PhD Cinema Studies | IIT-Bombay | Fulbright Fellow at Michigan State University | Literature and Film Studies | Tamil cinema and South Asian Popular Culture
Fragments from my article on Laapataa Ladies (2024). If you would like to read the entire piece published on Critical Collective, you can use the following link:
https://t.co/SuWSIOJoMs
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@NetflixIndia#LaapataaLadiesOnNetflix#LaapataaLadies
You cannot come to Kerala and not meet Adoor Gopalakrishnan brought Wim Wenders to his beautiful house….spent the morning with these two great minds discussing cinema and their love for Ozu…
"Haters gonna Hate" : The Social Media phenomenon of the Turkish chef Nusret, popularly known as #Saltbae in the A5 Panel (Anti) Social Media
The cringe sensation of sprinkling salt on a steak!!!
#CSJConference24
#CSJConference24
Contested cultures of stardom and celebrity, fan communities, and media technologies.
Celebrity Studies Conference, 2024, Amsterdam
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#CSJConference24
Keynote by Brenda R. Weber on Aging celebrity and the question of luminosity at the Celebrity Studies Conference 2024.
Oudemanhuispoort, University of Amsterdam, July 1 - July 3.
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#AcademicTwitter
Watched the restored version of Manthan.
Girish Karnad's close-ups show the intertwined impulses of legibility, awareness, and knowledge along with enervation, crisis, and effacement.
The screen glistens, so does the skin with the perspiring images.
#manthan#filmtwitter
Watching the restored Manthan was such a privilege. So many things to take back with you from the film - the gorgeous Smita Patil, the beautiful Girish Karnad, the fantastic Naseeruddin Shah, the colours, the frames, the details and the earnestness 💖