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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicBollywood actresses

Topic: Bollywood actresses

Wamiqa Gabbi almost gave up acting. Now her CV boasts Vishal Bhardwaj, Motwane, awards

Tina Das -
The Khufiya and Jubilee star has already worked thrice with Vishal Bhardwaj. Wamiqa Gabbi looks all set to achieve her goal: become a recognisable name across India.

‘Lux girl’ — Bollywood’s own soap brand that brought affordable luxury to all

Tenzin Zompa -
Targeting the upper and middle-class population, Lux branded itself as the 'secret behind beautiful faces' in the Hindi film industry.

From Tezaab to Total Dhamaal, Madhuri Dixit’s ‘Diva-ine’ force continues to dazzle

Rajiv Vijayakar -
Madhuri Dixit was a studious girl with aspirations in microbiology. 34 years on, she is India’s beloved ‘Dhak Dhak’ girl.

Dev.D to BJP: How Mahie Gill went from being the new Tabu to ‘sanskari Bharatiya naari’

Kaveree Bamzai -
Mahie was the queen of indie cinema, the ‘chosen one’, who was cast by every major auteur from Kashyap to Tigmanshu Dhulia. So what happened?

Fighting trolls, social norms & hostile farmers, Mahie Gill plays role of a lifetime in Punjab

Revathi Krishnan -
Gill, the award-winning star of films like ‘Dev.D’ & ‘Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster’, is campaigning for the BJP in Punjab, braving protests and appealing to women voters.

A millennial desi femme fatale and in a saree. That’s Netflix’s ‘Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein’

Tina Das -
Anchal Singh’s portrayal of Purva, a small-town femme fatale, feels straight out of Manohar Kahaniyan. Her ‘USP’ is her girl-next-door look.

Remembering Nanda, the star who worked with newcomers like Rajesh Khanna and Shashi Kapoor

Yimkumla Longkumer -
From child actor to leading lady of the swinging sixties, Nanda was an invaluable part of several Hindi and Marathi hits.

Indians on social media accept maternity shoots of actresses but look down on pregnant models

Tina Das -
Maternity shoots seem to be accepted in India if the mother is a Bollywood star, not a model. The flak designer Ayush Kejriwal received recently proves just that.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Vaibhav Pant -
Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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