Panga and Chhapaak: What Happens When Women Tell Women’s Stories
Directed by Meghna Gulzar and Ashwini Iyer Tiwary, both films are stories of identity, of women searching for a sense of self
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Mission Mangal
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Girl Talk: Why A Woman Who Reads Is Still Unusual In Bollywood Movies
They work in espionage and win medals for sport across the world, but very few women on screen read, write, and think
Women In Bollywood In 2019: The Good, Disappointing, And Ridiculous
2019 is not 2016. No Pink or Neerja or Dangal or Dear Zindagi. Stereotypes won at the box office this year
Weekend Box Office: Chhichhore Off To A Promising Start
Here’s how this week’s big releases fared at the box office
Weekend Box Office: Saaho Hindi Has A Fantastic Start
Here’s how this week’s big releases fared at the box office
Girl Talk: Can Women Have Space in National Issues?
In the 25 years from Hum Aapke Hain Koun to Mission Mangal, women have moved from computer science to space science, but not without “home science” in the Hindi film. Yet we we can’t stand Sonam Kapoor speaking on “national” issues
My Movie Diary: Catching Up On Mission Mangal, Evaru and Kumbalangi Nights
This week, I saw the emotional Mission Mangal, the Telugu film Evaru and my current favourite – Kumbalangi Nights, a gorgeous and lyrical meditation on family, relationships and the definition of masculinity
Vidya Balan Recounts Her Funniest Bollywood Film Offers
With over 15 years in the movies, the Mission Mangal actress has had her fair share of bizarre script narrations and film offers. Here are the 3 most memorable ones
Weekend Box Office: Mission Mangal Continues To Soar
Here’s how last week’s big releases continue to fare at the box office
How Scientifically Accurate Is Mission Mangal?
The film does a reasonably good job mixing the rushed narrative and forced drama with communicating curious, new, interesting science to the public
Weekend Box Office: Mission Mangal Soars Past Batla House
Here’s how this week’s big releases fared at the box office
Mission Mangal Movie Review: A Silly Space Cadet Of A Film
It’s hard to make intelligence look entertaining. But it’s harder to make intelligence look stupid. And yet, this is exactly what Mission Mangal manages to do
