Words like inclusivity and diversity have been added to the woke vocabulary now, and women of all races, ages and sizes are entering mainstream advertising that for decades used over …
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There has been a lot of attention and analyses focussed on films from the Southern states that have been so successful all over the country, that Bollywood was shaken. But …
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Family Shenanigans: With classic family sitcoms like Dekh Bhai Dekh, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai always fresh in TV fans’ memory, Mind The Malhotras had a tough act to follow. The Indian version …
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Wife-beaters Beware: Set in the Muslim populated area of Mumbai—the old buildings with a sense of community, where everybody minds everybody’s business, and speak a slang-y language that is peculiar …
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Coach For India: Two seasons of the Netflix series Kota Factory exposed the education racket in the Rajasthan town, which, from a modest doria sari weaving centre has grown to become the coaching …
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The Runaway Brides: If a series is set in small town India, it is de rigueur for the characters to be batty. The new comedy series on Voot Select, The Great …
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He Directs!: On Kishore Kumar’s birth anniversary, August 4, looking back at the first film he directed: Kishore Kumar is fondly remembered as a singer, a comic actor and …
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August 4 marks the 60th death anniversary of one of the biggest stars of Hollywood. She was found dead of a drug overdose in her Los Angeles home, and so many …
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The Dreamers: There is—always has been—a subset of people drawn to Mumbai, the city of showbiz, hoping for their talent to be discovered, getting that elusive break and maybe reaching …
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Darkness in 3D: For a film that aimed at a pan-Indian release, the title, Vikrant Rona, does not fit. In Hindi ‘rona’ is to weep, and no, the hero is not a tragic …