Star Wars actor Daisy Ridley to lead series adaptation of The Christie Affair
The murder mystery show will be a reimagining of iconic author Agatha Christies 11-day disappearance in 1926
5 Toxic Lessons All Luv Ranjan Movies Teach Impressionable Young Men
I remember watching Pyaar ka Punchnama when I was 14 and had a ball (I enjoyed it). I loved it then and laughed at the casual misogyny because my peers did. And then I grew up. When I think of it, Luv Ranjans movies are not just painful female bashing, obnoxious and misogynistic. It alsonormalises [] The post 5 Toxic Lessons All Luv Ranjan Movies Teach Impressionable Young Men appeared first on Women's Web: For Women Who Do .
Tripti Dimri Wowed Us In BulbbulDoes She Deliver In Qala, Her New Netflix Film?
Netflix latest release,Qala(2022) is Tripti Dimris second collaboration with Anvita Dutt and Clean Slate Filmz afterBulbbul(2020). Her performance was applauded in 2020 with Bulbbuls character becoming well known in most Indian households. Thus, the audiences certainly had high expectations fromQala,a film that portrays a protagonist who suffers from schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder, in terms [] The post Tripti Dimri Wowed Us In BulbbulDoes She Deliver In Qala, Her New Netflix Film? appeared first on Women's Web: For Women Who Do .
Barbara Kingsolver gives a makeover to Charles Dickens David Copperfield
In reimagining the classic, the American writer sets the coming-of-age story in rural America which is in the grip of the burgeoning opioid crisis, following in the footsteps of others like Margaret Atwood who revisited The Tempest to tell stories of the present
The Hindu on Books | The era of Big Tech, P. Sainaths freedom heroes, Indias art forms and more
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15 Years Of Om Shanti Om: 6 Reasons Why It Is An Extraordinary Cult Classic!
Om Shanti Om (2007) was one of those cult films that ended up shaping the personalities of all those who resonated with it. The film had something to offer to every Bollywood buff, no matter what their areas of interest might be. As the film turned fifteen on 9th November 2022, lets look at six [] The post 15 Years Of Om Shanti Om: 6 Reasons Why It Is An Extraordinary Cult Classic! appeared first on Women's Web: For Women Who Do .
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Hymns that celebrate the beauty of Tamil
Know whats special about the Thirukkovilur Vaibhavam that led to the creation of Naalaayira Divya Prabandham
The Hindu on Books | Talking to George Saunders, the JCB shortlist and more
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5 Diwali Ads That Sparkle With The Spirit Of Giving And Positive Vibes!
What a wonderful time of the year it is when we are engulfed with boundless excitement to celebrate Diwali! The shine and sparkle,the food, and the get-togethers amount to unlimited fun. And Diwali ads that focus on this are win-win. It is love that makes the world go round. Hence we need to spread goodness [] The post 5 Diwali Ads That Sparkle With The Spirit Of Giving And Positive Vibes! appeared first on Women's Web: For Women Who Do .
She Hulk Seems Like The Same Patriarchal Hogwash In A New Bottle And Made Me Squirm
A comic fan from my childhood, I never miss any superhero movies or series, no matter whether they deserve viewing or not. After nearly 50 years of reading and connecting with comic characters, I feel they deserve a view, even if it is derivative characters like Batgirl, Supergirl, or She Hulk. When She Hulk was [] The post She Hulk Seems Like The Same Patriarchal Hogwash In A New Bottle And Made Me Squirm appeared first on Women's Web: For Women Who Do .
Annie Ernaux| Language as a knife
Be it gender, class, female behaviour or desire, the French author, who won this years Nobel Prize, pursues her favoured themes as if she is seeking the truth
Review of The Life and Times of George Fernandes: Personal and political
The sentiment of anti-Congressism directed George Fernandes every move, says a new biography
Madhuris Maja Ma: The Issue With Indian Audiences Wanting Sexually Pure Women Onscreen
First, I have a few questions. The sexuality of men *Spoilers Alert! When does Gayatri (Rani Mukerji) find out that her husband is gay in Bombay Talkies (2013)? When her gay male colleague tells her that her husband kissed him. When does the character of professor Ramchandra Siras (Manoj Bajpayee) get outed as gay in [] The post Madhuris Maja Ma: The Issue With Indian Audiences Wanting Sexually Pure Women Onscreen appeared first on Women's Web: For Women Who Do .
The Hindu on Books | Countdown to the Literature Nobel, an Ambedkar biography and more
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Why Does Hush Hush Feel Like A Disappointing Mash-Up Of Paatal Lok & Made In Heaven?
I had been eagerly waiting for Amazon Primes web series,Hush Hush(2022) to release this month for reasons ranging from it being promoted as a female centric show and it marking the comeback of promising actors like Juhi Chawla and Soha Ali Khan. However, the seven episode long mystery turned out to be a disappointment. It [] The post Why Does Hush Hush Feel Like A Disappointing Mash-Up Of Paatal Lok & Made In Heaven? appeared first on Women's Web: For Women Who Do .
The festival will be held at the Neev Academy Campus, Bengaluru, on September 24 and 25
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Do Indian Women Ever Get A Support System Or Real Choices To Achieve Their Dreams?
Delhi Crime Netflix Indias premium content offering second season dropped this month. While Bollywoods big theatrical release Liger apparently (based on movie reviews) had a very shallow representation of its female protagonist, Delhi Crime gave us a delicious cocktail of emotions, choices, challenges and aspirations a woman grapples with irrespective of her [] The post Do Indian Women Ever Get A Support System Or Real Choices To Achieve Their Dreams? appeared first on Women's Web: For Women Who Do .
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F N Souza: Morphology of The Face
If he was creating monsters, probably no one would be troubled; but because his images are clearly intended to be human, one is compelled to ask why his faces have eyes high up in the forehead, or else scattered in profusion all over the face; why he paints the mouths that stretch like hair combs [] The post F N Souza: Morphology of The Face appeared first on State of the Art .
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Each book is comprehensive, with samples of the writers fiction, fresh essays, reception by critics, readers letters and bio-chronology
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The Hindu on Books | Rushdies new novel, Partition literature, India after 1947 and more
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5 Irresponsible, Gendered Notions Endorsed By Indian Matchmaking Season 2!
When Netflix announced that Indian Matchmaking (2020-present) would be renewed for a second season, many of us hoped for the makers of the show to take all the criticism they faced seriously. That is definitely not the case because the show still continues to celebrate regressive patriarchal values. Here are a few of the gendered [] The post 5 Irresponsible, Gendered Notions Endorsed By Indian Matchmaking Season 2! appeared first on Women's Web: For Women Who Do .
4 Reasons Why Season 2 Of Masaba Masaba Is A Fail!
Anyone who knows about Neena Guptas backstory would say that she is a boss lady, a badass woman, and the very definition of a feminist. I would agree with them all. However, after all these decades of her working in the Indian film industry, is her boldness and bravery the only things worth appreciating? The [] The post 4 Reasons Why Season 2 Of Masaba Masaba Is A Fail! appeared first on Women's Web: For Women Who Do .