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Cocktail: Or, More Appropriately, “Vodka Shots Until You Get Run Over By A Car”

August 31, 2015by kayfil 4 Comments

A Bollywood film showcasing the power of female friendship and casually introducing a “friends-with-benefits” relationship should be something revolutionary, especially when it also has a phenomenal soundtrack. Cocktail turns the most […]

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Bollywood, Films

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi aka Women Don’t Know Shit aka LIES LIES LIES = True Love

June 17, 2015by kayfil 7 Comments

I had always thought that the key to a successful relationship was compromise. Maybe your wife doesn’t like going to the salon and your husband doesn’t like football, but that’s […]

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Bollywood, Films

Margarita With A Straw: A Good First Drink

May 5, 2015by kayfil 2 Comments

I watched Margarita With A Straw at it’s New York City premiere at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF). Follow them on social media, and if you’re in New […]

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Bollywood, Films

Rowdy Rathore is Really Great… as Long as You’re Akshay

January 12, 2015by kayfil 7 Comments

When I was in India in the summer of 2012, I was with a gaggle of white people who were looking for a movie to watch. I remember everyone watching […]

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Bollywood, Films

PK is Pretty Killer (but LOL u called a guy “Pretty”)

January 6, 2015by kayfil 7 Comments

Like all of Rajkumar Hirani’s films, PK manages to evoke the perfect balance of laughter and tears while spreading a message that needs to be heard. The film is similar […]

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Bollywood, Films, Songs

Happy Ending: despite a literally formulaic plot, it is sort of revolutionary

November 21, 2014by kayfil Leave a comment

There is nothing new about Happy Ending. Everyone has already seen Saif Ali Khan playing a shameless sadak ka kutta, fucking a whole bunch of dumb white girls until he finally finds […]

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Bollywood, Films

Movement & Gendered Spaces in “The Lunchbox”

September 23, 2014by kayfil 1 Comment

The essence of any city is found in the way things and people move around it, and no film yet captures Mumbai’s essence as well as The Lunchbox. This is […]

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Bollywood, Films

Mary Kom: Another Hero-Driven Sports Film

September 21, 2014by kayfil 1 Comment

From the very beginning of Mary Kom, Priyanka-as-Mary commands the screen and the ring with hero-levels of power, strength, and confidence. Priyanka could not have been a better choice for Mary; she looks nothing […]

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Bollywood, Films

Mardaani: A Bollywood Film In Which A Girl Gets Raped & It’s Not A Joke

September 1, 2014by kayfil 10 Comments

There is a scene in Mardaani where Shivani Shivaji Roy’s husband’s office is attacked, his face is tarred, and a necklace of shoes is put around his neck. Under the […]

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Bollywood, Films

Satyamev Jayate: on rape and the start of season 2

March 15, 2014by kayfil 11 Comments

There is a stigma around talking about certain subjects in India, resulting in a lack of public awareness surrounding many issues. Additionally, films are such a central part of Indian […]

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