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Gully Boy Review: Khatri Music & Bahut Hard Performances in a Primer on Mumbai Slums

Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt deliver power-packed performances in Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy. But the movie soon becomes predictable and seems stubborn in playing out like a 101 primer on life in the Indian slum. After 18 songs, you come out of the theatre learning as much about gully rap in India as you did going into it.

Poulomi Das June 13, 2016

Bollywood

The Seductive Villainy of Ranveer Singh

Ranveer and his complete disregard for decorum when he’s talking about fucking or kissing on screen makes the rest of the Bollywood brigade look like a bunch of sanctimonious pricks. “I fucked around a lot until I was 26,” he declared to a world in which Salman Khan is an eternal virgin.

Poulomi Das June 11, 2016

Pop Culture

Koffee With Karan is Needed Now More Than Ever

Koffee With Karan is back and given the three years we as a country have endured, god knows we’ve needed it

Ria Chopra June 4, 2016

POV

CM Vasundhara Raje, Padmavat Should Be the Least of Your Worries

Vasundhara Raje’s government has a serious law-and-order situation. And the refusal to release Padmavat is only further proof of that.

Poulomi Das June 3, 2016

Features

How Spitfire, a Young Gully Rapper Made His Mark On India With Gully Boy’s “Asli Hip Hop”

The “Asli Hip Hop” hook from the Gully Boy that you’ve been tapping your foot to? It was created by Nitin Mishra, aka Spitfire, whose signature verses have set the Ranveer Singh-starrer aflame. Exactly how did a young rapper from small-town Madhya Pradesh make his mark on Bollywood?

Kanika Katyal May 28, 2016

Bollywood

What Do Ranveer and Deepika Have that Virushka, Nickyanka, & Sonam-Anand Don’t?

The Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone romance, captured in heartfelt confessions, mushy Instagram comments, and photos so sweet that they make singletons burst into tears, feels strikingly genuine in an industry where, dating is often used as a PR strategy.

Kahini Iyer May 24, 2016

Bollywood

Make Sexist Remarks, Then Throw a Tantrum: Rohit Shetty, Superstar Director and Man-Child

Sooryavanshi director Rohit Shetty received flak for his sexist remark against Katrina Kaif. After being trolled for his “no one’s going to look at you” comment, you’d think he’d apologise. Instead, he unfollows the actress on Instagram.

Poulomi Das May 24, 2016

Bollywood

Before Murad, Saeed Mirza’s Salim Langda Was the OG Gully Boy Dreaming of “Apna Time Aayega”

Thirty years before Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, another Muslim protagonist like Murad seethed away at class inequality. Personal and political identities blend beautifully in Saeed Mirza’s Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, making it a richer, more complex telling than Gully Boy.

Pragyan Mohanty May 23, 2016

People

How Rakhi Sawant, the OG Queen of Cringe and Camp Lost Her Crown

Rakhi Sawant introduced us to camp, but today – amid the rise of cringe-pop stars like Dhinchak Pooja and the growing popularity of TikTok – we see many versions of her. Sawant’s space in the spotlight is shrinking, as everyone clamours to be on the same stage as her.

Kahini Iyer May 21, 2016

POV

The Longest Coming-Out Party Ever

KJo, sweetheart, maker of fantastic movies and manipulator of NRI nostalgia, please stop. We know you’re gay.

Nimisha Misra May 11, 2016