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Flix FlashbackIn the 2016 film, the director of 'The Great Indian Kitchen' showed how the world discriminates against girls and women through a female perspective.CrisWhen Achu shakes her legs, sings songs loudly, whistles in the house, she hears the same four words from her mother – pennkuttykal athu cheyaan paadilla – Girls shouldn’t do this. Achu, poor thing, 10 or 11 years old, stops shaking her legs, singing and whistling; and murmurs without comprehending, “Can’t do that either!” The long minutes of the title credits of 2 Pennkuttikal – Two Girls – a film made by Jeo Baby in 2016, chronicle these movements of Achu’s life, hindered and paused without explanation. Jeo Baby, the man who grew famous within hours of The Great Indian Kitchen, his newest film, releasing online, appears to be a master of telling stories of male privilege through the eyes of women. In this case, two young girls. The...

EntertainmentShe will act opposite Joju George in the film, directed by Zanfeer K.Digital NativeRemya Nambeesan is upbeat about her role in the upcoming film Peace. According to the actor, she plays a cold-hearted delivery person in it. In an interview to the Times of India, Remya said, “I haven’t done a lot of such roles and it’s after a long time, probably after Left Right Left in 2013, that I am playing a character with dark shades again. I don’t have many combinations with the other cast members of the movie, and my scenes were shot in the last schedule of the film, which has a rooted-to-reality story and a vibrant script.” Sharing screen space with Remya in Peace is Joju George. Incidentally, the two had worked together in Virus which went on to become a big hit. Peace, directed by Zanfeer K, features Asha Sharath, Aditi Ravi,...