Posted inPOV
The SAD Truth about Punjab
The state’s multiple crises – a consumptive drug problem, farmer distress – can hardly be brushed under the carpet by hacking a film that purports to show its reality.
Posted inBollywood
Just How Sanskaari is Pahlaj Nihalani’s Julie 2?
Pahlaj Nihalani had touted Julie 2 as a bold exposé with a message for aspiring actors, minus any vulgarity. But it’s proof that the former CBFC chief needs to be gifted a dictionary. The film is neither bold, nor an exposé.
Posted inPop Culture
How to Get Sex Past the Censor Board
Mirza Juuliet has been lucky where Lipstick Under My Burkha and Begum Jaan have not. Have we entered a parallel dimension or has Pahlaj Nihalani been kidnapped by aliens?
Posted inPop Culture
The 3D-Degree Torture
People are realising that if a movie is giving them a headache without it being directed by Sajid Khan, then something is amiss.
