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Movies! Movies! Movies! There is no end to entertainment. All you need to do ENTERTAINMENT is cut through the lights, the camera and the action. So simply tune in... 03 Ask Me Anything What is the Kaiju genre? Kaiju (Japanese for ‘strange beast’) is a relative- y ly young Japanese film genre that revolves around one oversized creatures (which can be protagonistic, ke m antagonistic, or even ‘neutral’ representations of ma nature’s force). These creatures are shown flat- nd d, a tening skylines, battering the military, or simply ice fighting with each other. Inspired by Hollywood not films starring giant monsters like The Beast from a lucrative place for childre et os but also n to showc lents, g ‘20,000 Fathoms’ and King Kong, producer To- of vide ase their ta moyuki Tanaka created Godzilla, a clever mar- tory reposi t just a The platform is no Anantya n July 2014, Anantya’s mother, vlogger is that she belongs to a Kicha says, vlogger Shruti Raj Anand, started family in which five women and I used to watch ‘Evan I a channel for her daughter and four men make YouTube videos for a called it ‘MyMissAnand‘. One of the living. From Shruti Anand, to her Tube Hd’, the kid who first videos was a tutorial of sorts – aunt Nisha Topwal, they have it all unboxes toys. He on three simple and cute hairstyles. covered– DIY videos to beauty tips inspired me to start What’s interesting about this to cooking. my channel ‘Kichatube This nine-year-old’s channel was an instant hit, and over HD’. Cooking is my the last five years, generated over four crore views riage between Hollywood’s behemoths and Japan’s Passion –I cook, I eat fear of atomic weapons. The film, first in the and I am hun- kaiju genre, came out in 1954 and was a huge Amar Kyra Kanojia success and thus a new genre was born. gry for more Other films in this genre include: ‘Pacific Rim’ his 12-year-old from Telangana uses his hen Kyra turned two, her family (2013), ‘Cloverfield’ (2008), and ‘King Kong vs YouTube channel ‘Learn with Amar‘ to put together a birthday anthem Godzilla’ (1962). Recently, Facebook acquired help others learn about countries, non-exclusive rights to T and seeing herself on screen topography, maps, and overall geography. The W brought her so much happiness, that her Nihal Raj Kicha’s signature ‘Mickey videos are simple and cover curriculum mate- Mouse mango ice cream’ father, Manish decided to start a YouTube ll of six, Nihal, popular- rial from grade 4 onwards. There’s a quiz at channel for her. He says, “Kyra suggested FROM ME ly known as Kicha, is the end of it too. With that we try to make some videos of her Kicha unboxing toys. She was influenced by some A one of India’s youngest over chefs. His fascination for cook- has an ability to Amar’s videos are easy to understand of the videos she watched online. This was TO YOU ing began when he was three, connect with children and relatable to others of his age 10,000 how Kyrascope Toy Reviews started in 2016.” How does Kyra react to it all? “For her, and this interest even found and adults with equal subscribers SARA ALI KHAN SAYS... him a spot at Ellen it is all about having fun. We have never Degeneres’ show in 2016. A ease. His recipes are and about seen it as something that she must do. With over 1.7 lakh subscribers, Amar has viewers Transition from pizza to salad one-off video from his chan- easy to follow and Today, she likes reviewing toys; if tomorrow, from all over the globe. He has also been invited 44 lakh nel, in January 2015, got him she chooses something else we will support is not an easy one but taking look absolutely to participate in many international platforms to views, Kyra is a a huge fan following, and has that too,” said her father. While there is no delectable share his knowledge about geography. care of your health is since grown rapidly to a library mini-celebrity. limit to how much one can earn by making of over 100 videos, with over Her favourite videos, Manish says, “it’s necessary 10 lakh views! important that, as par- Aayu and Pihu Kalra toys are remote ents, we do not force controlled our children into this. n May 2017, Aayu (5) and Pihu (11) Kalras, it was not cars Let them enjoy the entered the platform with videos in all smooth sailing. While process and remember I Hindi. They are the stars of channel they started with videos of that this is some- called ‘Aayu and Pihu Show‘. In cooking tips, the channel had no thing that they do making these videos, the parents more than 1,000 subscribers even and not a source spent considerable time and after a year. of revenue.” money – learning how to shoot, Their father says: “What I have learnt is writing scripts, handling to be consistent. With both Aayu and Pihu, we lights, even managing have tried to do interesting things. The milk their schedules. For the challenge, for example, was a huge hit.” With an initial investment of about `1.5 lakh, the channel has now garnered over one million subscribers in nearly two years When I was living in New York, I weighed 96 kg. It made me feel very unhealthy and lethargic all the time. One day, I decided JAMES EARL JONES is 1 ARYAN KHAN AND SRK: Owing to the box PRIYANKA to change all that. It took only a small tweak the most iconic voice actors office success of ‘The Jungle Book’ in non-English VOICE OVER CHOPRA was the in lifestyle to be back in good health. I con- in recent history. Not only languages in India, Disney obtained the services first Bollywood sciously started eating healthy and began SUBHAGATA BHATTACHARYA did he voice Mufasa in ‘The of another star-studded line-up for its live- star to feature in working out rigorously. I even took up differ- Lion King’, but he action remake for ‘The Lion King’. The cast is takes a look at some of the a star-studded ent types of classes — functional training to also provided the not an all-starrer like its previous film, but cast in the remake boxing to cycling. So, eat a good balanced popular animation film voice for Darth it brought together the King of Bollywood of ‘The Jungle diet to feel good at all times. The aim Vader in the Shah Rukh Khan, and his son, Aryan, on characters and the actors Book’, in Hindi. should not be to look pretty and in-shape ‘Star Wars’ fran- the screen. The film saw but to feel good inside-out. who brought them to life in chise. His role as Mufasa was consid- Chopra perform- It’s not bad to be nervous. I am most RANA DAGGUBATI is this feature ered the best. ing Kaa, Irrfan nervous during the release of my the man who lent his voice Khan as Baloo, film/s. When you love something so Om Puri 2 to Thanos — the big bad IDRIS ELBA: The star is a closely, the nervousness, anxiety and fear (Bagheera), villain in the MCU — in the SAMAY RAJ recent favourite for animation just come with it. This is my dream, and Shefali Shah Telugu version of ‘Avengers: THAKKAR is a popular films. He voiced the buffalo every single day spent on set, makes me (Raksha) and Infinity War’. He believes all go-to person to deliver chief of police in ‘Zootopia’ and want this dream more than ever before. Hindi dialogues to our favourite Nana Patekar such roles are flocking a bullying sea lion in ‘Finding Honestly, I don’t have experience, wisdom, superheroes. Thakkar has given (Shere Khan). towards him after he Dory’ the same year. If we or know the craft well. Right now, what I voice to two Batmen (Christian This made audi- immortalised the are counting live- have is gut and heart. You all should Bale and Ben Affleck), Toby ences feel connected character of evil action adaptations, he realise that fear and anxiety are not bad Maguire in the Spider-Man fran- with the characters and King Bhallaladeva also gave Shere Khan attributes. Only you should learn to use chise and Mark Ruffalo, aka Hulk, in it reflected in the box in the ‘Baahubali’ his malicious purr in them for your own good. the ‘Avengers’. office revenues. franchise. ‘The Jungle Book’. AUGUST 09, 2019 MUST SEE MUST DO 1683: By a charter, the British Crown gave train near Kakori. the power to the East India Company to imals to understand their behav- while Bob 1942: Mohandas K Gandhi was arrested declare and make war and peace in Asia. TELEVISION iour and how they survive in their MOVIES ON TV faces the Britain. 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