With Sach Kahun Toh, Neena Gupta turns her refreshingly forthright, candid gaze on her own life and journey
Devanshsharma • 4 years ago"Every January, I can still sense the saline smell of Mumbai sea that I associate with new beginnings. It pains me, and reminds me of everything I've been through since," says Neena Gupta.
AK vs AK, The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, Sushant Singh Rajput: Curious case of fact-fiction and the unreliable narrator
Devanshsharma • 4 years agoVikramaditya Motwane's Netflix mockumentary AK vs AK rounds off a year characterised by its hybrid genre. From shows like Masaba Masaba and The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives to mainstream media coverage of Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, the lines between fact and fiction were constantly blurred.
Masaba Masaba to Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitaare, the rise of Indian content championing female gaze and talent
Archita Kashyap • 4 years agoAs women pick, choose, fund and deliver original content across genres in Indian streaming content, women technicians — primarily directors and writers — have also started to make their mark with films and shows that champion women characters and the female gaze.
Rytasha Rathore on playing Gia in Netflix series Masaba Masaba and championing body positivity
Deepika Nandal • 4 years agoIn an interview with Firstpost, Rytasha Rathore talks about her character in the Netflix show Masaba Masaba, the reason she supports body positivity and why mind therapy is key in her life.
The Friday List: From a talk on sustainable fashion to a discussion on Tamil cinema's tryst with visual art, your weekly calendar of virtual events
Fp Staff • 5 years agoEvery Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.
Masaba Masaba review: A Netflix Original too #hot to be messy
Devanshsharma • 5 years agoMasaba Masaba leaves out everything that is not #hot or stale for the milennials. It assumes the demographic can only be invested in the surface, so never dives deep enough into human psyche, where the real mess thrives.
How Masaba Gupta, Neena Gupta, Neil Bhoopalam straddled their real and reel lives for Masaba Masaba
Arshia • 5 years agoIn conversation with Firstpost, fashion designer-turned-actor Masaba Gupta talks about taking her real life to celluloid, while mother Neena Gupta opens up about never getting her due in films, and finally being in a 'better space' after Badhaai Ho
Netflix's Masaba Masaba, The Devil All The Time, Vir Das' Inside Out: Trailers this week
Trendingdesk • 5 years agoThe real-life mother-daughter duo Neena Gupta and Masaba Gupta play versions of themselves in Masaba Masaba
Neena Gupta, at her busiest and best at 60, talks receiving offers — and her hunger for good roles
Devanshsharma • 5 years agoNeena Gupta discusses how she struggles to be politically correct because Bollywood does not always reward honesty, and her take on the Saand Ki Aankh ageism controversy.