Karan Johar
The Cult of Stupidity
Kaveree Bamzai
Since almost everyone in Bollywood has decided to not talk about politics or culture, Karan Johar has decided to make the most of it
Bollywood Family Values
Blended families, co-parenting by exes, single parent surrogacies and households headed by women. Middle-class cosmopolitan social norms and celebrity values have never been more similar
Every Woman’s a Tigress
For Indian movies, these are still radical ideas, and who better than Balan, in her unsmiling, solitary alter ego, to articulate them?
Atmanirbhar Heroes
Mirroring the flourishing genre of Indian epic fiction in literature, the film industry hopes to bring to the big screen these made-in-India offerings
Broken Bollywood
Divided, self-referential in its storytelling, all too keen to celebrate mediocrity, its reputation in tatters and work largely stalled, the Mumbai film industry has hit rock bottom
Scripting a Comeback
Shah Rukh Khan is reportedly starting new projects with Rajkumar Hirani, Siddharth Anand and Tamil wunderkind Atlee Kumar
The Triumph and Trial of Karan Johar
Bollywood’s ultimate insider finds himself cast as the fall guy in the drama around Sushant Singh Rajput’s death
Spiritual Quarantine
A longtime follower of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas, Shahid Kapoor has a home within the dera premises in Punjab
Audiences Lost and Found
Stars and other performers are changing the nature of online shows to retain their fans
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