With the Filmfare Awards wrapping up last week, Bollywood completes their award season. There were many expected wins Read More »

It’s 2013! And that can only mean one thing: it is a new year with new, Read More »

Welcome readers to our first ever Brown Girl Entertainment Awards. Now all of us at Brown Girl have scoured the Bollywood and other Indian film industries watching every movie we could find in order to provide all of you with detailed reviews of the good, bad and ugly. Read More »

Jab Tak Hai Jaan has everything one would expect a Yash Raj film to have: Shahrukh Khan, a gorgeous heroine, a dramatic climax, beautiful songs, and a happy ending. However, Read More »

There was a lot of hype and much said about Barfi! when it was first released. After hearing of the critics rave and of all shows being sold out, I decided to check it out. Read More »

Sridevi makes a wonderful comeback into Indian cinema after 15 years with this film! The film is a light-hearted story, fantastically written and directed by Gauri Shinde. Read More »

A Twitter-inspired look at Bollywood, January-March 2012. See Part 1. Read More »

by Sneha Goud – Managing Editor I’m a newbie when it comes to Bollywood. I didn’t spend my childhood memorizing the words to Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. But as I tell my friends, I’m trying ... Read More »

Last month, I finally watched City of God. No, not the Brazilian movie of the same name, but a 2011 release. Skimming over the Wikipedia page, I learned that despite the raving critical reviews, it failed commercially. Personally, I can only assume it failed because of the realism emphasis and the experimental plot development. Tangentially, there is not culture of independent “art house” cinemas to act as a space for “different” movies. Read More »

Have you ever felt as if you were in a tug of war between two worlds? Or even questioned traditions and customs that you at first grew to accept without really enquiring whether there is any validity behind them? Maybe you worked your hardest to achieve something that you wanted only to be criticized and doubted? Read More »