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Arth may have been based on Mahesh Bhatt’s life, but Jagjit Singh played a starring role

Samira Sood -
Jagjit Singh's haunting ghazals compel listeners to question the meaning of love, loss, life and identity.
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OP Nayyar’s music turned Howrah Bridge from a movie to a whole mood

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Madhubala and Ashok Kumar-starrer Howrah Bridge has music as a character.
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Anand Math is the anti-establishment film to watch and learn from

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Starring Geeta Bali, Bharat Bhushan and Ajit, the film shows the struggle behind rebellion and poses some uncomfortable questions.
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Shabana Azmi is what Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay thought of when he wrote Swami

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
The 1977 film is an excellent tribute to Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s book, which put the woman and her desires and angst in the forefront.
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Chashme Buddoor, aka Saeed Jaffrey, and the art of making a small role fill the screen

Samira Sood -
The 1981 rom com and buddy film starring Saeed Jaffrey shows you don’t have to be centre stage or mainstream to have an impact.
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1942: A Love Story — the swansong that brought R.D. Burman back to stay

Samira Sood -
Music company HMV had told Vidhu Vinod Chopra it wouldn’t pay if he signed R.D. Burman. Thankfully, he didn’t listen.
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M.S. Sathyu’s Garm Hava still speaks to a country wrestling with questions over citizenship

Samira Sood -
The story of a Muslim family in post-Partition India and the troubles they faced is a powerful call to humanity.
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Smita Patil’s portrayal of a flawed, messy actor in Bhumika is fascinating and powerful

Samira Sood -
Based on memoir of Marathi actor Hansa Wadkar, Smita Patil's Bhumika, a film by Shyam Benegal, is a brutal & unflinching look at the life of a female movie star in Bombay.
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C.I.D. — when Bollywood musical met noir in signature Dev Anand style

Samira Sood -
The 1956 classic also introduced one of Hindi cinema's most loved actors – Waheeda Rehman.
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Disco Dancer and the era of disco featuring Bappi Lahiri

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Bappi Lahiri’s iconic music electrified an entire generation and continues to inspire old-school disco diehards.
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The debates on the Adani stocks dealt briefly with the impact on stakeholders before the goalpost shifted to theories on the motives behind the Hindenburg report.
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Economy

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‘Need to see a decisive moderation in inflation’: RBI Governor on...

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While overall inflation is moderating, high and persistent core inflation remains a worry, as does the uncertain global growth & inflation environment, the governor said.

Defence

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China has spy balloons, India has aerostats. But IAF’s had mixed...

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After Kargil Review Committee's recommendation, air force purchased 2 aerostats worth over Rs 300 crore for surveillance in 2007. IAF favours AWACS for vigilance operations.

National Interest

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Market has won & now it’s for Adani to decide whether...

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If the political establishment responds to a situation like this as if it’s something that must only play out between a corporate & the market, it's coming of age of Indian capitalism.

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