The Mistaken Identity

(Major spoilers alert) The latest Netflix original film, Bulbbul, from the house of Clean Slate Films is a dark folklore fable based in 19 th Century Bengal Presidency. The Anvita Dutt directorial debut has an ensemble cast oozing with talent across multiple facets of the art which comprises of Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Rahul Bose, Paoli Dam and Parambrata Chattopadhyay. Produced by Anushka Sharma and her brother Karnesh, the story revolves around the life of Bulbbul (Tripti) who gets married to a much older man in Indranil(Rahul Bose) when she was five years old and grows to be the ever famous folklore character, ‘Chudail’. Bulbbul, a five year old girl, gets married to decades older Indranil who happens to have two younger brothers in Mahendra(Rahul) and youngest Satya(Avinash). Satya being closer to her age, Bulbbul firstly assumed him to be her husband. Even after being rectified Bulbbul, quite naturally, gets more closer emotionally to Satya than to Indranil. Throug...

Hi guys! Welcome to my fourth blog. Hopefully you all are safe and healthy during this pandemic and after the deadly cyclone. This year is kinda turning out to be one whole chapter of History with all kinds of incidents happening across the globe. Recently, the brutal murder of a Black person named ‘George Floyd’ in Minnesota, United States of America by a white Minneapolis police officer named ‘Derek Chauvin’ has rightly gained massive criticism, rage from all around the world and protests in the States. Regarding that a hashtag attached with online petitions and fundings for stopping Racial discrimination has been trending. In response to celebrities taking a stance in support of the protests and using this tag, some people have come up with messages of “All lives matter”. In today’s blog I’ll be writing about that and how the title is valid for oppressors… Firstly, let’s dive into the actual incident and how it happened. It began with a report of a fake $20 bill. A report wa...

Hi guys! Welcome to my third blog! Recently some events around the country have gained the right amount of attention and on the bounce of it many ignorant remarks and excuses such as “Not all men” have found its place in social media or on different platforms. I would be talking about it, the very infamous “Rape Culture” present in the society in which we are all being raised and about many other things related and not related to it in this blog. So, keep reading….  Disclaimer: These opinions are completely entitled to me and I respect any different opinion which is fuelled by logic and not any social/religious taboo. You might be a bit surprised that why I claimed the tag “Not all men” an ignorant remark or an excuse, aren’t you? I said it because it is all men, be it directly, indirectly, through action, through thinking, expressing it, not expressing it, me, my father, my uncles, my neighbors, my teachers, my friends, my classmates or any random man reading this or n...

Hi guys! Welcome to my second blog! It has been quite a bit of time since my first one. Well, it's quite difficult to get the neurons running in this time of crisis, isn't it? In this one, I'll try to write a musical blog regarding the current scenario in the mainstream Hindi music industry.  Disclaimer: The opinions are completely entitled to me and any sort of disagreement can be sorted out personally over WhatsApp  x D .  In this world of so many genres of music, there are many kinds of music listeners as well. There are ones who just listen to music to cut out the external noise, some just to listen to music, some to live music, some to flex their grooving skills and some for so many other reasons. Similarly, for every other person, the idea of good music is different. For some, what matters is the tune, for some the lyrics, or how good the song fits into their own lives or the story it is trying to narrate. Like, for me, what matters the most is the story t...