Ditching Item Numbers—An Overriding Urgency in Bollywood
Misogyny in Songs- 101 Item Songs are defined as musical numbers added to a film that have no relevance to the plot. Although dismissed as being one of the greatest methods of celebrating a woman’s sexuality, a majority of item numbers have no role other than objectifying women for commercial …
Insult Comedy: An Example of Privilege?
Insult comedy is a subgenre of comedy that directs offensive jokes at the performer’s audience or sometimes other performers. Often called a ‘roast’, the subject of the act is affronted with slurs about their sexuality, religion, weight, skin colour and sometimes, their work. The concept of roast is not a …
Parineeti Chopra Shuts Down Misogynist
Bollywood Actress Parineeti Chopra won’t stand for the stupid argument that women just start to despise sex and call it rape for that reason. It’s important for more actors and actresses to take stances like this to help crush these ignorant comments.
Huma Qureshi and Her Bold Femina Cover
In response to criticism of her weight and body, Actress Huma Qureshi put out a bold cover for the widely read women’s magazine, Femina. I can’t tell you how uncomfortable I’ve felt in my skin right from the time I started working in ad films and then moved on to feature-length films. I understand …
Evolution of Item Songs: Mera Nam Chin Chin Chu to Sheila Ki Jawani
It should be made perfectly clear that item songs never were and never will be something that should be accepted by society. However, in what manner item songs were showed and how they are being shown now is something important that needs to be addressed. The evolution of these “item …
From Bollywood Actor To Political Actor: New Faces On The Political Front
The world’s largest democracy is holding elections, and politicians aren’t the only ones leading the political front. This election season, India has witnessed an increase in film and television personas taking part in the political fun. Faces we have all seen in the news recently include Nagma, Hema Malini, Raj …
