ever happened.
Whether it's a magnanimous heart or practical approach to work, we don't know. But actors who put aside their differences or a bitter past to collaborate on a film are likely to benefit. Also, it always feels lighter when not holding grudges.
Here's a look at some of Bollywood's hottest pairs, who worked together even after they ceased to be a couple in real life.
Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Padukone, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Both made their debut in November 2007 in different films, which met distinctly different fates, but found an instant connection in each other.
They made no effort to conceal their relationship and the chemistry sizzled for all to see in both Bachna Ae Haseeno and public appearances.
Eventually the strain of being a celebrity couple and working with other actors in close proximity put too much pressure on the duo and they decided to call it splits.
Being level-headed though, Ranbir and Deepika realised to focus on their inherent fondness and mutual respect for each other. And that's what makes them such a treat to watch on screen yet again in the promising promos of Karan Johar's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.
Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif, Ek Tha Tiger
Salman Khan is the last person to discuss matters of the heart with the press.
And Katrina Kaif is no Ms Candid either.
Their personal equation stayed strictly personal until they decided to demonstrate their fondness on the Shah Rukh Khan-hosted season of Kaun Banega Crorepati.
The Wanted star helped a struggling Kat to find her footing in the industry after a disastrous debut in Boom. They worked on hits like Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya and Partner before she went on to become the most sought-after leading heroines of Bollywood.
But Katrina's sudden declaration, 'I am single' at a press conference brought things out in the open. And while the mercurial Salman is known to make snide remarks at her in public, Katrina maintains a dignified stance.
Despite their bumpy off-screen interactions, they clicked wonderfully in Ek Tha Tiger
Dino Morea-Bipasha Basu, Chehraa
Super models Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu fell in love while working on the hit Raaz.
Though their relationship didn't last too long, they share a genuine friendship that's lasted over the years. He even attended the screening of Raaz 3 to show his support.
Previously too, they worked on films like Rakht and Chehraa even though they were no longer a couple and Bips had moved on with John Abraham.
Harman Baweja-Priyanka Chopra, What's Your Rashee?
Though Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja chose to be hush-hush about their romance, the word eventually got out after she replaced Kareena Kapoor in his debut Love Story 2050.
Both the film and their relationship bombed.
But being professionals, they didn't want to let their heartbreak come in the way of a meaty project like Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Rashee?
Too bad this didn't work either. But looks like the warmth continues considering the hug PC gave her former beau at a recent awards function in Canada.
Shahid Kapoor-Priyanka Chopra, Teri Meri Kahaani
Sparks flew instantly between this reportedly on and off couple while filming Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey.
And while everyone raved about their on-screen chemistry, things seem to heat up off it as well.
After doing a Ross-Rachel and some coffee commercials, the neighbours-turned-couple decided they're just not into each other.
That, however, made little difference when Kunal Kohli offered them triple roles in his period-to-contemporary romance caper, Teri Meri Kahaani.
For all their professionalism, the chemistry this time was just not the same and TMK turned out to be a huge dud.
Shahid Kapoor-Kareena Kapoor, Milenge Milenge
Everybody thought of them as Bollywood's most stable couples but right before the release of Jab We Met, Kareena Kapoor surprised everyone by leaving Shahid and almost immediately moving on with Saif Ali Khan.
While Shahid tried to keep it decent, it was visibly awkward for them to promote the film together, which went on to become a landmark in both of their careers. She also didn't give up her vegetarian lifestyle, which she adopted from her ex.
But it was the long-delayed project Milenge Milenge that suffered the most from their separation.
Ultimately, they decided to put their animosity aside and shoot some publicity material. The poster, though, is a glaring indication of their reluctance to get back together -- for a movie or otherwise.
Today, Kareena is happily married to Saif while the still solo Shahid wishes her well.
Ranveer Singh-Anushka Sharma, Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl
Of course, they maintain the beaten to death 'good friends' stance but everyone knows things apparently brewed between the Band Baaja Baraat couple for a while.
And just as promptly cooled off when they both realised they want to concentrate on their respective careers and have a good time.
The 'good friends' continued to work on Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl without letting their personal feelings/feuds get in the way.
So now, Ranveer gets linked with co-stars Deepika Padukone and Sonakshi Sinha whereas Anushka finds her name constantly tagged alongside Ranbir Kapoor, with whom she's slated to work on Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet.
Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon, Aan: Men At Work
The good-looking couple became an instant hit with the glossies courtesy their willingness to strike hot poses and give quotable quotes gushing about each other.
But Akki's roving eye and Raveena's need for commitment put an end to this mast-mast jodi.
They came together years later for Madhur Bhandarkar's Aan: Men At Work, which, except for the climax, had no scenes featuring them together.
At this point, things are amiable between the Khiladi and his former girlfriends, Raveena Tandon, Shilpa Shetty and Pooja Batra.
Rajesh Khanna-Dimple Kapadia, Jai Shiv Shankar
It was a fairy-tale marriage between a reigning superstar and the Bobby sensation that crumbled after the young Dimple Kapadia could no longer handle Rajesh Khanna's increasing insecurity and tantrums.
Though she lived separately with two wonderful daughters -- Twinkle and Rinkie -- Dimple was generous enough to campaign when he turned to politics or play his leading lady in the late Khanna's directorial venture that never took off, Jai Shiv Shankar.
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#500. I know a lot of people are going to comment absurd,make fun and abuse me,some people will literally ignore this post as well.
I have a lot of confessions to make.
Life is so f***** up isn't it? We all feel jealous of people who live happy and haven't had any problems in their lives.
See,that ain't life.
That's just easy living and i don't respect that kind of life.
Im a moron,i accept,i've been an asshole my whole life.i've made act of cowardice too.
I lie a lot and i hate liars as well.i've cheated people and i feel guilty,i've clowned around with a lot of guys even though on a proper basis,i've stayed loyal to the Love of my life,i've failed a lot in the past.Exams,games,sports,respecting people,expectations. I don't know what im doing with my life.
Well I love to write,i can rap as well but life seems pretty f***** up when its about moving away from my beloved.
I've protected him throughout *me and God knows* but he doesn't seem to care at all.
Its ok.id a hardcore lover and a F***** up psychopath that i don't care how he treats me.im going to love him for anything.I lied to him as well,He lies to me more and i know when he lies to me.
Look,a noob can't fool a pro -.-
I've been hated and discriminated as well by society,friends.......well just f***'em .
There have been three guys who loved me more than my beloved but i never cared about them cause maybe,im too much in love with the mean one.
I've been through a lot in my life.well im not blaming anyone for this but i feel like i am forcefully made to study shits i was never interested in. I just hate people who've limited expectations....
And it sucks to step out of the house when you know India is governed by congress and people like Rahul Gandhi and Salman khan exist...zzzzzzzzz its fugging annoying - -
and right now i feel like Teddy Roosevelt to be honest,i've been shot in the chest and im still into giving a never ending speech,just kidding.im very lazy.
If i get a positive response I'll write a new one :p
I've had a very bad life.things i can't explain here.
I don't have friends but deep within i know im not bad - -' i can do a lot in my life and im going to no matter what im never gonna give up and ill be what i set out to be.
I want my beloved to know that he's not a good lover but ill carry on with him for the rest of my life because imagining a life to keep him happy motivates me.
I want my lectures to know that im sorry for all the times i misbehaved.i respect everything you taught me and that's how im able to read,write,interact with the world,and i want you all to know that im sorry for wasting your time.you are all good people and im sure everyone of us have went through tough times,if i were you I'd make fun of people as well.
Ok
im ready for the constant criticizing and abusive comments. -.-
Wo ladka Aaj bhi garmi se mar raha hai...
Jisse kisi Ladki ne1baar kaha tha...
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I Pledge not to see Sanjay Dutt featuring movies anymore. How many agree with this?
