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We Watched Netflix’s New Show on Bollywood Wives So You Don’t Have To
Because who doesn’t want yet another hackneyed reality show on the rich and the frivolous?
A New Bollywood Movie Plays Into Transphobic Stereotypes, Yet Again
Hindi movies routinely depict transgender characters as extremely violent or self-deprecating.
Sexual Assault Allegations Against Indian Filmmaker Spark #MeToo Controversy
While many in the Hindi film industry say the accusations have a political agenda to malign the filmmaker's image, there are concerns about not believing the survivor.
This Indian Ballet Dancer Beat All the Odds and Crowdfunded His Way to His Dream Dance School
Four years ago, Kamal Singh first saw ballet in a Bollywood movie. Today, the moving story of the son of an e-rickshaw driver discovering and pursuing his passion for dance has seen hundreds of people raise funds to send him to a top school.
Mumbai’s Creative Culture is Eroding as Artists and Actors Go Back to Their Hometowns
As the pandemic wrecks the metropolis with a crushing cost of living, we speak with those who had once migrated to the ‘City of Dreams’ to find fame and fulfilment.
Indian Fans Are Apologizing To Beyoncé For a Racist Bollywood Song
The song suggests that Beyoncé would feel insecure after seeing the fair skin of the movie's lead actress.
This New Bollywood Movie Trailer Is One of the Most Disliked Videos on YouTube
As the debate around nepotism continues in the wake of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, a trailer starring actors from film families just got 6.4 million dislikes—a number that's growing steadily.
How Bollywood Star Sushant Singh Rajput's Death Became a Political Hot Potato in India
Mumbai Police claim he died by suicide. Multiple media figures, politicians, and members of Rajput's own family believe otherwise.
Shakuntala Devi’s Biopic on Amazon Prime Video Skims Over One of Her Most Important Works — A Book on Homosexuality in India
The human calculator’s ‘The World of Homosexuals’ published back in 1977, is considered to be one of the first studies of queerness in India.
The Face of India’s Virus Awareness Campaign Has COVID-19. His VIP Treatment Highlights The Inequality in Healthcare Access
Indian film legend Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek were admitted to an isolation facility with mild symptoms, even as patients needing critical care are unable to access medical treatment.
Akshay Kumar — the Messiah No One Asked For
The Bollywood superstar's latest offering is one in the line of many worthy causes overshadowed by his ego.
Queer Indians Review Queer Bollywood Characters
“Not all of us who are effeminate are vulgar and cheap and will rub our butts in your faces.”