Is Ranbir Kapoor In His Toxic Era?

2023 proved to be Ranbir Kapoor’s biggest year in his almost two-decade career. His two films pulled in a staggering 1,200 crores. But in razor-sharp contrast to his peers (including his wife) who sustain their careers by choosing better scripts… Continue Reading

Kylie Minogue Channels Twin Peaks In Her Dark New Music Videos

An ominous, Poltergeist-like television set, a dimly lit motel room and a Kylie drenched in deep red dancing eerily in an abandoned diner make up the opening shots of Ms. Minogue’s music video for Padam Padam, her comeback single that… Continue Reading

Arijit Singh’s Top Ten Songs – Ranked!

To commemorate Arijit Singh’s recent feat as Spotify’s third most streamed artist in the world trailing only behind Ariana Grande and Ed Sheeran, here is a definitive ranking of India’s favorite balladeer’s greatest songs. NOTE: I ensured that the list… Continue Reading

Did This Surrealist Animé Inspire The Barbie Film?

A minute into the trailer of the live-action Barbie motion picture film, a surrealist reinvention of the iconic American doll by cerebral, zeitgeist-y filmmaker Greta Gerwig, and I found myself scratching my head, thinking, “Where have I seen this before?”… Continue Reading

Why I Don’t Like Shah Rukh But Will Still Be Rooting For Pathaan

It’s a widely held belief that every true blue Bollywood enthusiast has a favorite among The Holy Trimurti. Mine has always been Aamir Khan. I never cared for either Salman or Shah Rukh. Never cared for their films or for… Continue Reading

FML! Bollywood Is Now Hopping On The Hollywood Skincare Bandwagon

Celebrity skincare is the new celebrity perfume. It’s the new, dumb, ubiquitous trend that every vapid celebrity in recent years is cashing in on.  As a result, the market is now saturated with substandard, overpriced face crap fronted by dermatologically… Continue Reading

Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Season Two Review -The Bombay Stepford Wives Haven’t Lost Their Groove, Haters Be Damned

Karan Johar’s Andy Cohen-esque Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives came out when the world needed it the most, in 2020, the world’s annus horribilus. When death, sickness and panic gripped the entire world, people needed to switch off. Some turned… Continue Reading

Delhi Crime Season Two Review – Delhi Still Glows With Eldritch Light & Feminine Spirit

Netflix’s Delhi Crime is the best show India has ever produced. There is nothing comparable to it and there probably never will be. It’s relentlessly outstanding. Season one shed a blinding light on the ongoing Delhi rape epidemic. It was… Continue Reading

Five Reasons Why I Absolutely Hate Mindy Kaling’s Never Have I Ever

It’s always cause for celebration whenever audiences see Desi women or just women of colour being placed center stage and sharing their stories on a global platform. In an alleged post-racial world, it sadly remains a rare sight. Only a… Continue Reading