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Politicians have a new platform for debates—it’s reality TV

There is a difference between having politically opinionated contestants and making their political identities the show’s unofficial content...

03.10.2026 10

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1 gold, 4 women, 44 years—India’s Asian Games relay streak lives on

India’s athletics campaign in the Asian Games was full of near-misses at Nagoya. Then 4 women delivered gold, preserving a 44-year streak.

03.10.2026 20

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Lust Stories can’t do without Radhika Apte. She makes desire desi

Radhika Apte talks about bold, flawed, curious and unapologetic women. She is a perfect example of ‘Indian beauty with brains’. Both Netflix and...

20.09.2026 30

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In Lust Stories 3, desire turns desi

India finds desire sexy in English, but vulgar in Hindi. Lust Stories 3 flips the script.

19.09.2026 30

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Kiran Rao brings Mumbai alive, not desire in Lust Stories 3

Kiran Rao gave us Dhobi Ghat 2.0. I wanted another version of Lust Stories.

19.09.2026 20

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Lust Stories 3 is pandering to the ‘female gaze’. Take notes, Bollywood

Social media is flooded with people obsessing over Siddharth’s scenes in the trailer. No one can stop staring at his messy curls, handlebar...

18.09.2026 20

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Don’t blame Ed Sheeran for Macklemore’s ouster. Look at who controls the stage

Why punish a performer for decisions not in his control, while the organisers who actually enforced the censorship face no consequences?

17.09.2026 30

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Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

12.09.2026 20

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Srinagar got star treatment at J&K film festival. Jammu got a supporting role

The events lined up in Jammu mostly featured local filmmakers and artists. There is a difference between platforming local artists and making a city...

11.09.2026 20

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Kriti Sanon deserves better roles. She is more than just a hot, messy, emotionally bruised woman

There is a difference between writing a flawed woman and repeatedly writing a woman whose flaws become her entire personality.

31.08.2026 20

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Sunita Ahuja is the Bollywood wife we don’t know how to process. She’s messy, flawed, unsettling

Sunita Ahuja’s appeal lies in that lack of PR training. She contradicts herself, forgives, laughs about things that hurt her. It is not hypocrisy,...

22.08.2026 20

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Netflix’s Operation Safed Sagar is a rare entry in India’s chest-thumping patriotic genre

While Bollywood films reduce the enemy to a cartoonishly evil band of military officers, ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ treats Pakistani officers as what...

16.08.2026 30

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Dear Bollywood, passive posts for student protests are just optics. You’re fooling no one

Not one A-lister asked the government to take accountability. Not one took the education minister's name, leave alone questioning his handling of the...

25.07.2026 30

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Shiv Kumar Batalvi is the unofficial ambassador of heartbreak. He lives on in films & reels

It's rare for these millennials and Gen-Z to agree on anything on social media, but but Shiv Kumar Batalvi seems to be an exception.

24.07.2026 30

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Shabana Azmi is proof that popular art needn’t choose between entertainment and conscience

Shabana Azmi has been unbothered by who or which party happens to be in power. Her first recorded protest dates back to 1985 against the demolition of...

23.07.2026 30

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Can a Muslim love Shivaji? Khalid Ke Shivaji asks the question, makes you answer it

Khalid Ke Shivaji is not a film that villainises Hindus or glorifies Muslims. It calls out the machinery of division.

19.07.2026 40

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It took The Odyssey for Christopher Nolan to finally get female characters right

The Odyssey still centres on Odysseus, played by Matt Damon, and his long road home after the Trojan War. But, the women around him are no longer just...

19.07.2026 40

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Why modern cricket will never make another Garry Sobers

The more structured cricket gets, the less room it leaves for the kind of unstructured genius that built Garry Sobers.

19.07.2026 40

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Dua Lipa just killed the Stanley Cup era. Long live the boring water bottle

Social media's obsession with giant insulated tumblers is over as cool girls ditch the viral merch to make hydration simple again.

19.07.2026 50

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Tom Yum cocktail with udon? OKO’s Oriental Express lunch menu derails

If your ‘Pan-Asian’ ambitions begin and end with dumplings and Thai green curry, perhaps it is better you don’t overpromise and then underdeliver.

13.07.2026 30

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From witch hunt to Netflix, Rhea Chakraborty’s return is the plot twist of the century

Defying the industry's usual comeback script, the actor rebuilt her life through a hit podcast, fashion, and reality TV.

08.07.2026 40

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Why Zendaya is the undisputed queen of method dressing

One of the early examples of method dressing is when Geena Davis arrived at the 1992 premiere of A League of Their Own in a white dress detailed with...

04.07.2026 40

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Why World Cup champions India crashed to a T20I series defeat in Ireland

India suffered a 2-0 defeat to Ireland in the two-match T20I series in Belfast, as the hosts registered their first-ever bilateral T20I series win...

03.07.2026 50

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‘Toxic’ is living up to its name. ‘Ladies & Ladies’ teaser fails women

For possibly the first time ever, I will be switching sides in the never-ending tug-of-war between filmmakers and the CBFC. 'Toxic' needs a long, hard...

03.07.2026 40

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Air India crash victims got no memorial service. India forgets tragedies too easily

The sight of British High Commissioner Lindy Cameron paying tribute to the crash victims should force us to ask uncomfortable questions.

14.06.2026 40

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Don’t compare Sejal Pawar’s crass joke to the 370 biryani vasooli guy

Sejal Pawar’s clip began circulating on social media only after Himanshu Jhangra was fired from his job after a social media firestorm over his...

12.06.2026 40

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Indian Comedy has a gender. Apoorva Mukhija faced threats, Pranit More got off with a sorry

Apoorva Mukhija got rape threats and FIRs for retorting to a comment about her body on India’s Got Latent. Pranit More got a rap on the knuckles for...

10.06.2026 50

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Maa Behen and the sleeveless blouse—a lazy symbol to stage a real conflict

Suresh Triveni’s Netflix film wants viewers to believe that a sleeveless blouse attracts judgement in an urban neighbourhood today. Have we all...

09.06.2026 40

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Everybody has a problem with Ananya Panday. It’s just sexism at this point

A recent viral video from ‘Chand Mera Dil’ featured Ananya Panday performing a fusion of Bharatnatyam with hip-hop and locking. Social media...

28.05.2026 40

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Aishwarya Rai cannot win the Indian beauty debate. Her Cannes appearance is proof

For years, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was mocked for gaining weight and oversized sleeves. This was a departure from body-hugging gowns & delicate sarees...

25.05.2026 60

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Indian summers are more than mango madness. Restaurants are overusing them

A seasonal menu should capture the mood of summer, not just its most marketable fruit. Summer is floral, smoky, tangy, cooling, sharp, juicy, and...

24.05.2026 60

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Desi Bling’s Tabinda Sanpal is no Shalini Passi. There’s no glamour to her absurdity

Tabinda Sanpal owns over 40 kg of gold. And she claims that massaging her husband’s feet, trimming his nails, and ‘pampering’ him brings...

23.05.2026 60

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J&K pacer Auqib Nabi deserves to play Afghanistan Test. BCCI has left him out in the cold

The pacer played a pivotal role in J&K’s historic Ranji Trophy victory, where he single-handedly dismantled Karnataka’s top batting order in the...

20.05.2026 60

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Adnan Sami’s ‘Lipstick’ refuses to smash patriarchy. It only talks about ‘buri nazar’

In the song, Adnan Sami is not trying to ‘save’ women or become some aggressively woke mascot. He simply changed the lens around a taboo object.

13.05.2026 50

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Miranda Priestly hangs her own coat in The Devil Wears Prada 2. Somehow, it works

The sequel attempts to humanise ‘the devil’, and surprisingly, it works. Miranda’s emotional exchange with Nigel is the sequel’s most earned moment.

01.05.2026 100

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Ube is all set to kick out matcha from Indian cafes. Expect purple frappe, boba tea, kulfi

Ube’s sweet, nutty, almost vanilla-like flavour doesn’t need convincing. You don’t have to acquire a taste for it. And matcha fatigue is all too real.

12.04.2026 60

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Heartbreak did what marketing couldn’t for MTV Splitsvilla—more viewers

A love triangle, a heartbreak, and some jaw-dropping drama have brought the show straight into social media chatter, memes, and even X’s trending...

02.04.2026 60

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HBO’s Harry Potter reboot misses the point—magic isn’t meant to be remade

A Harry Potter reboot coming barely a decade and a half after the original films ended risks flattening our emotional history.

28.03.2026 100

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Real question isn’t why songs like Sarke Chunar are made. It’s why we keep playing them

The song was taken off YouTube a day after its release. But where was this energy when songs like Choli Ke Peeche & Fevicol Se came out? Those songs...

17.03.2026 70

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Indians’ outrage at Sunrisers Leeds signing Abrar Ahmed is puzzling. Are we fans or bullies?

If Indian franchise owners begin excluding Pakistani players in foreign leagues, it could open the door for accusations that India is unfairly...

13.03.2026 50

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Badshah’s ‘Teteeree’ shows what is wrong with Bollywood’s ‘brand of creativity’

This also tells that everything that rhymes is music, and everyone who can string together catchy lines is an artist. Badshah’s work is a reminder...

10.03.2026 100

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Dear fans, don’t reduce WPL to players’ looks, skin colour. Focus on their cricket instead

Despite milestones like WPL viewership and Smriti Mandhana’s record‑breaking century run, too many online voices treat athletes like fashion models.

06.02.2026 50

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Arijit Singh is the bridge between 3 generations—Rafi to Ritviz

Arijit Singh has the emotional depth and melody the older generation wants. But he also carries the vulnerability that young people can connect with.

28.01.2026 60

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Arijit Singh didn’t let his feud with Salman Khan ruin his career. He is ‘that guy’

It all began one fateful night at an award show in 2014, where Arijit Singh's joke and banter with Salman Khan was interpreted as 'an insult to Salman...

28.01.2026 50

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Will Vishal Mishra replace Arijit Singh? Timing & consistency on his side

Vishal Mishra’s work includes songs like “Naacho Naacho” from RRR, “Kaise Hua” from Kabir Singh, & “Pehle Bhi Main” from Animal, among other hits.

28.01.2026 60

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The problem isn’t Honey Singh’s ‘vulgar’ remark. It is Indian society’s hypocrisy over sex

Publicly, Indians pretend to be conservative, modest, and get deeply offended by any reference to sex. Privately, the same people consume sexual...

16.01.2026 90

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Shalini Passi knows the art of being ‘fabulous’. Mockery is her unpaid marketing

From "I don't hold grudges because it affects my skin" to knowing clout doesn't need validation, but direction. Passi concocted the perfect business...

06.01.2026 70

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‘I met Messi’ was the headline of the GOAT tour. Football and fans were ignored

Perhaps the clearest indicator of how shallow the tour was lies in how Luis Suárez and Rodrigo de Paul were treated. These aren’t random names.

16.12.2025 60

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Paul McCartney, let it be. Lab-grown meat doesn’t need impersonation, give it new names

Even in India, calling paneer, cottage cheese, causes a mini-identity crisis, and calling a vegetable-loaded rice, biryani, can lead to a full-blown...

09.12.2025 50

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Is Virat Kohli on World Cup 2027 track? First South Africa 100s, now Vijay Hazare

Virat Kohli may joke about needing to colour his beard every four days, but age has mattered far less than critics have predicted.

06.12.2025 50

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