Hindi films Archives

Jayeshbhai Jordaar Review: A Loud Firecracker of a Film

Jayeshbhai Jordaar is everything you’d expect from a Ranveer Singh performance. But while the charms work, the film can often become too loud for its own good. That doesn’t, of course, make it not worth your time.

Divya Unny June 17, 2016

Bollywood

Dear Bollywood, Enough With the Item Girls. Where Are the Item Boys?

Item girls shimmied their way into Bollywood back in the ’40s and there’s been no looking back ever since. Think Madhuri Dixit in “Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai” and Malaika Arora in “Munni Badnam Hui”. But where are our item boys? What is stopping Bollywood from tapping into the sea of testosterone?

Mallika Chakrawarti May 28, 2016

Pop Culture

Haunted Hearts: Lessons in Love & Loss from Ghost Stories of the Past

Failure in love can manifest in many ways – and ghosts represent different facets of that failure. Victorian ghost stories are unusual love stories; they were seldom about angry spirits looking to punish their lovers. These spectral tales also inspired Hindi films like Woh Kaun Thi.

Aditi Sen April 23, 2016

Pop Culture

The Greatest Costume Party on the Planet

From Madhubala’s anarkali to Madhuri’s Ek-Do-Teen skirt, Bollywood costumes tell fascinating tales. Some wonderful, some weird, they’ve wriggled their way into our consciousness.

Clare Wilkinson April 16, 2016