The Indian film industry will hit the century mark in coming May. This is a great landmark for Indian Cinema. This industry has not just given audiences some of the most memorable films but it has also given some of the most memorable characters. Who can forget Daaku Gabbar Singh from Sholay, Inspector Vijay from Zanjeer, Sehzaada Salim from Mughal-e-Azam. Actors like Amzad Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar respectively immortalized these characters with their powerful acting and popular dialogues. As we celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema, here are some unforgettable characters in the history of Hindi Cinema. These characters used the celluloid as their canvas to paint larger-than-life dreams that galvanized generations of millions.

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Listening to Hindi songs has always been my favorite time pass. I like Hindi songs, especially of the romantic genre. So today I have shared some of my favorite Romantic Hindi Songs. Most of these songs are from 60s and 70s. Meaningful lyrics and extraordinary singers together make these songs all time classics.  As that period was actually the "Golden Age" of Hindi Songs. Some of the most critically acclaimed Hindi songs of all time were produced during this period. The open display of romantic emotions and love affair have always been taboo in our films. 

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Once again Delhi, the capital of India, is in headlines for wrong reasons, for the brutal rape and torture of a five year old girl. She was abducted on April 15 and kept hostage by her neighbor for two days without food and water and repeatedly raped in east Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar. She is the fifth minor to have fallen prey to rapists this month. Total there have been 393 rape cases registered by Delhi Police in last three months. The number of unreported rapes is without a doubt will be much greater.

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Jugaad is a Hindi word, which refers to a creative or innovative idea or work-around providing a quick, alternative way of solving or fixing a problem especially when there is lack of resources. It is widely used term in India. Sometimes, jugaad is also used describe an idea from which a person can control his or her budget, or from which they may acquire luxuries through illegal means, such as the theft of electricity or gas, producing fake bills in office, giving bribe to police etc. Now a days, jugaad is increasingly being accepted as a management technique and is recognized all over the world as an acceptable form of frugal engineering pioneered in India. Moreover, companies in India are adopting Jugaad as a practice to reduce research and development costs.

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Left-handed middle-order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler, Ravindra Jadeja is a popular Indian cricketer. He represents Saurashtra in first-class cricket, and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. He was part of the victorious Indian U-19 cricket team that won the World Cup in Malaysia in 2008; he also represented India in the 2009 and 2010 ICC World Twenty20 competitions. He made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka on 8 February 2009.  However, his Test debut came almost four years later, in December 2012, against England at Nagpur. He was bought for $2 million by the Chennai Super Kings at the 2012 IPL Players Auction. There is nothing special in his career and track record but, interestingly, he has been a consistent target of sarcasm and jokes by cricket fans.

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Shamin Mannan is an Indian television actress who is currently playing the lead role of Bhoomi Patel in Sanskaar – Dharohar Apno Ki on Colors TV. She is basically from Assam. She was pursuing Engineering in Bangalore when she decided to leave studies to pursue a career in Television. Her parents were furious about her dropping out from the college. However she requested them to grant her six months to make an acting career, to which they agreed. Fortunately, she bagged her first role within six months.

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According to Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IRIS Knowledge Foundation, in 2014 general elections, Facebook and other social sites would be a critical tool which could influence people’s voting choices in around 160 constituencies. This research is based on the assertion on the grounds of a young demographic; the upsurge of popular protests (Anna’s movement, Protests after Delhi rape case) and citizen activism in the past few years — often organized digitally on social media sites; and growing urbanization.

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What is love? Is it some intense feeling of deep affection or merely sexual attachment to someone? No doubt, the definition of love is very complex. But today we will not go into the intricacies of love and its different formats. Just I am planning to share and discuss the biggest love story even telecasted on Indian Television, yes the love story of Mihir and Tulsi. Their story shows how intense can love be? Whenever one talks about the ideal pair of Television, two names almost immediately come to mind- Mihir and Tulsi. The love story of Mihir and Tulsi is a very famous one and is no less than a legend. Even today, people know them as Mihir Tulsi; the “and” in between is missing.

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Yesterday, I got a chance to watch a video clip on YouTube. It was a small clip from a 1938 movie where a woman was shown speaking on a wireless device. Now a good number of technology experts and netizens are saying that it could be the proof of the world’s first mobile phone. The video titled ‘Time Traveler in 1938 film features a woman named Gertrude Jones. on this video she is speaking on a prewar prototype of a mobile phone which was developed by a communications factory in Leominster, Massachusetts.

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We are living in information age. Everyone wants to be informed and tries to be in touch of friends and relatives as far as possible. So keeping in touch should not be complicated or expensive. It should be simple, cheap or if possible, free. In last decade, the Internet and communication technologies such as mobiles, VoIP have improved international communication. But calling without paying crazy fees still usually requires a certain phone, calling plan, or credit cards. Today I will share with you the most efficient and economical way to make unlimited calls to India from United States.

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