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Topic1970s Bollywood

Topic: 1970s Bollywood

3 iconic Bollywood songs. Yet nobody knows where the female actors disappeared

Erica Lal, Nivedita and Yasmin starred in ‘Aage Bhi Jaane Na Tu’, ‘Tum Apna Ranj-o-Gham’ and ‘Jaane Kahan Mera Jigar Gaya Ji’. What happened next?

Geet Gaata Chal turns 51—the film that gave Tagore’s sad ending a happier one

The screenplay for Geet Gaata Chal, written by Sachin’s father Sharad Pilgaonkar along with Madhusudhan Kalelkar, was sent to Shantiniketan seeking adaptation rights, but the trustees turned it down. 

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Gen Z prefers betting online, so casinos are reinventing the real-world experience

With Gen Z more likely to gamble online than visit casinos, operators are adding sports, spas, street food and social spaces to turn gaming venues into lifestyle destinations.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.