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Bunty Aur Babli: They Don’t Make Masala Films Like That Anymore

Before the age of socially conscious filmmaking dawned on us, Shaad Ali's Bunty Aur Babli, that completes 13 years this week, reminded Bollywood that it’s possible to make an entire film on just one word: fun.

Poulomi Das May 1, 2016

POV

Does Vivek Oberoi Remind You of That Ex Who Still Stalks You on Instagram?

Thanks to Vivek Oberoi and his distasteful meme, plebeians like me know what it feels like to be Aishwarya Rai, if only for a few brief seconds. You know, the ex who lurks around your Facebook and Instagram profiles, passive-aggressively liking your photos from 10 years ago at 3 am? Vivek O reminds me of that guy.

Sonali Kokra April 30, 2016

Bollywood

Abhishek Bachchan Does Not Deserve the Trolls, But He Doesn’t Deserve Multiple Comebacks Either

Abhishek Bachchan does not deserve the hate he gets, but he also does not deserve multiple “second chances”. He is charming and has the gift of the gab, but he is not an efficient actor. It’s time Bollywood stops celebrating his many comebacks.

Jackie Thakkar April 20, 2016

Pop Culture

Breathe: Into The Shadows Review: Watching This Amazon Prime Show is Simply Suffocating

Breathe: Into the Shadows is littered with abrupt subplots involving manic pixie dream girls who lose legs but not their chirpiness and tacky flashbacks that make a joke out of repressed trauma and mental illness. Plot twists are executed in such an incompetent fashion that it garners renewed respect for Abbas Mastan outings.

Poulomi Das April 3, 2016

Features

Things You Shouldn’t Miss in Breathe: Into the Shadows

If you are yet to watch Breathe: Into the Shadows, here are some things you should look out for. If you’re sharp enough, you may be able to crack the kidnapping case alongside the exemplary Inspector Kabir.

Aditya Bhalla March 18, 2016

Pop Culture

Dasvi Review: Some Heart but almost no Soul

Dasvi has a terrific premise, some moments of joy, but is so poorly executed and written that it wastes a lot of its own potential; chief among them a more than decent turn by Abhishek Bachchan

Divya Unny March 7, 2016