‘Raazi’: Alia Bhatt’s Sehmat Smashes The Worst Stereotypes About Politics And...
[Spoiler Alert] Let’s talk about why “Raazi” was such an important film beyond the obvious reasons. However, I will still discuss the obvious ones too, because every aspect of the movie is tied up to...
View ArticleWhy We Need More Movies Like Alia Bhatt’s ‘Raazi’
“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” – G.D Anderson. The world is embracing social and political...
View ArticleAlia Bhatt’s Stellar Act Powers ‘Raazi’
Meghna Gulzar’s latest directorial venture “Raazi” is a sensible spy thriller film with a lot of heart and substance. Overview: “Raazi” revolves around Sehmat (played by Alia Bhatt), a 20-year-old...
View Article’13 Reasons Why’: Challenging The Rape Culture And What We Can Learn
The season 2 of “13 Reasons Why” is releasing on May 18. Since the first season came out last year, both bouquets and brickbats were thrown at the show. Some appreciated the show’s narration of teen...
View Article‘Raazi’ In The Time Of Ultra-Nationalism
Over the last few years, I have reduced the frequency with which I visit movie theatres. The reason behind this is not just the fact that as a twenty-something working their way through their first...
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How #Sonamkishaadi Exposed The Hidden Misogyny And Sexism Of Modern Indian Men
An article should be factual. So, let’s start with the few basic facts. These are – 1) Indians are obsessed with weddings. 2) Indians are obsessed with Bollywood. Sometimes, once in a blue moon, if the...
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Why Bollywood Will Never Have A #MeToo Moment
Recently, in a BBC documentary, “Bollywood’s Dark Secret”, actors Radhika Apte and Usha Jadhav spoke out against sexual harassment in Bollywood and revealed that the casting couch is still indeed a...
View Article‘Veere Di Wedding’ Is Neither Women-Centric Nor Powerful
So, I was just reminded by social media that there is an upcoming movie called “Veere Di Wedding”. Granted, it hasn’t been released yet, but its trailer and ‘Tareefan” music video left me utterly...
View Articleये इंसान बिना आपको जज किए आपकी सारी बातें सुनता है
“एक घंटा आपको सुन लिया जाएगा और आपको सुनने के इतने पैसे” इस सार पर आधारित, तरुन ददेजा निर्देशित, कुमुद मिश्रा अभिनीत “लिसनर” ये नयी हिंदी लघु फिल्म काफी सराही जा रही है। एक आलीशान रेस्तरां में आपको...
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Thanos’ Idea Of Balance Is All Wrong: An Economic History Critique Of...
SPOILER ALERT In less than a month’s time after its release, “Avengers: Infinity War” is on its way to becoming one of the highest grossing movies of all time. Avengers is a comic book based movie with...
View ArticleReview: “Deadpool 2” Is Dead Cool Too
When “Deadpool” released in 2012, it was the “Spiderman” and “Batman Begins” moment of this decade. That film single-handedly changed the way people looked at superhero films. Ryan Reynolds, who had...
View Article“Raazi” Should Make You Rethink Your Sense Of Nationalism
[SPOILER ALERT] “Raazi” was released in the face of lots of expectations. We had high expectations from Alia Bhatt and the ensemble cast and from our own experience of Meghna Gulzar’s nuanced direction...
View Article“मीडिया ने समय रहते अपनी भूमिका तय नहीं की तो बाज़ार उसे घास बनाकर चबा जायेगा”
देश के सामाजिक, सांस्कृतिक, आर्थिक विकास में मीडिया की महती भूमिका होती है। समाज को जागरूक करना, नैतिक मूल्यों को स्थापित करना, भ्रष्टाचार पर प्रहार करना, आम पाठकों की चेतना को झकझोर कर जनमत का निर्माण...
View Articleफाइट लाइक सोल्जर्स, डाई लाइक चिल्ड्रन: युद्ध में मारे जाने वाले बाल सैनिकों...
‘फाइट लाइक सोल्जर्स, डाई लाइक चिल्ड्रन’ ये लाइन पढ़ने के बाद आपके क्या दिमाग में क्या आता है? मैं अपनी बात करूं तो लगा किसी आदर्श सैनिक की बात हो रही है जो दुश्मन का सामना करते हुए हंसते-हंसते जान दे...
View ArticleA Media That Exists Only For TRPs Is Dangerous For Indian Democracy
India is the world’s largest democracy. In my opinion, a democracy depends on four pillars – the government, the opposition, the judiciary and the media. And since the 18th century, media has played an...
View Articleदुनिया के उलझे सत्य की खोज में कलम घिसते मुक्तिबोध की आज फिर ज़रूरत है
हालांकि मैं आमतौर पर हिंदी में लिखने से डरता हूं। इसका सीधा कारण ये है कि हिंदी टाइपिंग में थोड़ा कमज़ोर हूं। फिर भी हिंदी साहित्य से लगाव हमेशा रहा है। इसलिए एक हिंदी के कवि के बारे में हिंदी में ही...
View Articleयहां डेड बॉडीज़ को दफनाया या जलाया नहीं जाता, पहाड़ों से लटका दिया जाता है
यह दुनिया ऐसी कई अजीबों-गरीब चीज़ों से भरी हुई है, जो कई बार हमारी कल्पनाओं से भी परे होती हैं। आज तक आपने सुना होगा कि मृत्यु के पश्चात कहीं शरीर को आग में जलाने, तो कहीं ज़मीन में दफनाने का रिवाज़...
View Articleअदिति शर्मा की कविता: एक रोज़ दफ्तर से पहले
1 . गैस सिलेंडर का रेग्युलेटर बंद तो है ना! बाथरूम की लाईट, स्टोर रूम का पंखा पीछे वाले कमरे की लोहे की अलमारी का वो छोटा लॉकर उसकी चाबी चावल के डिब्बे में रख देना पीछे से आवाज़ आती है चश्मा ले जाना मत...
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Fighting The Demon Of Fake News In India
Ever since ‘fake news’ was named the Collins Dictionary’s Official Word Of The Year for 2017, it has become a never-ending topic of debate. Although the advent of fake news is not new or recent, its...
View ArticleIt’s Not Just Priyanka Chopra, Cyberbullies Are Con-‘Trolling’ All Our Lives
Social media frenzy is at its height. We cannot really live without being glued to our phones and laptop screens. And with everyone keeping their followers and friends updated with thousands of posts,...
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