I couldn’t agree more with Gursimran Khamba: the Punjabi film industry isn’t growing because of Gippy Grewal. He keeps making solo‑led, family‑friendly movies using the same actors in the same kinds of roles and almost every film is written by Gippy himself which honestly doesn’t even seem possible.
Some people are calling me anti-Punjabi or assuming I must be from another state, just because I’m not defending those comments. That completely misses the point.
Yes, Bollywood has stereotyped Punjabis and Sikhs for decades, often reducing us to comic relief, funny accents and exaggerated characters. That was wrong. But using that history to excuse a slur against another community is just whataboutism. Two wrongs don’t make one right.
And denying that it was a slur doesn’t change what was said or how it was meant. We can acknowledge the discrimination Punjabis have faced while also calling out discrimination when it comes from our own community. Criticism isn’t hatred, and accountability isn’t betrayal.
Some people are calling me anti-Punjabi or assuming I must be from another state, just because I’m not defending those comments. That completely misses the point.
Yes, Bollywood has stereotyped Punjabis and Sikhs for decades, often reducing us to comic relief, funny accents and exaggerated characters. That was wrong. But using that history to excuse a slur against another community is just whataboutism. Two wrongs don’t make one right.
And denying that it was a slur doesn’t change what was said or how it was meant. We can acknowledge the discrimination Punjabis have faced while also calling out discrimination when it comes from our own community. Criticism isn’t hatred and accountability isn’t betrayal.
I watched yesterday’s episode of India’s Got Latent and honestly, I felt uncomfortable hearing this guy make such demeaning comments about people from other states.
What bothers me even more is seeing people celebrate those comments just because he’s Punjabi. There’s a lot to be proud of in Punjabi culture our warmth, humour, resilience, music, food and history. But putting people from other regions down or acting like Punjabis are somehow better isn’t pride. It’s just arrogance.
I also understand that clips from the episode may lead to people stereotyping or attacking Punjabis online and that isn’t fair either. One person’s comments don’t represent an entire community and nobody deserves harassment because of where they’re from. But defending those remarks just because the person is “one of us” only makes things worse. If we don’t want Punjabis to be stereotyped, we should also stop insulting people from other states.
There’s a difference between making jokes and punching down. Regional humour can be funny when everyone is included, but it crosses a line when it’s based on disrespect and makes one group seem more educated, successful or valuable than another.
I’m not ashamed to be Punjabi. I’m ashamed of that attitude and of the people proudly defending it instead of admitting that it was disrespectful. Being confident in your identity shouldn’t require putting anyone else down.
P.s few people are going to categorize this in ragebait or something but I guess they can’t come out of their shallow bubble as usual?
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anyone else had an agent quietly rack up a insane bill before you noticed?
had one get stuck in a retry loop last month, dashboard just showed “high activity” the whole time. no alert, no red flag, just… more tokens. by the time someone noticed it had burned through way more calls than it should’ve
feels like most monitoring is built for “is it running” not “is it behaving normally.” how are you all catching this stuff budget caps, anomaly detection, or just eyeballing it?
I don’t even know where to start, but these Nimma Nasima stories BJay keeps making up are honestly hilarious. Every other Instagram reel is a completely new version. Is this some kind of PR stunt? Because he can’t even keep his own narrative consistent. Nothing he says connects,it just sounds fake and ridiculous. I am so exhausted please try to come out of comedy/love stories in Pollywood.
This is exactly what makes the whole thing so frustrating. She could’ve just disagreed with Anandiben Patel without turning it into ‘women are naturally meant to nurture/cook/mother’ again. That kind of thinking is the problem in the first place, because it reduces women to one role instead of letting them choose their own path. Speak for yourself kangna.
When will people boycott her completely? This is exactly what makes the whole thing so frustrating. She could’ve just disagreed with Anandiben Patel without turning it into ‘women are naturally meant to nurture/cook/mother’ again. That kind of thinking is the problem in the first place, because it reduces women to one role instead of letting them choose their own path.
I know she’s often cringe, but isn’t it double standards to insult someone else when you can’t take the same kind of comments? She’s facing backlash for a ‘travel comedy’ reel shot in China where she makes offensive remarks about COVID-19, local food, and construction.
I was listening on shuffle and My World 2 by Raman Lakhesar came on and honestly, the first minute felt really full of misogynistic garbage.
I’m not trying to single out one artist just for attention, but it’s frustrating how often this kind of stuff gets normalized in songs. Why are people still supporting tracks that are disrespectful toward women just because they sound catchy or have “attitude”?
At some point, can we stop pretending this is harmless? The more these songs get streamed, shared and hyped up, the more this behavior gets treated like it’s acceptable.
I’m genuinely asking: do people actually enjoy this kind of lyricism, or is everyone just ignoring it because the beat is good? And do you think this ever changes, or is this just what the industry is now?
Someone on Instagram said that if a movie gets banned and you have to watch it through torrents, Telegram, or other unofficial sites, it’s probably based on real events. And if the government is supporting or promoting it, encouraging people to watch it in theaters, or if random accounts are constantly posting about its success, then it’s likely propaganda. That’s how I see it too, and I couldn’t agree more. Credits: @peter_paarkar2.0
Ardaas felt deeply patriarchal to me because the film keeps framing respect for elders as more important than doing what is morally right. What bothered me most was how the husband stayed silent even in the hospital, when a simple boundary could have protected his wife from his mother’s interference. Instead of challenging the control and coercion in the family, the story treats that silence as normalwhich makes the tragedy feel both avoidable and unfair. That silence is one of the most frustrating parts of the story. The husband had the social position to draw a boundary, but the film has him stay passive, which makes the tragedy feel avoidable and also makes him complicit. That choice says a lot about the film’s worldview: it treats male hesitation as understandable and female suffering as inevitable. Instead of holding the husband accountable for not protecting his wife, it funnels the emotional burden back onto family duty, respect and fate.
No it’s not raigebait and it’s being hard for me to ignore real issues under this blanket. I have used some screenshots that I already posted in replies in my previous post but this is only for reference/context.
Punjab’s Gen Z feels strangely out of sync. While the world is talking about mental health, equality, and bigger global issues, a lot of youth here are busy reacting to “woke culture” like it’s a threat without even understanding it.
Meanwhile, body shaming, slut shaming, divorce shaming, and rigid patriarchal norms are still very normal and most men don’t even question it. That’s the real issue being ignored.
It’s not about blindly accepting every new idea, but rejecting everything in the name of “tradition” just keeps the mindset decades behind. You can value culture and still evolve.
The problem isn’t disagreement it’s the lack of awareness and willingness to grow while the rest of the world already has.
This guy who couldn’t tell difference between seen/scene and crying about girls not wanting to hookup with him is what we normalize in 2026? This doesn’t bother anyone? “Kudi mil jandi” “de kar raji ni c” what is this language? He has standards where he can pick and disrespect? Are we this low?
My friend Tia lives with her boyfriend Max in Canada. Max lives in a 2-bedroom house with his brother Sam and Sam’s girlfriend, Nisha, although they never really admit she’s his girlfriend. At first, Nisha was introduced as a cousin, then later as a college friend. But she and Sam share a room, and from the beginning that already felt strange because they’re both grown adults.
Later, Tia noticed more things that made the situation feel even more suspicious. Nisha and Sam seemed very close, she acted possessive, had love bites, and was always clingy around him. What made it even more confusing was that Sam is actually married and has a daughter back home, and Nisha knows that.
At one point, Tia went into their room and noticed there were two beds with a small gap between them, which made her stop worrying for a bit. But then another day, after Tia had been hanging out with them, Nisha immediately locked the room behind her after Tia left, and that really freaked her out.
Tia told Max about it, and he said he had been thinking the same thing but had never confronted them. What bothers Tia even more is that she feels Max may have known about this from the beginning but never told her, and he still seems to always favor Sam and Nisha over her. He also warned Tia to be careful, because they might turn against her, which eventually did happen. Even though nobody ever had a direct fight, the vibe between them changed.
Recently, Nisha started a new job with long hours, and Tia was helping by making dinner and packing lunch for Sam. One week, everything seemed normal. But the next week, Nisha started acting weird with her work schedule, and then one day Sam told Tia not to cook because Nisha was going to do it when she got home after being awake for basically 24–26 hours straight.
Tia felt really uncomfortable, especially because nobody told her earlier, and she thought the whole thing sounded like Nisha was being insecure and trying to cook for Sam herself. When Tia brought it up to Max, he seemed to favour Nisha in that conversation and snapped at Tia, saying she was imagining Nisha being insecure and needed to give her a break.
Now Tia feels confused. She doesn’t know if she’s reading too much into it or if the whole situation really is off.
Would you be suspicious too, or is Tia overthinking this?
I am tired of teens calling it ragebait everytime I ask questions.
This has been annoying for a while why does Gulab Sidhu keep bringing up Sidhu Moosewala’s death in such a weird and uncomfortable way?
It doesn’t even come across as respect anymore. It feels repetitive, forced, and honestly kind of clout-chasing. The way he phrases things or brings it up just feels off, like he’s trying too hard to attach himself to the situation.
Everyone knows of Sidhu Moosewala, but constantly circling back to his death and making these odd comments isn’t it. At some point it stops feeling like tribute and just becomes uncomfortable to watch.
I can’t be the only one noticing this. Does anyone else find it weird or is it just me? This whole nail cutting scenario was just so disgusting to hear.
Your brain literally rewires itself based on what you repeat. Thoughts, habits, reactions all of it.
So if you keep reinforcing the same patterns (even negative ones), you’re basically training your brain to stay that way.
Kind of makes “this is just who I am” feel less real and more… practiced.
Anyone here actually tried to consciously rewire a habit or mindset?