Poulomi Das, Author at Arré

Thappad Review: Anubhav Sinha’s Film on Domestic Violence Settles for Easy Solutions

Although it is backed by a compelling performance by Tapsee Pannu, Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad serves a crowd-pleasing definition of feminism that is more interested in making a statement rather than interrogating the status quo.

Poulomi Das July 2, 2016

Bollywood

Student of the Year 2 Review: Tiger Shroff’s Muscles is the Most Talented Member of the Cast

Student of the Year 2 is a bland and thoughtless knockoff of its predecessor. It lacks originality, so much so that “Ishq Wala Love” becomes the intolerable “School Wala Love”. With Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria reduced to props, it seems like the movie is written only for Tiger Shroff’s muscles.

Poulomi Das July 2, 2016

Pop Culture

Paddleton is an Affecting Portrait of Loneliness in a Hyper-Isolated World

Alex Lehman’s deeply moving Paddleton, a dramedy about terminal illness and assisted suicide is built on unassuming moments. Moments that challenge the common perception of what really constitutes love and who gets the luxury of being remembered as a couple.

Poulomi Das July 1, 2016

Bollywood

Thank You Soldier for the Ultimate Bobby Deol Experience

After Soldier, the verdict was out. Bobby Deol’s uncontainable sex appeal was in fashion, and the #ForearmAppreciationClub was in full swing. That lasted for a brief, wonderful minute.

Poulomi Das July 1, 2016

Bollywood

Remembering Irrfan Khan, Our Finest Actor on Whose “Best Performance” There’ll Never Be a Consensus

Irrfan Khan envisioned a space where the cult of a character outlived that of the actor essaying him. We’ll remember Sajjan Fernandes, Ashoke Ganguli, Roohdar, and Miyan Maqbool like long-lost friends. In an industry captivated by theatrics, this is Khan’s legacy: he reminded us of the joys of reading between the lines.

Poulomi Das June 30, 2016

Pop Culture

“Gully Life” Introduces Us to Vivian Fernandes, the Man Behind Divine

At this point, Divine, who has fronted crackling music collaborations, founded a band, an independent hip-hop label, a hip-hop fest, and inspired a Bollywood film, has stopped being just a musician. Instead, he is now, a cultural commodity – a gully-bred Indian rap franchise. A new documentary unearths Vivian Fernandes, the man behind Divine.

Poulomi Das June 30, 2016

Pop Culture

India’s Slumdog Fireflies

Lion’s Sunny Pawar had the night of his life at the Oscars, the biggest stage in the world. The question is, would this be the highest he’d soar?

Poulomi Das June 29, 2016

POV

#JOMO Over #FOMO: How to Find the Joy of Missing Out

The “joy of missing out” is cutting off deliberately and not regretting it. This joy comes with respecting your time and dedicating it to pursuits of pleasures meant not for display – but for yourself.

Poulomi Das June 28, 2016

Bollywood

21 Years of Dil Se: A Long Affair With Bollywood’s “Shortest Love Story”

Mani Ratnam’s Dil Se.. shed a light on human rights violations and the government’s indifference to the state of affairs in India’s North East. It also remains one of the finest depictions of the all-consuming insanity of love, and leaves you with the idea that love is no less damaging than war.

Poulomi Das June 28, 2016

Pop Culture

A Bihari Prince’s Guide to Finding a Half Girlfriend

In Half-Girlfriend, Chetan Bhagat and Mohit Suri come together to provide an educational PSA for Romeos looking for their One Indian Girl.

Poulomi Das June 28, 2016