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Greta Thunberg, Rihanna, Disha Ravi and Nodeep Kaur: The Indian Farming Protests and The Women Speaking Out
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(Feminism)
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... from Indian news channels and members of the public; one Bollywood star branded the singer a “porn star,” while online trolls praised singer Chris Brown for assaulting her in 2009, per BBC.
Ravi was ...
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Created on 17 February 2021
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Meet Richa Moorjani, One Of The Stars Of "Never Have I Ever": BUST Intervie
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(TV)
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... guest-starred on The Mindy Project, but for Never Have I Ever, Richa beat out 15,000 other actresses for the part. To top it all off, she's also a trained Bollywood, Kathak, and Indian classical dancer ...
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Created on 28 April 2020
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Delhi Women Host “Period Fest” to End the Stigma Against Menstruation
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(Feminism)
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... Fest, show that people are fighting back against the stigma and violence and making a difference.
Header image via Asian News International from Twitter
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Created on 24 February 2020
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Charlize Theron Details Her Own #MeToo Experience While Promoting "Bombshell
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(Feminism)
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Actress Charlize Theron, and recent star of the film Bombshell, has spoken in length to NPR about her experience with sexual harassment by a “very famous director” early on in her career. The actress ...
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Created on 17 December 2019
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The Women of Bollywood Are Having Their Own #MeToo Moment
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(Feminism)
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... a recently released standup on Netflix), in Bollywood things played out a little differently.
In 2018 #MeToo hit Bollywood. Actress Tanushree Dutta initiated the movement when she accused actor Nana ...
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Created on 04 December 2019
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Netflix Quietly Drops Trailer For New Lesbian Drama "Elisa & Marcela
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(Movies)
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... select theaters on June 7th.
Header Image via Netflix/Youtube
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3 Underrated Suffragettes Who Forged Their Own Paths
This Groundbreaking Film Is The First Bollywood Blockbuster ...
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Created on 13 May 2019
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8 Short Kids' Films Every Mini-Feminist Should See
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(Entertainment)
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... are available here.
Photo credits: stills from NYICFF selected films (7 Planets, The Shadow of Cairo, Stories Floating On The Wind)
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Created on 20 February 2019
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"Nancy" Is A Haunting Take On A Scammer Stor
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(Movies)
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This Groundbreaking Film Is The First Bollywood Blockbuster To Show A Lesbian Romance
Erasing Rochelle: The Importance Of Black Female Representation In "The Craft"
"Gentlemen Prefers Blondes" Is A ...
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Created on 11 February 2019
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This Groundbreaking Film Is The First Bollywood Blockbuster To Show A Lesbian Romance
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(Movies)
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A little bit of good news to brighten your social media feed—the new Bollywood movie Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (How I Felt When I Saw that Girl) is now “the first mainstream, star-studded blockbuster ...
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Created on 04 February 2019
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Week Of Women: August 24-30, 2018
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(Entertainment)
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... to keep up her romance with her human boyfriend (Percelle Ascott) in this new Netflix drama created by Simon Duric and Hania Elkington. Released Friday, August 24. Ghoul Bollywood actress Radhika ...
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Created on 23 August 2018
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Haifaa Al-Mansour Tells Saudi Women's Stories: 52 Weeks Of Director
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(Feminism)
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... al-Mansour
Saudi Arabia outlawed movie theaters in the 1980s, but al-Mansour grew up watching VHS tapes of American, Chinese, and Bollywood films. “They took me away from my hometown, the little world ...
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Created on 20 January 2017
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This Spice Girls Remake Is All About Empowering Women—And You'll Love I
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(Feminism)
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... video make up British girl group M.O., with Taylor Hatala from Canada, Larsen Thompson from the U.S., Gigi Lamayne and Monoea from South Africa, Seyi Shay from Nigeria, and Bollywood actress Jacqueline ...
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Created on 06 July 2016
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Quantico's Priyanka Chopra On Worldwide Domination: BUST Intervie
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(Entertainment)
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Bollywood superstar turned American TV star Priyanka Chopra stopped by New York this month to talk about her new movie, Bajirao Mastani, which drops in theaters on December 18th. Directed by Sanjay ...
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Created on 17 December 2015
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10 Jane Austen Movies To Watch On Her Birthday
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(Movies)
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... (2004) What if Pride & Prejudice was a Bollywood musical? This imaginative adaptation has some high points -- the songs, the dancing, Aishwarya Rai -- that make up for a meh Mr. Darcy.
8. Sense & ...
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Created on 16 December 2015
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"You Are My Choice. I Am Not Your Privilege," Say The Indian Women In This Moving Campaig
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(Feminism)
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“My Choice” is a video created as a part of Vogue India’s social awareness campaign, #VogueEmpower, meant to illustrate the choices all women should have over their own lives.
The piece features 99 ...
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Created on 02 April 2015
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Comedian Nadia Manzoor Is Lifting The Veil With Her One-Woman Show 'Burq Off!' ...
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(Arts)
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... insights as it does from her spot-on characters (she plays twenty-one of them), her Bollywood dance moves—and her honesty. The comedienne has said she's 'breaking the cycle of shame' with this show by hysterically ...
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Created on 05 January 2015
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The Secret World of Afghanistan's Cross-Dressing Girl
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(Feminism)
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... herself with a needle inspired by the male Bollywood action hero Salman Khan, who wears an earring.
“He’s very much a boy right now,” Azita mutters. “The other day I came home, and he was trying to take ...
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Created on 30 September 2014
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Fashion Shoot Features Brave Acid Attack Survivors
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(General)
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... some from Bollywood music director Vishal Dadlani, who tweeted about it.
But since then, there’s been some good news in the world of Indian fashion photography. The Delhi-based clothing label Rupa ...
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Created on 15 August 2014
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"It's Your Fault" Video Mocks Rape-Victim-Blaming In India ...
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(General)
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... to the culture of victim-blaming and patriarchy that colors people's reactions to sexual assault.
Starring Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin and television personality Juhi Pandey, "It's Your Fault" is an ...
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Created on 25 September 2013
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Ashton Kutcher’s Mega Brownface Fail
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(General)
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... moves for character Bollywood producer “Raj.”
Popchips launched several promotional videos in the format of a dating service to advertise their chips, with each video centered on a specific personality. ...
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Created on 04 May 2012
