Even before Emergency was announced 48 years ago, Bollywood captured the build-up of popular disquiet in movies like Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Mere Apne, Namak Haraam.
From lashing out at Om Raut for kissing Kriti Sanon on the cheek to targetting ‘anti-Hindu’ Saif Ali Khan, the criticisms surrounding Adipurush are rooted in sexism and Islamophobia.
Chalte Chalte’s Raj seems to be an obvious precursor to men who stalk and abuse their partners, like in Kabir Singh and the atrocities Luv Ranjan calls films.
Stand-up comedian Manjeet Sarkar's power-packed performance builds on his Dalit identity with a singular goal—to make his audience shift uncomfortably in their seats.
The outfits worn by Diljit Dosanjh, Ali Sethi and Raja Kumari were global yet personal, and independent of Western fashion expectations from the region.
Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.
Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
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