Shruti Das

Shades of Modern Love

Shades of Modern Love

Netflix anthology Feels Like Ishq has a fresh take on romance   What’s that one theme that sells like hot…

July 27, 2021

Indian Picture via Western Lens

Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking earning an Emmy nomination makes us question the depiction of India -- to, by and for the…

July 19, 2021

The ‘Hero’-Next-Door

The Family Man series has won people over with its brilliant storytelling and a talented ensemble – but more so,…

July 6, 2021

The tale of a toxic love

Haseen Dilruba, starring Tapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey, is a whodunit murder mystery painted against the backdrop of romance and…

July 6, 2021

Revisiting Ray

The modern retelling of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s short stories in Netflix’s Ray is lost in translation, but shines in…

June 28, 2021

A tale of two tigresses

Sherni documents the man vs wild conflict, and is also a metaphor for the deep-rooted patriarchy in society A man…

June 21, 2021

Characters out of the closet

This Pride Month, let’s take a look at some of the best queer characters that Bollywood has given us in…

June 15, 2021

“My character in Sherni has interesting layers”

Actor Mukul Chadda opens up about his upcoming ventures From an investment banker in New York, to a Bollywood actor…

June 10, 2021

Bollywood vs Patriarchy

Be it countering patriarchy, breaking taboos and gender norms – some recent Hindi films have boldly taken these on, and…

June 3, 2021