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Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar Studies A Society That Pedestalises Men And Oppresses Women

  • Posted on June 10, 2021June 10, 2021
  • by Ranjini Ghosh
There is a clear allusion to how pregnancy in Indian society is seen as a worthy cause to treat a woman with more respect than she rightfully deserves
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Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar: Men And Women Are More Than 2D Stereotypes

  • Posted on May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
  • by Pari Tavate
Neither Sandeep nor Pinky attempts to be an advocate or an ideal for their genders. Instead, they subtly highlight the sometimes silent and mostly outward sexism all genders face.
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The Digital Intimacy Of Ali Sethi’s Instagram Live Concerts

  • Posted on March 29, 2021March 27, 2021
  • by Prathyush Parasuraman
When lockdown began in March 2020, Sethi, from his New York base held hour-long music sessions on Instagram that were both riyaaz, a rehearsal, as well as mehfil, a gathering
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Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar Is A Takedown Of Indian Masculinity And Greed

  • Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021
  • by Anupama Chopra
The film revives flashes of the fire we saw when Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra first teamed up in Ishaqzaade
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Varun Grover On Masaan's 'Yeh Dukh Khatam Nahi Hota' Scene

  • Posted on July 24, 2020
  • by Team FC
On the film’s 5th anniversary, its writer talks about how Vicky Kaushal’s performance in this scene made everyone on set cry
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When Bollywood Lyricists and Writers called out Spotify and Netflix 

  • Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020
  • by Sankhayan Ghosh
Last week on Twitter, writers—of both song lyrics and films—took on streaming giants’ unfair crediting practice of leaving their names out
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Bollywood Lyricists Discuss The Decline Of Songs In Hindi Movies 

  • Posted on July 17, 2020
  • by Anupama Chopra
Lyricists Swanand Kirkire, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Varun Grover, Anvita Dutt and Kausar Munir on whether the age of streaming means could mean a future without songs in Hindi cinema
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Karejwa: Varun Grover’s Political Comic Book Ode To Gulab Jamun

  • Posted on June 29, 2020
  • by Prathyush Parasuraman
This doomsday story of a kid’s pursuit for Gulab Jamun gives Grover a chance to fully express his political proclivities
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Playlist for Calming music
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Varun Grover Curates A Music Playlist To Lift Your Spirits

  • Posted on March 23, 2020May 13, 2020
  • by Varun Grover
If the COVID-19 scare is making you anxious while you observe social distancing, music may be a great way to calm your nerves. Here are National Award-winning lyricist and writer Varun Grover’s song recommendations
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Bollywood Writers, Directors And Critics On The One Romantic Cliché They're Tired Of Seeing In Films
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Writers, Directors And Critics On The Romantic Clichés They’re Tired Of Seeing I...

  • Posted on February 13, 2020May 8, 2020
  • by Team FC
From the climatic dash to the airport to stop your one true love from leaving to harassing a woman to make her fall in love with you – here are the romantic tropes it’s time to retire
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Songs, Poems And Films: A Playlist For Protest

  • Posted on January 11, 2020May 9, 2020
  • by Team FC
The ongoing nationwide protests against the CAA/NRC have sparked off urgent, beautiful music and poetry
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Howdy Modi Blacklists Hasan Minhaj And Then Celebrates Him: Satire and Irony

  • Posted on September 26, 2019May 20, 2020
  • by Prathyush Parasuraman
The silsila of satire that Hasan Minhaj and Varun Grover helm is now political discourse.
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