The Swachh Bharat Diwas programme will showcase India’s decade-long sanitation achievements and those in the recently-concluded ”Swachhata Hi Seva” campaign.
Coldplay has undisputedly become a global phenomenon in recent years! The four-member Rock band, including Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion, will soon release its 10th studio album. However, in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Martin announced that the band’s 12th album will be its last.
“We are only going to do 12 proper albums and that’s real. Yeah, I promise,” he said. “Because less is more and, for some of our critics, even less would be even more!” the band’s lead vocalist added. When asked why the band decided to set a self-imposing limit, Martin replied that it’s “really important to have that limit” because everything would eventually run its course.
He explained by giving examples of Harry Potter and The Beatles, saying there are only seven films in the sci-fi franchise and only 12-and-a-half albums from the legendary band. The same logic applies to Bob Marley and several other “heroes.” He also emphasized that setting a limit would allow them to focus on quality. “The quality control is so high right now, and for a song to make it, it’s almost impossible, which is great,” he added.
He further revealed that the band is focused on improving their work rather than stretching their legacy. Another reason why Coldplay decided to stay out of the studio after two more albums is because “it’s such a lot of wrangling of people” to make a “great” project, says Martin. “I want to give the others some of their life for themselves,” he added.
The My Universe singer said he would not want to implore his teammates to create something “better” even at 60. The retirement announcement from the band might be a shocker, but Martin promises that his journey with music will continue. “That will always continue in some way, but there’s something about the Coldplay thing,” he said.
It wasn’t an overnight decision from the vocalist. A lot of signs and gut feelings over the last four to five years have been indicating he should hit the brakes. He finally decided to trust his intuition, like he trusted a song through its creative process.
Coldplay’s 10th album, Moon Music, will be released on October 4.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas was born in a small town to two physicians in the Indian Army. While today one might think she is lucky to be where she is today, it took more than just luck to become one of the sought-after actors, both in Bollywood and Hollywood. In her recent Instagram post, the actress looked back to the time when she was just nine and compared it to her teenage self when she had just won the Miss India title.
The global sensation dropped a collage of two images. The monochrome one is from when she was nine and sported boy-cut hair, thanks to her mother Madhu Chopra as they were convenient to style for school. While she looks unrecognizable in the first picture, Priyanka Chopra Jonas looked pretty in the next one which was taken when she was 17 and had just won the Miss India title, back in 2000.
In the captions, she shared her thoughts on how puberty and grooming can change the appearance of a girl. She further wrote, “Warning: Don’t troll my 9-year-old self. So wild to think about what puberty and grooming can do to a girl. On the left is me at my awkward pre-teen era with a “Boy cut” hairstyle so it wouldn’t be cumbersome at school. (Thanks ma @drmadhuakhourichopra ) and on the right is me at 17 ,having just won Miss India in the year 2000 and basking in the glory of hair, make up and wardrobe.. Both pictures taken less than a decade apart.”
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The Bajirao Mastani actress also quoted Britney Spears in the note and stated that when she looks back at her younger self, it makes her kinder. Leaving some words of wisdom, she continued in the captions, “As Britney Spears very articulately put it.. I’m not a girl, not yet a woman. That was exactly how I felt then, entering the big world of entertainment. Almost 25 years later.. still figuring it out.”
She concluded, “Though, aren’t we all? Looking back at my younger self often makes me kinder to myself today. Think about your younger self and how much she has done for you. Love yourself, you’ve gone through a lot to be where you are today. What did your younger self do for you? #mondaymusings Thank you to who made this side by side picture and sent me.”
Meanwhile, on the work front, PeeCee is busy with filming Citadel Season 2 and is waiting for the release of Heads Of State and The Bluff.
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