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Aarti Jhurani

Aarti Jhurani

Journalist
Abu Dhabi
Aarti is a full-time sub-editor and part-time Bollywood enthusiast. She started her career at Cosmopolitan India, and has written for several titles since, including Khaleej Times, Vogue, Marie Claire, Grazia, Women's Health and Harper’s Bazaar.
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Dulqer Salman, Mithila Palkar and Irrfan Khan in Karwaan
Karwaan: A road-trip film that leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling

This life-changing journey focuses on three characters who are brought together by death

FilmAugust 02, 2018
Aarti Jhurani
Mithila Palkar and Irrfan Khan in ‘Karwaan’, which draws humour from a shocking scenario Kamal Photography
Karwaan: a Bollywood comedy that is dead funny

We speak to the cast and crew of new movie ‘Karwaan’, a road-trip film that draws its humour and premise from a rather unusual, macabre situation

FilmAugust 02, 2018
Aarti Jhurani
Dulquer Salmaan plays a geeky IT guy in Karwaan
Akarsh, Dulquer and Mithila share five secrets from the set of 'Karwaan'

Director Akarsh Khurana and actors Dulquer Salmaan and Mithila Palkar let us in on some secrets

FilmAugust 02, 2018
Aarti Jhurani
Mithila Palkar and Irrfan Khan in ‘Karwaan’, which draws humour from a shocking scenario Kamal Photography
‘Irrfan loved Kerala’ says Karwaan director Akarsh Khurana

But having Mammootty's son Salmaan on set meant crowds of thousands turned up on location while they were shooting in the South Indian state: 'it was like the last scene of Lagaan'

FilmJuly 31, 2018
Aarti Jhurani
Ishaan Khattar and Janhvi Kapoor in Dhadak 2018. Courstey: IMDb
Dhadak makes a gritty story glossy, which was a bad decision

Janhvi Kapoor's much-hyped Bollywood adaptation just doesn't leave you feeling like you've been kicked in the gut

FilmJuly 22, 2018
Aarti Jhurani
Huda Kattan's new reality show debuted on June 13. Huda Kattan
First look: Huda Boss may not be “real”, but it's still entertaining

Just like any other reality show, this family-business drama may not strictly be 100 per cent accurate, but it's still entertaining

CommentJune 13, 2018
Aarti Jhurani
Sridevi's stepson Arjun Kapoor, with Sonam Kapoor and her father Anil Kapoor, who is Boney Kapoor's brother. See our family tree to connect the dots with this famous Bollywood family. Getty Images
Sridevi: A who's-who of the famous Kapoor family

Here is a family tree of the tight-knit clan considered Bollywood royalty that Sridevi married into

FilmFebruary 28, 2018
Aarti Jhurani
AR Rahman. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
A R Rahman Live proves to be an unforgettable evening

Also performing on the stage was an ensemble of popular singers including Neeti Mohan, Benny Dayal, Javed Ali, Harshdeep Kaur, Haricharan, Jonita Gandhi and Armaan Malik

MusicJanuary 27, 2018
Aarti Jhurani
In Padmaavat, Ranveer Singh’s Khilji is a man who has two great passions in life – power and the wish to own everything that is 'naayab' (beautiful and unique). Courtesy Viacom 18
Film review: Padmaavat

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s controversial new film is an ode to Rajput bravery that doesn't deserve the outcry it has seen off screen

FilmJanuary 25, 2018
Aarti Jhurani
Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in the song "Dil Diyan Gallan" for the movie Tiger Zinda Hai. Courtesy Yash Raj Films
Film review: Tiger Zinda Hai

2017 saw a number of Bollywood blockbuster flops, but Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif end the year on a high note

FilmDecember 22, 2017
Aarti Jhurani
Deepika Padukone in Padmavat.
Watch: Official trailer for Padmavati released

In true Bhansali fashion, the sets are grand, the cinematography beautiful, and no expense seems to have been spared on costumes. The first trailer of Padmavati offers hope of a big finish for Bollywood this year

FilmOctober 09, 2017
Aarti Jhurani
Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh published by Mariner Books. Courtesy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
My Favourite Reads: Aarti Jhurani

My taste in books tends to be a bit extreme. Some days I obsessively read stories set during the Indian independence movement and the subsequent partition, and on others, I like to escape to a world where everything is picture perfect Aarti Jhurani is a sub-editor for The National

BooksSeptember 17, 2017
Aarti Jhurani
The Fenty Beauty stand at Sephora at The Galleria Mall, Abu Dhabi
Tried and tested: Fenty Beauty by Rihanna

Some of the highlights from the new Fenty Beauty range

FashionSeptember 10, 2017
Aarti Jhurani
The Fenty Beauty stand at Sephora at The Galleria Mall, Abu Dhabi
Tried and tested: Fenty Beauty by Rihanna

Some of the highlights from the new Fenty Beauty range

FashionSeptember 10, 2017
Aarti Jhurani
The sun sets behind a palm tree along the Corniche across from Mina Zayed in Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
‘People can live a lonely existence anywhere’

Freya Jaffar, founder of Abu Dhabi Q&A, on tips to combat loneliness

WellbeingAugust 20, 2017
Aarti Jhurani
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