Commandos 1

India has many Elite forces to face hostile situations. Today, We'll talk about 3 of them...

The Force One is an elite commando force, which is a specialised counter terrorism unit to guard the Mumbai metropolitan area.It was formed after2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Out of 3,000 applications  261 personnel were selected and trained in Pune.
Commando Battalion for Resolute Action(COBRA) is a specialised unit of the CRPF created to counter Naxalites. This specialised CRPF unit are specifically trained in guerrilla warfare. This elite fighting unit has been trained to track, hunt and eliminate small Naxalite groups. There are currently 10 COBRA units.

The Special Protection Group (SPG) is the executive protection agency of the Government of India. It is responsible for the protection of the Prime Minister of India, former Prime Ministers and their immediate family members.undergo training similar to that conducted by the United States Secret Service. 

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Someone I truly respect

1.Kalam used to get up at 4 am, bathe, and then go for his mathematics class, which was taught by a teacher who took only five students in the whole session; and bathing before class was a condition he had laid to all his students.

2.He used to distribute newspapers after school hours in order to contribute to his father's income.

3.Dr Kalam's first major project SLV 3-failed.

4.Abdul Kalam is the first bachelor and scientist who occupied the Rashtrapati Bhawan(President's House).

5.Kalam  was nominated for the MTV youth icon of the year in 2003 and 2006.

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Bollywood Masala 3

1..For‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ Tom Cruise was considered for the role of Raj Malhotra (SRK’s role in the film).

2..‘Rockstar’ was shot in reverse order, with the climax being shot first. Reason: The makers did not want to disturb the continuity of Ranbir Kapoor’s hairstyle.

3.When Sridevi was only 13, she played Rajinikanth’s stepmom in a Tamil film.

4.Hrithik Roshan once ordered 50 books online on ‘How to Stop Smoking’ and then gave them to all his friends.

5.The longest film in the world is also a Bollywood film. ‘LOC: Kargil’ is 4 hours and 25 minutes long.
6. Top it all-  Indians buy 2.7 billion movie tickets annually, the highest in the world. But average ticket prices are among the lowest in the world!

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Bollywood Masala 2

 1.Amitabh Bachchan is so punctual that many a times he used to open the gates of Filmistan Studios himself for he used to reach the place before the watchman or gatekeeper.

2.‘Silsila’ (1981) is the only movie in which Shashi Kapoor played an elder brother to Amitabh,otherwise Amitji did that

3.Because the cinema industry was still considered a low profession in the 40s, music director Naushad was introduced by his parents to his bride as a tailor!

4.Dharmendra’s fee when he debuted in 1960 in the movie ‘Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere’ was a meager 51 rupees!

5.Sunil Dutt initially used to be an RJ for Radio Ceylon and once interviewed his favorite actress Nargis who later became his wife !

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Bollywood Masala 1

Bollywood is a fantasy.In the next 3 posts, I'd rather talk about that...some facts worth sharing.

1.Sunil Dutta played the role of a dacoit in 20 movies in his career.
2.Waheeda Rahman is the only heroine who played both mother and lover to Amitabh Bachchan. She played the love interest of Big B in ‘Adalat’ (1976) and mother in ‘Trishul’ (1978).
3.Mughal-e-Azam’ (1960) was a trilingual – with all scenes shot thrice in Hindi, Tamil and English
4.Dilip Kumar was offered a lead role in the international project ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ (1962) the actor declined the offer. The role subsequently went to Egyptian actor Omar Sharif.(LOA is an all time hit)
5.Actor Amjad Khan was almost dropped from ‘Sholay’ (1975) because scriptwriter Javed Akhtar found his voice weak for Gabbar Singh's role. Danny Denzongpa was approached for that role initially.(hard to imagine, isn't it?)

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Don't find any glory in this...sorry folks

India has dropped two places to stand 142nd out of 189 countries ranked by the World Bank for ease of doing.Mumbai, India's business epicentre, showed that it requires 13 procedures to start a business, and it took 30 days to accomplish this, compared to an average of 4.8 procedures and 9.2 days in advanced economies.
All of India's neighbors except for Bangladesh (173) and Afghanistan (193) were ranked higher. China topped the neighbourhood at 90, followed by Sri Lanka at 99, Nepal at 108, Bhutan at 125 and Pakistan at 128. Singapore stood first overall for the ninth year in succession, and is followed by New Zealand, Hong Kong, Denmark, and South Korea.

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You missed the starting Gun?

First,I was dying to finish my High School and start college
and then I was dying to finish college and start working,
Then I was dying to marry and have children
And then I was dying for my children  to grow old enough so I could go back to work
But then I was dying to retire
and now I am dying..
And suddenly I realized
I forgot to live.-Dedicated to the young Indians so that they rethink and realize the values of Life !-Courtesy Ved Vikash.

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