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15 Hauntingly Beautiful Quotes From 'The Fault in Our Stars'

http://www.storypick.com/the-fault-in-our-stars-quotes/

गुलों मे रंग भरे

गुलों मे रंग भरे, बाद-ए-नौबहार चले चले भी आओ कि गुलशन का कारोबार चले "let the blooms fill with colour, let the first zephyr of spring flow, do come over, so the garden can get on with its daily business" कफ़स उदास है यारों सबा से कुछ तो कहो कहीं तो बह्र-ए-खुदा आज ज़िक्र-ए-यार चले "Gloom reigns in the cage, my friends; do say something to the breeze somewhere, for God's sake, (there must be) discussion about the Beloved today!" कभी तो सुब्ह तेरे कुन्ज-ए-लब से हो आगाज़ कभी तो शब् सर-ए-काकुल से मुश्कबार चले "(at least once) let the dawn commence from the corner of your mouth, (at least once) let the night be rendered fragrant by your curled tresses" बड़ा है दर्द का रिश्ता, ये दिल गरीब सही तुम्हारे नाम पे आएंगे गमगुसार चले "the ties of pain run deep; poor as this heart is, comfort-givers will come along, thanks to your name" जो हम पे गुजरी सो गुजरी मगर शब्-ए-हिजरां हमारे अश्क तेरी आकबत संवार चले "i may have endured whatever

Arrey O Henry- Play review

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This play is a bunch of Four stories, from the repertoire of the greatest storyteller of all times,  The magician of words, O. Henry; and adapted to Indian stage by Gulzar. Directed by Salim Aarif , this play was brought to Ahmedabad by Coconut Events, and performed at the Gujarat University Convention Centre this Sunday. Welcome to relish this 90 minutes treat of emotions, and drama, and joy and sadness. All with a witty and shocking end. 1- Salma : a graceful woman, with a heavy poetic accent recounts the story of her lost love affair with the help of the choicest Urdu Ghazals. What tale did she tell ? 2- Nuskha : A young couple wants to get married, but they are afraid of the girl's Military father. This father has developed a liking for a young pharmacist, who stays as a paying guest in his house and who also has his eyes on the said girl. Who will get the girl in the end? 3- Madam : a man gets enchanted by a woman of high class, who reads Urdu poetry, and talks in a very

Zubaan-film review

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સંસાર નો નિયમ છે, જેની tweet સારી હોય એના blog સારા હોય એ જરૂરી નથી. એવીજ રીતે, જેનું trailer સારું હોય એનું મૂવી ય સારું હોય એ જરૂરી નથી. Yesterday, I watched the film " Zubaan " (ઝુબાં ). It was so good, so well promoted, {insert sarcasm here} that there was a #Crowd Of TOTAL 8 people in the hall ! The whole of the audience fit into a single elevator on the way out. While entering into the cinema, we bumped into an acquaintance who asked what movie we were watching, hearing our reply, she said with amusement: " Zubaan ? આ ક્યુ મુવી છે, એનું તો ક્યાંય પોસ્ટર પણ દેખાતું નથી!" We laughed at her, but once in the theatre, halfway through the film, we realized who had the last laugh. Zubaan movie ના 3 tenets છે. (1) હીરો વિકી કૌશલ ની ધાંસુ એપ્રોચ, જે એને રાતોરાત એક અબજોપતિ business tycoon નો એકદમ ખાસમખાસ માણસ બનાવી દે છે. (2) એ અબજોપતિ- ગુરુ સિકંદજેનું નામ છે- એની પોતાની cheating wife અને એના illegitimate દીકરા પ્રત્યેની બેહિસાબ Hatred. (3) અને