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20 Years of Hello Brother: The Embarrassing Yet Enduring Legacy of the “Pungi”

In 2019, twisting your homies’ nipples in public is a flagbearer of inappropriate behaviour. But in the hallways of my school back in 2001, a time when we boys lacked foresight and sensitivity, “pungis” were all about brotherhood.

Jackie Thakkar June 28, 2016

Bollywood

Move over Koffee With Karan. Simi Garewal, the Grandmother of Celebrity Talk Shows is Back

Rendezvous with Simi Garewal will be back soon and even in this talk show-saturated climate, I’m waiting with bated breath for the return of the queen. The old-fashioned talk show was not bogged down by any “revealing” rapid fires, instead Garewal’s spotless white couch was more like that of a therapist.

Kahini Iyer June 22, 2016

Bollywood

Dabangg 3 Review: 53-Year Old Overgrown Child Continues Romancing 20-Year-Olds

The first few minutes of Dabangg 3 do an incredible job of lowering expectations, foreshadowing in a way, the unpardonable daftness that makes up the film’s 162-minute runtime. Eventually it becomes clearer that this film is just an excuse for 53-year-old Khan to romance actresses half his age.

Poulomi Das May 30, 2016

Pop Culture

The Celebrity Talk Show Fatigue is Real. And We Might Want to Thank Arbaaz Khan

At a time when actors are overeager to broadcast every part of their lives online, there remains little reason to watch a celebrity chat show. It’s precisely what should have triggered the talk show fatigue years ago. That might change now with Pinch by Arbaaz Khan.

Arré Bench May 21, 2016