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Dear T-Pain, “Brown Twitter” Really? FYI, 500 Million Indians Use the Internet

T-Pain allegedly plagiarised Arijit Singh’s “Tum Hi Ho” and then lashed out at “brown Twitter” after the internet outrage. Only if the rapper knew that India has the second-largest internet population in the world. Mr T-Pain, you weren’t throwing shade at some geeks sitting on the sole computer in a hamlet.

Arré Bench May 5, 2016

Pop Culture

Doctor G Review: A Breezy Watch Where the Women Shine

Doctor G is familiar Ayushmann Khurrana territory, but it is unique for the way it allows its women to shine.

Pradeep Menon May 5, 2016

Bollywood

My Precious Family Heirloom: A Love for Meena Kumari’s Pakeezah

Meena Kumari's Pakeezah is the foundation of a family bond. A love for the film is a kind of family heirloom, passed on from my nani to my mother to me. After over two decades, I understand the essence of Pakeezah, the love and longing.

Shakun Saini May 5, 2016

Pop Culture

What Hun Hunshi Hunshilal, a Gujarati Satire About Fascism, Tells Us About Governments and the Banning Culture

In the era of political biopics, Sanjeev Shah’s Gujarati satire, Hun Hunshi Hunshilal, reminds us how governments anywhere manipulate the narrative. The movie is set in Khojpuri, whose king is busy protecting the nation against mosquitoes, although no one has a clue why they need to be protected from these mosquitoes.

Sayantan Mondal May 4, 2016

People

The Man Behind the Madhuri Magic

If you scan Madhuri Dixit’s photographs from the ’90s, you can spot Rikku Rakesh Nath lurking in the shadow like a protective angel. And in many ways, that’s what the man, who managed Madhuri Dixit’s career, really was.

Tanvi Dhulia May 4, 2016

Pop Culture

Liger Review: An Abomination that Can’t be Saved by Vijay Deverakonda’s Mass Appeal

Liger fails on almost all fronts as one giant incoherent mess of a film, that can’t even do bare clichés right, let alone suggest it has the scent of originality.

Pradeep Menon May 3, 2016

Bollywood

The Manmarziyaan of India’s Many Small-Town Rumis

The plot of Manmarziyaan is a story as old as time. It’s also a narrative that spans the breadth of mohallas across India where countless Rumis let go off their pehla pyaar and marry a stranger. Rumi is that woman discussed in hushed whispers in every small town.

Nimisha Misra May 3, 2016

Pop Culture

Ranbir Kapoor: The Patron Saint of Lost Boys

Ranbir Kapoor has come to be the validation for millennial angst in all its glory. But it’s now time to make a big-boy decision: To man-child or not to man-child.

Anahad Madhav May 3, 2016

Pop Culture

What’s Worse than Student of the Year? SOTY 2

Remember Ishq Wala Love? We are now going to have a Doosra Wala Sequel with Student Of The Year 2 starring Tiger Shroff.

Arré Bench May 2, 2016

Bollywood

Vivek Oberoi: The Man Who Could Have Been a Superstar

While the first half of Vivek Oberoi’s career remains a lesson in how not to mess with Bollywood heavyweights, the second half is a case study in how sometimes it’s best to keep one’s trap shut. Is it any wonder then that in 2020, Vivek Oberoi is known more for his political affiliation and a questionable taste in memes than his acting prowess?

Jackie Thakkar May 2, 2016