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The Most Brainrot Labubu Music

Because there’s no escaping the cute, cursed gremlin that’s taken over our feeds, our food, and quite possibly, our minds.

July 16, 2025

‘Baawra’ Is Where Swanand Kirkire Stops Hiding

He’s been behind some of Indian cinema’s most moving songs. Now, he’s stepping forward with a show that is part…

July 11, 2025

Should We Be Looking for Love at Concerts Instead of on Dating Apps?

In a world of swipes and texts, some stories still begin with a song

July 8, 2025

How Anurag Basu’s ‘Metro’ Films Tracked the Evolution of Women in Indian Cinema

Basu’s two-part portrait of urban life captures the emotional shift in how Indian women are written and how they see…

July 7, 2025

‘Chashma’ Brings a Nation’s Blind Spots Into Focus Through a Child’s Eyes

Director Nitin Baid turns a child's blurred vision into a haunting metaphor for the denial, fear and selective blindness inherited…

June 23, 2025

We’re Not Booing Villains Anymore, We’re Binge-Watching Them

What happens when outrage becomes entertainment, and scandal becomes strategy? Welcome to the internet’s favourite narrative: the villain redemption arc.

June 20, 2025

‘Stolen’ Is a Thriller That Unmasks The Invisible Violence of Caste

The film follows two brothers who witness the kidnapping of a baby from a rural railway station

June 13, 2025

Short Film ‘KISS’ is a Surreal Sci-Fi Probe of Queer Intimacy and Censorship in India

Between memory, perception, and moral panic, Varun Grover’s short film asks: what are we really censoring—the image, or ourselves?

June 6, 2025

Has Indie Become Bollywood’s Favorite New Identity?

From Homebound to Laapataa Ladies, a wave of indie-toned storytelling is slipping into mainstream cinema  

May 21, 2025

Why Streaming Romances Feel Built for the Scroll

From ‘The Royals’ to ‘Call Me Bae’, Indian streaming rom-coms are designed to be clipped, captioned, and shared by a…

May 16, 2025