Surbhi Gupta
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South Asia Editor @newlinesmag . Past: @ColumbiaJournMA , Features @IndianExpress , Print @ACJIndia . Delhi girl. SRKian. Viratian.
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"I will not buy jewelry from
#Tanishq
"
"Why beta?"
"Because they show a loving Muslim family and how caring they are towards their Hindu bahu. It goes against my bigotry and hate."
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Have accepted
#ShahRukhKhan
𓀠 wholeheartedly as an action hero. What a spectacle and totally paisa vasool! Please go and watch
#Pathaan
and have fun at the movies ✨
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Tickets booked, first day, last show
#Pathaan
. Can't wait to see Shah Rukh Khan on the big screen again.
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If you want to understand why
#RRRMovie
has created such a frenzy in the US, you have to read my piece. I went to watch it at
@MuseumModernArt
and spoke to many people. In India, however, the response to its success has been mixed. For
@newlinesmag
.
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I saw
#TheLegendofMaulaJatt
in New York City earlier this week -- one of the biggest and grandest Pakistani film ever to be made. Superb acting, direction, and production. Would not want to compare it with anything, Pakistani cinema is coming onto its own and we're here for it.
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We're four daughters in the family, and in the next 10 days all four of us will be in the US and Canada to pursue higher education. Our mothers made the leap three decades ago by being the first generation learners.
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Came across an old
@the_hindu
story on IIFA 2006 in Dubai, where superstar
#Mammootty
, one of the invitees, called out Bollywood on its very stage: "How can this be called International Indian Awards when the competition is only limited to Hindi films? 1/n
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What better way to start 2022 than listening to
@iamsrk
sing Kabhi Kabhi in full qawwal mode.
#SRK
#ShahRukhKhan
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SRK FOREVER. In solidarity ✊🏽
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🚨 🚨 Some personal news: I complete four years at my first job today at The Indian Express, and this is my last month at the newspaper. I am excited to announce my next move. I would be joining
@ColumbiaJournMA
this fall on a partial scholarship. See you all in New York City!
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I don't know about others, people have feelings about the
#Pathaan
songs, but my friends and I loved both. The theme is pretty dope too. We sang and danced our hearts out in the theater yesterday.
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Any
#Covid
patient in
#VasantKunj
who needs help with food or medicines or anything else, please let me know
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@BabaGlocal
Oh Shah Rukh Khan is immensely popular in some South American countries. Fatima Bhutto travelled to Peru and wrote about the craze of SRK and Bollywood in the book New Kings of the World. Maybe there would be similar fan clubs in Cuba.
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From the global hit Pasoori, Joyland, the first Pakistani film at Cannes, first Grammy won by
@arooj_aftab
, runaway success of
@MaulaJattMovie
, outings in Ms Marvel, The Crown -- Pakistani pop culture has had a global year. For
@newlinesmag
.
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Writers, reporters and journalists in
#SouthAsia
: Do you have interesting stories and essays related to arts, culture, food, history, heritage? Please write to me and send your pitches at sgupta
@newlinesmag
.com. Linking our
#India
stories here:
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I have been obsessed with Pakistani TV dramas for a decade now and I know many in India follow them too, if YouTube comments are any proof. But the fact that
#TereBin
has been trending in India every week speaks volumes about how politics cannot compete with culture.
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I complete three years at
@IndianExpress
today. Three years as a journalist. Have grown so much, learnt so much. Thank you all for being part of the journey.
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Utho Delhi girl, apna Kashmiri pheran nikalo, winter vibes set karne hain at jashn e rekhta 🥲
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I am living a life of exile in this profession to which I have given 27 years of my life:
@ravishndtv
, subject of the documentary
@WhileWeWatched
, talks to
@newlinesmag
about leaving NDTV, continuing his show on YouTube and India’s news media landscape.
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Apologies to Nayanthara fans, but
#Jawan
shows that Deepika Padukone is the Lady Superstar.
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Looking for writers from
#India
who write on culture and society, have have experience in long form journalism. Looking for well-written, researched, unique stories from the country. Stories should be rooted to the land and people you're writing about, state no bar.
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The great granddaughter of a postman in Daryaganj is a journalist today. She's doing the same thing, giving news to people and taking the legacy forward, grateful.
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Even many Indians aren't aware about what's happening in India's far eastern corner. The intense ethnic clashes in
#Manipur
are about more than a fight over tribal status. It is about nativist and majoritarian politics.
@makesyoucakes
for
@newlinesmag
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Two weeks after our story on 'India's Far on Fact Checking'
@newlinesmag
, New York Times does a similar story on Alt News and the rise of fake news and fact checkers in India. This is the NYT story: . You can read our story here:
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Have started watching the 1986 Doordarshan show
#Buniyaad
, where Haveliram's family, who lives in Bicchowali Gali, Lahore, are forced to migrate during the
#Partition
and eventually settle in Lajpat Nagar, Delhi. Really liking it but so heartbreaking.
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#Mammootty
𓃵 also suggested that the Hindi film industry should stand up to competition from the South filmbefore calling itself international.
I am so glad the audiences is giving a reality check to Bollywood in the 2020s. Better late than never! n/n
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Deep reportage about the "IELTS girls" in Punjab, an immigration trend not many know about even in
#India
. Men are marrying women with English-language skills who can get student visas and later invite them abroad on spouse visas.
@Ravleen_K
@newlinesmag
.
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Hello, looking to connect with Pakistani journalists and writers who write on history and heritage, or Pakistani historians interested to write a journalistic piece. This is a
#pitchcall
for
@newlinesmag
.
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@the_hindu
He further added, "Indian cinema is not just
#Bollywood
, and Hindi is not the only language. Why should our films be called South Indian cinema instead of being under the banner of Indian films?" 2/n
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Even after
#MeTooIndia
, no one cared to include even one woman in the delegation.
Had an extensive and fruitful interaction with a delegation from the film and entertainment industry.
The delegation spoke about the strides being made by the film and entertainment industry, and gave valuable inputs relating to GST for their sector.
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More than three decades after it was recorded, Pakistani legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s long lost album Chain of Light was released today posthumously. I guess I will be listening to this and crying myself to sleep tonight. Friday night plans sorted.
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Our Old Delhi series continues -- The last calligrapher of the historic Urdu Bazaar, Mohammad Ghalib, keeps the venerable art form of Kitabat alive even it means he's the only one. A beautiful story and photos by
@UbaidMajeed_
and
@DarshDawood_
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Tears did not stop after watching
@WhileWeWatched
. It wasn’t a story limited to
@ravishndtv
but of several journalists and newsrooms across India. It understood our pain, struggle and dilemma. It also made me miss my first home, the
@IndianExpress
newsroom.
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Repeat after me, India is a majority meat-eating nation.
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After 25 years of
#DilSe
, my only hope is that more (and woke) people understand that the film is not a love story; the characters signify the relationship of the union of India with the secessionist states. And this is me not intellectualizing it. Watch the film again.
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Tomorrow is the last day at my first job and I am coming to terms with the grief of leaving behind the work, my boss, teammates, daily schedule and the good and bad times that made the last four years. This goodbye has been the hardest, did not expect this.
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Today's dispatch
@newlinesmag
is from India --
@rayan_naqash
tells us why fact checking is political in India and how the climate of mis/disinformation was built in this country in the last 6-8 years that has also resulted in physical violence.
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Last year, I travelled to
#Kashmir
to write about the Wular Lake, Asia's second largest freshwater lake, and see what state it was in. The project was supported and published by
@pulitzercenter
, with photos by senior photojournalist Yawar Kabli.
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Spent the last few months editing this groundbreaking investigation on
#police
shootouts and possible fake encounters in Uttar Pradesh,
#India
.
@SauravDassss
spent months filing RTI apps and going through the docs to get us this story
@newlinesmag
.
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Since
#Manipur
has everyone's attention once again, would urge you all to read this comprehensive piece by
@makesyoucakes
to get a background on the conflict.
@newlinesmag
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Today's election results are unprecedented and historic for India given the amount of resources and power over state machinery Modi and BJP, with a servile media at its feet.
None of us are exaggerating when we say that today was a big, big day for India and its democracy.
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This is a call to all casting directors, producers and filmmakers in India to cast the brilliant Nox
@NakuulMehta
as a mafia guy and gangster in his next. It will be phenomenal. With best regards, a viewer and fan.
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Update: After working as an editorial fellow, earlier this month, I took on the role of South Asia Deputy Editor for
@newlinesmag
. With our focus on politics, culture and history, I am looking forward to build coverage from our region, which is full of rich and complex stories.
We’re expanding our remit to include world coverage, with a local focus. Editor in chief
@hxhassan
introduces our new team and walks you through
@newlinesmag
’s new direction
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Today was my last day
@IndianExpress
and it has been an incredible four years, full of learning and fun. I would terribly miss the newsroom, my team and my boss
@DevyaniOnial
. Wouldn't have reached here without her and the team. It was the best first job and team one can ask for.
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@gauravmunjal
Have doubts about your "credentials" tbh -- you've used popular historian
@UnamPillai
's photo for the fictitious Sagar. Thodi toh research kar lete?
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83 is not a film but a feeling. It's a moment I've grown up listening about it from my parents, and to finally see and feel it felt surreal. Thank you
@kabirkhankk
for making this film. I am grateful as an audience member for the experience
@83thefilm
@minimathur
@deepikapadukone
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It's positive, doston. Got a Rapid Antigen Test done at ILBS, Vasant Kunj. If anyone wants to understand the system there, they can ping me.
Ghar baithe baithe ho gaya yeh toh, with all precautions.
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I am happy to share that I have been named as a Li Global Fellow this year, which is in partnership with
@pulitzercenter
. I will head back home soon to report on climate change.
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Grateful to the
@swiggy_in
genie rider who had to wait for over half an hour to collect some meds for my masi and family, who are
#covid
positive, from CP and deliver them in Janakpuri. When I thanked him, he said "job hai ma'am, ghar chalana hai aise time mein".
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I saw Ali Sethi perform live last night and it was so beautiful, I want to cry. He was SO good despite being not well. Thank you Ali ❤️ He did a new version of Muddat Huyi Hai Yaar Ko Mehman Kiye Huye and he should really release that as a track. It was so beautiful.
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For the uninitiated,
@MaulaJattMovie
is the reboot of the 1979 cult classic and has some of the best actors in Pakistan, including Fawad Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Mahira Khan, Humaima Malik, Gohar Rasheed. Watch the trailer here and be in awe:
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“The Indian movie star is somewhere between human beings and god.” Had a lot of fun talking to
@anupamachopra
about all things Indian cinema, success of
#RRR
, SRK's
#Pathaan
, the pan India film, among other things for The Lede, a
@newlinesmag
podcast:
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Also its popularity indicates how deprived we, in South Asia at large, are deprived of good romance on screen. We have our language of romance, it's very subtle, it's not sexual, but the chemistry is uff. Hope filmmakers and TV producers realize this and write more.
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I joined
@newlinesmag
six months ago and since then have been working to build its coverage from South Asia -- a big responsibility and opportunity for a first-time editor from Delhi living in the Big Apple. We started with this piece on Salman Rushdie.
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Working on this piece was tougher than I thought and made me realize how little scholarship we’ve produced on
#wedding
culture in
#India
despite how central they are to our social life. This is an attempt. Give it a read.
@newlinesmag
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A white person lands in Delhi, that to South Delhi (disclaimer: I was born and raised there) and suddenly realized that its not the third world they were imagining it to be, so it is now culture for
@nytimes
. Meanwhile, we've been there, done that, next!!
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Shoaib Mansoor to come with another movie after Khuda Ke Liye and Bol.
@TheMahiraKhan
what an intense expression.
Love the intensity of this poster! I've heard amazing things about your performance
@TheMahiraKhan
can't wait!
#Verna
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As Modi addressed the UNGA, overseas Indians protest just a few blocks away.
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A very powerful, personal piece by
@iamsrk
in Outlook that he wrote back in 2013 is doing the rounds again. He writes about what its means to be Muslim in India and a post 9/11 world. It feels as if he wrote it today. I am a Khan, he reiterates.
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Our investigation from
#Manipur
conflict in
#India
, looking into the attacks faced by Meitei Christians, along with threats to convert them to Sanamahism, the Indigenous faith of their ancestors.
@makesyoucakes
and
@jeegujja
report for
@newlinesmag
.
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Looking for writers for
#Pakistan
,
#SriLanka
and
#Bangladesh
who write on politics and culture and have experience in long form journalism. Looking for well-written, researched, unique stories from the region.
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This also reminds me of a discussion a few of us have been having about Indian cinema -- is there any romantic hero in the present generation of Bollywood actors? No. Cannot associate any actor with romance, perhaps that's why we are still expecting the same from
#SRK
.
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They were not asking for skipping quarantine
@listenshahid
. All they asked was for hospitable, healthy facilities. If you'd have given, it'd have been the end of the story. Itni himmat hai toh go there for 2 mins, click photos, tweet, and prove them wrong. But we know you won't.
Sorry, I don’t care for personal attacks. 12K+7.4K passed Qrntne peacefully. In this case ex ministers, officers, journalists exerting pressure. Why? Please wait for -ve report & go home. Care for your family, at least
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Guy, in a room called Koffee at Khan Market on CH: "Guys we should do a GK1 vs GK2 room soon."
If this is not peak south Delhi, I don't know what is.
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Where I write about the two Oscar-nominated documentaries from
#India
-- All That Breathes and The Elephant Whisperers, and what this says about the space for documentary filmmaking in India. Please read and then watch these films!
@newlinesmag
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Sociology x Bollywood
@newlinesmag
.
I wrote about reel and real lives of Indian housewives and the films in the last decade have exposed their daily grind and have compelled us to understand the patriarchal structure our households.
Read, read!
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Here, I speak to singer-songwriter Ali Saffudin about his latest single Asaan Gindaan (it took him four year to release song), his musical journey and the protest art movement in
#Kashmir
. He is one of the most popular guys out there, and one of the best.
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Doston, can we please click on this link and subscribe to this channel? Let's support independent projects and creators.
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On a 4-hour train ride, watched
#Toofan
and
@FarOutAkhtar
owns the film and makes you want to invest time and emotions in the journey and transformations of Aziz Ali. Old tropes in new packaging, the film didn't feel stale and it felt good to like a Bollywood flick after ages!
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Fever, throat irritation, body ache, headache and fatigue -- seems like I've got it. Will get tested tomorrow. Meanwhile, moved to the room on the terrace to isolate. I haven't stepped out of my house for days, hence I'm amused. Hoping for the best.
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Since the mainstream India media is finally waking up to
#ArambaiTenggol
, I would like to plug a
@newlinesmag
investigation we'd done last month which looked into their politics and allegations of attacks against Meitei Christians.
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ICYMI, we're publishing some really important investigations
@newlinesmag
. Today we looks at how the American war devastated Afghanistan in ways that cannot be remedied;
@lynzybilling
investigates how the land, water, and air pollution sickened its locals.
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My Pakistani friends in New York have legit organized a hate watch party for Mission Majnu
@NetflixIndia
. I don't know if this says the film is getting popular or not. I was more appalled and they are more excited.
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More chapters on the
#Mughal
history have been removed from school textbooks in
#India
. Just last month,
@newlinesmag
had published a piece by
@seemay
on the repercussions of doing such a thing, taking lessons from our South Asian neighbors.
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Absolutely loved this conversation between
@riadaaa
and
@BShrayana
on the aspirations of young Indian women, how they negotiate with patriarchy in everyday life, and why they love Shah Rukh Khan
@newlinesmag
's new podcast Wider Angle.
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Interesting how I am at Columbia Journalism School and I don't have time to read the news. Still settling in and waiting for a routine to be set. Taking it one day at a time, J-School is intense and hectic. But I am happy and surprised that the transition hasn't been that tough.
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In the last decade, we've had a number of
#Bollywood
movies that expose the daily grind of Indian housewives and start a conversation about the patriarchal structure our households.
I write about the real and reel lives of Indian housewives
@newlinesmag
.
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