In the final segment of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019), Sonam Kapoor's Sweety is trapped in a transparent box during the performance of a same-sex play in her locality. While her younger self screams to be let out, the.... Read More
Unlike Draupadi and her five husbands, Mirabai’s erotic poetry and Kerala’s strong-willed Sita, Indian cinema and specifically Bollywood’s women have been failed for years Read More
For the past three years, discussions around nepotism in the film industry have been a constant feature of media interviews... Read More
While there is an illusion of granting agency to the women in contemporary Bollywood noir, little is done to explore the complexities and individual personalities of the characters. Read More
On the 1st of August, 2020, the Ministry of Defence wrote to Central Board of Fil m Certification stating that all web series on OTT platforms need to get a no objection certificate from the MoD on content depicting the Armed forces. Read More
Through a look at three immensely popular mainstream Bollywood films that have attempted to have conversations around cast (Lagaan, Swades, Article 15), we try to highlight the lack of attention paid towards casteism in Urban India by the Indian film industry. Read More
