LIFESTYLE
Melissa D’Costa D’Silva | Jan 23, 2019, 10:12 PM IST
1.HOW HARD DID AGING HIT YOU?
It all began with the How Hard Did Aging Hit You challenge on Facebook, which asks users to share two photos — their first picture they uploaded on the site and the most recent one. People back home, too, got onboard. However, it soon moved to Instagram and Twitter and expanded to any and all old photos, only to transform into the #10YearChallenge.
2.THE 10 YEAR CHALLENGE
The #10YearChallenge is nothing but reminiscing about how a decade has changed you in terms of your appearance. People clearly could not resist adding to their collection of selfies and if they have simply aged gracefully, it gave them further impetus to flaunt that with ‘then and now’ pictures. Even Bollywood could not resist it. Sonam K Ahuja drew parallels with her upcoming movie and Delhi 6 that was made a decade ago. Filmmaker Karan Johar poked fun at himself for sharing a ‘then and now’ picture with the caption, “A decade!! High on hair dye but still resisting Botox!” (sic). Katrina Kaif took the humorous route wishing her Bharat director Ali Abbas Zafar on his birthday. She asked him to bear her for 10 more years. Anil Kapoor took it a notch higher by encouraging people to take his challenge instead, where he shared pictures from four decades of his career. He was also joined by actor Rajkummar Rao, who chose to go the nostalgic route by sharing his ‘then and now’ pictures that captured his journey in Bollywood. Unlike Tinsel Town, the captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli, has not accepted the #10Year Challenge yet. However, the Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore batted for him by sharing a picture of their skipper on Twitter showing his unbelievable transformation over the years.
Hollywood has bitten the bait, as well. From model and anchor Padma Lakshmi, Ryan Seacrest, comedians Kevin Hart and Trevor Noah and actresses like Reese Witherspoon, Viola Davis, Jessica Biel, singers Madonna and Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, model Kate Beckinsale, etc. all have readily shared their past and current pictures, looking like age had not done a number on them. And just when you thought things could not get more interesting, the alter egos of Ryan Reynolds aka Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine also joined the party. Reynolds in his trademark-style presented a rather bleak version of the challenge that has been sweeping the internet. He shared a picture of Wolverine and what appears to be a makeshift gravesite. We wonder if Wolverine will pick up the gauntlet.
3.POTATO PORTRAIT CHALLENGE
This started when video app Tik Tok user @elona_balasyan grabbed a beauty blender to give an ordinary potato a glam makeover. Sharp eyebrows, expertly blended eyeshadow, and plump lips made the spud a beauty to look at. The challenge was soon taken up by more make-up experts, who wanted to have a go at their own glam potato portraits. Clearly, creativity wins here.
4.FOUR GENERATION MEME CHALLENGE
The challenge went viral on Chinese social media, for its cutesy vibe. It requires family members from four generations to appear on a video of pictures together. The meme called the ‘four generations challenge’ shows kids getting together with their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents to show off how many generations exist in one family. It has since spread to countries all over the world, with some videos raking up to 20 million views.
5.BIRD BOX CHALLENGE
Netflix’s latest horror flick Bird Box has inspired people to recreate the scenario by filming themselves going about their daily lives or going outside blindfolded. And as expected, things can go very wrong. In the flick, Sandra Bullock’s character is shown trying to protect her kids from a monster by rowing a boat down a river blindfolded as she battles rapids. In real life, people have attempted to climb an escalator, drive a car that ultimately crashed and even play baseball while they’re at it. The OTT platform even put out a warning to discourage people from attempting this challenge that read, “Please do not hurt yourselves with this bird box challenge. We don’t know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes.” (sic)
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