Shobhaa De – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: <i>Kaala Chashma</i> Totally Wasted And So Is Katrina

Opinion: Kaala Chashma Totally Wasted And So Is Katrina

Shobhaa De | Saturday September 10, 2016

Why waste a fantastic dance track like Kaala Chashma on a credit roll? The promise of the song led one to believe the rest of the movie would be equally hot. Unfortunately, it was as thanda as a kulfi.

Opinion: Mahesh Sharma, Save Your Advice For How Indian Men Should Act

Shobhaa De | Tuesday August 30, 2016

Respect for a woman does not depend on the length of her skirt.

Opinion: Karan Johar Gets Naked With Such Delicious Ease

Shobhaa De | Tuesday July 05, 2016

Stopping just short of doing the full monty, Karan still manages to expose enough to have fans salivating with each post.

Opinion: <i>Udti</i> Alia: Just 10 Films, But What A Body Of Work

Opinion: Udti Alia: Just 10 Films, But What A Body Of Work

Shobhaa De | Monday June 27, 2016

At 23, she already possesses what the film industry loves referring to as ''an impressive body of work." Most actors have to hit 60 before they can talk about their "body of work".

Opinion: Dear Raghu Rajan, Many Fully Indian Minds Want You

Shobhaa De | Wednesday June 08, 2016

Raghuram Rajan may not need the job...he may not need India. But India sure as hell needs him. We can hardly afford to lose the man. If we do, the cruel joke would then be on us.

Opinion: <i>Munni Badnaam Hui</i>, Chandigarh? Mini-Skirts, Discos To Blame

Opinion: Munni Badnaam Hui, Chandigarh? Mini-Skirts, Discos To Blame

Shobhaa De | Wednesday April 20, 2016

I think the skirt length must be a minimum of 36 inches from the waist to be declared safe. Better still, why not ban skirts altogether?

Opinion: Dear Team Kate Middleton, She's In India, Not Abu Dhabi

Shobhaa De | Tuesday April 12, 2016

Fashion hawks scrutinised, deconstructed and dissected each royal frock, like the future of whats left of the empire, depended on the length of her hemline, or the fit of her carefully selected outfits.

Opinion: No, Hema, Pratyusha Was Not A Loser

Shobhaa De | Wednesday April 06, 2016

Pratyusha was thrown into a life nobody had prepared her for. And she made the most of the opportunities that came her way.

Opinion: Virat's Defense Of Anushka Makes Him Ex Of The Decade

Shobhaa De | Monday March 28, 2016

Never before has an ex stood up for his lady love with a show of such gallantry and basic decency, more than anything else.

Opinion: Kapoor & Sons: Rishi Kapoor Isn't The Only Scene-Stealer

Shobhaa De | Monday March 28, 2016

I had paid for a chocolate eclair. What I got instead was a bitter almond. Am I complaining? Nope. I'm saying "Bravo!"

Opinion: Anushka Who? Virat Kohli's PDA With Sachin Floors Us

Shobhaa De | Tuesday March 22, 2016

All he needs now is a cape to make it official. Virat Kohli is Superman.

Opinion: Dear RSS, Hold Onto Your Khaki Shorts

Shobhaa De | Monday March 14, 2016

Khaki knickers are a pretty cool statement - they say a lot about the wearer...the organisation

Opinion: Aamir Goes From Hero No. 1 to Villain No. 1

Shobhaa De | Wednesday November 25, 2015

A snatch of bedroom conversation which got out inadvertently, that too, in a packed ball room - and then all hell broke loose.

Opinion: Dear Government, Hands Off My Porn

Shobhaa De | Tuesday August 04, 2015

In a country where an alleged rapist (Asaram) appears in textbooks as a saint, along with some of India's most prominent philosophers and thinkers, the government's efforts to curtail basic freedoms, seem almost perverse.

Opinion: 'Baahubali': Racist, Sexist and Utterly Unmissable

Shobhaa De | Thursday July 23, 2015

Prabhas and Rana Daggubati are far more attractive than some of the overpaid Bollywood wimps we watch in mediocre films.

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