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Virat Kohli: The Man Who Makes Miracles Seem Mundane

Virat Kohli has reached a rare peak that only few sportsmen do, where he has become so good that it has become boring. It’s not a surprise anymore when he gets a 100; in fact, it’s a surprise when he doesn’t. And that is an astonishing feat.

Hardik Rajgor June 21, 2016

Bollywood

Zero Review: Proof of Everything Wrong with the Cult of SRK

SRK’s Bauua Singh is a carefully orchestrated and subtle attempt to insult the intellect of audiences – exactly what makes Anand L Rai’s Zero even more manipulative than Sanju. The film might be the worst reminder of SRK’s incompetence in completely inhabiting a character.

Poulomi Das May 31, 2016

POV

What Bollywood Always Gets Wrong About the Differently Abled

Why can’t Bollywood filmmakers seem to give disabled protagonists challenges other than overcoming their disability? It isn’t as if we don’t have precedents. In films like Sparsh and Jagga Jasoos, the leads’ afflictions don’t dominate their characters.

Amal Singh May 8, 2016

Bollywood

Is the Myth of Shah Rukh Khan All That is Left of SRK?

There is really no reason to be a SRK fan in 2019. Except to serve the myth of Shah Rukh Khan, the guy who charms on demand and romances with abandon. But is there all that is left of him?

Poulomi Das April 23, 2016

Bollywood

What Comes After Zero, Mr Khan?

You’ve tried all the tricks of the trade. You've played a wannabe Iron Man in Ra.One to yourself in Fan. Now you are playing a dwarf. What's next SRK?

Damian D'souza March 16, 2016