That’s What She Said: Bollywood Dialogues Spoken By Women
Iconic filmy dialogues pepper the mundane minutiae of our everyday lives with some much-needed punch and melodrama. What would Bollywood be without these dialogues, timed … Read more
Kareena Kapoor
Bollywood Scene Classics: 5 Romantic Dance-Offs
Whenever I happen to be forced to show off my laugh-tastic dance moves after being dragged onto the dance floor by one of my freakishly … Read more
Soundtrack Favorite: ‘Tum Se Hi’ from ‘Jab We Met’
Imtiaz Ali’s recently released film Highway serves as a stark contrast to his 2007 romantic comedy Jab We Met, which had originally put my current favorite Bollywood … Read more
Scene Classics: Drama on the Railways
The last time I rode a train in India was in July 2011 when I took the Shatabdi Express from Delhi to Rampur for a … Read more
From Nautch Girl to Naughty Girl: On Item Songs and Randy Boys
Plug in a search for “item girl” into YouTube and you’ll find scores of suggestive screenshots, a heap of amateur softcore porn and just a … Read more
Spotlight On: Bollywood Playback Singer Sunidhi Chauhan
When I found out about Sunidhi Chauhan’s Dhoom Again concert in Singapore that just happened to coincide with my family’s trip there to visit my brother and sister-in-law, … Read more
15 Minutes With ‘Gori Tere Pyaar Mein’s’ Imran Khan
It’s been three years since actor Imran Khan first teamed up with director Punit Malhotra on the hit film I Hate Luv Storys. Khan and … Read more
More Than a Piece of Tandoori Chicken: A Woman’s Worth in Hindi Cinema
Nearly 90 percent of all violent crimes reported in India are crimes against women. This year’s United Nations Human Development Report (PDF) suggests that with … Read more
