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.
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'.
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.
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’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.
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.’
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.
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’.
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.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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