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Tanuja Chandra's rom-com Qarib Qarib Singlle is an unusual film with a single working woman protagonist in her mid-30s, something Bollywood needs to make more of.
Tanuja Chandra’s rom-com Qarib Qarib Singlle is an unusual film with a single working woman protagonist in her mid-30s, something Bollywood needs to make more of.
It was refreshing to watch Tanuja Chandra’s rom-com Qarib Qarib Singlle in the theatres this weekend. The movie follows the unusual protagonists Parvathy and Irfan Khan. After having watched some brilliant movies in Malayalam starring Parvathy where each time I had trouble recognizing her as she molds into her character as any good actor should, I was looking forward to her sojourn in Bollywood.
The movie starts with Parvathy’s character Jaya, who suffers from insomnia. She is a 35 year old widow, and a working woman who has a flourishing career as a senior level executive. The movie draws out her character and her relationships with her ‘friends’ who seem to tap into her being available for their errands whenever they need her.
The story is about Jaya meeting Yogi and a comedy of errors of a journey they undertake together.
It is quite brilliant to watch the characters of Yogi and Jaya when their own baggage and insecurities bump into what could be a fresh take on a modern romance, where the protagonists meet through a dating app. The dialogues with references to Latte, coffee shops and yoga doing roosters with an Irfan Khan’s comic timing come through as a laughter riot.
Irfan’s regular Joe and Parvathy’s polished urban executive personalities clash and make for an interesting storyline. The movie as a whole explores the idea of letting go for both the characters who are in their mid 30’s and looking for love.
Movies with working women protagonists are rare in Bollywood and I am personally glad that there are movies such as Qarib Qarib Singlle that are highlighting this dying breed of women, with the current percentage of working women in India at 27% only. There are some scenes which seem to have jumped from the storyline or at times strayed but as an audience I am willing to forgive that, as the movie as a whole is a rom-com which is different from the average sop that we are constantly fed in the name of entertainment.
Do catch this Parvathy and Irfan Khan light-hearted starrer in theatres.
Image source: is a screen grab from the movie Qarib Qarib Singlle
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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