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Here’s Why Mumbai Takes a Dump by the Sea
At a fishing village in Mumbai’s upscale Bandra, there is a Sulabh shauchalaya, where the neighbourhood queues up as early as 4 am. If you’re lucky your “turn” may come by 6 or 7 am.
Posted inPOV
Twinkle Khanna, The Fair-Weather Feminist
Twinkle Khanna has proved her mettle as a fair-weather feminist whose online persona rests on personal convenience. Her stance on the Mallika Dua controversy makes it clear that her online avatar is just an act of performative coolness.
Posted inPop Culture
Twinkle Twinkle, Still a Star
Twinkle Khanna has resurrected herself. While most women actors fade from our memory in a couple of years, she’s the exception to the rule.
Posted inBollywood
PadMan Review: Stained by Clichés. Period.
In his latest socially conscious outing, PadMan, Akshay Kumar lends his support to women empowerment, and his wife, the self-proclaimed Mrs Funnybones, is by his side. R Balki may be credited as the director of PadMan, but it is in fact Khanna’s very expensive Juhu lens that dominates much of the film.
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The Longest Coming-Out Party Ever
KJo, sweetheart, maker of fantastic movies and manipulator of NRI nostalgia, please stop. We know you’re gay.
Posted inBollywood
Baadshah O Baadshah: 21 Years On, This Silly Action-Comedy is Our Go-To Film When We Just Need a Freakin’ Laugh
You rarely enjoy an Abbas-Mustan film for reasons that are not embarrassing. There’s no better evidence of that than Baadshah, a comic-action thriller that boasts of mistaken identities, magnetic shoes, and a private detective who is petrified of dogs.
