Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Indian cinema often fails to capture the overlapping of social identities, be it caste, class, gender or sexuality, believes ...

On Friday, Netflix released Ajeeb Daastaans, an anthology film consisting of four short stories directed by Shashank Khaitan, Raj Mehta, Neeraj Ghaywan, and Kayoze Irani. Produced by Karan Johar’s ...

In the short film, Sen Sharma’s character Bharti Mandal is a strong Dalit woman who works in a factory. She’s routinely mocked by her male counterparts for her lack of perceived femininity. What’s ...

Last December, two-time National Film Award winner Konkona Sen Sharma won Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Asian Academy Creative Award, for her portrayal of a Dalit factory worker in the short ...

April 19 : Karan Johar's anthology 'Ajeeb Daastaans' is getting loved by the audience but amongst the four films, it is Neeraj Ghaywan's 'Geeli Pucchi' starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Aditi Rao Hydari ...

Ajeeb Daastaans opens with Majnu, a story of Babloo and Lipakshi who are stuck in a loveless marriage. On the very night of the wedding, Babloo informed his bride — his father hadn’t approved of his ...

Konkona Sensharma and Aditi Rao Hydari in Geeli Pucchi from the four-in-one anthology Ajeeb Daastaans, premiering on Netflix today. Sourced by The Telegraph Ajeeb Daastaans, a four-in-one anthology ...

“Congratulations to my lovely, talented daughter for winning Best Asian Actress at the Asian Academy Awards! That too on your birthday! So, so proud of you, Coco-ma!” Aparna tweeted, along with a ...

With Geeli Pucchi, one of the short films in Ajeeb Daastaans, director Neeraj Ghaywan highlighted two truths — that our society, even today, refuses to rise above casteism. And, if you have a ...

New Delhi, April 13 : National Award-winning director Neeraj Ghaywan, who shot to fame helming "Masaan", is wielding the megaphone back in the upcoming anthology "Ajeeb Daastaans". He has directed the ...

Nearly six years after the release of his directorial debut Masaan, which won him numerous accolades, Neeraj Ghaywan is yet to make his second feature film. However, he’s done Geeli Pucchi, a short ...

The conventional Bollywood heroine is often one-dimensional, impossibly perfect and confined to song and dance routines. A few films in the recent past have however challenged these notions on the big ...