Trends This Month- November 2014

There is an explosive month waiting for us ahead, as the year comes slowly to an end the best music and movies are coming to India. The international audience is abuzz with new information and this month’s trends are sure to get more tongues wagging.

Going home by Vikas Bahl starring Alia Bhatt

Although we are in full support of causes which promote safety of women, Bahl’s short film for creating awareness didn’t strike a chord with us. The heavy breathing and heart beats in the background score added a level of fear but the lack of dialogue makes the film’s message ambiguous. Although everyone on the internet is going gaga over the video (it’s Alia Bhatt, duh!), the video itself is could have put the point across better.

Malala Yousafzai wins Nobel Peace Prize

After much controversy surrounding the teen, the world has finally taken notice of her amazing work. Malala Yousafzai was recently awarded with a Noble Peace Prize. It’s great to see her use the attention she’s given to her by the international media to drive focus towards the suffering of women. Watch her Noble Prize acceptance speech here. You go, girl!

Benedict Cumberbatch’s Wax Figure

His sharp cheekbones, seagreen eyes, perfect cupid’s bow – Benedict Cumberbatch’s wax statue is scarily accurate. The star who plays consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and the main villain in The Hobbit movies has another feather to add to his cap- a strikingly similar wax statue at London’s Madame Tussaud’s Museum. Watch him photobomb his own wax figure here.

Robin in Zack Synder’s ‘Batman VS Superman’ to be a woman!

Rumour has it that Jena Malone, who played the fiesty Johanna Mason in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire might be playing Batman’s sidekick in ‘Batman VS Superman’. We are excited to see Zack Synder’s efforts to bring the justice league together after the first film Man of Steel and can’t wait to see what the star cast wow us on screen. Here is the trailer for the highly anticipated ‘Batman VS Superman’.