Anahad Madhav, Author at Arré

How Not to Fail at the IPL Fantasy League: A Twelfth Man’s Confession

A “Kooda” player is a good-for-nothing nobody who merely makes up the numbers in any team. He is the last to be picked and first to be made to pay up for lost balls. Until the IPL Fantasy League offers a chance at redemption.

Anahad Madhav April 9, 2016

Bollywood

Years Before Black Mirror, We Had Love Sex Aur Dhokha

Dibakar Banerjee’s Love Sex Aur Dhokha, which turns eight today, warned us of the dangers of technology long before Black Mirror could. It might not have had the feeling of impending doom that pervades through Charlie Brooker’s show, but in impact, LSD was nothing short of a scary trip.

Anahad Madhav April 7, 2016

Bollywood

In an Election Year Filled with Fake News, Lessons from Rajat Kapoor’s Ankhon Dekhi

The flood of fake news on social media has made our judgement of the information we consume weaker than ever before. But if we wish to gain an understanding of the “truth”, we must question the very pillars we base our lives on, like Bauji in Rajat Kapoor’s 2014 film.

Anahad Madhav April 6, 2016

Bollywood

10 Years of Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!: A Sympathetic Portrait of a Dysfunctional Superchor

In an era when multiple governments con us into playing “statue-statue” and companies pile on unpayable debts that go into so many zeroes that Aryabhatta would get anxiety attacks, what’s a thief who steals everything from luxury sedans to pet dogs?

Anahad Madhav April 1, 2016

Pop Culture

Why We Must Thank Mira Nair for PK Dubey

With Monsoon Wedding, Mira Nair breathed life into Delhi on celluloid almost two decades ago. And even today, Nair’s eccentric, marigold-chewing PK Dubey remains unforgettable.

Anahad Madhav March 22, 2016

POV

A League of Unorthodox Gentlemen

Kuldeep Yadav, who, like Steve Smith at the other end of the 22 yards, is a much-needed aberration in the game of cricket because he keeps a niche craft alive.

Anahad Madhav March 7, 2016