A New LensNumber of Women Directing Major Hollywood Films Reached an All‑Time High in 2020 Despite the progress, the "[gender] imbalance in behind-the-scenes roles remains stunning." By Devrupa Rakshit
Refocusing“Sir” Joins Small Canon of Films Challenging Bollywood’s Classist, Formulaic Depiction of Domestic Workers Rohena Gera's film pushes the viewer to see a household helper as a human being with the same romantic and sexual desires as everyone else. By Poulomi Das
Rejecting Regressive RageBollywood Needs Heroes Who Don’t Self‑Destruct When They’re in Love Stereotypical portrayals of men's distress promote real, violent consequences for women. By Aditi Murti
Hear Her RoarSonam K Ahuja, Ranting, and Media’s Sexist Interpretations of Women’s Words Media coverage of the actress's 'Mr. India' statement is just the latest example in a long history of dismissing women's anger as petulance. By Liesl Goecker
Leave Her AloneMedia, Fans, Listen to Anushka Sharma: Wives of Cricketers Are Not Your Punching Bag Reducing accomplished women, who happen to be in a relationship with sportsmen, to meddling bad-luck charms is simply not cricket. By Rajvi Desai & Liesl Goecker
How Dare You?The Buzz Cut: The Emmys Allegedly Tried To Cut Mindy Kaling From ‘The Office’ Producers List Plus, a Vogue writer had the absolute gall to go interview Rihanna ... without any questions prepared. By Rajvi Desai
Listen InAuthor Gayatri Rangachari Shah on Women Leading in Male‑Dominated Bollywood A podcast about women in Bollywood. By The Swaddle Team
Sausage PartyPrime Minister Modi’s Meeting With Bollywood Has Taken ‘Manels’ to the Next Level Despite conversations around gender inclusivity, all-male panels are still the norm. By Nadia Nooreyezdan
So Close And YetPriyanka Chopra Latest Celebrity to Need a #MeToo Tutorial Or at least better PR advice. By Liesl Goecker
Collateral Damage#MeToo Is Taking Down Predators. But Innocent Parties Are Going Down With Them. Small-fry projects and colleagues struggle to shake off guilt-by-association. By Sonali Kokra
Think Before You SpeakDear Preity Zinta, Here’s What You Should Have Said About #MeToo Don't shut up -- just bone up. By Liesl Goecker
Stand Up And TwirlDeepVeer Have Released Two Wedding Photos But I’m Still Not Satisfied I just really, really need to see their outfits. By Liesl Goecker
Fashion PoliceShould Priyanka Chopra Have Worn That Marchesa Dress? #MeToo makes us question the clothes on our backs, the movies on our TV. By Liesl Goecker
PewpewIndia’s T‑Series Is Dominating YouTube — And Kicking A Racist Neo Nazi Off The Top Spot I'd take dhols over a douchebag any day. By Nadia Nooreyezdan
Redefining Our DevisSunny Leone Can Be A Porn Star And A Warrior Goddess Despite what the protesters of her upcoming movie think. By Nadia Nooreyezdan
Is It Too Late Now To Say Sorry?India’s #MeToo Apologies Are Rolling In. Do Any Warrant Forgiveness? Let's examine these the first (and tiniest) steps toward atonement. By Liesl Goecker
Closing RanksBollywood Doesn’t Just Protect Predators, It Produces A Culture That Glorifies Them A smiling Nana Patekar jetting off for a shoot says it all. By Poulomi Das
Lights Camera (No) ActionTanushree Dutta Is Not Alone In Waiting for Justice A brief and incomplete history of Bollywood rewarding its predators. By Nadia Nooreyezdan
