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Shivani Tripathi

“Loud Music, Alcohol and Other Substances”: How the Kapoor & Sons Cast Bonded

March 17, 2016 by Shivani Tripathi

Few film houses can make the lives of beautiful people as complicated and dramatic as Dharma Productions. Their latest offering Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) … Read more

Categories Movies

Get Your Last-Minute $400K Dream Trip To India From Neiman’s Christmas Catalog

December 22, 2015December 21, 2015 by Shivani Tripathi

Looking for a last minute Christmas gift to share with someone special? How about a $400,000 trip to India!   Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus’ Christmas … Read more

Categories Life, News, Pop Culture

Review: Akshay Kumar Shows Strength in Brothers, But Film Lacks That Special Kick

August 14, 2015 by Shivani Tripathi

The brother versus brother saga has been a Hindi film favorite for decades. This time around with Brothers the Mumbai film industry is legally retelling … Read more

Categories Movies, Opinion

Hamari Adhuri Kahani Reduces Vidya Balan To Dukhiyari Cliché

July 2, 2026June 14, 2015 by Shivani Tripathi

So far 2015 is shaping up to be the year of the heroic heroine with films like NH10, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Piku, and Tanu Weds Manu Returns featuring women … Read more

Categories Movies, Opinion

Tanu Weds Manu Returns: Sequel’s Got Swagger…& Problems With Its Second Half

May 25, 2015May 25, 2015 by Shivani Tripathi

When Tanu Weds Manu released in 2011, it was as refreshing as switching sips of champagne for shots of desi liquor. The story of the … Read more

Categories Movies, Music, Opinion

Review: The Good, The Bad & The Innocent Bystanders of Bombay Velvet‘s Beautiful Disaster

May 17, 2015 by Shivani Tripathi

Bombay Velvet has been in the news for a long time, and not for all the right reasons. Rumors ranging from actors feeling letdown, multiple … Read more

Categories Movies, Music

Gangs of Wasseypur: 10 Reasons To See This Gangster Epic Now

March 2, 2026January 17, 2015 by Shivani Tripathi

Two years after making a splash at the Cannes Film Festival, acclaimed film Gangs of Wasseypur is getting its due in the United States and … Read more

Categories Movies, Music

How Style Became A Big Deal In The Hindi Film Industry

November 17, 2014November 17, 2014 by Shivani Tripathi

Four years ago in New York City I went to watch a film with a few girlfriends and thought of it as just another outing … Read more

Categories Fashion, Opinion

Bang Bang: Lots of Smoke…Hardly Any Fire

October 5, 2014October 4, 2014 by Shivani Tripathi

Has Bang Bang created an exciting Hindi film out of a mediocre movie from America? The answer is a resounding no. Film posters for Bang … Read more

Categories Movies, Music, Opinion

Celebrating 20 Years of ‘Andaz Apna Apna’: It’s Not A Film. It’s A Great Film!

May 13, 2014 by Shivani Tripathi

Madcap Hindi comedy Andaz Apna Apna (AAA) celebrated its 20th anniversary recently. Declared a flop when released, the film is now considered a cult classic and … Read more

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Satire: An IYD Yoga Sequence to Embrace a Common Nationalist Heritage

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Facing India’s Nightmare: Confronting India’s Occupation of Kashmir & The Hindu Right

Facing India’s Nightmare: Confronting India’s Occupation of Kashmir & The Hindu Right

Q&A With Kamil Ahsan — Editor of Barrelhouse Magazine’s Desi ‘Road Trips’ Issue

Q&A With Kamil Ahsan — Editor of Barrelhouse Magazine’s Desi ‘Road Trips’ Issue

Micropixie’s Otherworldly 3rd Album Takes Listeners to ‘Dark Sight of the Moon’

Micropixie’s Otherworldly 3rd Album Takes Listeners to ‘Dark Sight of the Moon’

Ankita v. Chipkali

Ankita v. Chipkali

Funeral Posters In Sri Lanka

Funeral Posters In Sri Lanka

Thoughts on a Generation’s Expectations: India vs. the U.S.

Thoughts on a Generation’s Expectations: India vs. the U.S.

Kavya’s Story Highlights Worry & Uncertainty Faced By H-4 Visa Holders Under Trump

Kavya’s Story Highlights Worry & Uncertainty Faced By H-4 Visa Holders Under Trump

Sari Stories, Chapter Nine: Notes From The Other Side

Sari Stories, Chapter Nine: Notes From The Other Side

‘Caravan to Cox’s Bazaar’: Original Poetry by Mrinalini Chakravorty

‘Caravan to Cox’s Bazaar’: Original Poetry by Mrinalini Chakravorty

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