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Bollywood’s a Sellout! Did We Really Need Cobrapost to Tell Us That?

A sting by Cobrapost, Operation Karaoke, set up a fake PR agency that asked Bollywood celebrities to endorse a political party for money. But after a slew of propaganda films and biopics, are we really surprised to learn that the industry is full of actors who are cosily nestled in political pockets?

Kahini Iyer April 19, 2016

Bollywood

KJo, the Fairy Godmother of Every Star Child

As a proverbial star kid struggling to land five lead roles, we have only one guardian angel. He's the man who taught us that all heroes don’t wear capes – some wear Manish Malhotra suits.

Bhaskar Chawla April 14, 2016

Bollywood

The Half-Yearly Report Card: Ranking the 10 Worst Female Characters in Bollywood

It’s 2019 and yet in some of the year’s biggest scripts, actresses continued to play second fiddle. Save for Gully Boy’s Safeena, most of them were devoid of a personality. In one of the highest grossers of the year, Kabir Singh, Preeti exists only to get exploited, and in Kesari, we still don’t know if Parineeti Chopra is a ghost or a memory.

Poulomi Das March 31, 2016

Bollywood

Sadak 2 Review: The First Film Mahesh Bhatt Has Directed in Two Decades… And it Shows

Sadak 2 is the first film that Bhatt has directed in over two decades and it shows. It is replete with the kind of 90s’ melodrama that you’d think Bollywood films would have outgrown. For a film pretending it is all about dark suspense, Sadak 2’s inconsistent tone is laughably hollow, menacing only because it refuses to end.

Poulomi Das March 29, 2016

Pop Culture

Bollywood Romances Don’t Work the Way They Used To

On paper, Brahmastra had every right to think it would revive the larger-than-life romance. The fact that none of the Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt spark translates on screen says a lot about mainstream Hindi cinema’s dated ideas, and the modern viewer’s demand for nuance.

Takshi Mehta March 20, 2016

Pop Culture

Gangubai Kathiawadi Review: A Memorable Alia Bhatt Showcase

Alia Bhatt single-handedly shoulders this Sanjay Leela Bhansali film, and while her performance is the key takeaway you can’t help but feel that the script and writing could have helped her better.

Divya Unny March 14, 2016

Bollywood

Soni Razdan Would Like Bollywood to Write Roles For Middle-Aged Actresses

Back in 1981, 26-year-old Soni Razdan debuted with a small role in 36 Chowringhee Lane, a film that revolves around a lonely, older woman. Today, Razdan is 62. Life has come full circle: This week, she stars as the lonely, older woman in Sanjoy Nag’s Yours Truly.

Poulomi Das March 8, 2016