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15 years after its release, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna feels more of an opportunity missed to debate infidelity

Karan Johar’s film was ahead of its time in terms of context, but conservative, ultimately in its tropes and education. It could have been so much more had the director not felt apologetic for broaching the topic in the first place.

Tia Basu July 1, 2016

Pop Culture

Twinkle Twinkle, Still a Star

Twinkle Khanna has resurrected herself. While most women actors fade from our memory in a couple of years, she’s the exception to the rule.

Parthshri Arora June 19, 2016

Modern Family

Shah Rukh Khan, My Distant Relative Who Never Visits

I’ve grown up with Shah Rukh Khan as a phantom presence in my house. My mother is one of those eternally stricken SRK fans, for whom he’s not just an actor, but a soulmate on celluloid.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 13, 2016

Bollywood

Kaamyaab Review: Sanjay Mishra is Phenomenal in this Flawless Movie About the Movies

Hardik Mehta’s Kamyaab is filmmaking at its very best: an affecting acknowledgement of the innumerable artists in Bollywood, whose talent is constrained by an industry that treats them as disposable goods despite their indispensability. It’s also a boisterous love-letter to Sanjay Mishra, an actor who has never demanded the spotlight even when he deserved it.

Poulomi Das June 9, 2016

Bollywood

From Yash Chopra, With Love: The Man Who Convinced India Dil Toh Pagal Hai

Here’s the thing about Yash Chopra – despite the cliché that he is associated with, he never could be pinned down to a stereotype. Even as he defined the romantic canon, he went about redefining it with each film. Chopra was to India what Mills & Boon was for the rest of the world.

Shakun Saini June 6, 2016

Bollywood

25 Years of DDLJ: How to Be an Adarsh Hindustani Mard by Raj

An Adarsh Hindustani Mard like me gets turned on only by sanskar. Simran was Bauji’s amanat and I had to earn her, which is what I exactly did. You see, a Mard must always know how to kill two birds with one stone. Unless they’re Hindustani pigeons.

Bhaskar Chawla June 1, 2016

POV

And here’s to you Mr Shah Rukh Khan

Shahrukh has saved the day on screen several times, but off it, his heroism stems from the many things he has chosen to ‘not’ do. He may be paying the price for that today, but in him, still resides our strongest hope, that a hero will emerge.

Sharan Saikumar June 1, 2016

People

The Lost Girl on the Train

You’ve probably seen a child lost in a crowd or huddled up in a corner on a train. And you’ve probably left them to their destiny. Some people though, choose not to walk away.

Naimish Keswani May 30, 2016

Pop Culture

The Subversive Genius of Om Shanti Om

In an era of celebrity diplomacy, few actors have the courage to laugh at themselves, fewer even to laugh at the idiosyncrasies of the industry they belong to. That’s where Om Shanti Om stood out.

Poulomi Das May 24, 2016

Features

It Has Hurt To See Shahrukh Khan Go Through This

Shahrukh Khan may have been allowed a breather, but the sense of zen around him has been pierced. This push and subsequent fall has broken something in me, perhaps in all of us. It is indicative of relationship countries share with their most celebrated icons.

Humaira Ansari May 21, 2016