Let's examine these the first (and tiniest) steps toward atonement.

A smiling Nana Patekar jetting off for a shoot says it all.

A brief and incomplete history of Bollywood rewarding its predators.

A female character who is allowed to be human is so very rare -- and refreshing.

A woman ahead of her time, in an industry that loves the status quo.

Everyone knows what actually happens during Navratri.

A make-up artist, a stunt woman, and a film critic expose the reality behind the glam.

When women aren't allowed to own their narratives, the violence against them is simply spectacle.

I grew up with Sex and The City. There is a generation of us SATC girls who classified ourselves as Mirandas, Charlottes, Carries and Samanthas. We all believed in BFFs and sistas before mistas, and more. And then we grew up, thankfully 

Hey, Government of India. Long time, no chat. With Akshay Kumar’s Pad Man releasing tomorrow, I’ve got menstruation on my mind — and a proposal for you. Before we begin, I’d like to make it clear that in an ideal 

Last week, actor Shah Rukh Khan was awarded the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award, which recognizes “the achievements of outstanding artists who have shown exemplary commitment to improving the state of the world.” The award celebrated Mr. Khan’s Meer Foundation, 

A legal judgment just handed toymaker Mattel’s derriere back to them, biblically, if I may say so. And well done. Here’s what happened: A Bollywood film, starring normal-human-actor-mom-wife-yet-always-known-as-porn-star Sunny Leone, has a song called “Barbie Girl.” Mattel, who makes the 

The Harvey Weinstein scandal is echoing all around the world – but in Bollywood, there are no exposés or hullabaloos or screaming from any rooftops. Instead, there is Mukesh Bhatt, super-patriarch and moral officer for ‘shameless’ women everywhere. “What can 

By now you’ve probably heard how Karan Johar, Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan stood onstage at the India International Film Awards 2017 and chanted, “Nepotism rocks!” Let’s ignore, for a minute, the rudeness and immaturity. Instead, let’s talk about 

Your kids will never know what it’s like to catch glimpses of the controversial and “modern” Zeenat Aman bathing under a waterfall, or be inspired by a classical dancer and beauty like Hema Malini. Today’s teenage role models are a 

Whether it’s the fact that dancing will solve everything, or that a life without exotic locales is worth nothing, Bollywood has the right messages to guide us in all our endeavors – including parenthood. These are the parenting lessons we took away