Like most people who rely wholly on film critic consensus to dictate their movie-going experience, I was excited to see A Star Is Born based on all the glowing reviews it got and its Oscar buzz. There was also a part… Continue Reading
We all saw this one coming. Someone was bound to make a film about India’s extraordinary Mars Orbiter Mission a.k.a. Mangalyaan, a momentous event that established the Indian Space Research Organization as a serious contender in the world for the… Continue Reading
A few days ago, I woke up to a disturbing video playing in my newsfeed. It was that of a helpless Bihar professor, Sanjay Kumar, being thrashed ruthlessly by a group of goondas for allegedly insulting beloved former prime minister… Continue Reading
The surge we are now seeing in inspiring female-lead films (Queen, Neerja, Raazi, Veere Di Wedding et al.) was sadly not because of a moral awakening on the Hindi film industry’s part. Instead it was driven by Bollywood executives capitalizing… Continue Reading
I don’t know about you but I spent the better part of my weekend binging on Netflix’s new Bollywood show, Sacred Games. It sucked me in good. Saying that it’s just another great digital show (there’s a lot of them… Continue Reading
Dulquer Salmaan, the talented, scorching hot son of the South Indian cinema icon, Mammooty, has already followed his father’s footsteps and conquered the South with award-winning films like Ustad Hotel, Bangalore Days and Charlie. The actor has now set his… Continue Reading
Imran Khan has been out of work for a very long time. His last starring role was in the godwful 2015 Katti Batti which could best be described as 500 Days of Summer meets a banal Ekta Kapoor daytime soap while… Continue Reading
I recall watching a couple of old Buzzfeed videos where I saw Indian nationals criticizing what they perceived to be a complete lack of hot Indian men on American television. They were right for the most part, as Indian men… Continue Reading
“It used to piss me off so much when I was living in France, people coming up to me and yelling “Colombian! Cocaina!!” Like most Colombians I know, Chef Pablo Naranjo Agular, the head chef of Le15 Café in Colaba,… Continue Reading
Yes, I not only had the honor of meeting the two greatest actors currently working in the industry (Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt) but also spent the better part of an afternoon with them! Don’t want to get too into… Continue Reading