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Shatrughan Sinha was Bollywood’s villain. ‘Kalicharan’ made him a hero

Tina Das - August 3, 2025

Sunil Dutt sold 7 cars to make Reshma Aur Shera. It’s an Indian Romeo & Juliet story

With Aavishkar, Basu Bhattacharya turned his troubled marriage into a masterpiece

Hariyali Aur Rasta was a romantic drama that questioned arranged marriages

Amar Akbar Anthony is the perfect thematic prequel to Mulk

Amit Upadhyaya - August 12, 2018

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.

Jeevan Mrityu is the movie to see as India amends corruption act to protect civil servants

Amit Upadhyaya - August 5, 2018

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...

As we celebrate Kargil victory, ‘Hindustan Ki Kasam’ reminds us not to caricature Pakistan

Amit Upadhyaya - July 28, 2018

The film maintains a respectful dignity toward the enemy, a sentiment that is relevant in these hyper-nationalistic times.

Try watching ‘Satyakam’ in the age of post-truth, fake news and incorruptible leaders

Amit Upadhyaya - July 22, 2018

Even five decades later, Satyakam is a reminder that moral beliefs, practised and not just spoken, come at incredible personal costs.

Haqeeqat’s grand battle sequences on 1962 India-China war are unmatched in cinema history

Amit Upadhyaya - July 15, 2018

Ahead of Vijay Diwas, ThePrint looks back at Chetan Anand’s classic 'Haqeeqat', which remains India’s best war film.

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US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

Shishir Priyadarshi - August 7, 2025

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Dear Satyapal, it was my turn. You overtook me: Wife Iqbal Malik

August 7, 2025

AI integration for military is risky business. Combat monopoly must remain with soldiers

August 7, 2025

Economy

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Keshav Padmanabhan - August 7, 2025

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Defence

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Debdutta Chakraborty - August 7, 2025

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta - August 2, 2025

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

Reel Take

Shatrughan Sinha was Bollywood’s villain. ‘Kalicharan’ made him a hero

Sunil Dutt sold 7 cars to make Reshma Aur Shera. It’s an Indian Romeo & Juliet story

With Aavishkar, Basu Bhattacharya turned his troubled marriage into a masterpiece

Hariyali Aur Rasta was a romantic drama that questioned arranged marriages

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YourTurn

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Opinion

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

Dear Satyapal, it was my turn. You overtook me: Wife Iqbal Malik

AI integration for military is risky business. Combat monopoly must remain with soldiers

Economy

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Defence

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

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