Posted inModern Family
Mohabbat ke Dushman: When Fathers Were Like DDLJ’s Amrish Puri
Younger millennials will never understand that we once lived in a world where fathers were milder, yet authentic, replicas of Amrish Puri in DDLJ.
Posted inPop Culture
How Badrinath Ki Dulhania Tries (And Fails) To Be DDLJ
Badrinath Ki Dulhania struggles to recreate DDLJ, riding on the Varun-Alia chemistry. But it’s impossible to doff your hat to a classic with a hero with a major character flaw.
Posted inPop Culture
Twinkle Twinkle, Still a Star
Twinkle Khanna has resurrected herself. While most women actors fade from our memory in a couple of years, she’s the exception to the rule.
Posted inBollywood
25 Years of DDLJ: How to Be an Adarsh Hindustani Mard by Raj
An Adarsh Hindustani Mard like me gets turned on only by sanskar. Simran was Bauji’s amanat and I had to earn her, which is what I exactly did. You see, a Mard must always know how to kill two birds with one stone. Unless they’re Hindustani pigeons.
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Is Poo Kareena Kapoor’s Most Overrated Character?
Like many millennials of my generation, I once idolised Kareena Kapoor as Poo in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... But I have done a lot of growing-up since then.
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20 Years of K3G: The Most Bollywood Film Ever
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham hasn’t aged gracefully, but it remains a shining marker of what peak Bollywoodisms look like. Shrill, loud and emoted to within an inch of creative despair this is a film that is iconic for just how excessive it makes the art of filmmaking look. It’s 100 percent Bollywood with add-ons.
Posted inFashion
I am Obsessed With Decoding Celebrity Airport Looks and I Can’t Lie
The reason I’m so addicted to celebrity airport looks is the same reason why I have sat through every Roadies audition ever: There’s nothing more fun than witnessing a group of people go out of their way to make themselves uncomfortable.
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No Dharma Films, No Koffee with Karan. But Chunky Pandey was a Superstar in Bangladesh
After the success of Aankhen in 1993, Chunky Pandey practically had no work. That’s when directors from Dhallywood, the Bangladesh film industry, came knocking on his door. Pandey dived right in and became an instant superstar.