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2018: The year when anything and everything became content for meme creators

The passing year provided some of the best comical moments to relish; here is a look back into 12 best memes of 2018.
1) Despite proving himself as a source of inspiration with his ‘fat to fit’ story, Anant Ambani, son of Reliance MD Mukesh Ambani set the ball rolling for memes in 2018. Trolls on his facial expression were made when he gave a speech at Reliance Industrie
1) Despite proving himself as a source of inspiration with his ‘fat to fit’ story, Anant Ambani, son of Reliance MD Mukesh Ambani set the ball rolling for memes in 2018. Trolls on his facial expression were made when he gave a speech at Reliance Industrie
Debdutta Mitra
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2) A simple wink was all that 19-year-old Priya Prakash Varrier needed for earning more than 600k followers within 24 hours in Instagram in the Valentine month. Currently at 6.2 million followers, the internet sensation for the February found fame when a simple wink from a video song of yet-to-be released Malayalam film ‘Oru Adaar Love’ saw her bowling over the hearts of many young men. Internet meme creators couldn’t stop themselves from making use of the action and its effect on today’s youth.
2) A simple wink was all that 19-year-old Priya Prakash Varrier needed for earning more than 600k followers within 24 hours in Instagram in the Valentine month. Currently at 6.2 million followers, the internet sensation for the February found fame when a simple wink from a video song of yet-to-be released Malayalam film ‘Oru Adaar Love’ saw her bowling over the hearts of many young men. Internet meme creators couldn’t stop themselves from making use of the action and its effect on today’s youth.
3)Marvel fans couldn’t wait for their super-villain Thanos in the multi-starrer ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ till the year's third month. Users also went gaga with the supervillain and his association with the ‘Infinity Stone’.
3)Marvel fans couldn’t wait for their super-villain Thanos in the multi-starrer ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ till the year's third month. Users also went gaga with the supervillain and his association with the ‘Infinity Stone’.
4)The month which starts with fool's day was probably a one for intellectuals. The global meme featured Katori Yutaro, protagonist of the 1991 anime Taiyou no Yuusha Fighbird (Brave of the Sun Fighbird). The scene, which saw Yutaro making comically incorrect statements and misidentifying various things, became a hit among trollers globally and it was quite a tough task for normal people trying to get to the bottom of the joke.
4)The month which starts with fool's day was probably a one for intellectuals. The global meme featured Katori Yutaro, protagonist of the 1991 anime Taiyou no Yuusha Fighbird (Brave of the Sun Fighbird). The scene, which saw Yutaro making comically incorrect statements and misidentifying various things, became a hit among trollers globally and it was quite a tough task for normal people trying to get to the bottom of the joke.
5) While Bollywood’s bhai Salman Khan had always been in the news and jokes for various reasons, his only movie of the year, Race 3, became the target for meme creators. Actress Daisy Shah’s line –‘Our business is our business. None of your business’- went to the funnier side of the web as meme creators couldn’t mind their business. Likewise, the May released-movie’s business also couldn’t mind itself as it turned out a huge disaster.
5) While Bollywood’s bhai Salman Khan had always been in the news and jokes for various reasons, his only movie of the year, Race 3, became the target for meme creators. Actress Daisy Shah’s line –‘Our business is our business. None of your business’- went to the funnier side of the web as meme creators couldn’t mind their business. Likewise, the May released-movie’s business also couldn’t mind itself as it turned out a huge disaster.
6) ‘Who meme banana zaroori hai kya?’ (Was it necessary to make this meme?)- This was one of the funny takes on the humorous dialogue mouthed by Sanjay DUtt in his 2003 movie Munnabhai MBBS. June saw the release of Rajkumar Hirani’s Sanju - a biopic on Sanjay Dutt. One of its promos featured Ranbir Kapoor as Dutt recreating this dialogue from Munnabhai. While internet trollers got busy making trolls on the dialogue, movie lovers found a reason to sit back and re-watch the cult comedy movie.
6) ‘Who meme banana zaroori hai kya?’ (Was it necessary to make this meme?)- This was one of the funny takes on the humorous dialogue mouthed by Sanjay DUtt in his 2003 movie Munnabhai MBBS. June saw the release of Rajkumar Hirani’s Sanju - a biopic on Sanjay Dutt. One of its promos featured Ranbir Kapoor as Dutt recreating this dialogue from Munnabhai. While internet trollers got busy making trolls on the dialogue, movie lovers found a reason to sit back and re-watch the cult comedy movie.
7) Politics and humour have always been linked with Rahul Gandhi and this year’s Parliamentary no-confidence motion in July set eyeballs rolling for both ruling and opposition lawmakers. A polite speech from Rahul on PM Modi ended with a hug between the duo with applause from both sides. Though, the opposition lost the vote, memes went gaga over RaGa.
7) Politics and humour have always been linked with Rahul Gandhi and this year’s Parliamentary no-confidence motion in July set eyeballs rolling for both ruling and opposition lawmakers. A polite speech from Rahul on PM Modi ended with a hug between the duo with applause from both sides. Though, the opposition lost the vote, memes went gaga over RaGa.
8) The cult web series started trending in August for its abusive but dark dialogues mouthed by characters. Every character of the crime thriller became internet sensations and gave great publicity to the show.
8) The cult web series started trending in August for its abusive but dark dialogues mouthed by characters. Every character of the crime thriller became internet sensations and gave great publicity to the show.
9)Even beau Virat Kohli had a similar expression when asked about who is the most abusive cricketer. The September-release ‘Sui Dhaaga’ had memes on Anushka Sharma’s expression even before netizens could figure out what was the movie about.
9)Even beau Virat Kohli had a similar expression when asked about who is the most abusive cricketer. The September-release ‘Sui Dhaaga’ had memes on Anushka Sharma’s expression even before netizens could figure out what was the movie about.
10) Down south, the month of October ‘shrooved’ back memories of forgotten child artiste-turned-actor Karan. It started when a scene from the 1996 film Coimbatore Mappillai went viral for its background score used for Karan’s character, Mahesh, when his plans of winning over a girl get foiled because of Balu (played by Vijay).
10) Down south, the month of October ‘shrooved’ back memories of forgotten child artiste-turned-actor Karan. It started when a scene from the 1996 film Coimbatore Mappillai went viral for its background score used for Karan’s character, Mahesh, when his plans of winning over a girl get foiled because of Balu (played by Vijay).
11) Wedding season began with the marriage of Bollywood biggies Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone who tied the knot in mid-November, five years after doing their first film ‘Ram Leela’ together. Pictures of the lovebirds not only gave destination wedding goals but also netizens and meme creators opportunities with the many pictures released and receptions held.
11) Wedding season began with the marriage of Bollywood biggies Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone who tied the knot in mid-November, five years after doing their first film ‘Ram Leela’ together. Pictures of the lovebirds not only gave destination wedding goals but also netizens and meme creators opportunities with the many pictures released and receptions held.
12)Another web series on the lines of Sacred Games, ‘Mirzapur’ was fodder for the meme creators at the year end with its punchlines and characters. However, trollers were not satisfied with the show unlike the popular ‘Sacred Games’, and hence targeted the former for its shallowness.
12)Another web series on the lines of Sacred Games, ‘Mirzapur’ was fodder for the meme creators at the year end with its punchlines and characters. However, trollers were not satisfied with the show unlike the popular ‘Sacred Games’, and hence targeted the former for its shallowness.
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