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Planning to watch highest grosser Hindi movies of each year starting from 1981. Thread coming on each of them. Every movie will be be rated on the scale of K3G (bad bad) and AAA - Amar Akbar Anthony (best of bollywood).
First up Kranti from 1981

[Omkar Walunj @the_cricketest]

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@pushkar_g_singh Yes, sipping morning coffee in my hotel room and right in front of me. Started after the first window broke.

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Major accident averted in NY today morning!

[Arnab Ray @greatbong]

Having lived through many an Olympics, I am sick and tired of that old chestnut: Why do we do so poorly in the Olympic games?

I have heard it all: "Indian politicians and administrators see the Olympics as a free foreign trip," "No one cares about athletes," "Why would anyone care about athletes if they do not win anything.", "We do not spend enough on Olympic sports," "Well if spending was the problem, how comes Papua New Guinea wins gold and we cannot?" "We do spend enough now, but why cannot our athletes cannot perform on the biggest stage," and that chestnut of all chestnuts, "Why cannot we be like China"?

So now, I ask myself a more fundamental question: Why bother with the Olympics at all?

Let's be honest. It is not for us. If we were an autocratic fascist state, we could, like China, have a regimented system sponsored by the government, in the way East European countries and the USSR once had, to institutionalize the production of champions. If we were a historically rich country like the US and England, we would pursue sports for the fun of it, knowing that there was a livelihood to be made.

But we are in India, and we roll different. Unlike China, we do have "too much democracy," and what that implies is we have the agency to make a choice, and we have made a choice: To excel in C, Java, and Python. Decathlon is for the noobs; we go full-stack, baby, front, and back-end. Forget gold every four years; our kids make gold every day through base, bonus, and LTI. Sundar Pichai is our Carl Lewis, and Indira Nooyi is our Simone Biles. Long-shot odds that require physical and emotional endurance? How about IIT-JEE, NEET, and UPSC? We run and swim and balance, but on roads, in waterlogged cities, and on public transportation, all in the pursuit of what we, as individuals, prioritize.

And when we want to chest-thump and wave our flag at a sporting event, we can always turn to cricket, a game we virtually own, regardless of whether we win or lose.

So yes, the Olympics is fun, and a medal or two, here and there, is worthy of celebrating, like finding a few currency notes in an old jacket, but let's not lose sight of the larger picture.

This is not our thing.

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@pushkar_g_singh Why is BCCI a disaster?

[Kiefer Sutherland @RealKiefer]

With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away. I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that. A life well lived.

[Teacher with Cancer @kate_rackham]

If you’re reading this, it means I have died. But do not cry for me. I have lived my life on my own terms, the way I have wanted to. I joined X because I needed an outlet, what I got was so much more. You made me feel validated in my feelings and much less alone. Thank you ❤️

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@pushkar_g_singh 😂 absolutely, there can always be more entertainment. Bring back the Akmals!

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This Rani Mukherjee? #DilBoleHadippa #USAVSCanada

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@pushkar_g_singh Surprising that Pakistan do not have a second bowler with 400+ wickets. Function of less number of tests played by the them?

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@pushkar_g_singh Even between 1st team innings, I guess there would be a sig. difference between playing first and playing second. With day 2/3 being best batting days in tests in general, his first inning playing second should have better stats. 319 vs 309

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@pushkar_g_singh @NishantSKumar FU

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@pushkar_g_singh @NishantSKumar Only thinking about India. We can face this SA lineup with our bench. Aus much dangerous side

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@NishantSKumar @pushkar_g_singh Ha! I know #wishful

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@pushkar_g_singh @NishantSKumar They were higher ranked after the league stage

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@pushkar_g_singh Not on the favorite 'team' list! And I really dont care much about Ire, Sco and Ned. The list can be arranged in zones with specific order:
Support zone - NZ, WI, SA, AfG
Neutral zone - Ire, Sco, Ned, Zim, SL
Hope they are pounded into ground zone - BD, Aus, Eng, Pak