Bollywood Raises Eyebrows With 'Sex And The City'-Style Rom-Com
India's smash hit Veere Di Wedding breaks lots of taboos — and is stirring up debate about its depiction of women.
Editor's note: This story includes frank descriptions of sexual matters depicted in the movie.
Before moving to India, I thought Bollywood was all demure, G-rated eyelash-fluttering. Boy meets girl, their families don't approve, but they get over it in the end — and everyone breaks out into synchronized dance moves.
So when I arrived in Mumbai last month to become NPR's India correspondent, I was surprised by the big box office hit: a "Sex-and-the-City" type Hindi-language comedy about four heroines who hook up, chain-smoke, drink until they vomit and
