Word Munching to High Heels: Unbelievable Celebrity Bets! | #161

Also, when Walter White voiced Lord Ram 👉🏽 👉🏽

Jun 24, 2023

Hello friends

Sometimes, celebrities make grand statements and are then prepared to make a wager on them. And in some rare and sporting cases, celebs have actually followed through on their word. In this week’s newsletter, we take a look at a few instances where losing a bet has had some interesting consequences.

Things we learnt this week 🤓

Q: What connects the victors of the 1983 cricket World Cup and a miraculous Leander Paes win in the Davis Cup?

Answer: Both ended with journalists eating their words..literally. David Frith was the editor of the Wisden Cricket Monthly and in his preview of the 1983 World Cup had derided the Indian team for even being invited for the tournament given their dismal record. In September 1983, David Frith published an editorial with the headline “India made me eat my words” with an accompanying photograph where he was eating the words. Similarly, Rohit Brijnath, considered among the finest Indian sportswriters, had written a preview for a India v Switzerland Davis Cup game in March 1993, by stating that India had no chance and he would happily eat his words if India proved otherwise. The combined team of Leander Paes and Ramesh Krishnan won a tough tie 3-2 making Rohit Brijnath eat his words. Wonder if they called their words humble pies.

Turns out paper is a good wine pairing. David Frith on the left, Rohit Brijnath on the right

Richard Branson and Tony Fernandes are super rich men with stakes in multiple businesses including the airline industry and Formula One. In 2010, the billionaires bet on who would finish higher among their teams at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Tony Fernandes’ Lotus racing team finished ahead of Virgin Racing. The conditions of the bet? the loser would dress up as a stewardess and serve drinks in the winners airline. Branson donned red lipstick, a flight attendant’s skirt and high heels, served drinks, made intercom announcements and chatted up passengers on an AirAsia X flight from Perth, Australia, to Kuala Lumpur. Richard Branson - King of the skies, queen of the aisles.

Werner Herzog is considered a pioneer of the New German cinema movement. Errol Morris was a documentary maker who made films about very unusual subjects. In 1975, in order to encourage Morris, Herzog mentioned that if Morris was able to complete his film ‘Gates of Heaven’, a documentary about pet cemeteries, Werner Herzog would eat a shoe. Once Gates of Heaven was made, Werner Herzog stuck to his promise and converted his bet into a documentary where he cooked his shoe. The shoes were boiled with garlic, herbs, and stock for 5 hours (he preferred his shoes medium rare) before Herzog finally fulfilled his end of the bet. Here’s an alternate title for the documentary - ‘Chicken Soup for the sole’.

The documentary called Werner Herzog Eats his shoe

From IWTK, with love 💌

The list of people who have played Lord Ram. Do you know Walter White once voiced Lord Ram?
India Wants To Know
India Wants To Know on Instagram: ”🛕🕉️Disappointed With Adipurush? Here’s a funfact to cheer you up: What if I told you that the TV show Breaking Bad has a divine connection to Lord Ram? 😱💊 🇯🇵In 1992, Japanese filmmaker Yugo Sako produced and directed the anime version of Ramayana, an Indo-Japanese production titled Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama. The animated film was made in both Hindi and English with the OG Ram, Arun Govil reprising his role in of Lord Ram in the Hindi version and Rahul Bose voicing Ram in the English version. *side note: we’re loving this groovy Ram track🔥🔥* Back to the story.
The movie was appreciated in Japan and across the world and has gained a cult following. In 2001, it was edited and adapted for a US release. where Lord Rama was voiced by Bryan Cranston, who was starring in Malcolm in the Middle at the time and in a few years, would go on to portray the iconic role of Walter White in Breaking Bad.🤯 Apart from Arun Govil, Bryan Cranston and Prabhas, here are the other actors who played Lord Ram
- Prithviraj (in Mani Ratnam’s Raavan - Tamil)
- Vikram (again in the Raavan - Hindi)
- NTR Jr. (made his debut in Ramayanam - Telugu)
- Gurmeet Choudhary in Ramayan on Imagine TV
- Ashish Sharha Who is your favourite Ram? Let us know in comments👇 #adhipurush #ramayan #breakingbad #iwtk #iwtkfacts”
June 19, 2023
The story of Tsering Angmo Suno - a Ladakhi woman who by sheer determination kept the All India Radio station functioning during the Kargil War.
India Wants To Know
India Wants To Know on Instagram: “Today we celebrate the unknown victor of the Kargil War - a Ladakhi woman who by sheer determination and zeal for her country, kept the All India Station running. Swipe to read more!!
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#iwtkfacts #iwtk #iwtkquiz #kargilwar #indianwomenvictories #ladakh #allindiaradio #tseringangmoshunu #unsungheroes”
June 20, 2023