‘Yudh should have been on Netflix’

Aahana Kumra of Lipstick Under My Burkha fame opens up about her experience of sharing screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and her projects for Voot and Zee5 Lucknow-born Aahana Kumra shot to fame with the success of Alankrita Shrivastava’s Lipstick Under My Burkha. But success didn’t come overnight for Aahana. She had to toil for […]

Let’s talk about sex ed

The movie Khandani Shafakhana raises a valid point – that in a country with such a large population, the topic is still taboo “In our society, nobody talks about sex, and that gives birth to various other ills, from suppressed or repressed sexuality to violence to diseases, premature pregnancies, sex crimes—the list is endless,” says […]

‘More abductions for marriage than ransom’

Jabariya Jodi starring Siddharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra will hit multiplexes in August. Screenwriter Sanjeev K Jha, on whose concept the film is based, opens up about his journey in Bollywood so far How did you start you journey as a screenwriter in Bollywood? I studied Hindi literature at Jamia Milia Islamia and then worked […]

Breathing easy

Actor Sapna Pabbi, who shot to fame with the Colors TV series 24, will soon be seen in Season 3 of Amazon Prime’s Inside Edge UK-born Sapna Pabbi shot to overnight fame with the 2013 Colors TV series ‘24’ wherein she played the character of Anil Kapoor’s daughter. But her journey ever since hasn’t been […]

Netflix’s new arrivals

Leading Indian studios are collaborating with Netflix to present a wide range of diverse Indian stories for its audiences. Let’s take a look at them! From deadly zombies to scary gangsters – a wide variety of diverse Indian stories are set to be made by Netflix for mainstream audiences in the country and around the […]

Doosra freedom struggle

Bringing a new genre of docu-fiction to Indian audiences, Abhinay Deo relates the story of the country’s love affair with cricket through the eyes of a young girl Whether you are a cricket fan or not, you must remember the iconic moment from 2002’s Natwest series – where cricketer Sourav Ganguly took off his shirt […]

On Zaira Wasim’s deep surrender

The idea of ‘free choice’ gets a blow when the choices women make fit into a clear, distinguishable pattern Zaira Wasim, the young superstar from Kashmir, has been in the news for a while now. Her letter on why she left cinema and acting is a reflection of a deep surrender that a young woman […]

A tale of tormented teenagers

A new coming-of-age film explores the theme of bullying in a boarding school and also touches upon homosexuality Adolescence is a vulnerable time in one’s life. We go through changes of various sorts — both external and internal. During this transition period, everyone needs love, care, affection — and most importantly, the right guidance. But […]