‘The Last Color’: Widowhood, Womanhood and an Unlikely Friendship in Benaras
Vikas Khanna’s new film ‘The Last Color’ offers a compassionate view into the lives of widows in India with a superlative performance by lead actor Neena Gupta.
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The Problematic Compliance of Women: From ‘A Suitable Boy’ to a Student’s Suicide
The obedience of women may make for suitably happy endings in Indian fairytales but has fatal consequences in real life.
Not the Kardashians But Entertaining Enough: ‘Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’ Review
‘Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’, a new entertaining reality show on Netflix, follows the shallow, glamorous lives of four spouses of Bollywood actors.
Flawed and Fabulous, We’re All Captain Marvel
I fell in love with Captain Marvel because she is as fucked up and flawed as me.
The Hidden Truths in ‘The Wife’ Only a Woman Would Recognise
A wife trades her truth to help her husband look better than he actually is. Is that the price of marriage?
What Sonam Kapoor’s Latest Film Gets Right about Being a Lesbian in Small-Town India
The fact that ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’ does not threaten patriarchal codes while suggesting women’s right over their own sexuality makes it a breezy ‘family entertainer’.
Who Are We to Judge What Padmavati Does With Her Body?
There are two battles being fought in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavat. One is the grim reality of war fought from Khilji’s side without honour. The other: fought by the women, fought with honour, to have a final say on their bodies.
