The author recently spent eight months in Turkey, and found himself surrounded by Bollywood fans.
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Review: The Backstories of the Women Scriptwriters of Hindi Cinema
Anubha Yadav’s book 'Scripting Bollywood' tells her story and the story of the women writers who have scripted many amazing Hindi films from the 1970s till now.
A Symbol of Love: Romance, Secularism and Shah Rukh Khan
Delving into Shah Rukh Khan as the ambassador of love in the times of Hindutva hate and the symbolic import of 'mohabbat' for generations of Indian women.
The Sibling Bond
The story of how my brother came to be diagnosed with autism.
‘Powder’ Goes Well Beyond Tired, Old ‘Bad Muslim’ Tropes
Eight years after it first released, 'Powder' is still that rare pop culture find – one in which Muslims characters are deeper than just their religious identity.