Munna Bhai Tells You Why Exactly Sanjay Dutt Was Arrested In 1993
Sanjay Dutt was first arrested in April 1993 right after the Mumbai bomb blasts, but not many of today’s millennials know why exactly the actor was put behind bars or how his arrest took place. Here’s...
View ArticleFrom Teenage Drug Addiction To Winning 15 Grammys, The Inspirational Journey...
We all love celebrities. As fans, we can’t get enough of their personal lives – their activities, likes, and everything else. Some people are actually crazy about their favourite celebrities and follow...
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How Ghalib Helps Us Understand Suicide And Depression In 2018
This month had some pretty shocking suicide stories in the news, and this article is about what Ghalib’s poetry tells us about suicidal people. If you are from the Indian sub-continent (be it India or...
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Thanos Must Be Appreciated For Bringing A Real Problem To Our Attention
“Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.” The above quote may seem like just a normal statement to many but I am pretty sure Marvels fans will recognize it. This dialogue iterated by Thanos to...
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Despite Repeated Harassment Charges, Actor Dileep Is Back In Malayalam Films
The Malayalam actors’ consortium made a mockery of all the women in the industry by reinstating actor Dileep, who was expelled from the Association of Malayalam Movie Actors (AMMA) over his alleged...
View Article‘The Great Gadsby’: Why Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix Special ‘Nanette’ Strikes A...
I watched Hannah Gadsby’s ‘Nanette’ and my, what a show that was! I am not just going to write a long post on why one must watch her show if you haven’t watched it, please do. Watching her show got me...
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The Right-Wing Troll Army Is So Out Of Control That It’s Attacking Its Own...
Sushma Swaraj, one of the Modi government’s most powerful ministers, found herself on the receiving end of the troll army on social media after her ministry transferred a passport officer alleged for...
View ArticleSushma Swaraj’s Trolling Shows That Right-Wing Trolls Have Come Back To Haunt...
The cyber army of the right wing, which supports the BJP and the RSS, can’t stand anyone who shows any leniency towards people from the minority communities or the Hindu Dalits. The trolls shower these...
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Twitter Comes Down Heavily On Woman Who Asked Airtel For A ‘Hindu...
Telecom giant Airtel faced a storm on social media last month when they allegedly bowed down to bigotry. A Twitter user @pooja303singh, tweeted to Airtel asking for a different customer care...
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After ‘Sanju’, It’s Just A Matter Of Time Till We Get ‘Sallu’ To Redeem...
We’ve all heard that moviemakers legitimise factual inaccuracies and biases in their movies in the name of “freedom of expression”. Some of Bollywood’s A-list directors are exceptional in this regard....
View Article‘Sanju’ Sends All The Wrong Messages While Excusing Sanjay Dutt At His Worst
Ever since the trailer of “Sanju” came out, I waited in anticipation for its release. Ranbir Kapoor, who plays the titular role, seemed to be a spitting image of Sanjay Dutt. I couldn’t wait to witness...
View Articleमीडिया का, सरकार का, समाज का सबका खबर लेने वाला Anti National रैप साँग
हमेशा से लगता था कि कश्मीर-खालिस्तान , हिन्दू-मुसलमान, आरक्षण जैसे मुद्दे हद संवेदनशील है जिन पर ज़्यादा ध्यान ना देकर समय के भरोसे छोड़ देना चाहिए क्योंकि इन पर होने वाली बहस का कोई अंत नहीं है। लोगों...
View ArticleWe Have All Contributed To The Rise Of Fake News, But Here Are Ways To...
I believe that all of us have contributed to (and even created) fake news at some point in our lives. We have twisted facts, added some extra ones, eliminated some bits, and sometimes, simply lied...
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Postcard ‘News’: A Mega Factory Of Fake News That Continues To Spew Venom
Postcard News, synonymous with misinformation in the garb of news, continues to post with impunity content which is communal in nature, provocative in tone and mostly untrue. In 2017, Alt News had...
View ArticleLit AF Cast And Suspense Done Right: Why You Must Watch Netflix’s ‘Sacred Games’
Every time I see an Anurag Kashyap movie, I don’t want it to end. I get so intertwined with the characters and their world that getting out of it is always painful. “Sacred Games” helped me stay in...
View ArticleTroubling But True: The Sexual Dynamics In ‘Sacred Games’
Ah, “Sacred Games”. The intelligentsia will not stop talking about it. Many of our Old Monk-chugging friends will say that this is the way a TV series should be made. Others might even start a ‘Causes’...
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‘Sanju’ Cherry-Picks From Sanjay Dutt’s Life And Whitewashes It
“Sanju” is the story of Sanjay Dutt, a Bollywood superstar and son of respected actor-activist-politician Sunil Dutt. The film makes no mention of his childhood or teenage years, and it jumps straight...
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‘Jurassic Park: The Fallen Kingdom’ Makes Us Question The Selfish Nature Of...
Recently, I watched the newly released movie “Jurassic Park: The Fallen Kingdom” in the theatre. Technically and story-wise, it was a good movie. The usual plot of any Jurassic Park/World movie is...
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Why I Was Inspired To Make A Short Film On Mumbai Airport’s Air Traffic...
Story What does it take to handle one of the world’s most high risk and stressful jobs? Going behind the secured gates at Mumbai’s ATC (Air Traffic Control) during the busiest hours of the day, we met...
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A Staggering Number Of Men Online Think It’s Okay To Threaten Women With Rape
(Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence) Issuing rape threats on social media has become a common scenario nowadays. The trolls—or ‘dastards’, which I think is more apt—hide their true identity behind fake...
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