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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicBollywood films

Topic: Bollywood films

Guru Dutt’s female characters were mirrors to a changing India

In Guru Dutt’s films like Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool, women weren’t side characters — they were the story’s moral centre influencing the journey of the male protagonists.

Ad filmmaker with book on PM Modi announces Operation Sindoor film with AI-generated poster

Uttam Jaju from Surat and Neole Films head Nitin Gupta will direct the film. Trademark application was filed on 8 May for entertainment purposes and for arranging 'award ceremonies and gala evenings'.

Dil Hi Toh Hai was a ‘Muslim social’ — but it put insaniyat and sharafat above khandan

The 1963 film Dil Hi Toh Hai, starring Raj Kapoor and Nutan, is a compelling outlier in the ‘Muslim Social’ genre. It defied conventions, even if gently.

Doosara Aadmi tackled emotional infidelity before Bollywood had a language for it

The 1977 film Doosara Aadmi explored obsession, longing, and the human tendency to seek lost love in new relationships. It’s one of Rakhee’s most nuanced performances.

Sanam Teri Kasam re-release beats Interstellar at the box office. It was a 2016 flop

Sanam Teri Kasam’s recent success is part of a growing Bollywood trend where movies that underperformed during their initial release get a second chance at the box office.

Bollywood’s new costume king. He’s creating the biggest looks—Gangubai to Pushpa & Manto

As pan-India blockbusters and period films boomed, so did the demand for Sheetal Sharma. ‘Actors have to look like the characters they are playing, not just pretty and handsome.’

Manoj Kumar’s Purab Aur Paschim set the template for Bollywood’s East vs West showdown

Before Akshay Kumar’s famous Namastey London speech, there was Manoj Kumar’s ‘Zero diya mere Bharat ne.’

My film is against the 2008 govt’s narrative of ‘Hindu terror’: Director Kedar Gaekwad

The movie was to hit theatres on 15 November, but an accused in the Malegaon bomb blast case petitioned Bombay HC against its release until the verdict was delivered.

Bollywood has a new Ramayana romance. All muscle and swagger

In the last 2 years, a slew of Ramayana-inspired films—Adipurush to Singham Again—have reimagined mythological characters as hypermasculine warriors. ‘It’s the preferred image for its politics’.

‘Insaf Ka Tarazu’ was well-intentioned but couldn’t resist rape fetishisation of ’80s Bollywood

BR Chopra's 1980 remake of 'Lipstick' revived Raj Babbar's career, stalled for three years after his banned debut 'Kissa Kursi Ka'. Despite hesitation, Babbar accepted the role of a serial rapist.

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Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.