In an interview, Saif Ali Khan was asked a question about him not taking a stand against the problematic portrayal of history in his recent film Tanhaji. He responded by saying that he was aware of the historical inaccuracy of the film, but that the role was just too ‘delicious’ to pass up. According to Khan, a few hundred years ago, there was no concept of India in the sense that we understand it today. While some agreed with him, some viscerally opposed his view; on Twitter, his words inspired the #ThereWasNoConceptOf trend.
For most Indians, Colgate was the first-ever toothpaste; with few alternatives until liberalisation happened.
He may have retired from the game years ago, but for loyal fans, he is still god.
MSD fans had a lot to say with the #ThereWasNoConceptOf hashtag.
While not strictly accurate, according to M S Dhoni fans, there was no concept of winning trophies before he showed us how to do it.
Boy bands have been around since the beginning of rock & roll music! These millennials, I tell you!
Tom will not fall until Tom realises he is falling.
…And numberless memes.
Jaya Bachchan intuitively knowing that her son has landed; then rushing out to welcome him is the most AWACS (Airborne Warning And Control System) thing ever, felt this commentator.
This tweet reminded us about arguably one of the funniest of Indian TV serials ever; Sarabhai v Sarabhai.
Some mentioned the fact that our current PM is someone of humble roots.
While political parties have always made promises to attract votes; some have managed to elevate this to a fine art.
Many of us hadn’t given any thought to paragliding and what it actually constituted until we saw the paragliding guy and the million memes he inspired.
Star-kid Ananya Pandey was recently in the headlines for making a hilariously tone deaf comment about nepotism and privilege in Bollywood.
Kamaal R Khan has little value in Bollywood save nuisance value, but for memers he is gold!
There is scant regard for the laws of physics in a Salman Khan movie, because fans are always willing to suspend disbelief for bhai!
In Bollywood, speeding bullets apparently have different properties than do real bullets.
Certainly #ThereWasNoConceptOf a 16 year old girl telling a bunch of powerful, rich old men some unpleasant truths before her.
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