Sonali Kokra, Author at Arré

Hey Bollywood Darlings, Here’s How NOT to Respond to #MeToo Questions

In recent months, as #MeToo has scorched Bollywood – but only a little bit – our celebrities have responded in the most underwhelming ways. Priyanka Chopra is the latest one to indulge in whataboutery. Seriously, Bollywood, here’s how you should be responding to #MeToo-related queries.

Sonali Kokra March 14, 2016

POV

We are Anti-CAA Protesters. Yes, We Are Reclaiming the Word Deshbhakti

Deshbhakti is all the fierce hijabi and burkha-clad women who refuse to be sidelined or othered. Deshbhakti is the college students picking trash off of the roads where they protested, mere hours after the police opened fire and lathi-charged.

Sonali Kokra March 11, 2016

POV

Dear Army Brats, Who Made You the Authority on National Security?

In the last one month, since the Pulwama attack, among those doubling up as defence experts are smug army brats. Their fathers served in the forces, but these skilled piggy-backers have never left behind big city comforts. The odiousness of army brats is tiresome in peacetime, but insufferable when the real threat of conflict lurks in the air.

Sonali Kokra March 11, 2016

Bollywood

Batla House Review: A Promising Thriller Shouldered By an Intense John Abraham

Is it possible to make an unbiased film about a real-life event? Nikhil Advani's Batla House suggests that the answer might be a no. But what the film lacks in objectivity, it makes up by being surprisingly compelling. For once, John Abraham wields his stoic demeanour to complement the mayhem unfolding on the screen, instead of distracting from it.

Sonali Kokra March 2, 2016