On Her Birthday, We Are Tracing Neena Gupta’s Progressive On-Screen Journey

As women, we are all given an invisible handbook with all the rules to live by very early in life. While many women comply, there are some who take the rule book and tear it to pieces. When I think about this analogy, the first name that comes to my mind is Neena Gupta; she’s… Continue reading On Her Birthday, We Are Tracing Neena Gupta’s Progressive On-Screen Journey

8 Fashion Trends From ‘Friends’ That Are Still Relevant

Friends, a ’90s classic that still sets the internet into a frenzy, has released the much-awaited reunion episode. And as we geared up for it by re-watching all the seasons, as any true fan would, we realised that while its humour can come under questioning, its fashion is classic. Each of the characters had a… Continue reading 8 Fashion Trends From ‘Friends’ That Are Still Relevant

Disney’s new show to feature an all-brown cast, including Freida Pinto and Jameela Jamil

For everyone who has been waiting for Crazy Rich Asians to happen for South Asians, get ready for a treat. Disney Juniors has announced an all-new show called Mira, Royal Detective, set to be released in March 2020.  The show will follow the adventures of a bright young girl named Mira, played by 16-year-old Leela… Continue reading Disney’s new show to feature an all-brown cast, including Freida Pinto and Jameela Jamil

8 beauty trends from 2000s TV shows that are making a comeback today

We belong to the unique generation that was old enough to watch Nicole Richie in overalls on The Simple Life, and now, derive major fashion goals on Instagram courtesy Sofia, her younger sister. We’ve come a full circle as some of the most iconic 2000s beauty trends make their way back to the runway. Case in… Continue reading 8 beauty trends from 2000s TV shows that are making a comeback today

How a hip-hop dance crew from Mumbai made it to America’s Got Talent

What does it mean to dream? Not simply to fantasise, but to aspire beyond one’s perceived abilities, current capabilities, means and limitations? The mid-19th century American transcendentalist poet, philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson famously said, “Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true”. A… Continue reading How a hip-hop dance crew from Mumbai made it to America’s Got Talent

Blake lively may be reviving Serena Van Der Woodsen 2.0 in a new fashion centric show

I’m not afraid to admit I’m constantly rotating Gossip Girl reruns to witness these chaotic teenage lives, lifelong friendship dynamics, and, of course, for some major Serena style inspo. Regardless of the show’s inaccurate depictions about the fabulous lives of the upper-east-siders residing in New York (and buying endless designer wear), I usually gain something… Continue reading Blake lively may be reviving Serena Van Der Woodsen 2.0 in a new fashion centric show

Accidental actor, Rati Gupta on landing a role in the hit comedy, The Big Bang Theory

It’s been 12 years of The Big Bang Theory, and the nerdy quartet (and their even funnier halves) have kept us in splits. But the American sitcom, now in its final season, has yet one more comedic card up its sleeve: Indian- American actress Rati Gupta, 35, who plays Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar’s) very practical,… Continue reading Accidental actor, Rati Gupta on landing a role in the hit comedy, The Big Bang Theory

9 jobs that are now cooler thanks to women on TV

Anybody who has been in the vicinity of a hospital or a courthouse will gladly disenchant you of any notions of Grey’s Anatomy-esque life-saving happening in the corridors of the hospital. TV shows have made being a doctor, or a lawyer who also helps you get away with murder, look so cool that you’d be forgiven… Continue reading 9 jobs that are now cooler thanks to women on TV

15 life lessons we’ve learned from Liz Lemon

There have been a lot of incredibly relatable female characters on television, though no one more so than Liz Lemon. She is smart, strong, hilarious, and can fit the whole head of a cat in her mouth. Whether it’s her life philosophies (that invariably revolve around food) or her aversion to hipster nonsense, there’s a… Continue reading 15 life lessons we’ve learned from Liz Lemon

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Aysha Kala is priming for her TV reign

Despite its large ensemble, you can’t miss Aysha Kala on Indian Summers, Downton Abbey’s successor as TV’s ruling period drama. The 24-year-old’s tempered portrayal of Sooni Dalal, a fierce Parsi woman rallying for home rule, won her the BAFTA Breakthrough Brit award last December. Mapping the dramatic end of the British Raj from 1930s Shimla,… Continue reading Aysha Kala is priming for her TV reign

The season’s best new television

Name to know: Melanie Kannokada

Melanie Kannokada’s parents have been over the moon since she landed the lead role in CBS’ medical drama Code Black, which will debut later this year. And not just because this is the Stanford alum’s first meaty part since she switched up her mechanical engineering background for a shot at Hollywood, four years ago. Her academic… Continue reading Name to know: Melanie Kannokada

Name to know: Ritesh Rajan

He’s disappointing Indian parents everywhereEmmy-nominated screenwriter Jeff Schechter’s new show, Stitchers, revolves around Kirsten (Emma Ishta) who is recruited by a secret government agency to access (or be ‘stitched’ into) the memories  of dead victims to solve crimes.  Ritesh Rajan plays Linus, her bioelectrical engineer aide who keeps time as they have a limited window… Continue reading Name to know: Ritesh Rajan

TV’s best guilty pleasures

Why women love Amy Schumer

You can barely complete a thumb scroll on Twitter without reading about a SCREAMING BRILLIANT new Amy Schumer sketch. The 33-year-old comedian is blazing across timelines with every new parody on Inside Amy Schumer’s third season (there’s already been a vigorous head nod from Comedy Central for a fourth leg). This year, Schumer even made it… Continue reading Why women love Amy Schumer

Top 5 Mad Men tributes

Priyanka Chopra’s Quantico launches trailer

If you’ve watched the trailer for Priyanka Chopra’s American TV debut, Quantico, you are all caught up on the first episode of this show, which should air around September 2015. This 3-minute 47-second trailer seems to pack in every plot twist and throwaway joke. Chopra looks as smokin’ as ever, even in regulation gear. And… Continue reading Priyanka Chopra’s Quantico launches trailer

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