12th Fail shows a Hindi-medium aspirant in the world of elite English-speaking competitors moulded for sarkari naukri—and the deep-seated biases that lay in between.
The ground-breaking character this year is Ammaji in Vishal Bharadwaj’s Khufiya. She is a smart inversion of the usual sanskari, satsang-going Bollywood mother.
The film conveniently glosses over the plight of doctors, offering the simplistic view that one vaccine solved all of the administrative problems India suffered during the Covid crisis.
The new trend of delivering pan-India success has been a one-way street, from south to north. And even that has come undone this year with Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer.
Unlike Mehta, Kanti of OMG 2 relies on Hindu scriptures to argue his point. He steers clear of religious debates and instead emphasises the significance of Sanatana Dharma.
RSS is expected to play a crucial role in picking PM Modi’s successor when the time comes but things will change if BJP doesn’t need it to win elections.
India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?
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