Bechdel Testing: Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
This one is a bit of quandary. We didn’t expect this movie to do much but we think it squeaked past the Bechdel finish line. It has two named female characters: Naina and Aditi. Naina (Deepika...
View ArticleClik here to view.
High Alert: Get Your Lungi Now And Steal Deepika Padukone’s Thunder
It is with great pleagret (our awkward new portmanteau for a mixture of pleasure and regret) that we announce that Chennai Express (a movie that gives us a feeling akin to acid reflux every time we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deepika Padukone’s Nostrils Hold The Key To Her Awful Tamil Accent
By Sneha Rajaram Fancying myself a second-generation immigrant out of Tamil Nadu, I find myself unable to comment on the authenticity of Chennai Express’ portrayal of the south. I even almost found...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Finger Wrap: Book Awards, Pesky Banners, and the Girls from Bhagana
Sci-fi fans all over the universe, rejoice! Ursula K. Le Guin will get the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Foundation. Finally. Banners in certain Bangalore localities put up by a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bechdel Testing: Piku
Piku is a delightful film about a 30-something working city-girl who struggles to balance her own life while taking care of her senile-ish hypochondriac septuagenarian father. It is well written....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tamasha Has a Weird Maths Obsession. So Why Doesn’t the Film Add Up?
By Jugal Mody Warning: Spoilers! Tamasha opens with Ved, a little boy addicted to the neighbourhood storyteller – a Kabuliwala-esque character who tells epics. He inculcates an innate sense of “story”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How About Really Letting Women Have Half The Culture, Yo?
By Sneha Rajaram Deepika Padukone’s recent interview with The Hindu had an element of But-The-Emperor-Has-No-Clothes in it, because she spoke about how the women in a film are paid less in Bollywood...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Let’s All Play ‘Spot the Indian Sportswoman’ in Nike’s Wonderful New Ad!
By Deepika Sarma Have you seen Nike’s new viral ad with Deepika Padukone and a host of incredible, amazing sportswomen? If you can forget the weird hip hop dancers gyrating with a decorated truck in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vogue Just Doesn’t Get Why We Wanna Watch Our Fav Stars Chatter on TV
By Ila Ananya Did you know that Deepika Padukone loves to sleep? Or that if she could steal one thing and get away with it, she would steal food? Did you know that her haircut is called the long...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Padmavati Protest: Would the Karni Sena Defend a Rape Survivor or a Woman Who...
By Ila Ananya Deepika Padukone. Image Courtesy: Padmavati Film Facebook Page What do we know about the story of Padmavati and her talking parrot Hiraman? Nobody can seem to tell if it’s a real story,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Are We Constantly Asking Kangana Ranaut to Talk about Her Break Up with...
By Shruti Sunderraman Image courtesy, Team Kangana Ranaut Facebook Page Aap Ki Adalat, a show hosted by Rajat Sharma on India TV, has featured many big names to its credit, including Prime Minsiter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Padmavati: An Open Letter from Shurpanakha to the Karni Sena and Men...
By Nisha Susan Karni Sena leader threatened to cut off Deepika Padukone’s nose. Photo courtesy: Padmavati Facebook Page Can’t a girl get some sleep around here? No? Because every time I get a little...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Padmavati Row Has Reached Foolish Heights. No Prizes for Guessing Who’s...
By Shruti Sunderraman Image Courtesy: Deepika Padukone’s Facebook page Sanjay Leela Bhansali must be a worried man. What started out as a minor objection to possible contents in the movie about Rajputs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Indian Ads Today Tell Us About How Older Women See Themselves
By Shruti Sunderraman There’s a shift in how older women perceive themselves. Photo courtesy: Screenshot via YouTube I rue the day my mother discovered WhatsApp. I went from being impatient while...
View ArticleClik here to view.
India’s Daughter: Why is Everyone Out to Adopt Miss World Manushi Chhillar?
By Sharanya Gopinathan Manushi Chhillar. Photo courtesy Manushi Chhillar Instagram Before Manushi Chhillar arrived in India after being crowned Miss World on 18 November, she had already become...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Karni Sena’s Last Ditch Attempt at Thwarting Padmaavat’s Release Involves...
By Sharanya Gopinathan Padmaavat poster The Shri Rajput Karni Sena, who also go by the stylish acronym SRKS, is a Hindu nationalist caste group that nobody ever thinks about. That is, except when they...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Watching Padmaavat like Rihanna: Yes I am Gonna Stand There and Watch You...
By Sharanya Gopinathan Deepika Padukone. Still from Padmaavat trailer Spoilers ahead. On Wednesday, the Rajput Mahasabha in Punjab officially withdrew its protest against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Good Girl’s Guide To Dressing Sanskari
By Dhriti Mehta Photo Courtesy Pixabay It seems that just about every person on this planet has become an expert in a brand-new field called Judgemental Female Anatomy. They have extensive expertise in...
View Article
