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Ishita Sengupta
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How to survive friendship(s) in times of cancel culture?Subscriber Only
August 04, 2019 09:39 IST
Fighting in friendship is akin to fighting for it. It is inevitable, it is imperative.
Mon, Aug 05, 2019
Judgementall Hai Kya: An audacious film where the artist becomes artSubscriber Only
August 02, 2019 17:18 IST
Actors use the medium of cinema to assume different personalities. Kangana Ranaut in Judgementall Hai Kya uses it to embrace who she is more intensely by freely admitting to her insecurities.
Wed, Aug 07, 2019
The (dis)comfort of stability in relationshipsSubscriber Only
July 23, 2019 12:00 IST
Many of us associate the idea of a relationship — if not love — with stability. Perhaps, rightly so.
Tue, Jul 23, 2019
Every single person is political: Aparna Sen on her new film Ghawre Bairey Aaj and the need for a moderate voiceSubscriber Only
July 21, 2019 18:11 IST
Unlike the novel or Satyajit Ray’s film, where the politics of the author is not only blatant but his allegiance is foregrounded, Aparna Sen is more nuanced, less blatant in her adaptation of Gharey Bairey.
Tue, Nov 19, 2019
Kumbalangi Nights: Toxic masculinity decoded, destroyedSubscriber Only
July 18, 2019 11:23 IST
If a hero is what a hero does, he is also the way he is perceived: the gaze not only elevating him but also putting a shroud of impunity over his misconducts. In Kumbalangi Nights, this gaze — unquestionable in its devotion — is corrected.
Sun, Jul 21, 2019
Aziz Ansari’s RIGHT NOW: The Netflix special is an apology in progressSubscriber Only
July 11, 2019 16:52 IST
His special, as the name suggests, is an update of how Aziz Ansari is right now, and, contrary to what he feels, he is disillusioned.
Fri, Jul 12, 2019
Noblemen: This Merchant of Venice adaptation lets Shylock have his revengeSubscriber Only
July 05, 2019 13:38 IST
In Vandana Kataria’s directorial debut, Noblemen, actions replace words and Shylock becomes more of an idea rather than a person.
Mon, Jul 08, 2019
Bombers review: An underdog story that suffers from sluggish pace and a predictable plotSubscriber Only
June 30, 2019 09:09 IST
The problem with Bombers is not that it is trying to tell an extraordinary story in an ordinary way but that it is telling a story we already know in a voice we are all too familiar with.
Sun, Jun 30, 2019
Big Little Lies Season 2: Refashioning female companionships and jostling with secrets and liesSubscriber Only
June 24, 2019 14:09 IST
Big Little Lies Season 2: If the first season was about lies, the second season seems to be about those lies, showing up, one after the other, threatening to dismantle familiar and filial ties.
Wed, Jul 10, 2019
Leonard Cohen: The selfish, selfless loverSubscriber Only
June 21, 2019 07:30 IST
Over the years, I have not as much listened to Cohen’s songs as I have gone back to them, each time with more fervour to seek refuge.
Fri, Jun 21, 2019
Fathers, the quiet caregivers who struggle with affectionSubscriber Only
June 16, 2019 06:30 IST
Affection, like other cousins of love, has its own private language. Unlike the linguistic specificity of love, whose mere admission serves as manifestation, sometimes, affection eludes such succinct expression.
Mon, Jun 17, 2019
Writing did not take courage, it has been healing: Lisa RaySubscriber Only
June 11, 2019 15:39 IST
In an interview with indianexpress.com, Lisa Ray talks about her identity as an outsider, her attitude towards cancer, how the condition triggered self-introspection and her memoir.
Wed, Jun 12, 2019
Fleabag: The unbearable lightness of sisterhoodSubscriber Only
May 29, 2019 17:11 IST
Rooted in debilitating relationships is the bond shared by Fleabag and Claire. But it is the dysfunctionality, often regarded as the fundamental and accepted tenet of sisterhood, that makes the relationship most functional.
Mon, Sep 23, 2019
Finding my uncle in ‘Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota’Subscriber Only
May 26, 2019 06:30 IST
A misfit and his love for the silver screen.
Sun, May 26, 2019
Tishani Doshi on her unhinged protagonist, motherhood and female gaze in Small Days And NightsSubscriber Only
May 22, 2019 16:12 IST
Tishani Doshi's Small Days and Nights is a searing tale of displacement, anguish, relationships hinged on tenterhooks and ultimately of an outsider who learns to live by making another survive.
Thu, May 23, 2019
Kota Factory review: An engaging web seriesSubscriber Only
May 17, 2019 14:05 IST
The extensive five-episode series gains much from the brilliant performances, especially of Ranjan Raj as Meena and Mayur More as Vaibhav.
Sat, May 18, 2019
Badnaam Gali review: A fun take on surrogacy that sheds light on societal prejudicesSubscriber Only
May 14, 2019 07:16 IST
Much like Shoojit Sircar’s film Vicky Donor, Ashwin Shetty’s latest film Badnaam Gali uses humour to inflate the narrative as well as to draw the point home. Snarky lines and impressive performances do manage to keep one invested.
Tue, May 14, 2019
Small Days And Nights: Tishani Doshi’s novel expands the definition of motherhoodSubscriber Only
May 12, 2019 06:30 IST
Tishani Doshi’s latest novel, Small Days And Nights is a deeply layered work underlining the existence and experiences of outsiders, their inability to belong, that often later transforms into their refusal.
Sun, May 12, 2019
Yours Truly review: An affecting ode to lonelinessSubscriber Only
May 05, 2019 10:10 IST
Sanjoy Nag’s Yours Truly does not view loneliness as a condition contingent on something, rather as a continuous, pervasive state of being, and succeeds in presenting an intimate portrayal of loneliness and the lonely.
Mon, May 06, 2019
The Music Teacher review: A charming tale on the hopefulness of waitingSubscriber Only
April 19, 2019 12:44 IST
Sarthak Dasgupta’s film The Music Teacher, streaming on Netflix, meditates on the dual aspect of waiting.
Fri, Apr 19, 2019
Delhi Crime, Soni: Are powerful female characters empowered enough to command their own narrative?Subscriber Only
March 31, 2019 18:55 IST
Power, with all its neutral connotations, has come to be coloured by the hues of gender and gender, in turn, serves as a convenient parameter to identify who is powerful and who is powerless.
Thu, Jul 30, 2020
Jonaki review: Of uncompromising and powerful storytellingSubscriber Only
March 24, 2019 08:51 IST
Jonaki is a personal story, private even, and the director is uncompromising in his storytelling, unrelenting in his choices and intrepid in the employment of metaphors.
Sun, Mar 24, 2019
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind review: An inspirational story that fails to inspireSubscriber Only
March 05, 2019 10:32 IST
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind is a tale of a curious if not a prodigious boy who, while tinkering with broken radios, discovers his ability to "harness the wind”.
Tue, Mar 05, 2019
Gully Boy: Tender is the loveSubscriber Only
February 28, 2019 09:45 IST
Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy, as the title indicates, is not just Murad and Safeena's story. It primarily preoccupies itself with the boy and his gully, Dharavi, his struggles, hardships, angst and the final release. And yet for them, at least for Safeena, it is her only story.
Thu, Feb 28, 2019
Firebrand movie review: This Priyanka Chopra production has no fire, only ashesSubscriber Only
February 22, 2019 11:40 IST
Directed by Aruna Raje and produced by Priyanka Chopra, Firebrand does not hide what it sets out to be. In a day and age when feminism as a movement and feminist as an adjective are treated as much-abused terms, the film closely deals with issues women suffer from - child marriage, rape and abuse.
Fri, Feb 22, 2019Journalism of Courage
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