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WeCrashed, The Dropout, SuperPumped—3 OTT series show there’s a lot of con in the unicorn game

Rama Lakshmi - 3 July, 2022

Gayathri and Pushkar — Duo behind Suzhal-The Vortex, the Indian thriller going global

Not Russia, a point-less Wimbledon 2022 affects young tennis players most

Amitabh Bachchan was a comic book Superman 40 years ago. In a tight, pink costume

Code M to Test Case—Ekta Kapoor gets it right on women in Army

Tina Das - 25 June, 2022

The Navy will use Agnipath to recruit women as sailors. But there is a visible gap on our screens too – women are usually missing from shows on Indian military.

Partition, SRK, hijab—why Indians and Americans must watch Pakistani Ms. Marvel

Tina Das - 23 June, 2022

Muslim families have no voice in most Hollywood series, but Ms. Marvel breaks that wall. There’s Eid, 'Jalebi Baby', SRK fandom and even Partition.

Lagaan showed nationalism without hate 21 years ago. It has a lesson for Bollywood now

Shubhangi Misra - 20 June, 2022

Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Lagaan strikes a chord for every Indian — whether you love cricket or not.

Women politicians in Indian cinema emerged with Indira Gandhi. Now they’re just placeholders

Zoya Bhatti - 19 June, 2022

OTT content like Dasvi or Panchayat 2 may have women leads. But their rise to power is often inorganic—the disturbing trend mirrors India's widening gender gap.

Ittu Si Baat to 83—cricket films haven’t knocked it out of the park. They need a fresh ‘spin’

Raghav Bikhchandani - 18 June, 2022

Going by what we have been served so far, the upcoming Chakda ‘Xpress, Mr and Mrs Mahi and Shabaash Mithu don't seem promising.

Punjabi music more about love and lehengas, less about guns. Check out YouTube data

Nikhil Rampal - 11 June, 2022

From Gurdas Mann to Guru Randhawa, Punjabi music has come a long way—but guns have never emerged as a top theme.

Pushpa to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2—Covid altered Indians’ entertainment buds, masala movies are back

Unnati Sharma - 6 June, 2022

RRR, KGF 2, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 are breaking box office records. But films with a social message like Anek are struggling to meet budget costs.

Young women to grandmothers, why everyone is watching ‘Anupama’, forget the hiccups

Yashika Singla - 5 June, 2022

Anupama on StarPlus has become one of the highest-rated Hindi shows in recent times and has nearly 600 episodes.

Aamir Khan was the OG method actor. Problem started when he turned to comedy

Nidhima Taneja - 2 June, 2022

From 'PK', '3 Idiots', 'Dhoom 3' and now 'Laal Singh Chaddha', Aamir Khan's formulaic theatrics seem to have taken center stage in his performances.

Don’t single out Punjab for gun violence. Data tells a different story

Nikhil Rampal - 2 June, 2022

Pegged to the population, Punjab has low incidents of crimes reported under arms and explosives related matters.

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ThePrint Team - 28 May, 2021

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India has interests on both sides of US-China divide. Cold War holds clues for path ahead

Lt General Prakash Menon - 5 July, 2022

India’s strategic balance is weighted towards the West and its economic balance is towards China. But it needs more to build a multipolar world order.

What India—Hindus and Muslims—missed in Supreme Court’s ‘lecture’ on Nupur Sharma

5 July, 2022

‘To live is to kill’ — a Malabar pit viper and gliding frog affirm nature’s basic law

5 July, 2022

Economy

Keep calm and carry on: Unlike wheat, rice isn’t hot yet

Sayantan Bera - 4 July, 2022

The world is worried that India might restrict exports of rice after wheat, pushing prices higher and worsening global food security.

PoV

WeCrashed, The Dropout, SuperPumped—3 OTT series show there’s a lot of con in the unicorn game

Gayathri and Pushkar — Duo behind Suzhal-The Vortex, the Indian thriller going global

Not Russia, a point-less Wimbledon 2022 affects young tennis players most

Amitabh Bachchan was a comic book Superman 40 years ago. In a tight, pink costume

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

Opinion

India has interests on both sides of US-China divide. Cold War holds clues for path ahead

What India—Hindus and Muslims—missed in Supreme Court’s ‘lecture’ on Nupur Sharma

‘To live is to kill’ — a Malabar pit viper and gliding frog affirm nature’s basic law

Economy

Keep calm and carry on: Unlike wheat, rice isn’t hot yet

Defence

India’s Eastern Seaboard gets its first naval air squadron INAS 324

National Interest

Moral, political & ideological questions on Maharashtra: 1st is simplest to answer, 3rd trickiest

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