Rony Patra

When he’s not busy watching old cricket matches and reaction videos on Youtube, or marvelling at how bad screenplays in Hindi cinema can get, this guy teaches English literature at a university in West Bengal, besides taking an interest in Indian cinema, popular culture and global media industries. Rony also reviews movies and shows for LetsOTT. He can be reached at rony@nakedtruth.in, on Twitter at @ronypatra, and on Instagram at @rony.writer.

Stories by Rony Patra
The Korean influence
Media 450

A new country to charm Indian cinema

Disney+ branding problem
Media 450

Disney+ has a branding problem outside India

Netflix hits a block
Media 450

Netflix’s dream run in streaming hits a wall

Digital Media Rights and IPL
Media 450

Digital holds the key in the IPL media rights auction

Modern Love and the Cities
Reel and Real

Modern Cities: Love

Pan-India films and cinema
Reel and Real

Can pan-India films save India’s cinemas?

Cinema is having a crisis
Reel and Real

Cinema is having an existential crisis

Nuance and the Indian Sports Drama
Reel and Real

The shades of the Indian sports drama

Surviving the Crooked City
Reel and Real

Surviving the Crooked City

Indian theatres and business on Christmas
Media 450

Indian theatres wait for a bountiful Christmas

Dhamaka and the Hustle Culture
Reel and Real

The Unravelling of Hustle Culture

KKR cricket empire
Media 450

The Knight Riders push for a global cricket empire

Saga and Safety
Media 450

The Halyna Hutchins saga forces a relook on safety

Netflix as a...video game publisher
Media 450

Netflix cracks its knuckles in the gaming world

Yash Raj Films and OTT
Media 450

Yash Raj Films aims for a splash in the digital...

The Wheel of Time GoT
Media 450

Can ‘The Wheel of Time’ give Amazon its GoT moment?

The Many Faces of Academia
Reel and Real

The Many Faces of Academia

Asian Korean dramas and OTT
Media 450

Asian content is having a renaissance on OTT

Reliance Entertainment SPAC
Media 450

Can Shibasish Sarkar lead Reliance Entertainment in a new direction?

India's short video apps look for boom
Media 450

India’s short-form video apps look for a boom

Film festivals and the hybrid future
Media 450

Can film festivals look at a ‘hybrid’ future?

Are cinemas bringing in festive cheer
Media 450

Are cinemas bringing in the festive cheer?

The rush to get back to office
Learning

The rush to get back to the office is here

Zee gets a lifeline
Media 450

Zee gets a lifeline against Invesco

BCCI and IPL rights
Media 450

BCCI gets ready to hawk IPL media rights

James Bond and Toxic Masculinity
Reel and Real

James Bond, Adam Groff, and On-screen Masculinities

Breaking the Friday habit
Reel and Real

We are now past the Friday habit

The Recasting of Stardom
Reel and Real

The Recasting of Stardom

OTT and the sub vs dub debate
Living

India’s OTT and the Sub-versus-Dub debate

9/11 attacks
Reel and Real

9/11 and the cinema thereafter

The storytelling kick of a phone call
Reel and Real

The Storytelling Kick of the Phone Call

Dil Chahta Hai and the Dreams
Reel and Real

‘Dil Chahta Hai’ and the Dreams of the Middle-Class

Mimi and the Single Mother in Hindi Cinema
Reel and Real

‘Mimi’ and the Single Mother in Hindi Cinema

Divorce and the role of PR
Reel and Real

‘America’s Sweethearts’, Divorce and PR in the Social Media Age

Jubilee hits and Stardom
Reel and Real

Jubilee Hits, Stardom and the Rise of OTT

The many shades of grief
Reel and Real

The Many Shades of Grief

The Perils of Idealising Motherhood
Reel and Real

Mare of Easttown and the Perils of Idealising Motherhood

Work from home and the pitfalls of class
Learning

Work from Home and the Pitfalls of Class

The celebration of the ordinary
Reel and Real

Covid-19 and the Celebration of the Ordinary

Are you ready for the marriage
Reel and Real

Are you ready for the marriage?

The slow walk of cinema to Indian villages
Reel and Real

The long but slow walk of cinema to Indian villages

Objects in the Mirror
Reel and Real

Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear

Fabulous Lives
Living

The Fascinating Lives of Hungry Onlookers

The demise of a screen idol
Reel and Real

The Demise of a Screen Idol

The Addiction of Speculation
Think

The Addiction of Speculation

Living with Big Brother
Reel and Real

Living with Big Brother

Work is Changing
Learning

Work is Changing

A tale of chases
Reel and Real

A tale of chases

The death of centrism
Think

The Death of Centrism

No country for feisty women
Living

No country for feisty women

OTT, massification and the lack of variety
Future

OTT, Massification and the Lack of Variety

The clash between house and home
Living

The clash between “house” and “home”

In a post-truth world, what is real anymore
Think

In a post-truth world, what is real anymore?

Connectivity is God, and we are all devotees
Living

Connectivity is God. We are all devotees

The lonely multiplex
Future

What ails the lonely multiplex

Online Learning has a problem with Inclusivity
Learning

Online learning has a problem with “inclusivity”

Socializing and social distancing
Living

Socializing and social distancing

Of pandemic and entitlement
Think

Of pandemic and entitlement

What it means to be a superhero
Think

What it means to be a superhero

Picnics and the art of littering
Living

Picnics and the art of littering

Can sportsmen be moral icons
Think

Can sportsmen be moral icons?

Daddy, should I fear my God
Think

Daddy, should I fear my God?

Reflections on cinema and the fringe
Living

Reflections on cinema and the fringe

Pop culture and the Teacher
Living

The unknown connection of a teacher with pop culture

The possible extinction of our digital memories
Future

The (possible) extinction of digital memories

Living in the Gangsterocracy
Living

Living in the Gangsterocracy

In our everyday lives, we all are spies
Think

In our everyday lives, we all are spies

Lights, Camera and the idea of home
Living

Lights, Camera and the idea of Home

Hello, listening hurts
Think

Hello, listening hurts

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