Gender, Sexuality, and Indian Cinema: Queer Visuals edited by Srija Sanyal (2023): A Review by Ramsha Aveen
Cinema is not only a powerful tool of leisure, entertainment, and culture in society but importantly a reflection, even if…
Bhakshak: Media, Capitalism And The System – Pratyush Rudra
Bhakshak (Devourer) – the 2024 social thriller, directed by Pulkit and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, is a gut-wrenching portrayal…
The Caste Question in Hindi Cinema: The Politics of Identity Representation in Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai – Sanhita Chatterjee
Post-liberalisation, the Hindi film industry in Mumbai has increasingly embraced stories that portray the lives of the elite to cater…
Cinema And the Society: Disturbing Realities of Animal and Advocating For Media Accountability by Sonal Srivastava and Jeetendra Kumar Patel
Cinema is an effective tool for addressing societal issues and shaping collective perceptions, as demonstrated by the review of Slumdog…
Jhoome Jo Pathaan Humaare Saath: Fandom Across Three Generations – Ishani Ray
This piece delves into an intergenerational fandom, and its influence on me as a Shah Rukh Khan fan. Be it…
Sexism to Feminism – Evolution of Women in Horror – Prakriti Kandwal
Women are a quintessential part of the horror movie trope. From being the infamous ‘damsel in distress’ to ‘scream queens’…
The Fundamentals of Celebrity Worship – Amratha Lekshmi A J
Shah Rukh Khan’s yet another blockbuster (Jawaan) on ‘mass hero image’ runs in theatres as I write. Much has been…
Decoding PK: A Style of Doing Ethnographic Fieldwork – Kinkar Mandal
PK was a Rajkumar Hirani, directed (2014) movie. The plot follows an innocent alien (Aamir Khan) who lands on Earth…
Pathaan, Military Masculinity and the Possibility of a Queer Reading – Pushpesh Kumar
Link to the editorial note and the panel discussion can be found here. Pathaan, an action-thriller film, marked Shah Rukh Khan’s…
Vasantasena’s Lychpin, Memory Games and Re-Membering in Pathaan: A Reading in Three Scenes – Paromita Vohra
Link to the editorial note and the panel discussion can be found here. KYA TUM MUSALMAN HO?: KAL/YESTERDAY (OR, WHICH FILM…