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Long before India’s #MeToo, Pati Patni Aur Woh thought workplace harassment was funny

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B.R. Chopra film’s overarching philosophy remains ‘men will be men’.
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Superstar Dilip Kumar was the ‘Thug of Hindostan’ in 1968 hit film Sunghursh

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If you are expecting a bandit-genre movie, Harnam Singh Rawail’s ‘Sunghursh’ is not it.
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Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam took on adultery way before Supreme Court did

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Abrar Alvi’s 1962 film Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam made way for a fearless and gutsy Meena Kumari.
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Yash Chopra’s Waqt was the dazzling Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham of its time

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Yash Chopra’s Waqt had it all: Family, love triangles, multiple stars, hit music and a courtroom.
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Ankhen, India’s first big spy film had a Doctor, Madam, Captain, and of course, Lily

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Ramanand Sagar's Ankhen was released in 1968, the year India’s spy agency RAW was formed.
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Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi was a 1966 film, but it speaks to the crisis in journalism today

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The film is based on the relationship between an editor and a proprietor, and is a love-triangle melodrama set around the newsroom.
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Narendra Modi’s gutter remark makes one want to watch ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ again

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The tragedy of India is that almost four decades later, we are still living inside that last iconic shot of the film.
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Amar Akbar Anthony is the perfect thematic prequel to Mulk

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Rishi Kapoor’s Murad in Mulk is a four-decade-old version of the Akbar that he played in the 1977 multi-starrer minus the lightness.
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Jeevan Mrityu is the movie to see as India amends corruption act to protect civil servants

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Jeevan Mrityu serves as a standard for cinema that strives to point out the disease of dishonesty. Four years after the UPA government was toppled over...
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As we celebrate Kargil victory, ‘Hindustan Ki Kasam’ reminds us not to caricature Pakistan

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The film maintains a respectful dignity toward the enemy, a sentiment that is relevant in these hyper-nationalistic times.
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A still from Laal Singh Chaddha starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan

Why Laal Singh Chaddha is not a Forrest Gump remake. It’s just another Bollywood film

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The makers of Laal Singh Chaddha set limits for the film by not choosing a lead character from the majority dominant Hindu community.
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Is Indian Constitution an elite document? Bheels, Kalbelias changing this one song at a time

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Anti-CAA to farmer protests—India’s productive masses are giving real meaning to Tiranga

Economy

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Former Deutsche Bank CEO Anshu Jain dies at 59

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Jaipur-born Jain was the first non-European to head Deutsche Bank; family remembers his fighting spirit till the very end

Defence

Yuan Wang 5 vessel | ANI

Chinese research vessel Yuan Wang 5 has ‘slowed down’ but still en route Sri Lankan port

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Yuan Wang 5 is currently 599 nautical miles away from Hambantota, having been at sea for 35 hours since departing the Chinese port of Taicang, according to latest data.

National Interest

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Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi

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Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar.

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