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Film Review: Lootera 6 Jul 2013 | 10:19 am
Vikramaditya Motwane’s sophomore film Lootera, is a beautiful exercise in the art of restraint. Very few Hindi films use dialogue so sparingly and have mainstream actors that can manage to hold back t...
The Indian Invasion Theory 29 Jun 2013 | 05:18 pm
“Welcome back,” said my friend a few months ago. I had returned to the US after four years. “Things are different here now. There are Indian characters all over television!” This is definitely not th...
Colouring Between The Lines 24 Jun 2013 | 07:13 pm
When kids are in kindergarten, they are very often given assignments where they are asked to fill colour inside shapes. The instruction given by the teacher in the notebook being: “colour between the ...
Film Review: Fukrey 15 Jun 2013 | 09:54 pm
A failed attempt at comedic bromance from the producers who perfected the genre.
Once There Was A Sport Called Cricket 12 Jun 2013 | 12:13 am
Now there is just entertainment! So why expect more?
Past Tense: Jiah Khan 5 Jun 2013 | 05:16 am
When a 25-year-old actor commits suicide, who can speak for her?
British Asian Culture: Doomed To Be Uncool? 4 Jun 2013 | 01:18 am
Are there certain values in Asian culture that inherently prohibit the freedom that coolness generally requires.
Civilising The Average Indian Male 30 May 2013 | 10:33 pm
Its women who civilise men, its mothers who raise these boys who grow into men who harass women on city streets.
Social Media Show Offs 27 May 2013 | 01:25 am
Facebook and the art of emotional exhibitionism.
Film Review: Aurangzeb 23 May 2013 | 12:33 am
An ensemble piece with strong moralistic values that is unfortunately dampened by clichés, weak female roles and surplus plotting.
