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From Remember This House to Shaheen Bagh: I Am Not Your Negro and the Global Struggle Over Identity
James Baldwin's I Am Not Your Negro is more than a book about race in America. This review explores how its reflections on identity, memory and representation resonate with Indian Muslims, Shaheen Bagh and contemporary debates on democracy
Diljit Dosanjh Just Gave the Performance of His Life—You May Never See It
Honey Trehan's Satluj is more than a biographical drama about human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. It is a meditation on memory, justice and...
From Screen to Scroll: How Dhurandhar Manufactures Fear for the Algorithm
Dhurandhar: The Revenge is more than an action thriller. This review examines how the film uses symbolism, spectacle and revenge to shape ideas of nationalism, Muslim identity and patriotism, raising important questions about propaganda, democracy and the politics of fear
Her Cries, the World’s Silence: ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Exposes a Rescue That Never Arrived
Long after The Voice of Hind Rajab ends, what lingers is not the imagery. It is the sound of human voices—and the failure they expose. A six-year-old pleading for help. Operators struggling to keep her calm. Paramedics waiting for clearance. A rescue that never arrived. Together, these voices reveal what statistics cannot. War wounds not only bodies but the systems meant to respond
How Haq Rewrites the Shah Bano Case by Erasing Law, History, and State Accountability
Cinema that claims lineage from history does more than narrate events. It curates collective memory, directs moral attention, and shapes how audiences interpret law,...
Dhurandhar Controversy Explained: Trauma, Representation, and Muslim Stereotypes
There is no moral ambiguity surrounding the Kandahar Hijack of 1999 or the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks. These were acts of brutal, indefensible carnage....