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Vikrant Massey (@vikrantmassey) has been a steady presence on our screens this year. His Netflix show 'Musafir Cafe' puts him at the centre of a bittersweet love triangle. It’s also the first project co-produced by his new production house, Homemade Stories. “I knew we had a good show on our hands even before we started filming, because of the depth of Sharanya Rajgopal’s writing. I think we complemented each other as creative artists; both of us very strongly feel that less is more,” he says.
There’s also been the Rajkumar Hirani-produced 'Pritam and Pedro' on JioHotstar, where he plays a mysterious hoodie-clad hacker. Sometime in 2027, we’ll see him playing Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in the film 'White'; it’s been a year since Massey began trailing the spiritual guru, studying his mannerisms up close.
He recalls the time when as a 17-year-old he would shuttle between college, auditions, and classes at the Shiamak Davar Institute for the Performing Arts, before heading home to Andheri. But despite the initiation into dance, he’s not an actor known for running around trees and slow-mo flailing of arms in snowy landscapes or lip-syncing songs. He’s what you call a Serious Actor.
At the link in bio, @shallfall chats with Massey about dream roles and the one film that left a deeper mark than usual.
Editorial Direction: @meghamahindru
Photography: @vikasvasudev
Videography: @prasannak_19
Styling: @ruhani_s
Art Direction: @pooja.shah90
Set Design: @rheashetty @faffelina
Multimedia Designer: @_mehakjindal_
Visual Editor: @itisme_ria
Bookings: @niksmoses
Makeup: @shelkerohan
Hair: @vinitblunt786
Assistants: @marziatyeby(Styling), @davesh_mehta_photography (Photography)
Production: @ikp.insta @imran_khatri @radhikachemburkar @vishalbaniya_
Artist Reputation Management: @spicesocial
Decor: @jaipurrugs
On Vikrant: @uspoloassnindia
21 Oct 2026
In December 2024, Vikrant Massey (@vikrantmassey) announced he was quitting acting (the word “shocking” came up often in news reports). What was going on?
“Oh, I think it was, firstly, professional burnout. By the grace of God, I’d had two great years, first with ‘12th Fail’ (2023), and then with ‘Sector 36’ (2024) and ‘The Sabarmati Report’ (2024). I was literally living out of a suitcase. My wife [actor Sheetal Thakur] and I had our first child [Vardaan] around that time. I think by the time he was four months old I was already out of the house as I was busy with work commitments. It was mental exhaustion. It was emotional burnout. And most importantly, it was that desire to go home, because I did not spend a lot of time with my son," he says.
Looking back, he’s glad he took those seven months off. “And now I can talk about it, because it was around that time that I felt I also wanted to go beyond being recognised as an actor. My production house, Homemade Stories, was ideated upon at that time. I was preparing myself to go out there, read a lot of scripts, find the right partner to collaborate with. And here we are with ‘Musafir Cafe’.”
At the link in bio, @shallfall in conversation with the star about how creative breaks can spark new things.
Editorial Direction: @meghamahindru
Photography: @vikasvasudev
Videography: @prasannak_19
Styling: @ruhani_s
Art Direction: @pooja.shah90
Set Design: @rheashetty @faffelina
Multimedia Designer: @_mehakjindal_
Visual Editor: @itisme_ria
Bookings: @niksmoses
Makeup: @shelkerohan
Hair: @vinitblunt786
Assistants: @marziatyeby(Styling), @davesh_mehta_photography (Photography)
Production: @ikp.insta @imran_khatri @radhikachemburkar @vishalbaniya_
Artist Reputation Management: @spicesocial
Decor: @jaipurrugs
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21 Oct 2026
“If there’s one thing Rakhi Sawant (@rakhisawant2511) knows how to do better than the many things she’s attempted and very publicly flamed out at, it’s how to make news.
It’s been a busy year for Rakhi—and a confounding one for those of us who try to keep track of her. In 2026 alone, she’s had the internet in a perpetual frenzy with her sudden outbursts on ‘Bigg Boss Marathi’, running commentary on Govinda and Sunita Ahuja’s divorce, histrionics on Netflix’s ‘I-Popstar’ and flamboyance as a judge on ‘Battle Royale II’. In June, she confirmed her conversion to Islam, and in July, she became embroiled in a public feud with Kangana Ranaut on Instagram. In August, she wept emotionally on camera over her Pakistani fans. In September, on Samay Raina’s ‘India’s Got Latent’, where she once flung a chair on stage, she appeared again, this time unabashedly flirting with a guest.
The question that crops up most faithfully alongside Rakhi’s unique brand of imperiousness and chaos is this: ‘Is she for real?’ Over the years, she’s been branded a joke, a shameless self-promoter, a publicity hound, a notoriety seeker, a charlatan, a suspect, and a plaintiff many times over. That being said, it is undoubtedly a skill to always be standing at the centre of every room, whether you’re welcome in it or not. The easy explanation is that she is a fool who got fortunate. What I suspect might be closer to the truth is that she’s understood something about the country that the rest of us are only now beginning to discern…”
At the link in bio, @sonalikyun chats with Rakhi about who she really is.
Photography: Sarang Gupta (@saranggupta)
05 Nov 2026
It’s fitting that the day we interview singer-songwriter Maalavika Manoj (@maalavikamanoj), better known as Mali to her legions of fans, she is travelling. We meet at her Mumbai apartment just hours before she flies to her home city of Chennai to talk about ’Where Was I?’, her just-released second album, which she describes as a “10-track portrait of restlessness and return”.
Written between 2020 and 2025, when she moved “about six times” from Mumbai to Chennai and back to Mumbai with a detour in Austria, it “traces the emotional packing and unpacking that comes with never quite settling”. The inspiration might be distressing, but in Mali’s hands the record sounds almost comforting. Lyrics about toxic relationships come wrapped in lush 1970s- and ’80s-evoking pop-rock arrangements that bear her love for acts like Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, and The Carpenters.
If she was struggling internally, you couldn’t tell because her career has been thriving—2021 saw the release of her critically hailed debut album, Caution to the Wind; she began 2023 by taking the stage at the first edition of Lollapalooza India, and ended it by embarking on a nationwide tour. In 2024, she performed at SXSW in Sydney, had her single ‘Semi Automatic Butane’ played on a Fortnite radio station, and won Best India Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Last year, she opened for Ed Sheeran in Bengaluru just a few days after getting married.
At the link in bio, @amitgurbaxani chats with the 21-year-old Kerala-born, Chennai-raised Mumbai resident about the process of making the record, her definition of success, and where she finds herself now.
Photography: Aarish Bhathena (@aarishbhathena)
09 Nov 2026
We’ve had lasers, ultrasound, microneedling, and enough collagen talk to last a lifetime. The latest treatment vying for a spot on that ever-growing list is XERF (extended energy radio frequency), a Korean radiofrequency technology that promises firmer skin without needles or surgery. Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian) has called it her “new fave tightening laser”, while Priyanka Chopra Jonas (@priyankachopra) shared a video of herself undergoing the treatment in May 2026. Now, XERF has arrived in India, with sessions costing upwards of ₹1.5 lakh. But is its dual-frequency technology a meaningful advance in skin tightening or simply the next thing we’re being sold?
@shereegg30 gets into it at the link in bio.
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09 Nov 2026
What are the planets plotting for you this fortnight? Psychic Sheetal Dewan Kapur (@sheetaldkapur) helps you make sense of all the celestial alignments (or misalignments) with our latest biweekly horoscope.
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Artwork: Anjali Mehta (@anjalimehta92)
08 Nov 2026
A handbag may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name Cartier (@cartier), but the maison known for its jewellery and timepieces has been making bags on and off for over a century.
The newest addition to the maison’s bag line-up is the Clash de Cartier tote. Clean, minimal, and with no conspicuous logos, it’s punctuated by two gold-finish stud fastenings that wink to the Clash de Cartier jewellery collection. With the clasps closed, it’s a structured, polished tote, but turn the studs to open the sides and it takes on a slouchier, more relaxed shape. As Marlin Yuson, creative director of accessories and leather goods at Cartier, explains, the design takes its cues from the clean lines of an envelope.
At the link in bio, @chloechou13 on the bag with jewellery lineage.
08 Nov 2026
The end of the year, is a major sporting event if you really think about it: back-to-back Diwali soirées, winter weddings, and a full beat for NYE. You’ve nailed a foolproof makeup look for all of these, but the real test of endurance comes at 3 am, when you’re dying to hit the sack but locked in a standoff with waterproof mascara and wondering if it would hurt to sleep as it is just once (you can, but please don’t).
A hasty swipe of a makeup wipe won’t undo your eight-step makeup base, but double cleansing will. The only way to avoid waking up to a fresh crop of breakouts is a removal routine that’s thorough and kind to your skin barrier.
At the link in bio, @patsyanthonyy’s festive clean-up crew edit for this festive season.
07 Nov 2026
Six books made it to the 2026 Booker Prize shortlist. Anyone can win, but we have our faves.
There’s ‘The Disappearers’ by Marlon James (@marlonjameswriter), set in 1980s-90s Jamaica and revolving around a violent homophobic attack on a group of men trying to stage a play; Douglas Stuart’s (@douglas_stuart) ‘John of John’, about a father-son duo in the windblown Scottish isles; Rebecca Perry’s (@poorsasquatch) ‘May We Feed the King’, about a woman whose job involves recreating historical scenes in palaces and museum exhibits; Luke Kennard’s (@luukekennnard) ‘Black Bag’, about an unemployed actor who agrees to don a black bag and attend university as part of a psychological experiment conducted by a professor there; Elizabeth Strout’s (@lizstroutauthor) ‘The Things We Never Say’ about an elderly school teacher who suddenly finding himself unmoored after a new secret about his dear ones is revealed; and ‘The End of Everything’ by M John Harris (@m_john_harrison), a dystopian novel set in an Earth ravaged by some unspecified crisis and two people trying to navigate life in it.
There are two Booker Prize winners on the list (James and Stuart) and one author has been nominated thrice (Strout). At the link in bio, we weigh in on our hopes and predictions for the 2026 Booker Prize shortlist ahead of the winner announcement on November 9.
07 Nov 2026
They’re weird and at times low-key awful. Tbh, we love to hate them. But without them, no Diwali party would be complete. @santu.misra at the link in bio.
Artwork by Diya Paul (@diyapaulart)
06 Nov 2026
The Booker Prize winner is announced on November 9 this year, and as usual, readers are scrambling to get through titles before the winner is announced.
This year, though, the nominees are so different that we’ve made a quiz to help you decide which one you should read (irrespective of who wins). So whether you want to ugly cry, escape reality, or just have reason to pat yourself on the back for actually reading one of the shortlisted books, we’ve got the book for you. Link in bio.
06 Nov 2026
The season for dining out is upon us 😌✨
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There’s always a brand-new bar, a hot new chef, a splashy new dining spot, a pop-up to reserve, a sauce to taste, or, even at your usual place, an exciting new menu to try. Check Please, our monthly rundown of food news by @thatdoggonelady is just the kind of edit for those who may not eat out every night but love to be in the know.
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05 Nov 2026
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