Naam Me Kya Rakha Hai?

A lot of noise in the form of appreciation came on the way for Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt as soon as their recent film Gully Boy released. I was equally excited because it is indeed rare to see not even one person going against the flow. All that one had to say about the film was what a spectacular piece of art and cinema this Zoya Akhtar directorial has proven out to be. In fact, she has been hailed as the best filmmaker of our times. Of course, all the good words urged me to watch the film but did it stand on my expectations? I would say, no. The hullabaloo around it did not seem worth it. I went to watch Gully Boy with my family in the very week of its release. The film started with introducing us to Murad (Ranveer), Safeena (Alia Bhatt), Moeen (Vijay Varma) and their life in a slum. As meek as Murad appeared, Safeena was complete opposide. She was strong, bold and someone who did her own thing in life. A perfect case of ying-yang. Moeen, on the other hand, earned his liv

I met Kangana Ranaut recently with ample of question on my mind — why is she so controversial, why she  doesn’t go by the rule book, why everyone has an ego clash with her - and many more. My meet with her was supposed to give me answers or at least, a sneak-peek into why she’s what she is. But more than knowing her, I got to know the fan following she enjoys after the interview went up on the website.  Mind you, this meet or interview wasn’t a personal one. It was supposed to be a press conference. But maybe, I was lucky that there were not many present at the venue and I had the chance or opportunity to throw most of the questions.  In this interview, she spoke about everything - from Manikarnika The Queen of Jhansi being her directorial debut to the controversies the film found itself in by the time of its release and finally, how Bollywood is not considering or being ignorant towards the success of the female-led film which otherwise would have been hailed if it had