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India – Why #Roma isn’t far from home

Cuaron’s film is set in Mexico, but we can all relate to the emotionally charged relationship with domestic workers Amulya Gopalakrishnan Roma, the beautiful autobiographical film by Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron, is not only a festival sensation, it is a… Continue Reading →

Even now, I feel the pervert gaze in public places and that in itself is so heart-wrenching: Taapsee #MeToo

Rishabh.Deb No filmi background, no formal training in acting, no famous last name either. As Shoojit Sircar once said, ‘She is unpolluted by the Bollywood stardom culture’. Taapsee Pannu has made a mark in the industry on the merit of her performances…. Continue Reading →

Singer Mika Singh ‘held in Dubai for sexually harassing Brazil teen’ #VaW

Mika Singh detained in Dubai for sending obscene pic to Brazilian teen Delhi Police confirmed that the singer’s “friends attempted to get Mika released”. Mika was detained by Dubai police. HIGHLIGHTS Mika is yet to be produced before a court… Continue Reading →

Yesudas’ pilgrimage to Sabarimala signals potential for peace amid row surrounding temple

 Gita Aravamudan Seventy-eight-year-old Yesudas, white bearded and bare chested, stood in the sannidhanam of the Sabarimala temple singing the ‘Harivaraasanam‘ lullaby to Swami Ayyappa. He was surrounded by rapt devotees. As I watched the scene on my TV screen and heard the… Continue Reading →

Why Nargis said ‘Meena, Maut Mubarak Ho!’ #SundayReading

The Mother India actress wrote a piece on Meena Kumari’s death in 1972 which was published in an Urdu magazine. Excerpts from a translation by Yasir Abbasi Happy Birthday. Wishes for your wedding. Happy Diwali. Eid Mubarak. I have often… Continue Reading →

After I spoke up on #MeToo, my work offers dried up: Chinmayi

Udhav Naig Playback singer Chinmayi.   | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan The message is: ‘if you speak up, this is what will happen to you’ A storm broke out after singer Chinmayi accused poet-lyricist Vairamuthu of sexual harassment in the wave… Continue Reading →

Sarkar controversy: Madras HC acceding to AIADMK’s demands will be a blow to #FOE

Gita Aravamudan Movies these days always seem to end up “hurting the sentiments” of one group or another. And the Tamil film Sarkar was no exception. This time it was the followers of the ruling AIADMK who got upset because they felt… Continue Reading →

Bernardo Bertolucci, Last Tango in Paris director, dies aged 77 #RIP

Politically pioneering Italian director of The Conformist and Last Tango in Paris, who went on to win the best director Oscar for The Last Emperor, dies from cancer Andrew Pulver Bernardo Bertolucci, the multi-award-winning Italian director of Last Tango in… Continue Reading →

Ismat Chugtai on the legendary actor Suraiya #SundayReading

Suraiya’s suitors In the 70s, iconic feminist author Ismat Chughtai wrote about the legendary actor for a Karachi-based Urdu magazine. Here is a translation of the piece that talked about Suraiya’s attitude towards love Around the time Suraiya was in… Continue Reading →

India – Most women in Bollywood go through #MeToo moments to become a ‘heroine’- Aahana Kumra

‘5 years ago, I was on the verge of committing suicide. I was losing my sanity in a bid to become a movie heroine’ [email protected] In the wake of the #MeToo movement taking the nation and the entertainment world by storm,… Continue Reading →

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