‘Narratives must not cause alienation’

Filmmaker Ashvin Kumar speaks about his newly-released film No Fathers in Kashmir, what motivates him to portray stories of Kashmir, his take on Bollywood and more How did you come up with the story idea for the film? When I finished making Inshallah Kashmir and Inshallah Football — both were angry films about the last […]

‘Drag breaks down inhibitions’

New York city’s famous drag queen and activist peppermint is in india for a three-city tour where she will campaign for the rights of the lgbtq+ community and against patriarchy Anges Moore, known by her stage name Peppermint, is an American actress, singer, television personality and — drag queen. Known as New York City’s ultimate […]

Precarious perch

Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari issues fatwas on political issues but his political capital remains negligible On Sunday, Daryaganj and Chandni Chowk are busy places. The street market does brisk business on the week of Holi. Elections being at the top-of-the-mind, people are seen discussing whether AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal […]

‘I want the audience to see the honesty of the story’

What were the challenges you faced while shooting the film? We were a little wary initially, as we were shooting in Kashmir. Besides that, there were no other challenges as such. Since the film deals with an unconventional subject, that too based in Kashmir, was it tough to get a producer? Initially it was. When […]

Unlikely bonding

With astonishingly good timing, a feature film that shows Kashmiri boy Hamid’s relationship with a CRPF jawan is coming to a neighbourhood near you “Allah bohut khoobsurat hain. Allah bohut takatvar hain, aur Allah acchey gaatein bhi hain” (Allah is very beautiful. He is strong and sings really well) — says eight-year-old Hamid, a young boy […]

LOVE ONLINE

Harleen Singh, opens up about her personal life, and how she keeps up with social media expectations on a regular basis Harleen Singh, more popularly known as @wander_leen, entrepreneur, travel blogger, and mom to two dogs, leads a sunshiny and hunky-dory life. Or at least that is what people believe from a look at her […]

‘Rap is all about swag’

Patriot speaks exclusively to Lil Ziee’ Da Puddycat, one of the upcoming female rappers in India, as she talks about her songs and the rap scene for women in the country Born and raised in Malaysia, Nickitha Hepzieeba, who prefers to be called by her stage name Lil Ziee ’Da Puddycat is a female rapper […]

“IT’S ALMOST LIKE THERAPY”

Swearing by independent artists, Ankur Tewari looks forward to more projects like Gully Boy, so as to explore more untapped talent With over a decade of experience in the independent music scene under his belt, Ankur Tewari it seems, has seen it all. He’s hopped from one project to another and has ticked the boxes […]