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October: The Art of Surviving With the Guilt of Living

Shoojit Sircar and Juhi Chaturvedi’s October paints a very affecting portrait of bereavement that acknowledges a stage of the grieving process that is rarely discussed on screen: survivor’s guilt.

Poulomi Das April 23, 2016

Bollywood

Did YouTube Really Need a Govinda Channel?

It’s not clear why Govinda has decided to become a cringe-pop Hallmark greeting card on YouTube in 2020, but it does beg the question: Who are the 21k people who are listening to these songs and why haven’t they discovered Baba Sehgal yet?

Arré Bench April 22, 2016

Bollywood

No Dance Film Has Earned the Cult Status of Disco Dancer. Even Street Dancer 3D Won’t

Disco Dancer gave us a hero who picked up the guitar instead of the gun. It ushered in an era of Bollywood dance films, which peaked in the ’80s and early ’90s. However, few have earned the cult status as the Mithun Chakraborty film. Does Street Dancer 3D stand a chance?

Sayantan Mondal April 20, 2016

Bollywood

KJo, the Fairy Godmother of Every Star Child

As a proverbial star kid struggling to land five lead roles, we have only one guardian angel. He's the man who taught us that all heroes don’t wear capes – some wear Manish Malhotra suits.

Bhaskar Chawla April 14, 2016

Pop Culture

Jugjugg Jeeyo review: Hits the Mark with Humour and Emotion

Jugjugg Jeeyo is a trademark Dharma film. Loud and boisterous, with a fantastic ensemble cast – especially the returning Neetu Kapoor - it follows familiar tropes too, but surprisingly packs in the kind of emotional punch that most, old-wines-in-new-bottles lack.

Pradeep Menon April 5, 2016

Bollywood

The Evergreen Heftiness of Dum Laga Ke Haisha

Dum Laga Ke Haisha is a brilliantly observed portrait of the burden of aspirational manhood innumerable small-town men carry all their lives, headlined by a heroine, who is completely unapologetic about her weight. It is arguably Yash Raj's best romantic comedy in recent years.

Poulomi Das March 29, 2016

POV

Meet the Parents: The Nepotism Edition

Star kids are the raw fuel on which the engine of Bollywood’s nepotism runs, but their parents are the oil that keeps the engine running along nice and smooth. Rishi Kapoor and Salim Khan are star examples.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 12, 2016