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Tumhari Sulu song Hawa Hawai 2.0 reiterates why Bollywood music is the soul of every office party
Devanshsharma •With Kavita Krishnamurthy's vocals and Javed Akhtar's lyrics retained, this Tumhari Sulu reprise of Hawa Hawai is another fun song you'd dance to at a party.

Watch: In Padmavati song 'Ghoomar' Deepika Padukone, Sanjay Leela Bhansali adhere to folk nuances
Devanshsharma •Sanjay Leela Bhansali shows great restraint in 'Ghoomar' as he does not let his aesthetic hijack the Rajasthani folk essence of the Padmavati song.

Our Souls At Night: Ritesh Batra's Netflix film is all Jane Fonda's heart and Robert Redford's mind
Devanshsharma •Ritesh Batra borrows from his dichotomous approach towards life and cinema to bring out the contrasting characteristics of Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.

What Rarandoi Veduka Chuddam, Half Girlfriend and Chalapathi Rao's comments have in common
Theladiesfinger •Rarandoi Veduka Chuddam’s tagline ‘Ammayilu manashantiki hanikaram’ (‘Women are injurious to mental peace’), is just another way of saying: you women are too much. Various versions of this can be seen in several Bollywood films, and recently in Telugu actor Chalapathi Rao's comments.

Mamata redux? West Bengal exit polls indicate the irrelevance of vocal middle-class
Sreemoy Talukdar •If Bengal is indeed in her bag, Mamata could be well on her way to Delhi in 2019. She has made her ambition quite clear on multiple occasions.

The Paris attacks shows us the selective outrage of the western world
Sarakshi •With Paris in mind, Lebanese users across Twitter and Facebook are wondering why their disaster didn't receive the same treatment.

Sabarimala Temple: Religious authorities need to stop shunning half the world's population
Vishnupriya •The Sabarimala shrine has historically been open to only male devotees because women experience menstruation and that is traditionally considered ‘impure’.

Pathankot attack: Modi's gambit appears to be working as Pak shakes off default denial mode
Ajay Singh •Even as the government tries to evolve a coherent and meaningful policy for India to engage with Pakistan, the pertinent question arises: are we expecting too much from Pakistan?

India's disappointing loss in Galle reveals the task facing Virat Kohli as captain
Tariq •After the loss, India captain Virat Kohli fronted up and defended his strategy of playing five bowlers.

Yakub Memon row: Salman Khan finally stood up for something controversial and paid for it
Roy •Salman Khan is hardly the poster boy for any miscarriage of justice issue. But in the end all he did was express an opinion.



