Rashid Khan and the Irresistible Lure of the Underdog
It is a joy to watch innate talent weave its magic, and when that talent is paired with an underdog story like Afghanistan’s and Rashid’s,…
“Beyonce Sharma Jayegi”, Really? Bollywood Lyricists, Please Do Some Basic Googling
The song “Beyonce Sharma Jayegi” from the upcoming Khaali Peeli, annoyed social media users with its absolutely tone-deaf lyrics. Many Indian fans of Beyonce Knowles…
Kabhi Haan, Never Naa: When You Lack the Art of Saying No
I suffer from a condition called No-monia that renders me incapable of saying “no”. I’ve taken up more assignments than I can handle; I’ve paid…
The Predictably Short Flight of Lady Bird
Greta Gerwig consistently understates the industry she inhabits, and remains herself, howsoever flawed or naïve. There must be a word that defines this lightness of…
Like Father, Unlike Son: Why We Want to Be Nothing Like Our Parents
We millennials bore witness to the lives of our parents and the evaporated dreams they once had. Somewhere between sprouting our first pimple to driving…
Eight Years On, Checking On Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots
What happened to the 3 idiots and Virus after the end credits? We did some digging and took a trip to Hiraniverse only to find…
Dropping the F-bomb with Aplomb
Has the word “fuck” lost its bite or has it finally come of age? Sin or syntax? Arré decodes the nimblest contortionist in the English…
Rajinikanth and the Futility of Decoding Thalaivardom
As a genuine Rajinikanth fan, it is our duty not to wince at how our hero is mutilated through a plot line or the lack…
And the Chief Non-Guest at the Sonam Kapoor-Anand Ahuja Wedding Is…
The Sonam Kapoor-Anand Ahuja shaadi is a sacred occasion for every Bollywood wedding’s chief non-guest: the paparazzi. For the great Indian pap, it’s also a…
The Future is Female: The Ladies Who Took Centre Stage at Joe Biden’s Presidential Inauguration
No matter where you look, there is no dearth of powerful women in and around the Biden administration. It’s fitting that these capable women have…