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सास बहू और स्क्रीनप्ले: एक टीवी लेखिका की आपबीती
टीवी लेखकों को सिखाया जाता है कि अगर सास थोड़ा और कमीनी, बॉस ज़रा और हरामी, पड़ोसी कुछ ज़्यादा दखलन्दाज़ हों तो इन सबको मिलाकर एक लज़ीज़ पकवान बनता है । टी.आर.पी. ।
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The Family Man Review: We’ve Really Missed You Manoj Bajpayee
The Family Man is slick, fast, and in the hands of the peerless Manoj Bajpayee a delightful watch. His Srikant Tiwari is a hero, but can’t claim to be one – in some ways, a loser and tired evidently of being labelled so.
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No, You May Not Touch My Testosterone
Since growing a beard, I’ve alternated between mumbling “Sat Sri Akal” and “Salam Alaikum” in return to greetings. And I don’t mind it. What I mind is how women react to my beard.
Posted inBollywood
Shikara Review: An Incomplete Narrative on the Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits
In Shikara, Vidhu Vinod Chopra chooses to look at the Kashmiri Pandit exodus in isolation and not in relation with the continuous othering of the state by the governments of India and their armed forces. In that sense, not only does the film come across as visibly apolitical but also an incomplete narrative where quite a few pieces of the puzzle are missing.
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Arré Checklist: Four Reasons Yoga Isn’t a Legit Workout Anymore
There’s now a form of yoga for every occasion, and in some of them, the surya namaskars have fewer health benefits than snapping your fingers.
Posted inPeople
Of Sandesh and Sangeet: How I Learnt to Embrace My Bengaliness
I tried to steer clear of all things Bengali as a child. But Ma ensured we visited Shantiniketan a couple of times a year for heritage-related indoctrination.
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How to Survive Unemployment: A Short Horror Story
I desperately needed a break and quit my job. But then unemployment began to haunt me. What sucked the life out of me, was the amount of free time I had on my hands even after going for a run, cooking my own breakfast, and running out of shows to watch on Netflix
Posted inCoronavirus
What the World Needs Right Now is Kindness, Not Judgy Souls Who Mock at Someone’s Instagram
For everyone who is policing people on social media, taking exception to folks posting selfies and travel photos, please back off. People who share daily workouts or coronavirus jokes are not being insensitive, self-centred louts. They are trying to hold on to some semblance of normalcy. It helps them stay afloat instead of drowning in self-pity.
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“Apne Ko Kya?”: How Indians Shirk Responsibility
The famous Indian “Apne ko kya?” mentality is a delicate dance of voyeurism and indifference. We want to poke our noses everywhere, without taking on any responsibility. It’s why we love Bigg Boss, which allows us the luxury of looking into the lives of others, and shrug it off just as easily.
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5 Reasons Why The Tomorrow War Should Be The Summer Blockbuster On Your To-Watch List
Amazon Prime Video’s The Tomorrow War has all the ingredients of the perfect summer blockbuster – baffling scale, thrilling action, time travel, a family as its anchor and a hero in the irresistibly charismatic Chris Pratt.