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Bring On The Gujjus: There is something about large, loud Gujarati clans that lends itself to comedy, and the laughs are mined from stereotyping the community.  They have certain typical…

They Also Made Movies: The current generation of urban moviegoers watching films in the comfort of multiplexes, probably have no idea about the subculture of C-grade films that ran in…

Art & Action: Writer, director, and lead actor Rishab Shetty’s Kantara demonstrates once again, what mainstream Hindi cinema is missing out on—stories that connect to the heart of India.  After a…

Wait To Exhale: The second season of the Raavan killer plot  of Breathe : Into The Shadows continues three years after the last one left off. (The first season was actually the…

Back To Truck Bar: When a journalist doing a story on potholes, walks down a pitted street and steps into a puddle wearing six-inch stilettoes, you know Four More Shots Please is…

Dancing Queen: Here’s another film competing in the wokeness race, and stumbling right after the starter pistol goes off.  Maja Ma, directed by Anand Tiwari from Sumit Bhateja’s script (streaming on Amazon…

Crazy Rich Indians: The household help of the residents of Gurugram’s La Opulenza live in neat, air-conditioned homes. There are golf courses, jogging tracks and parks named after gemstones, a…

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…

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…

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…