2024 and its cinema of desire | Are rom-coms, as we know them, dead?

2024 and its cinema of desire | Are rom-coms, as we know them, dead?

Recently, during an interaction with some law students, I was asked: where have all the rom-coms gone? I have heard this before — at family lunches, in writers’ rooms and at school reunions. Each time, instead of answers, we are left with a dull lament for “simpler” times. But nostalgia is often overrated. Were those […]

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Alankrita Shrivastava to direct a movie on Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch

Alankrita Shrivastava to direct a movie on Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch

Fouzia Azeem, better known by her stage name Qandeel Baloch, was a model, actress, social media celebrity and activist Fouzia Azeem, better known by her stage name Qandeel Baloch, was a model, actress, social media celebrity and activist Filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava is set to direct a film on the late Pakistani social media star Qandeel […]

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‘Modern Love: Mumbai’ review: A slam-dunk of an anthology if ever there was one

‘Modern Love: Mumbai’ review: A slam-dunk of an anthology if ever there was one

With compelling performances that accompany these poetic yet truthful representations of modern-day love, the shorts arrive like a breath of fresh air and leave us with a guileless smile With compelling performances that accompany these poetic yet truthful representations of modern-day love, the shorts arrive like a breath of fresh air and leave us with […]

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