The 10 Best And Worst Bollywood Moments Of 2021 – A Retrospective

  Five Best Moments //  Vicky and Katrina Tying the Knot We were in dire need a lift in 2021, a moment of pure escapism, and for many, it was seeing two of India’s Sweethearts tying the knot. The wedding was… Continue Reading

An Interview with Dhruv Sehgal For Kuwait’s Bazaar Magazine

I spoke to Netflix’s Little Things star, Dhruv Sehgal, on his show’s final season, his childhood in Kuwait and how his newfound fame changed his life. Click on the link below to read the interview in full: https://bazaar.town/dhruv-sehgal-kuwait/?v=85    … Continue Reading

The Truth About F.R.I.E.N.D.S – India’s Favorite American Show // A Collaboration With India Independent Films Podcast

  The following piece was recorded for the Bombay-based film critics podcast, India Independent Films, – run by Rahul Desai and Tanul Thakur – prior to its publication on this site. You can listen to this essay in the audio track… Continue Reading

Bollywood Supports Palestine!

Amid one of the most distressing weeks in recent years of the Israel-Palestine conflict  Israel’s ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestine, a growing number of celebrities and influential figures across the world have been voicing their support for the Palestinian plight. Among them… Continue Reading

Netflix’s Namaste Wahala Film Review – Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner In Lagos

I couldn’t help but think of one of my all-time faves, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, when I saw the trailer for Netflix’s Valentine’s Day rom-com, Namaste Wahala. Stanley Kramer’s 60s iconoclast classic starring screen revolutionist, Sidney Poitier, set the… Continue Reading

Hollywood Will Not Cancel Justin Timberlake Because He’s White

The highly anticipated #FreeBritney HBO exposé, Framing Britney Spears, finally aired a few days ago and, among the many revelations the gut-wrenching documentary made, is that one of the catalysts to Britney’s notorious 2007 meltdown was Justin Timberlake’s repugnant and utterly… Continue Reading

Let’s Not Forget The Bollywood Stars Who Supported Trump

The nightmare has subsided and the country I call home can exhale for the first time in four long, emotionally and mentally taxing years. As many have punnily put it, it’s the “the end of an error”. That being said, we should… Continue Reading

Five Words I Do Not Want To Hear In 2021 From Indian Media Outlets

Indian media outlets are a thorn on everyone’s side and in 2020, they were especially problematic. From aiding and abetting the disgusting witch hunts of innocent actors (Rhea Chakraboty) to fanning the flames of hate towards Bollywood by giving bottom-feeding… Continue Reading

Why Behensplaining Sucks

Making fun of Netflix India is like shooting fish in a barrel. The controversy-ridden Indian division of the streaming platform has fumbled more times than arguably any of their rivals. As such, they are reportedly the least successful streaming platform in… Continue Reading