Nimrat Kaur Archives

Tumhari Sulu and the Real Housewives of India

The solitary afternoon of the homemaker is a deeply interesting space. And that is what Vidya Balan’s Tumhari Sulu delves into. It’s the only time of the day most housewives acknowledge the loneliness they harbour.

Poulomi Das April 23, 2016

Bollywood

The Lunchbox: A Metaphor for Longing and Loneliness in Mumbai

The Lunchbox is a film that thrives on the various little ways we forge connections in Mumbai, a city that works overtime to alienate us. How we envelop care in the confines of a dabba, our longing within the folds of a letter, and our concern through recipes yelled out from windows.

Poulomi Das March 31, 2016

Pop Culture

Dasvi Review: Some Heart but almost no Soul

Dasvi has a terrific premise, some moments of joy, but is so poorly executed and written that it wastes a lot of its own potential; chief among them a more than decent turn by Abhishek Bachchan

Divya Unny March 7, 2016