Yami Gautam Archives

10 Years of Vicky Donor: A Landmark Film that has Grown in Relevance

Released a decade ago Vicky Donor is probably a landmark film in the most understated sense possible. More than headline acts or box-office breaking numbers it ushered in a language to help us as a society to deal with taboo.

B. H. June 29, 2016

Bollywood

Ginny Weds Sunny Review: Every Shaadi Rom-Com Cliche Ever in One Place

Ginny Weds Sunny, starring Vikrant Massey and Yami Gautam, exploits every shaadi rom-com trope, featuring cheesy pick-up lines that would make Shahrukh Khan proud… in 1997. In a pandemic where everything is uncertain, this is the most predictable film one can find.

Hardik Rajgor June 18, 2016

Bollywood

From KRK to Kartik Aaryan: Celebs Who Surprised Us with Their Takes on CAA and JNU Violence

Who’d have thought that KRK of the nonsensical reviews fame would actually make sense in a time of political crisis? And Kartik Aaryan would get a thumbs-up from India’s liberals?

Aastha Anupriya March 23, 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