Analysis of the film-Coolie No. 1 (2020) in the context of the characteristics of mass culture. Roughly in this 2 hour 14-min film, five times, the word ‘Gareebi’ has been used to induce laughter. It is funny that this comedic device, in fact, only makes the audiences cringe even more. …

As a part of my postgraduate course, I had to write on a series of gender terms that we all have heard or read at some point in our lives. I wanted to share my work as I feel it’s important for all of us to know not only these…

Cast: Sunny Pawar, Joyraj Bhattacharya, Sumeet Thakur, Gautam Sarkar, Masood Akhtar, Kalpan Mitra Writer and Director: Safdar Rahman “KIDS MAKE YOU WANT TO START LIFE OVER.” -MUHAMMAD ALI As we grow, so do our understandings about life, friendships, relationships, desires, and wants. I look at kids and I get this…

I watched Shirkers a few days back, a documentary by Singapore-born film critic, writer, and a filmmaker, Sandi Tan. At a very young age, she shot her first feature film whose recordings were stolen by her director, Georges Cardona. This film documents her personal journey on how this incident changed…

“Everything will be fine. Believe in what you desire from this world, from this life. Make sure you don’t waste it thinking all the negative things about you. You are always much more than what you think you’re capable of doing. Sure, they did that at your age. But isn’t…

I will turn 23 yr told the coming month and I haven’t still figured out the key to acceptance. What is it? How does it feel to accept yourself the way you are? Well, for starters, I’m always hard on myself. Even when I’m watching a show or a movie…

Directed by: Vishal Bhardwaj Based on Macbeth by William Shakespeare Starring a stream of wonderful actors: Irrfan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Piyush Mishra, Deepak Dobriyal Language: Hindi I watched Maqbool and as expected; it blew me away. It devastated me that how can anyone be so brilliant…

“Don’t think too much, just shut up and let me breathe”. That’s what I say to myself when my mind is overboard with random thoughts. My mind is a volcano that erupts thoughts just like lava, making me lose all my senses. …

When you have nothing to do, what do you prefer doing? Well, in my case I either watch a movie or read blogs & articles on my phone. However, there’s this special thing I love doing even when I’m doing something. No surprise here, the title’s been already read. …