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Why MS Dhoni And PokerStars India Make A Dream Team

Dhoni’s career has been full of unconventional choices, which may have earlier seemed like risks to those not in the know, but later revealed his wisdom to perfectly read the cricket field like one would read the poker table.

Arré Bench March 4, 2016

People

Why the Poet Mirza Ghalib is the Most Honest Metaphor for an India Divided Over CAA

While India’s early struggle for Independence hardly ever, if at all, reflected in Mirza Ghalib’s mainstream poetry, he recorded the events in his Persian diary Dastambu (bouquet) and the letters he wrote. He was dependent on the British for his income, but at the same time he was sympathetic toward his countrymen. In today’s times, he would be labelled a fence-sitter.

Shakun Saini March 4, 2016

Pop Culture

First Man Review: One Giant Leap for Space Movies

Damien Chazelle’s First Man, a film about Neil Armstrong and his journey, isn’t about the mission to the moon. Or even about the moon. It’s a sombre portrait of what going to the moon and back does to a man.

Poulomi Das March 4, 2016

Gender

What About Sri Reddy’s Nude Protest Outrages Us?

The reactions to actor Sri Reddy’s semi-nude protest at MAA have been described as “disgusting” and “embarrassing”. But the only thing viewers should be embarrassed about, are the predators Reddy has named and shamed.

Aarti Shetty March 4, 2016

Bollywood

Cargo Review: A Universal Fable of Loneliness in Space Light Years Away From Indian Sci-Fi

The solitude of space is a universal, and by now, familiar tale (think Gravity or The Martian). Arati Kadav, who makes her writing and directorial debut is aware of that. But the universe of space in Cargo is unlike any other; it is rooted in the homegrown grammar of Indian mythology.

Poulomi Das March 4, 2016

Bollywood

“Teri Keh Ke Lunga”: The Evergreen Beauty of Gangs of Wasseypur Lies in Its Cult Dialogues

Eight years ago, Anurag Kashyap gifted us Gangs of Wasseypur, a gangster epic we could proudly call our own. Perhaps even more than the film’s masterful characters, it’s quotable dialogues have achieved cult status. Tigmanshu Dhulia makes “bhosdi ke” sound poetic while Manoj Bajpayee takes everyday cuss words and elevates them to something Voltaire would be proud of.

Amal Singh March 4, 2016

Technology

Could Censorship Spell the End of Netflix and Chill?

Netflix denied reports of self-censorship, but this may be our reality sooner than we think. Just like the free press, the free internet is also under threat. And this might deprive us of access to information and entertainment that our governments don’t want us seeing.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 4, 2016

Bollywood

20 Years of Taal: An Ode to the Time When Music Made the Movies

To try and find an original song in Bollywood in 2019 is as fruitless as searching for survival tips in PM Modi’s episode of Man vs Wild. But as any ‘90s kid could tell you, there was a time when music made the movies worth watching. The soundtrack of Taal elevated the film into an unforgettable experience.

Kahini Iyer March 4, 2016

Bollywood

The Tashkent Files Review: A Life-Threatening Headache Presented by Alt-Historian Vivek Agnihotri

Vivek Agnihotri's The Tashkent Files keeps raising questions and presents multiple conspiracy theories on Lal Bahadur Shastri's death like an insufferable Quora thread. By the end of the movie, we’re back where we started – no one is certain how Shastri died or why Agnihotri continues making films.

Poulomi Das March 4, 2016

Love and Sex

Dating in Your 30s With the Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

The beginning of every new romance is laden with the prospect of a different kind of “ghosting” – where the thoughts, memories, and spirits of our past partners haunt our present affairs.

Vikram Poddar March 4, 2016