Week’s virals: Barbenheimer, RIP Harvey, Chandrayaan 3, chaiwala

Here’s your weekly roundup of all the stuff that had social media buzzing in the week gone by.Moviegoers go gaga over “Barbenheimer”Friday, July 21, witnessed the simultaneous release of two highly anticipated films, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The word “Barbenheimer” started trending on social media, as a way to refer to the double releases. Social media was flooded with instances of people watching the two films back to back in theatres. Debates and memes ensued over which film to prioritise. Videos of people turning up in pink outfits to watch Barbie in the theatre also went viral.Listen to: Who was Robert Oppenheimer? All you need to know about the “father of the atom bomb” Oppenheimer, the Bhagavad Gita and a secret message to Nehru Steve Harvey posts viral response to death hoaxAmerican TV host Steve Harvey became the latest victim of a celebrity hoax when rumours of him passing away went viral on social media. “RIP Harvey” started trending online. However, he debunked the rumours himself, by tweeting a meme of him captioned “me seeing that RIP Harvey is trending”, followed by a picture of Steve Harvey scrolling on his phone with shades on.How the launch of Chandrayaan 3 made waves on social mediaThe launch of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan 3 stirred up a buzz among Indian social media users. Twitter was filled with congratulatory posts from celebrities, ministers and space enthusiasts alike. Netizens prayed for a successful moon landing and highlighted how that could make India the fourth country in the world to land a spacecraft on the moon.Listen to: Chandrayaan-3 launch: All you need to know about ISRO’s third lunar mission As Chandrayaan-3 takes off, meet India’s ‘rocketwoman’ & Lucknow girl Ritu KaridhalChaiwala goes viral for inspiring life storyA Pakistani chai seller whose portrait went viral in 2016, Arshad Khan, has once again gone viral for opening his own cafe at the heart of London.Redditor walks out of job interview, sparks debateA viral Reddit post of a job seeker walking out of an interview because of an unprecedented delay by the company director sparked a discussion on work and hiring ethics. Audio production: Prateek Kapoor