Hema Malini & Mathura Debacle – “Dream Girl’s” Political Drama!

Hema Malini is a “Dream Girl” by all accounts – an amazing dancer, a brilliant actress, and a delight for audience of all ages and backgrounds. Tamilians love her because she represents the elite Iyengar clan so well. Punjabis love her because Dharmendra is no longer her husband, and he’s back with his first wife from Punjab! So why all the hate for the beloved … Continue reading Hema Malini & Mathura Debacle – “Dream Girl’s” Political Drama!

Dalit oppression: A dark reality of Indian democracy

” The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people” -Dr. Martin Luther King Imagine yourself living in a community where daughters disappear and as you are frantically searching them, you find their lifeless bodies hanging from a tree in your neighborhood. When you go to the police to complain, they assault … Continue reading Dalit oppression: A dark reality of Indian democracy

Stop Fingering Me – Bollywood A-Listers Over SAIFAI Backlash!

“Aam Aadmi sota hua sher hai…Ungli mat kar, Jaag gaya to chir faad dega.” (Translation: The common man is like a sleeping lion, don’t finger him too hard else the lion will wake up and obliterate you!”) Is it a sheer irony that every time the TV is switched on, you hear Salman Khan roaring these lines in his upcoming movie Jai Ho?  The same … Continue reading Stop Fingering Me – Bollywood A-Listers Over SAIFAI Backlash!