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Friday, December 19, 2025
TopicAshok Kumar

Topic: Ashok Kumar

Khatta Meetha was Bollywood’s first blended-family film. Progressive without preaching

The beauty of Basu Chatterjee’s storytelling in Khatta Meetha was that he didn’t show remarriage as something frowned upon or in need of justification.

‘Cybercrime courses costlier than IIT fee’—IPS officer’s new book gives lay of the land

Top cop Ashok Kumar's new book documents 12 short stories of cybercrime based on true events, with a foreword by Amitabh Bachchan.

‘Shut up! Damn you! Go to hell’ – Ashok Kumar, the heartthrob who struggled with fame

In ‘Dadamoni,’ Nabendu Ghosh writes about Hindi cinema’s first superstar who starred in Kismet, Mahal, Parineeta, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, and Jewel Thief.

Gumrah, BR Chopra’s tale of a woman’s desire that challenged conventions back in 1963

Gumrah, said to be inspired by the love story of Dilip Kumar and Kamini Kaushal, was refreshingly bold and managed to stand apart from the many adaptations that followed.

Dunlopillo — the coveted foam mattress that superstars Meena Kumari & Ashok Kumar advertised

The mattress was one of the three typical things that Indians always brought back from the Gulf states.

Barjatya film and feminist? Meena Kumari’s 1962 film ‘Aarti’ made it possible

Rajshri Productions’ hit film Aarti showed an audacious woman who wouldn’t back down from life's challenges.

Remembering ‘Dadamoni’ Ashok Kumar: A perfectionist actor, homoeopath & ‘wacky’ gentleman

Ashok Kumar, who died on 10 December 2001, was the first star of Hindi cinema, and is credited with many other firsts.

When Kishore Kumar spoke to Pritish Nandy about Bombay, Hitchcock and his many wives

In this candid interview, the legendary singer talked about his love for nature and why he decided to move from Bombay to Khandwa.

Friend blew juvenile’s cover in Gurugram school murder, says CBI chargesheet

The 2,500-page chargesheet submitted in court uses witnesses, fingerprints, CCTV footage and forensics to establish that the juvenile committed the murder.

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What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.