Posted inPop Culture
The Sports Biopic That Will Never Be
Why should we expect any truthing from Dhoni, The Untold Story? When have our sports biopics ever revealed any untold stories?
Posted inBollywood
Shaadi Ke Pehle PR: The Making of #DeepVeer Ki Shaadi
A celebrity wedding is as much an entertainment commodity as a big-banner film. Ranveer and Deepika have coordinated everything from their Instagram wedding announcement, to Koffee With Karan’s opening episode which was designed only to get us hyped about the shaadi.
Posted inFirst Person
“Yeh Dukh Kaahe Khatam Nahin Hota?”: Why Some People Feel More Pain than Others
From the devastating images of the coronavirus crisis emerging from across India to the rise in intolerance, I struggle to cope with how the world is breaking – physically and in spirit. Sometimes I feel too much for matters that are beyond my control. And this debilitating inclination to push empathy on overdrive isn’t easy to live with.
Posted inSports
We Cheer for Iceland, But Why Are We Clueless About the Rise of Real Kashmir FC?
This year, the tiny country of Iceland is grabbing headlines for its World Cup debut. And while there’s nothing abhorrent in finding inspiration in Iceland’s rise, it undermines the heroism of teams like Real Kashmir FC, who, despite the modesty of the game in our country, not only dream, but also deliver.
Posted inPop Culture
Rambo: Last Blood Review: Sylvester Stallone Has Passed His Expiration Date
Eleven years after Sylvester Stallone’s last outing as the Elon Musk of innovative murder techniques, he’s back as Rambo in a film that makes you feel as if you’ve gone back in time while you’re watching it. Watching Last Blood feels like being served leftovers from the earlier, better films in the series.
Posted inPOV
Sorry Mamata Di, Memes Fall Under Freedom of Expression
It is a bit rich on the part of our politicians to insult each other in the vilest language possible, yet jail a citizen over a meme. Why is free speech the one thing that no politician or institution in this country is willing to uphold or protect?
Posted inSports
Guns, Roses, and the Love Story of Heena Sidhu
India’s ace pistol shooter Heena Sidhu has won silver at the Commonwealth Games, and standing strong by her side is a proud husband who doubles up as her coach.
Posted inPOV
All I Want from 2017 is…
Slow down a little bit, 2017 – in the good parts, the happy parts, the cake-eating parts. The others, you have my blessings to do your usual weirdass shit.
Posted inBollywood
Badhaai Ho Review: Why Should the Sex Lives of Indian Parents Be a Secret?
Badhaai Ho is a delightful comedy that exposes society’s hypocrisy toward sex. It underlines our unwillingness to view our parents as sexual beings, effectively asking, “Can Indians acknowledge love and intimacy only when it is young?”
Posted inCoronavirus
Is the Internet Making Us Meek and Callous?
Would we, the advocates of a strict lockdown, have been able to take this decision if we weren’t cushioned by the comforts of the Internet-enabled economy? Would we call for a harsher clampdown, if, like millions of others, our lives and livelihoods depended on going to work every day?