Insight / A.R. Rahman Removes his Facade: The Real Picture is Hideous Commentary on the recent interview of A.R. Rahman in which he revealed himself as an ingrate and a toxic communalist By Sandeep Balakrishna / 21 Jan 2026
Insight / Decoding Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam: Where Brahmin-Bashing and Love Jehad Team up A deeply scholarly analysis of how the 1999 Hindi film, "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" subtly promotes Love Jehad by using Brahmin-bashing as one of its premises. Also included is a detailed critique of the superhit song, "chand chupa badal mein." By Sandeep Balakrishna / 10 May 2021
Insight / How Sufi Music was Used to Islamise Hindi Cinema Tracing the history of the use of Sufi music to Islamise Hindi cinema in a systematic fashion. By Sandeep Balakrishna / 27 Apr 2021
