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The Great Millennial Fandom Will be Hashtagged
There was a time when fans built temples to their idols and stood outside their houses for hours on end. All that the millennial fan needs, though, is a broadband connection.
Posted inPOV
The Sultan Will Have the Last Laugh
In these times of outrage, saying asinine things is the way to publicity. Donald Trump may get a presidency out of it. So what’s wrong if Sallu wants to get a hit out of it?
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Killing Terrorists Softly, the Tiger Zinda Hai Way
In Tiger Zinda Hai, Salman Khan single-handedly kills close to 300 terrorists by destroying more cars than Rohit Shetty, without getting a hair or muscle out of place. If this isn’t wonderland, I don’t know what is.
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Race 3: Iss Bewakoofi Ka Koi Ilaaj Nahin Hai
Race 3 swaps Nawab Khan for Blackbuck Khan and makes the grave mistake of thinking it can pass off as a film. It is so excruciatingly brainless that it makes Baaghi 2 look like a cinematic accomplishment.
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Blueprint of a Bully: The Ugly Truth Behind Sidharth Shukla’s Bigg Boss Season 13 Win
From body-shaming fellow contestants to making fun of the #MeToo movement, as well as getting physically violent with contestants both male and female, Sidharth Shukla seems to have done it all while on Bigg Boss Season 13.
Posted inFeatures
How to Get Your Fizz Back
Guess what we just found out? Fizz Day is on December 8. It’s the day when you could show your fizz to the world by styling some unique looks. We jumped on the bandwagon. Why don’t you?
Posted inGender
Why Do Women Suck at Negotiating Salaries?
Why do so many women settle for lowball salary offers, far under the value that our experience merits? For all our idealism and outspoken feminism, when it is time to bat for ourselves in the most elementary of ways, why do we consistently fail ourselves?
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20 Years of Biwi No. 1: David Dhawan Ko Maaf Karna, Om Sai Ram
David Dhawan’s filmography includes comedies like Saajan Chale Sasural, Gharwali Baharwali, and Kyunki Main Jhooth Nahi Bolta, all of which to some extent glamourise men that cheat on their wives. 1999’s Biwi No. 1 is no different.
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Baaghi 2: How to Make Your Cheek Muscles Act While Saying Jai Hind
Tiger Shroff's Baaghi 2 comes very close to convincing you that there can be no action hero unless he has an “I love my India” tattoo on his forehead, and no action film if it doesn’t act as a PSA for the army. It makes you miss the times when Bollywood action heroes had dhai kilo ka haath instead of dhai kilo ke abs.
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No Dharma Films, No Koffee with Karan. But Chunky Pandey was a Superstar in Bangladesh
After the success of Aankhen in 1993, Chunky Pandey practically had no work. That’s when directors from Dhallywood, the Bangladesh film industry, came knocking on his door. Pandey dived right in and became an instant superstar.
