Nana Patekar Archives

Mumbai and Its Complicated Relationship With the Underworld

As Bombay evolved into Mumbai, a lot has changed. The underworld and its dons are no longer part of the city’s everyday lexicon. #MumbaiMirrored is a video series, presented by Mumbai Mirror that charts the journey of the city. An anecdotal look at the city’s murky yet fascinating past.

Poulomi Das July 23, 2016

Gender

#Throwback 2018: What We Thought of the #MeToo Movement

The revelation that “the woke” didn’t shy away from being predators behind closed doors and mobile screens was the catalyst for India’s #MeToo movement. Here are extracts from some of our best essays on the subject.

Arré Bench July 16, 2016

Gender

#MeToo: How to Return from Shame-Leave, the Alok Nath Way

Alok Nath might return to the public eye after a self-prescribed sabbatical, in a film about the #MeToo movement. A society that welcomes harassers back after a short time-out ensures that they are shielded from meaningful consequences.

Kahini Iyer July 9, 2016

Gender

Dear Rakhi Sawant, You’ve Gone Too Far with Your #SheToo Drama

At a recent press conference, Rakhi Sawant claimed that Tanushree Dutta raped her and muddied the waters of the #MeToo movement by calling it a publicity stunt. Because if anyone knows anything about cheap publicity stunts, it is Rakhi Sawant. It is fine to issue wedding proposals from your commode, but dismissing a movement for solidarity is going too far.

Kahini Iyer June 12, 2016

Gender

Why the World Needs More “Difficult Women” Like Tanushree Dutta

Before we turn to Amitabh Bachchan to speak out against sexual harassment in Bollywood, we might want to tackle mindsets where we women actually have some influence. With the men in our lives. Let’s all lose our sense of humour when the jokes are on us. Let us be difficult women.

Samina Motlekar May 4, 2016

Gender

Christine Blasey Ford, Tanushree Dutta, and the Future of #MeToo

Tanushree Dutta’s allegations of sexual harassment are eerily similar to Christine Blasey Ford’s, who testified at a US Supreme Court hearing yesterday. Does this mean that India’s #MeToo reckoning has begun? Because the movement’s progress in the US nearly one year on, is a sign that little has changed.

Kahini Iyer May 1, 2016

Gender

Sorry, Tanushree Dutta. This is Bollywood and It Lives in Denial

No matter how hard you scream about sexual harassment within the industry, Bollywood does not want to know. This is a machinery oiled by collective denial, which makes A-listers like Amitabh Bachchan refuse to take a stand against a male oppressor. Denial explains the flourishing careers of Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt.

Poulomi Das March 12, 2016