Author - Nidhi Goyal

A poster of the movie Kaabil. The picture has a close-up of the actor Hrithik Roshan's face, he has a furrowed brow and each eye has the reflection of a lit candle in it. Below the photo, there is text in upper case that reads, 'Rakesh Roshan's Kaabil. Directed by Sanjay Gupta. Music by Rajesh Roshan.'

‘Kaabil’ isn’t perfect, but it does normalise disability in Indian cinema

If Bollywood is known for heroes who always win in the end, why should it be different if the hero is blind?

Under shiny disco lights, a man dressed in red holds the hand of a woman dressed in green. The woman is dancing with complete abandon, her head tipped back. Around them, indistinguishable figures dance.

The love story that wasn’t

He loved me. I didn't love him. But as far as other people were concerned, none of this mattered in the face of my disability.