BAFTA Stage And The Silence Around Manipur: A Speech That Echoed Louder Than The Award
When Boong won a BAFTA Award back in February, its director Lakshmipriya Devi said, “A…
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Assi Review: A Film That Forces Viewers To Confront Women’s Everyday Reality
Every day, around 80 cases of rape are reported in India. A number that reveals…
Accused Review: How The Film Wastes Konkona Sen Sharma’s Brilliance
Joining the list of Indian crime thrillers with intriguing one-word titles — and a one-dimensional…
BAFTA Winner Boong Addresses Migration, Divisions, And Outsider Status
The Manipuri film Boong opens with an act of mischief. The character of Brojendro, also…
An Unnoticed Scene In ‘Ek Chatur Naar’: The Burkha, Stereotypes, And Muslim Identity
Umesh Shukla’s Ek Chatur Naar (2025), currently streaming on Netflix, presents itself as a familiar…
Why We Fell In Love With Heated Rivalry’s Shane And Ilya
The new Canadian TV show Heated Rivalry is the Internet’s latest obsession. The show, which…
Daldal Exposes How India Fails Its Single Mothers And Their Daughters
There is a scene in Daldal where a burnt-down house becomes a daughter’s traumatic memory…
‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ And The Power Dynamics That Go Unnoticed
James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash is alive, beautiful and overwhelming. Watching it actually feels…
Why We Don’t Need Another Romantic Heathcliff: Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” And The Aestheticisation Of Male Violence
As the Epstein files continue to peel back the layers of how elite male violence…
‘Mardaani 3’ And The Limits Of The “Strong Female Cop” Narrative
There is something deeply unsettling about how girls go missing in India. Children disappear from…