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She is an ex-techie who entered industry with no support, lost movies to star kids. Later, won a National Award. Kriti Sanon calls out pay disparity in BollywoodKriti Sanon recently opened up about the struggles she faced in Bollywood, including unequal pay, losing roles to star kids and dealing wit...
Regina Cassandra reveals she was heavily stereotyped in Bollywood as South Indian: ‘I did feel…’Regina Cassandra candidly shared her experiences with bias in Hindi cinema, stemming from preconceived notions about her South Indian backg...
71st National Film Awards: Where to watch these 5 award-winning movies on OTTThe 71st National Film Awards celebrated the best of Indian cinema for 2023, honouring winners at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, in the presence...
Disha Patani's sister slams Aniruddhacharya for comments on women in live-in relationships. Who is Khushboo Patani?Khushboo Patani, former Indian Army officer and sister of actress Disha Patani, has strongly criticised spiritual leader Aniruddhacharya Ma...
For extra income, Ranbir Kapoor's co-star once sold eggs near the school where he was a part-time teacher. Who is Ishtiyak Khan?Ishtiyak Khan, known for roles in films like Tamasha and Bharat, faced financial struggles. He ran an omelette stall while teaching acting....
Taapsee Pannu replies to ‘sasti copy’ jibe by Kangana Ranaut's sister. 'I can never say such things...'In a recent interview, Taapsee Pannu addressed the "Sasti Copy" remark and spoke about the challenges faced by female-led films in Bollywoo...
This engineer switched her gender to male on social media: What happened next reveals the dark truth of online advertisingEngineer Karen de Sousa Pesse conducted an eye-opening experiment by changing her gender from female to male on social media platforms. Thi...
Gun, 'gori' & gore: Bollywood's resurgence this year came with an unhealthy heaping of misogyny & unapologetic masculinityIndia's Hindi language movie industry made an impressive recovery after a pandemic-driven slowdown, audience fatigue with big studio produc...
Bollywood star or deepfake? AI floods social media in AsiaWhile digitally manipulated images and videos of women were once easy to spot, usually lurking in the dark corners of the internet, the exp...
Swastika Mukherjee opens up about gender bias, says women have to work 200 per cent harder to prove themselvesSwastika's her next assignments are 'Durgapur Junction' by Arindam Bhattacharya and a Bollywood film being shot in Mumbai. "I am contract b...
NCPCR seeks suspension of Delhi govt's 'Desh Ka Mentor' programmeAccording to the NCPCR, the personnel involved in dealing with the scheme do not seem to be gender sensitised and also seem to lack knowled...
A new generation of filmmakers are reworking the roles of LGBTQ community in pop cultureHindi cinema avoided the subject of homosexuality and transgenderism for years, even as it portrayed the third gender only for comic relief.
How few age-old biases and taboos women faced have changed in IndiaThe country has 63 million “missing women” (due to female foeticide) and 21 million “unwanted girls” (who are not treated well).
Is it time for India to scrape the patriarchal adultery law?The law is applicable only when the wife commits adultery.
Racist jokes are not funny, says 'Parched' actress Radhika ApteThe actress feels that gender bias still prevails in the society, even though we are in the year 2016.
Prakash Javadekar bats for women-power, efforts to bring gender parityEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar today pitched for measures to sensitise men on bringing gender parity in media, entertainment and ot...
The Kangana Ranaut guide to making it in BollywoodHere are some of the unsaid yet cardinal rules for Bollywood actresses that Kangana Ranaut has now made a habit of breaking.
F Cubed founder Anu Duggal raises Rs 30 crore for women-led startupsAnu Duggal’s F Cubed is among several recent initiatives in Silicon Valley to help women entrepreneurs in early days of their entrepreneuri...
- Anna Hazare's fast: Who thronged to Ramlila Maidan to support the Lokpal issue
The ET on Sunday-Hansa survey shows that, yes, upper middle classes came out for Anna, but so did workers and shopkeepers. Students were ou...
- Sachin Tendulkar, Priyanka Chopra to promote Census 2011
The publicity campaign will be in 12 languages and has been built up with an approximate cost of Rs 38 crore for the second phase.