The brooding men and the naive women are very much there but this multi-cultural production is also aware of current issues and even music.
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Frills and Faux Feminism in ‘Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’
The very title is flawed—if the elitism and empowerment of wives is derived from their husbands and that too in a dynasty-driven industry, there’s not much to cheer.
Rich People Have Hard Lives, ‘The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’ Tells the Poor
Imagine having to sit on a plush sofa set, sipping your margarita, with the AC perpetually on, trying to piece together a new event you can call a ‘struggle’.
Dibakar Banerjee’s Short in ‘Ghost Stories’ is a Warning for India
'Ghost Stories' is hardly about ghosts as we understand them in common parlance; it is about the demons within, and social evils which go unchecked.
BCCI Chief Recommends Two-ODI Ban for Pandya and Rahul After ‘Koffee with Karan’ Appearance
The matter is currently being considered by the BCCI's legal cell.
What’s Driving Our Taste for Explicitly Nationalistic Cinema?
We're either stuck in a narrow definition of patriotism or trying to imagine a better nation for ourselves – and our movies reflect this conflict like never before.
Surprisingly, ‘Lust Stories’ Actually Delivers Nuance Not Sleaze
Five years about they released 'Bombay Talkies', these four directors are back on Netflix to prove they've still got game.