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All hail the queen…

All hail the queen…

Netflix’s Bombay Begums depicts women in their rawest, purest and vulnerable best A 49-year-old woman confesses a horrifying chapter of…

March 16, 2021

An ode to womanhood

Netflix’s Tribhanga explores nuances and complexities of a mother-daughter relationship Being a woman was and never has been an easy…

January 19, 2021

Rohena Gera’s ‘Sir’ tells the tale of an unrequited love through the prism of class division

The film not only explores a forbidden relationship between a domestic help and her employer, but also puts forth a…

January 12, 2021

Streams of conscious consumption

The way audience consumes content isn’t the same anymore amid the new normal The global pandemic might have been a…

December 14, 2020

Real Housewives of B-town

Netflix’s Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives lacks authenticity, but has the elements of entertainment in place “Why the f**k should…

December 1, 2020

Are OTT platforms the new ‘big screen’ amid pandemic?

The streaming platforms has emerged as an ever-important source of entertainment for those stuck at home “Cinema halls are opening…

November 3, 2020

Kaali Khuhi Review: Strong storyline, yet fails to create impact

Kaali Kuhi, starring Shabana Azmi, tells the tale of an insidious age-old practice through paranormal lens An ancient well situated…

November 2, 2020

A Suitable Boy Review: Lost in translation, but shines as a saga

Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy, based on Vikram Seth’s 1993-novel of the same name, transports its audience to a world…

October 29, 2020

Shed that Mayflower mentality

Even the original Puritans who landed on American shores in the pilgrim ship were illegal aliens. So were Bengali Muslims…

July 16, 2018