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TopicBollywood actresses

Topic: Bollywood actresses

Where did Bollywood’s everyday women go? Bring back the messy queens

Maryam Hassan -
Today’s films give women two options: look hot in slow-mo or pick up a machine gun, because apparently, normal human emotions are too boring.

Kangana Ranaut hits back at critics over her ‘awakening’ as a devout Hindu woman

Harsh Tiwari -
Kangana Ranaut called out social media critics, asking why Hindu women are called out for evolving and embracing their religion.

Is Bollywood actor Mumtaz taking on Zeenat Aman? 

Triya Gulati -
In an interview with Vickey Lalwani, veteran Indian actor Mumtaz said that Zeenat Aman was "not a very good actress."

Sridevi would light up the screen with her magic. A fact Saroj Khan, Kamal Hassan knew too well

Prasanna Bachchhav -
There are many facets to Sridevi’s on-screen persona. She wasn’t just a tragedy queen or a dream girl.

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.
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Opinion

Trump threatened to redraw the map. Greenland deal shows the limits of his disruption

Swasti Rao -
The bargain was never sovereignty in exchange for security. It was extensive American military freedom inside continuing Danish sovereignty.

Siddharth in Lust Stories 3 shows Bollywood’s men have come a long way since shirtless Salman

Alfred Cooke is the Bull who cooked the PAF’s goose. He deserved more than a Vir Chakra

Economy

Tiruppur’s success runs on cheap cotton. India needs to ask who pays for it

Bidisha Bhattacharya -
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.

Defence

At Tejas trainer handover, Rajnath warns delays can lead to ‘technology obsoletion’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
HAL finally closes 2010 Tejas order but work remains on Mk1A and the first delivery is unlikely before IAF chief retires end of October.

National Interest

Bangladesh isn’t a mirror image of Pakistan. Hyphenating them undermines India’s strategic interests

Shekhar Gupta -
India is caught in a trap of its own making. While BJP may find it convenient to play on insecurities, it gives Pakistan and Bangladesh leverage.

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