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Twinkle Khanna, The Fair-Weather Feminist

Twinkle Khanna has proved her mettle as a fair-weather feminist whose online persona rests on personal convenience. Her stance on the Mallika Dua controversy makes it clear that her online avatar is just an act of performative coolness.

Poulomi Das June 24, 2016

Pop Culture

KBC: The Show Where Not Everyone is a Crorepati, But Everyone’s a Winner

A family can be divided over an issue as serious as politics or as frivolous as what radio channel to play in the car. But have Amitabh Bachchan pop up on the screen, pose a trivia question with four options, and they’ll come together to solve it in a happy ending befitting a Yashraj film.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 13, 2016

Pop Culture

From Buniyaad to Naagin: My India on TV

Growing up in Oman, my idea of home was shaped by TV series from the ’90s such as Tara and Mujhe Chand Chahiye. What idea would I have grown up with if I were watching Naagin and Kundali Bhagya?

Priyanka Sacheti May 3, 2016