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Expo 2020 Dubai is waiting for you!

Brew Admin   Tue 28 Dec 2021    

DUBAI: Expo 2020 Dubai’s shared a video featuring a Bollywood veteran actor inviting one and all to visit. Take a look at the video below. Source: Expo 2020 Social Media

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This Day, That Year – November 2

Zoya Siddiqui   Tue 02 Nov 2021    

Shah Rukh Khan, also known by the initials SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality born on this day in 1965. Did you know that: • The British newspaper “Daily Mirror” began publishing on this day in […]

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The Tragedy King is no more. Long Live the Tragedy King.

Sid Razi   Wed 07 Jul 2021    

As the legendary actor breathed his last, one can only recall the massive impact he has left on the world and to a (now) lost era of culture, purity of language and thoughts. Especially my parent’s generation (born in 1940-1950’s), […]

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SHERNI: Caged in the system

Sid Razi   Sun 27 Jun 2021    

Sherni (Tigress) is a beautifully made movie indicating that wars are not won only by rebelling against the system. Instead, some battles are to be fought by being in the system and bring about the desired change with sustained efforts. […]

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Jallikattu: South Indian ‘Maoist’ feature heads to Oscars as country’s official entry

Brew Admin   Wed 25 Nov 2020    

South Indian film Jallikattu, a 2019 Malayalam feature directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, with screenplay based on the short story Maoist by S. Hareesh has been selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars 2021, originating from the state of Kerala. The […]

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Against the tide // Celebs test positive for insensitivity during Covid pandemic

Mohd Asim   Tue 24 Nov 2020    

The coronavirus pandemic has changed life as we know it and see it. Being positive has now acquired a whole new meaning. It’s a struggle for common folks to stay “positive” in life that is gloomy to put it mildly […]

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Burj Khalifa lights up to celebrate Bollywood Khan’s big day!

Brew Admin   Tue 03 Nov 2020    

Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, UAE’s towering iconic landmark on Monday lit up to celebrate the world renowned Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan’s birthday. Flipping through scenes from some of the actor’s best-known roles including Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, the Don movies, and […]

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‘Vulgar’ ad campaign aimed at Indian festival sparks #BoycottErosNow backlash on Twitter

Brew Admin   Thu 22 Oct 2020    

Indian streaming service Eros Now issued an apology on Thursday to its Twitter followers — on the very platform where it posted its inappropriate Navratri ads — when the Internet backlashed against the campaign, deeming it “vulgar” and offensive. Owned […]

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Indian cinemas part their curtains, screens light up after months in the dark

Brew Admin   Thu 15 Oct 2020    

Cinemas in movie-mad India tentatively re-opened on Thursday but with worries about coronavirus and only old films showing, early punters were few and far between. The pandemic has clobbered theatres worldwide but in India, home to the planet’s most prolific […]

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Sunday Schmooze // How ties that bind can become ties that gag

Sushmita Bose   Sun 11 Oct 2020    

A few weeks ago, I chanced upon a Twitter thread, stitching together a sociological story on the Indian Male. It began with: “Why do most Indian men still live with their parents?”  A global debate ensued, some insisting it’s a […]

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Against the Tide // Target Bollywood: The Big Picture behind the Dirty Picture

Mohd Asim   Sun 04 Oct 2020    

The dirty picture is playing on Indian TV news for weeks. Bollywood is the latest big bad villain for the nation that is regularly served easy targets by the government and TV anchors to vent its outrage on. On the […]

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