From tampons and the morning after pill to septum rings and jeggings, we asked some guys what they really know about the things they pretend to understand. And, well, LOLREADABOOKBRO. #WomensDay
MTV India / March 2018
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From people who use 5000 hashtags, to those who STILL wrt lyk dis, Farhan Akhtar's got a long list of people who he thinks should be put behind bars. #LucknowCentral (600k views)
MTV India / September 2017
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From being fed up of Bollywood's love stories and not knowing WTF a kiss really was, to calling Rajpal Yadav out for stealing his most prized possession. Nawazuddin Siddiqui gets candid, and we get rolling! (1.2m views)
MTV India / August 2017
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Maqbool's auto rickshaw has so much chill that we can't even... #MTVMitron (2.1 m views)
MTV India / July 2017
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It’s been 104 years since the first ever Bollywood movie ‘Raja Harishchandra’ released. MTV took to the streets and found fans whose dance moves are lit AF. From the classic thumka to bizarre modern-day hip thrusts, here’s a smashing tribute to Bollywood.
MTV India & Beats / May 2017
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#MukkaMaar is an initiative to reach out to underprivileged girls (aged 5-15), and provide them with free lessons in self-defence with martial arts training. (1m+ views, Promax Gold 2017)
MTV India & Beats / March 2017
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Ever wondered what makes strange men send even stranger messages on Facebook? We let guys into the "Other" folder on our Facebook profiles to see the kind of stuff women get bombarded with every day.
MTV India / March 2017
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Last week, we asked you to get on Tinder, swipe right on #MTVSwipeSquad, and ask them ANYthing. From penguins to fetishising bun pavs, Sapan Verma, Sahil Shah, Gaelyn Mendonca & Martina Thariyan tell you what worked and what really, really, REALLY didn't.
MTV India + Tinder / February 2017
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Santa kaun?! We asked a bunch of kids about Santa Claus and their responses are just...
MTV India / December 2016
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MTV went to Bandstand yesterday to see if there were any fans hanging around Mannat, the famous residence of one of India's biggest superstars and birthday boy Shah Rukh Khan.
MTV India / November 2016
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I went to his show. I want my money back!
DailyO / August 2016
/ Bollywood
A small wooden door that first opened in 8 BC – or the mid ’90s, which in 2016 seems equally far away – leads you into a room where everyone you have ever known has already reached. (The Ghetto, Mumbai)
The City Story / May 2016
/ Culture
Besides the street shops selling greasy trinkets you never need but will likely buy anyway, this stretch is strewn with bars and cafés of the same historic, iconic value as Mondy’s. Leopold Café, Delhi Darbar, Piccadilly, Café Churchill, Gokul and what us
The City Story / March 2016
/ Travel
While I was trying hard to tame my anxious energy about interviewing a journalist – and a brilliant one at that – Ravina Rawal, the editor of the newly revamped Motherland magazine, arrives to meet me at Perch Wine & Coffee Bar in Delhi’s Khan Market. Def
www.joinpaperplanes.com / March 2016
/ Interview
Debating the future at Google HQ
Motherland / February 2016
/ Video
On roadside romeos Bachelorr's and Haji Ali Juice Centre
The City Story / January 2016
/ Love
Movie Review: If you don't watch #Mastizaade, you're winning at life
Catch News / January 2016
/ Bollywood
Book Review
The Sunday Guardian / October 2015
/ Book Review
Lord of the flies: When everything is up in the air
The Sunday Guardian / October 2015
/ Column
Movie Review: Bhai’s 'heart of gold' shines extra bright in this instalment
The Sunday Guardian / July 2015
/ Bollywood
Morphine drips and flexible teeth: The pregnancy paradox
The Sunday Guardian / July 2015
/ Column
How Monica Dogra's crowd-funding campaign went wrong
DailyO / June 2015
/ Culture
The column. On mangoes. With a shout out to ze father.
The Sunday Guardian / June 2015
/ Column
Movie Review: Little novelty to offer to film or dance
The Sunday Guardian / June 2015
/ Bollywood
The Claridges, New Delhi
The Sunday Guardian / May 2015
/ Travel
Movie review: Three’s not a crowd, it’s a familiar joyride in Piku
The Sunday Guardian / May 2015
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: Gabbar shouldn’t have come back
The Sunday Guardian / May 2015
/ Bollywood
Cooped up in his hotel minus the ponytail, Masterchef Australia Season 6 winner, Brent Owens, talks to Ravina Rawal about discovering the complexities of Indian cuisine and his future plans.
The Sunday Guardian / April 2015
/ Food
Movie Review: Prabhudheva plumbs new depths with brain cell genocide
The Sunday Guardian / December 2014
Movie Review: This ‘romcom’ falls prey to the clichés it lampoons
The Sunday Guardian / November 2014
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: ‘Party of the Year’ makes you want to leave before midnight
The Sunday Guardian / October 2014
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: A boring remake of a largely rubbish original
The Sunday Guardian / October 2014
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: Not all that glitters is gold
The Sunday Guardian / September 2014
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: On the road with a bunch of delightful loonies
The Sunday Guardian / September 2014
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: Being Salman Khan
The Sunday Guardian / July 2014
/ Bollywood
A reluctant subject's notes on a one-day juice cleanse
The Sunday Guardian / July 2014
/ Food
Our instinctive response seems to be to break sex down into something that's so unappealing that you shouldn't bother with it in the first place
Scroll.in / July 2014
/ Sex & Advertising
Movie Review: Suri's math is all wrong, but this film is worth a quick watch
The Sunday Guardian / June 2014
/ Bollywood
The B List
The Sunday Guardian / June 2014
/ Listicle
Movie Review: Sajid Khan's latest numbs you in stages
The Sunday Guardian / June 2014
/ Bollywood
Weird ice cream flavours from around the world.
The Sunday Guardian / June 2014
/ Listicle
I hung out on Tinder for two weeks for this story. It was appalling, and I can't believe so many of you are on it. Anyway, I tried to be kind.
The Sunday Guardian / June 2014
/ Culture
Movie Review: A soldier is never off duty, but maybe he should be.
The Sunday Guardian / June 2014
/ Bollywood
Heading over to the land of coffee and carnivals? When you’re not watching football there, here’s what you can do, see, eat, and indulge in, in four of Brazil’s most popular cities.
Harper's Bazaar / June 2014
/ Travel
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Himesh Reshammiya & Yo Yo Honey Singh, whyoudunit?
The Sunday Guardian / May 2014
/ Bollywood
On your bucket-list: Six must-do, off-the-beaten-track itineraries that will get your blood pumping
Harper's Bazaar / May 2014
/ Travel
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Movie Review: Average film, reigning queen
The Sunday Guardian / April 2014
/ Bollywood
Food Review: AD Singh gets it right (again)
The Sunday Guardian / April 2014
/ Food
Movie Review: A vaguely entertaining rom-com
The Sunday Guardian / April 2014
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: Too much masala, too little taste
The Sunday Guardian / April 2014
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: Sanity sacrificed at the horrex altar
The Sunday Guardian / March 2014
/ Bollywood
www.hemingwayapp.com
The Sunday Guardian / March 2014
/ Tech
Movie Review: Watch only if thoroughly unemployed
The Sunday Guardian / March 2014
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: A delightful journey of self-discovery
The Sunday Guardian / March 2014
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: A clichéd but amusing take on marriage
The Sunday Guardian / March 2014
/ Bollywood
Book Review: An exuberant, laugh-out-loud collection of “insults, endearments and other Parsi Gujarati phrases”
The Sunday Guardian / February 2014
/ Book Review
Movie Review: Imtiaz Ali returns to form
The Sunday Guardian / February 2014
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: A snoozeworthy baddie-buddy flick
The Sunday Guardian / February 2014
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: A surprising, underplayed romance
The Sunday Guardian / February 2014
/ Bollywood
Movie Review
The Sunday Guardian / February 2014
/ Bollywood
Sexy is as sexy does.
Homegrown.co.in / January 2014
/ Interview
Survival of the fittest: Origin of the sedentary species
The Sunday Guardian / December 2013
/ Resolutions
The hits and misses of 2013
The Sunday Guardian / December 2013
/ Bollywood
At best, our awkward actors look like they’re trying to delicately spit out a watermelon seed; at worst, it looks like statutory rape. I think an Indian reality show participant inadvertently described it best when she said (of her and her boyfriend) in o
Firstpost.com / November 2013
Krrish, the latest in a country full of superheroes
Firstpost.com / November 2013
/ Bollywood
Alternative artistes have finally made inroads into Bollywood, turning film music on its head
Elle India / October 2013
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Movie Review: Shades of Vicky Donor, but not enough
Firstpost.com / October 2013
Movie Review: Calling it garbage is being polite
Firstpost.com / September 2013
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: Bachchan, Bajpai fail to save Satyagraha
Firstpost.com / August 2013
Movie Review: Lootera may not be epic, but it's worth a watch
Firstpost.com / July 2013
Movie Review: Ghanchakkar doesn't promise the best comedy, but it's worth a watch
Firstpost.com / June 2013
/ Bollywood
Raanjhanaa review: If you enjoy melodrama, the film is worth a watch
Firstpost.com / June 2013
Movie Review: No drama in Ankur Arora Murder Case
Firstpost.com / June 2013
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 will give you a headache
Firstpost.com / June 2013
Movie Review: Good acting can't save Aurangzeb from its incoherent plot
Firstpost.com / May 2013
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: Bombay Talkies will make your heart happy
Firstpost.com / May 2013
/ Bollywood
Providing a sanctuary of peace and quiet, these are the hotels and destinations that have proved to be the hubs of creativity
Harper's Bazaar [India] / May 2013
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Movie Review: Aashiqui 2 deserves the Golden Kela for being predictable
Firstpost.com / April 2013
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: Watch Nautanki Saala for Ayushmaan and Kunaal Roy Kapur
Firstpost.com / April 2013
Movie Review: Rise of the Zombie bites off more than it can chew
Firstpost.com / April 2013
Movie Review: Just say NO to Himmatwala
Firstpost.com / March 2013
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: Aatma promises horror, becomes unintentionally comedic
Firstpost.com / March 2013
/ Bollywood
Movie Review: Sorry, Rangrezz is no Kai Po Che
Firstpost.com / March 2013
Movie Review: Mere Dad Ki Maruti will make you smile, but it's no laugh riot
Firstpost.com / March 2013
Movie Review: I, Me Aur Main and the 'sexy idiot'
Firstpost.com / March 2013
/ Bollywood
[Website] A private, members–only concierge club
Maven / March 2013
Movie Review: Even a Chetan Bhagat skeptic can cheer for Kai Po Che
Firstpost.com / February 2013
Movie review.
Firstpost.com / February 2013
Movie review.
Firstpost.com / February 2013
/ Bollywood
Movie review.
Firstpost.com / February 2013
/ Bollywood
Movie review.
Firstpost.com / January 2013
Movie review.
Firstpost.com / January 2013
/ Bollywood
Movie review.
Firstpost.com / January 2013
Restaurant Review
[Brown Paper Bag] bpbweekend.com/delhi / November 2012
Rocksport Zorbing Balls
[Brown Paper Bag] bpbweekend.com/delhi / November 2012
bpb's quick guide to the best barbecue party ever.
[Brown Paper Bag] bpbweekend.com/delhi / November 2012
In Search of Green Postures
[Brown Paper Bag] bpbweekend.com/delhi / November 2012
Stags Allowed
[Brown Paper Bag] bpbweekend.com/delhi / October 2012
Travelogue: Greece (Costa Navarino)
JetWings / November 2011
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The big bust.
The Sunday Guardian / July 2011
...hits the stands.
MTV Noise Factory / December 2010
Travelogue: Jordan
JetWings / April 2010
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Travelogue: Switzerland
JetWings / November 2009
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Guidebook: India Today Travel Plus - 50 Romantic Holidays (India)
India Today Travel Plus / April 2009
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Travelogue: Ireland
India Today Travel Plus / November 2008
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Travelogue/Hotel Review: Kerala (Taj Malabar, Kochi)
India Today Travel Plus / June 2008
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Travelogue: Beyond Ooty
India Today Travel Plus / November 2007
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You can’t refuse a holiday that promises neon-streaked skies, Vegas-like instincts and a cuisine with an identity crisis. When in Macau, drink, eat, and make money. Careful, sometimes all of it is a gamble.
India Today Travel Plus / July 2007
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10 Questions
Outlook / April 2007
The world wide web has become the sole highway for many to meet their life partners
Outlook / March 2007
10 Questions
Outlook / February 2007
Who hosts the best (and worst) parties in the hallowed diplomatic enclaves of Delhi
Outlook / December 2006