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
Culture / Origins of the Islamisation of Hindi Cinema An essay on how the foundation for the Islamisation of Hindi cinema was laid as early as the 1930s beginning with the film, "Alam Ara." By Sandeep Balakrishna / 12 Apr 2021