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Oye Pakistan! Why so Angry with ‘Neerja’? You Are NOT the Bad Guys
Pakistan Censor Board Janaab!
Ek Tha Tiger, Black Friday, Agent Vinod, Tere Bin Laden, D-Day, Baby, Phantom, Qurbaan, even Homeland Season 4, Zero Dark Thirty… Inka to samajh mein aata hai… In these films, the ISI, or rogue ISI, or the Pakistan Army, or the rogue Pakistan Army elements, or non-state actors whom the General saabs cannot control, are shown to be villains, so you have to ban them. Lekin Neerja…? Why have you banned Neerja? You are NOT the bad guys in the film!The bad guys in Neerja are four terrorists from the Palestinian Abu Nidal group. To fir kyun, aakhir kyun?
Movie Review: ‘Aligarh’, a Fresh Take on Battle Against Homophobia
Aligarh is an assiduously made piece of brilliance. It makes for powerful viewing, not just because of the skill of director Hansal Mehta and screenplay writer Apurva Asrani, but also the topic that it explores. Professor Siras, the head of the Linguistics department at the Aligarh University was charged with homosexuality and suspended by a university he served devoutly for decades. Can one person’s morality impinge into another person’s fundamental right? The film shines and puts in perspective the homophobic nature of the society in its determined eagerness to raise questions and expose the hypocrisy, writes Stutee Ghosh. She gives the movie 4.5/5 QUINTS.
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Skydiving Comes to Delhi’s Durbar and The Quint Is Loving It
The most extreme adventure sport, skydiving, has now come to Delhi’s doorstep. About two hours away from the national capital, in Aligarh, India’s youngest skydiving coach has launched ‘Skyhigh India’, a commercial skydiving drop zone. The Quint’s Rishika Baruah jumped out of a plane!
Classmates Remember Neerja Bhanot: The Shy Girl with a Courageous Heart
Neerja’s classmates from Bombay Scottish School, Sanjit Shastri and Salil Ranadive, share their memories of Neerja Bhanot and talk about the recently released biopic of the 23-year-old national hero, who died so that others could live.
Tamasha Wasn’t a Flash in the Pan: Meet the Storytellers of India
In Tamasha, a young man (Ranbir Kapoor) gives up his job as a corporate ladder-climber to metamorphose into a beautiful, dramatic storyteller. A storyteller. Like his character, many, many people have realised the need to let the stories out of Aladdin’s lamp, out of star-spangled camping bags – and into the “grown-up” universe. Case in point: The British Council has been organising ‘Kathakar’ – the International Storytellers Festival – in India since 2011 with great success.
How a Travelogue Uses Familiar Cinema and Books to Remember Cities
Salil Tripathi has a rather important mission. He wants to make his atlas “messier and more crowded” – a practice that was encouraged by his late father. It’s a mission that has taken him to 55 countries – and counting – and has culminated in a rather unconventional travel book, Detours: Songs of the Open Road.
The result is a collection of 30 essays that reflect on the history and politics of the place – but (here’s what’s interesting) through its literature and culture.
QSatire: Kyunki... Mantri Bhi Kabhi Abhinetri Thi..
The return of ‘Tulsi Virani’ brought an all-time high TRP. Watch this video to find out what the Virani family thinks about her latest small screen comeback.
Why Are so Many Young Indians Smoking Iranian Dokha?
Smoke billowing from pipes, its strength undercut with the fragrance of herbs and spices, is thickening the air at millennials’ parties these days. The pipe called the medwakh is an elegant black beauty made from wood or stone, while dokha, the tobacco, is herbal and flavoured.
Although dokha originated in the Middle East centuries ago, it landed on Indian shores five years back and has been meeting with a heady response in the country.
Don’t Judge a Dyslexic Child – Know These 5 FAQs By Heart Instead
Psychologists, special educators and cognitive scientists have been researching for decades trying to find various ways by which dyslexia can be understood and overcome. Due to the complexity of the learning disorder, parents and teachers still have a hard time identifying and helping dyslexic kids.
How a Tiny Shop in Pune is Preserving the Joys of a Fountain Pen
When one has grown up amidst an influx of colourful fountain pens and suddenly finds their numbers dwindling, it is easy to assume that they’ve disappeared from the market. Fortunately, such a travesty hasn’t occurred yet. It is in this backdrop that you must read the story of Pune’s Kale Pens. Though the shop stopped making fountain pens over a year ago, they still sell ink in plastic bags.
“We sell 100 ml of ink for only Rs 10. Other companies sell a much lesser quantity for double the price – but not us! Ever since we began selling inks, we’ve always priced them lower than others,” beams Arjun Kale, who runs the shop.
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