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Dia Mirza shares her candid experience with everyday sexism in Bollywood

'I'm just being commodified': When Dia Mirza spoke about dealing with every day sexism in Bollywood; how to deal with it

March 05, 2026 6:47 pm

"Women are always treated with a lot of love and they're very special on a set, but you know there's no respect for your time. There's no respect for many things that the men are respected far more for, and it's just like nomenclature," Dia shared

Madhu Chopra speaks on Priyanka Chopra facing patriarchy in Bollywood, discussing industry bias and how sexism affects women everywhere. Read on to learn from Priyanka’s journey and expert strategies to combat workplace sexism

'If she had compromised or taken shortcuts...': Dr Madhu Chopra on daughter Priyanka facing patriarchy in Bollywood; how it can affect you

February 10, 2026 6:22 pm

Dr Madhu Chopra highlighted how Bollywood has traditionally prioritised male actors when it comes to investment and marketing: "The industry was conditioned to believe that the hero drives the film. Investors put their money on the hero, not the heroine."

How to raise a boy | I see my sons’ gentleness as essential rebellion against the 'manosphere'

February 01, 2026 6:52 am

Raising boys has been a journey filled with unexpected lessons. It has taught me that love can be both firm and gentle, that strength has many faces, and that there’s immense power in simply letting your children be themselves

'Why do you need to work': Geeta Basra recalls sexist remarks on her decision to marry Harbhajan Singh

October 02, 2025 10:05 am

During the conversation, Geeta Basra also highlighted how women still feel unsafe. "It's become so unsafe that now I am scared that I can't go out alone."

Ram Gopal Varma points out what didn't work for him in Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal.

Ram Gopal Varma says he didn't connect with father-son story, shoe-licking scene in Animal: 'Was fed up of Anil Kapoor'

September 07, 2025 2:01 pm

Ram Gopal Varma found the shoe-licking scene between Ranbir Kapoor and Triptii Dimri "inconsistent" in Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal.

The ‘tradwife’ offers only the illusion of a feminist choice

September 03, 2025 5:53 pm

When a term that glamourises women’s subservience is normalised as just another lifestyle label, it puts the next generation of women at risk

How to raise a boy: We cannot raise our sons alone. That is why we have invited the right role models into our home

August 17, 2025 1:14 am

In a world full of Andrew Tates, I want my sons to know that to be a ‘real’ man is to be kind

There is more to Kozhikode than what the cover page offers.

Kozhikode, best at hospitality, delicious meals — and no place to eat for one

August 04, 2025 1:25 pm

The heart of Kerala’s Malabar coast offers rich hospitality and fuller plates, but not always open minds — especially if you are single, especially if you are a woman

Mandira Bedi on working in a male dominated field

‘I questioned and belittled myself’: Mandira Bedi opens up about battling sexism and self-doubt as a cricket presenter; why it is common

May 21, 2025 5:51 pm

As Mandira’s questions were routinely ignored by senior panelists, she decided she would no longer be sidelined.

What a common gendered phrase says about the persistence of sexism in law

May 20, 2025 5:18 pm

The saying, ‘The law is a jealous mistress’, was coined at a time when women were valued primarily for their beauty, sexuality and reproductive role. Those days are in the past, just as this aphorism should be