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How Rana Lincoln Das, a neuro-linguist, became an actor, model

Neuro-linguist Rana Lincoln Das's celebrity clients brought him acting and modelling assignments.

‘Tragedy King’ Dilip Kumar dies at 98 after prolonged illness

The actor had been admitted to the intensive care unit of the Hinduja Hospital since Tuesday and had been in and out of hospitals in the last one month.

When Soumitra Chatterjee punched director Ritwik Ghatak in the face

Authors Arjun Sengupta and Partha Mukherjee write Soumitra Chatterjee regretted not being able to work with Ritwik Ghatak even once.

VJ Chitra, 29-year-old Tamil actor, found dead in Chennai hotel room

The 29-year-old actor was found dead in her hotel room, which she had checked into Tuesday night after a shoot, police say.

Yesteryear actor Kumkum dies at 86

Kumkum, who was known for her roles in songs like 'Kabhi aar, kabhi paar' and 'Mere mehboob qayamat hogi', died at her Bandra residence due to age-related issues.

Irrfan Khan landed the role of Maqbool after Naseeruddin Shah vetoed Kamal Haasan

In ‘Irrfan Khan’, Aseem Chhabra writes about how Khan was born to play Maqbool, and Vishal Bhardwaj casting him was both a risk and a masterstroke.

Veteran dancer Arati Das, known as ‘Miss Shefali’ who acted in Satyajit Ray films, dies

Arati Das (76) had worked with Satyajit Ray in 'Pratidwandi' and 'Seemabaddha'. She was also known as the 'Queen of Cabaret' for her outstanding dancing skills.

Actor Kushal Punjabi found hanging in his Bandra home, leaves suicide note

In his suicide note, actor Kushal Punjabi said no one was responsible for his death. Police have registered an Accidental Death Report.

Mac Mohan, the ‘poore pachaas hazaar’ actor who moved to Mumbai to be a cricketer

On his 9th death anniversary, ThePrint takes a look at the career of one of Bollywood’s most popular character artistes.

Kartik Aaryan embodies Bollywood’s new generation of Urban Neanderthals

Much of Kartik Aaryan's appeal lies in his being able to articulate the 'angst' of the men left behind by the #MeToo movement.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.