»Tandav s Male Gaze Paints Women as Manipulative Molls with No Real Power of Their Own
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Tandav s Male Gaze Paints Women as Manipulative Molls with No Real Power of Their Own
It is difficult to root for any of the female characters in Tandav, yet another web series that continues to propagate patriarchal perception towards women.
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One of the dominant images used to promote the web series Tandav was that of Saif Ali Khan in the centre of a funeral service, flanked by women who are key players in his character Samar Pratap’s personal and political life. His wife Ayesha (Sarah Jane Dias), fellow politicians Aditi Mishra (Shonali Nagrani) and Anuradha Kishore (Dimple Kapadia) – these women play prominent roles in the plot. So do student leader Sana Mir (Kritika Kamra), and journalist Garima Deswal (Neha Hinge).
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Anushka Sharma-Virat Kohli Make Public Appearance, Fans Celebrate SSR s Birth Anniversary
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli make first public appearance after birth of their daughter. Fans celebrated the birth anniversary of the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. These and more in today s entertainment wrap.
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Actress Anushka Sharma made her first public appearance along with cricketer husband Virat Kohli on Thursday since giving birth two weeks ago. They welcomed a daughter, their first child on January 11. Virat made the announcement on Twitter - mother and baby are both doing well, he wrote and signed off with a request for privacy.
Tandav Review: Dimple Kapadia, Saif Ali Khan s Web-Series Dances To A Facile Bollywood Beat
Tandav Review: Dimple Kapadia, Saif Ali Khan s Web-Series Dances To A Facile Bollywood Beat
Tandav Review: Saif Ali Khan is out of his depth here because the tale has no real sting. He is upstaged for the most part by Dimple Kapadia in the guise of a super-ambitious woman who challenges the son of a three-time Prime Minister on his own turf.
Tandav Review: Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia and others on a poster (courtesy ihimanshumehra)
Created by: Ali Abbas Zafar
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Zeeshan Ayyub, Sunil Grover
Tandav Review: Saif Ali Khan-Dimple Kapadia starrer is a mere extension of an average Bollywood film
Saif does not have anything new to bring to the table and is on most parts upstaged by Dimple Kapadia s stellar performance. Screengrab
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, Sunil, Kumud Mishra, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Anupp Sonii, Dino Morea, Sandhya Mridul, Kritika Kamra, Sarah-Jane Dia and more
Release: January 15
Ratings: 2/5
Given that we are the largest democracy in the world with a diverse population and that Indian politics per se can be a genre in films that can give any thriller a run for its money when explored beyond a mere battle of who is outsmarting whom to sit on the only chair at Raisina Hill, one of the most-anticipated releases this month, Ali Abbas Zafar s Tandav on Amazon Prime Video, headlined by an ensemble cast that includes Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Sun