atul kulkarni
@atul_kulkarni
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Indian Actor. (Retweets are NOT necessarily ‘endorsements’.)
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Joined August 2009
"If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize." -Voltaire.
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“When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.”.-Issac Asimov.
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Democracy is merely an illusion of giving power to the people. In reality, It’s a systemised way to make people transfer their power to a few and in turn lose control over it.
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Those 3 bullets continue to travel even today destroying much more than just a life. A lot was murdered today 71 years ago. .
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“There is freedom of speech, but I can not guarantee freedom after speech.” - Idi Amin.
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If one feels proud about a certain thing happening elsewhere but feels ashamed if the same thing happens at one’s own home; .it is not pride. It’s hypocrisy of the highest order. #globalphenomenon.
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In any sport when the playing nations become disproportionately important than the match itself, .the game is defeated even before the match is played. .
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You don’t learn lessons from the history because you don’t think there was anything wrong to begin with.
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A society that has lost its ability to recognise vision has long since lost its ability to produce visionaries. And then it’s too late to realise that what’s left is far too hollow. #globalphenomenon
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जिस समाज की प्रतिभा को पहचानने की शक्ति कमजोर हो चुकी हो, उस समाज की प्रतिभावान पैदा करने की क्षमता बहुत पहले ही ख़त्म हो चुकी होती है।.और फिर जो बचा है वो कितना खोखला है ये समझ आते आते बहुत देर हो चुकी होती है…. #globalphenomenon
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“Elect me to Dictate you.” said the leader. “Dictate me to Elect you.” .said the voter. And then many generations suffered…. #globalphenomenon.
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THIS is what film industry stands for!! .Do listen in.
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Dr Prannoy Roy, probably first counting day without you, since 1989…….A loss which will never be compensated.
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“ I’m an atheist for a very simple reason. I think.”.- Javed Akhtar.
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‘Everyone who isn’t ‘us’ is an Enemy.’ - Cersei , GOT. Looks like this is the core human belief. Only trouble is in defining ‘us’. Nation?State?City?Religion?Race?Colour?Caste?Subcaste?Family?Gender?Individual?; where does it stop??.
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There are very fundamental differences between an EVENT and a PROCESS.
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Discrimination is like a termite which doesn’t stop at the surface but eventually eats up into the core. Religion is just the surface, caste and gender are the core. With the likes of states , languages, food in between. #peace.
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Democracy is merely an illusion of giving power to the people. In reality, It’s a systemised way to make people transfer their power to a few and in turn loose control over it.
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You must’ve lost interest in the pandemic BUT the pandemic has not lost the interest in you. - the Economist.
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Politics based on Majoritarianism or Religion, vehemently demands from you to lose empathy. And empathy is the very crux of human cooperation and hence existence. #globalphenomenon.
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Every lie told incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid. - a line from the show ‘Chernobyl’.
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Then that marks 20 years of my debut in the industry!!!
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ज्या समाजाची प्रतिभा ओळखण्याची क्षमता क्षीण झालेली असते, त्या समाजात प्रतिभा निर्माण होण्याच्या प्रक्रीयेचा केंव्हाच ऱ्हास झालेला असतो…. आणि मग जे शिल्लक राहिलेलं असतं ते किती बेगडी आहे हे समाजाला उमजेतो परतीचे मार्ग बंद झालेले असतात…. #globalphenomenon
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“Race, Religion, Ethnic Pride, Nationalism does nothing but teach you how to hate people you have never met.”.— Doug Stanhope.
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When the success of a political speech is determined by the listeners by its rendering style rather than the authenticity of the content, it can be safely taken as an indicator of deterioration of political wisdom at large.
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In trying times, a ‘display’ of even a simple meal can hurt many who are not so fortunate. There are times when those who CAN ‘celebrate’, SHOULD NOT.
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Why is it that Definition of heroism and toughness is almost always associated with violence of some sorts?.
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😡😡😡😡😡.Let’s think for 10 thousand times before we say the next time that we are going to be a ‘super power’.
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Mr Stalin took oath as CM in the 'name of conscience' not god !!!! .( this is no judgment on how his tenure would be. No. But the mere gesture prompted a smile. And smiles should always ascend in numbers😊).
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Lies spoken by a leader determine his character. His repeatedly getting away with those lies determines the character of the electorate. #globalphenomenon.
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Any industry can not survive & thrive for more than 100 years to become one of the largest in the world in its field with more of bad things and less of good ones in it.The proportion of good and bad is same everywhere at a given point.Some are just written about more, that’s all.
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‘the currency in circulation as on 10 October 2018 was Rs 19.688 lakh crore, which is Rs 1.711 lakh crore more than on 8 November 2016.The monthly withdrawal of cash from ATMs touched Rs 2.76 lakh crore in August 2018, up from Rs 2.20 lakh crore in August 16, a jump of 25%!’.
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Decentralisation. That’s the only way of administering this part of the world.
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WHAT a relief ! . You’re the ONLY sane and calm voice Dr Roy, in the otherwise highly repulsive and cringeworthy media…. Welcome Back SIIIIIIIR !!! 🫡 🙏
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Creating and spreading lies are a prerequisite to dilute and destroy a logical and honest dissent.
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एक मिलेनियल ने मुझसे पुछा .क्यों गाँधी इतने ग्रेट है . व्हाई ??. मैंने कहा .डेढ़ सौ साल से वाइरल चल रे हैं .बिना किसी इंटरनेट के भाई !!. गांधी को हमारी नहीं ज़रुरत .हम को गांधी की ज़रुरत है . - स्वानंद किरकिरे.@swanandkirkire.
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😊.Thank you so very much for such wholehearted words!!.
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When Mediocrity has been set as standard, rubbish is acceptable. Acceptable becomes extraordinary; and extraordinary becomes genius. - Mr Kamal Haasan.
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Building up courage to go to the polling station on the 20th….Been following politics closely for 4 decades. Must confess, never felt so disenchanted and hopeless looking at the Maharashtra political situation. We as the ‘janta’ are equally responsible for it if not more.
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Deterioration of the politics of a country is directly proportional to the social, moral and political deterioration of the ‘people’ of that country. #globalphenomenon.
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“I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.”.-Bertrand Russell.
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Tree’ plantation is a wrong concept/word. We plant a sapling. It turns into a Tree only and only If we nourish and protect it for 20,30,40 years. Planting a sapling is important but taking the responsibility to see to it that it becomes a tree is 20,30,40 times more important.
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The sting operation on big media houses was a test for us more than the houses.Test if we would continue to consume ‘contaminated’ news platforms or there would be public out cry demanding explanation,drop in reader/viewership. Well, we seem to have failed the test. Miserably. .
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@virendersehwag 'Enemy doesn't kill, the concept of war kills' is a very profound and deep sentence. Please don't 'mock' . Sad. .
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Sir, real heroes like yourself have a long lasting impression even in a few seconds of interaction 😌 .Thanks so much for supporting Mindgame!!.
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“Laal Singh Chaddha is better than Forrest Gump - here’s why”.- Subhash K. Jha.
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" Too often we. enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.''.- John F. Kennedy.
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The person who consistently lies is a lesser culprit than the person who consistently buys those lies. #globalphenomenon.
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When destruction is celebrated as if it were a spectacle, the harsh truths are reduced to debris. #globalphenomenon.
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One of the lessons in drama acting class -. ‘If you use your highest pitch and volume in the very first scene of the play ; you shall be left with nothing to hold the audiences’ attention for the rest of the play.’.
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We’ve started shooting !! .Adaptation of ‘Forest Gump’ by yours truly 😌.
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R.K.Laxman.He would’ve been 100 today. (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015)
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Democracy is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellow men. - B. R. Ambedkar.
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This slogan was invented and used in Germany in 1935-.Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuehrer!. It means-.One people, one empire, one leader. #globalphenomenon.
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‘Nepotism’ was what the concept of family formed for basically. An Anthropological truth.
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“History doesn’t remember blood. It remembers names.”.- House of Dragons.
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The ‘citizen’ in each human should never be a loyalist of any political party. It’s a recipe for losing freedom of the ‘person’ in that human.
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एक मगजने तुम्हारे दिल पर गोलियाँ चलायीं। .७४ साल हो गए, वो गोलियाँ आज भी तुम्हें खोज रही हैं…. और वो सारे मगज भी। . बस मिल जाओ उन्हें। .आज़ादी दिला दो, .उन्हें भी…. #globalphenomenon.
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Washington DC gave another warning to the world today about the fragility of the definition of the word ‘patriotism’. 😔.
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For those who think that the caste system is not much relevant in India anymore, may want to take a look at that lot of the society which is suffering THE MOST at the moment ; and find the deep rooted reasons behind those sufferings. .
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The best defence for an authoritarian when he/she loses is to play a victim. It’s true from a large unit like a country to a small one called family.
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नागरिकांच्या पै पैचा हिशेब सरकारने मागायचा आणि त्याच नागरिकांच्या मतांवर सत्तेवर आलेल्या सरकारने मात्र तुम्हाला आमच्या कमाईची माहिती मागण्याचा अधिकार नाही असे म्हणायचे, असे झाले.
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"There are more fake gurus and false teachers in this world than the number of stars in the visible universe. Don’t confuse power-driven, self-centered people with true mentors. A genuine spiritual master will not direct your attention to himself or herself and(1/2).
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In politics and in civil administration It’s not the lack of ‘morality’ that is a concern ; it is the arrogant and open practice of immortality and the acceptance of it by the general public and supporters that is frightening. It is actually fatal in the long run. .
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‘Creating’ conspiracy theories have short term gains but long term mistrust. #globalphenomenon.
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Time to think of dismantling big cities?.Decentralise?.Move out .State Capitals, head quarters, factories, industries to smaller cities?.
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My 2 releases back to back !!! .Raees and The Ghazi Attack .25th Jan and 17th Feb 😊
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Right of giving an opinion comes only after giving a vote 😊.
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The word ‘JUSTICE’ has a very flexible, interpretative definition. Like many other words.
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