Satya Archives

Science, Spirituality, and the Psychobabble of Sadhguru

It would have been fine if the Sadhguru, aka Jaggi Vasudev, were spreading whatever garden-variety message of peace and brotherhood he wanted to advance. It’s when he dumbsplains science that things begin to get tricky.

Aditya Bhalla July 8, 2016

Pop Culture

Daddy Got A Godfather

In the able hands of Ashim Ahluwalia, Arjun Rampal finds a rare middle ground as the eponymous Daddy, a complex and engaging character, one that Bollywood gangster dramas have been glaringly wanting

Poulomi Das June 17, 2016

People

The Slow Descent of Ram Gopal Varma

As Sarkar 3 readies for release, it’s time to investigate what is up with RGV. Is he a modern-day shit-talking, raving seer? Or has he turned into a character from one of his films?

Nimisha Misra June 9, 2016

Bollywood

Mumbai Gangster Movies Ka King Kaun? Satya

Long before RGV Ki Aag and Guns and Thighs, Ram Gopal Varma gave us a masterful Mumbai gangster movie like Satya. Crime films need characters, not caricatures – they need real grime, not artistically recreated versions of it. They don’t make films like Satya anymore.

Damian D'souza May 2, 2016