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Kumud Mishra has Mastered the Art of Empathy

Kumud Mishra plays empathetic characters with stunning elegance but in SonyLiv’s Dr Arora he also manages to add quiet angst to the portrayal of a heartbroken middle-aged man.

Pradeep Menon July 22, 2016

POV

“Saheb Kahaan Hai?”: The One Question that Makes Every Married Woman Instantly Invisible

Ask any married Indian woman, and they’ll tell you about how easily the world renders them invisible. It’s as if the minute you take your husband’s surname, you cease to exist. From then on, you’re just a floating genie, who has only one master: “Saheb”. But instead of fighting it, I'm going to make my invisibility my superpower.

Ashwina Garg July 22, 2016

People

A Working Mom is a “Soti Hui Sherni”. Don’t Mess With Her

I got schooled in mommy politics recently, where everything from potty-training to the number of classes you enrol your child in is competition. The sticky marsh where working moms are judged for not being involved enough.

Vani Rane July 22, 2016

People

Naked Nariyal Man & Abstinence in the Time of “Fast” Politics

In an era where the Congress’s chola-bhatura fuelled vrat and the PM’s day-long abstinence from food are also considered “fasts”, a man reminds us of the glory days of fasting – when the abstaining was longer than the time it takes to finish binge watching a season of Game of Thrones.

Vinaya Kurtkoti July 22, 2016

Pop Culture

Afsos Review: Gulshan Devaiah Kills It in this Crackling Tragicomedy About a Man Desperate to Die

It’s rare to make a comedy that is informed by its wickedness. Even rare to set it in a homegrown universe that pokes fun at the double standards of middle-class anxieties – death, religion, millennial indecisiveness, and existentialism – in a way which is immediately recognisable. Afsos manages to do both.

Poulomi Das July 22, 2016

Pop Culture

Kahaani Chor Chor Ki: What If Ocean’s 8 Were an Indian TV Soap?

Meet Debjaani Sagar, the homegrown version of Debbie Ocean from Ocean’s 8. With her gang of desi girls, she’s attempting the heist of the decade in a caper filled with shapeshifting mosquitoes, revenge plots, and reincarnations.

Akhil Kakkar July 22, 2016

People

Dandiya Nights With Falguni Pathak: Every Gujjus First-Ever “Live” Concert

Falguni Pathak’s live performances in the ’90s catapulted her into the league of larger-than-life superstars. She will always remain one of the great unifiers of Gujaratis from Andheri to America. A little less than Modi ji. But just a smidge above dhoklas.

Jackie Thakkar July 22, 2016

POV

Can We Please Stop Scrutinising Zaira Wasim’s Decision to Quit Bollywood?

Many Twitter intellectuals have condemned Zaira Wasim for citing her religious beliefs to exit Bollywood, while others have blamed her for making Muslims look regressive. But is ganging up against a teenager on social media progressive?

Kahini Iyer July 22, 2016

Bollywood

How Aparna Sen’s 15 Park Avenue Depicted Mental Illness Without Romanticising It

More than 15 years since 15 Park Avenue came out, I doubt any other Indian film tailored sensitivity and accuracy with a poignant storyline on mental illness as beautifully as Aparna Sen managed to portray in 15 Park Avenue.

Prateek Sharma July 22, 2016

POV

Friendship Cancel: Why Breaking Up With BFFs is Worse Than Ending a Romance

Falling out of friendships rarely gets as much attention as falling out of love. A breakup between friends does not carry the weight of the breakup of a romantic relationship. We might be prepared for heartbreak, but nobody tells us about the friends we are going to lose along the way.

Runjhun Noopur July 22, 2016