Posted inPop Culture
Never Go Full Tubelight
In Tubelight, Salman Khan’s Laxman believes he can actually move mountains, but all he manages to do is move the audience to yawns.
Posted inPOV
Nope, Mumbaila BMC Var Bharosa Nahi
If Facebook were to make a year-end review video for the BMC, it would have a really distressing story to tell. This year, we’ve had a doctor fall into a manhole and lose his life, the Elphinstone station stampede, multiple deaths due to potholes, and now the horrendous Kamala Mills fire.
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Why I Didn’t Sign the Petition to Commute “Nirbhaya” Rapists’ Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment
If there ever was a case that was tailored to strengthen the position of those rooting for capital punishments for exceptionally cruel crimes, it would be the Dec 16 Delhi gang rape. As someone who experienced sexual violence at a young age, I wanted the rapists to die. Which is why, maybe the law should not give me or anyone the option to have our bloodlust satisfied.
Posted inGender
What We Owe 14-year-old Shakti
Last July, one teenage girl changed the course of law. The story of young Shakti, who is the reason why women who need late abortions have a case.
Posted inBollywood
Chhe Din, Ladki Not In: Will the Year of #MeToo Usher in a New Kind of Bollywood Hero?
No film in the ’90s had a woman character whose first “no” was accepted – instead her consent was treated as a challenge by the hero. But in a year when #MeToo ruled our cultural consciousness, will that old idea of what a Bollywood hero is supposed to be, change?
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Love Aaj Kal: A Lesson In Why Exes Shouldn’t Stay Friends After Breaking Up
When I saw Jai and Meera break-up with each other in Love Aaj Kal and still be involved in each other’s lives with the intensity of a married couple, I was convinced that every break-up deserved a break-up party. Today, I know that the biggest sham that Imtiaz Ali sold us was the idea that we should remain friends with our exes.
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Bad Sansa to Rule Them All
It looks like the showrunners of Game of Thrones are investing a lot of time and energy into making Sansa Stark badass, and they don’t do that without good reason.
Posted inLove and Sex
The Kiss that Launched a Lesbian Love Story
The story of the beautiful Ms M who is looking for a husband, but might need a girlfriend. A kiss is all it takes to know the answer.
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Why Bringing Back Ramayan During the 21-Day Lockdown is a Good Idea
Long before hipsters gathered at pubs to watch the Battle of Winterfell, millions of people came together every Sunday to watch the Battle of Lanka and the Battle of Kurukshetra. With Ramayana and Mahabharata, Doordarshan gave us sprawling epics filled with kings, queens, monsters, magic, and intrigue decades before Ned Stark ever lost his head.
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Les Misérables Review: A Searing Portrait of the Cyclical Nature of Violence in an Increasingly Divided World
Narrated as a slow-burn police procedural, Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables is a commentary on the pervasive, lingering stain of social injustice. The masterful filmmaking evokes the extent of powerlessness that the marginalised are forced to internalise.