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Sunday, November 2, 2025

PoV

Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Game on in Gujarat — Ahmedabad is building India’s new sports economy

The massive success of the IPL is a watershed moment in Indian sports. It proved that sports could be an incredibly profitable commercial venture. The glamour, the glitz, and the spectacle of it didn’t go unnoticed.

Age-gap romances are tricky in India. Here’s how Bollywood navigates them

Cheeni Kum challenged many conventions. It didn’t shy away from addressing concerns of a man in his sixties, from ‘keeping up’ with his much younger partner.

Jemimah Rodrigues shows real strength lies in vulnerability. It’s a powerful reminder

When an athlete or a cultural icon speaks openly about these challenges, it goes beyond personal healing; it becomes an act of public good, breaking stigma and inspiring others to seek help.

What people keep missing in the images of a fat, Dalit, independent photojournalist

We live in a society that freely promotes a certain kind of beauty standard and shames fat women as ‘undesirable’.

Over five decades, 300 films—Asrani outlasted noise of stardom through character acting

He was the bridge connecting the era of legendary actors like Bachchan and Khanna in the 70s, Govinda and Salman Khan in the 90s, and even later, in films like Malamaal Weekly and Dhamaal.

SoTY to Sunny Sanskari—Varun Dhawan is still searching for his Bollywood identity

Varun Dhawan's career graph draws our attention to Karan Johar, who is often hailed as Bollywood’s ultimate kingmaker.

Farrhana Bhatt is the queen of Bigg Boss 19. She won’t bend, break, or beg for validation

Her fearless, lone-wolf energy brings flashbacks of Bigg Boss legends like Sidharth Shukla and Gautam Gulati, both alphas who didn’t hesitate to take on the entire house.

Chunky Panday never achieved Bollywood stardom, just fleeting fame and some funny lines

His career is an example of how talent doesn’t always equate to long-term success. He tasted fame, lost it, found it elsewhere, and then returned to carve a niche in supporting roles.

Verdict is out on ‘Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle’—one of the most boring talk shows ever

Instead of bouncing off each other, hosts Kajol and Twinkle Khanna keep stepping on each other’s lines like two people fighting for the last word at a PTA meeting.

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan & fashion? Here are his 3 iconic styles

As SRK turns 60 today, we look back at some of his most iconic on-screen fashion moments that not only defined his characters but also became instantly recognisable elements of films.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.