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    Queer South Asian books for Pride Month 2022
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jun 19
    • 1 min

    Queer South Asian books for Pride Month 2022

    We present our LGBTQIA+ book recommendations, from the fun fiction fantasies of Adiba Jaigirdar to the life lessons of activist Urvashi Vaid
    Three Women Who Shaped Love: A Review of Shyam Benegal’s The Seventh Horse of the Sun
    The Lipstick Politico
    • May 22
    • 6 min

    Three Women Who Shaped Love: A Review of Shyam Benegal’s The Seventh Horse of the Sun

    Mythily Nair reviews Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, a 1992 Shyam Benegal film follows a man and the women he meets in his lifetime.
    The Tragic Fate of Trying to Escape: A Review of Neeraj Ghaywan’s Masaan
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Apr 23
    • 4 min

    The Tragic Fate of Trying to Escape: A Review of Neeraj Ghaywan’s Masaan

    At its heart, Neeraj Ghaywan’s Masaan is a film about space, writes Azania Imtiaz Khatri-Patel.
    A Look into the Intergenerational Family: A Review of Archana Phadke’s About Love
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Apr 3
    • 5 min

    A Look into the Intergenerational Family: A Review of Archana Phadke’s About Love

    Arpita Mallick reviews the documentary, About Love.
    Meet the Sharma Sisters: Bridgerton Season Two Takes on Duty versus Desire
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Mar 25
    • 6 min

    Meet the Sharma Sisters: Bridgerton Season Two Takes on Duty versus Desire

    Bridgerton is back, and here’s our spoiler-free review on season two.
    A Gift That Speaks a Thousand Words: Reading Burnt Sugar with my Mother
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 6 min

    A Gift That Speaks a Thousand Words: Reading Burnt Sugar with my Mother

    Azania Imtiaz Khatri-Patel reviews Avni Doshi’s Booker Prize-shortlisted novel Burnt Sugar.
    The Inconvenient Writers' Room
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jul 29, 2021
    • 8 min

    The Inconvenient Writers' Room

    Namah Bose discusses the show Kim's Convenience and why representation matters in the writer's room.
    Love as a Revolution: Reclaiming Media Narratives by Defying Social Norms
    the lipstick politico
    • Jul 4, 2021
    • 7 min

    Love as a Revolution: Reclaiming Media Narratives by Defying Social Norms

    Mythily Nair discusses three films that have truly elucidated the essence of love as a revolution.
    The Disciple: A Severe Lesson in Balance by Chaitanya Tamhane
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jun 13, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Disciple: A Severe Lesson in Balance by Chaitanya Tamhane

    Raviakash Deu reviews The Disciple, highlighting the familiar struggle of “trying to make it” as a serious artist in classical music.
    What Happens When Movies are Produced Past their ‘Best Before’ Date: A Review of Amy Poehler’s Moxie
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Apr 18, 2021
    • 7 min

    What Happens When Movies are Produced Past their ‘Best Before’ Date: A Review of Amy Poehler’s Moxie

    'Dear Moxie, 1992 called - they’d like their feminism back. Sincerely, We’ve Moved On', writes Swonshutaa Dash as she reviews Moxie.
    On Bechdel Tests and Bindis: Lessons for Bollywood from its Southern Siblings
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Mar 21, 2021
    • 6 min

    On Bechdel Tests and Bindis: Lessons for Bollywood from its Southern Siblings

    Mythily Nair discusses why Bollywood is still far behind its contemporary industries in producing films with nuanced female characters.
    Why Jeo Baby’s “The Great Indian Kitchen” is a timely reminder of unequal labour structures at home
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Feb 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    Why Jeo Baby’s “The Great Indian Kitchen” is a timely reminder of unequal labour structures at home

    Mythily Nair reviews the new Malayalam film, The Great Indian Kitchen, which takes an unflinching lens into the Indian household.
    From Regency to Reality: Viewing South Asian Culture from the Mirror of Bridgerton
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 9 min

    From Regency to Reality: Viewing South Asian Culture from the Mirror of Bridgerton

    Despite completely different contexts, cultures and time periods, Bridgerton mirrors the ideas of patriarchy present in South Asia.
    Redefines the Archetypical Tamil Alpha hero: Suriya in Soorarai Pottru
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jan 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    Redefines the Archetypical Tamil Alpha hero: Suriya in Soorarai Pottru

    Mythily Nair’s piece exploring the depiction of masculinity in Sudha Kongara’s movie Soorarai Pottru, and the subversion male hegemony.
    Star-Crossed Lovers on the Secular Streets of Mumbai: Gitanjali Rao on her film Bombay Rose
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 6 min

    Star-Crossed Lovers on the Secular Streets of Mumbai: Gitanjali Rao on her film Bombay Rose

    Gitanjali Rao in conversation with Pahull Bains about her debut feature-length animated film Bombay Rose.
    Feminist and Lovely: A Casting Call for Male (Role)Models in Supporting Roles
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Nov 22, 2020
    • 9 min

    Feminist and Lovely: A Casting Call for Male (Role)Models in Supporting Roles

    Presenting the antithesis of prevalent masculinity archetypes. A few worthy men who aren’t sticking to the script. TLP’s Top Bollywood Baes
    Panikar and Nawab on their groundbreaking film “Bodies of Desire”
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Oct 18, 2020
    • 10 min

    Panikar and Nawab on their groundbreaking film “Bodies of Desire”

    An open conversation with the filmmakers asking them about their stories, their lives and the way in which this film came together.
    Disney, China and the Art of Cancel Culture
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 4 min

    Disney, China and the Art of Cancel Culture

    Why #BoycottMulan, is different from your typical cancel culture moment.
    Indian Matchmaking, Caste and Colourism
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Aug 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Indian Matchmaking, Caste and Colourism

    The word “fair” is used just four minutes into the first episode of Netflix’s ‘Indian Matchmaking’.
    Review: "Bulbbul"is a thought provoking, dark yet beautifully woven feminist fable.
    The Lipstick Politico
    • Jul 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    Review: "Bulbbul"is a thought provoking, dark yet beautifully woven feminist fable.

    'Bulbbul' is the story of a scorned woman with a painfull past that reflects upon some grave realities of a patriarchal society which...
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