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Monday, March 18, 2024
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Topic: Bollywood

Bollywood’s female lyricists are reimagining item songs, nationalism. Now, they want credit

With the community being so small, there is no sense of cutthroat competition. But for Anvita Dutta, Kausar Munir, and Priya Saraiya fighting for recognition has been an uphill battle.

Manoj Bajpayee learnt spoken English by befriending students from Kenya, Nigeria

In ‘Manoj Bajpayee: The Definitive Biography’, Piyush Pandey, who has worked with the the actor for over a decade, recounts unknown stories from his life.

Pankaj Udhas made the ghazal relatable, away from its high-culture Urdu citadel

Pankaj Udhas’ melancholic voice resonated with the grief-filled hearts of many North Indians. With a drink and chakhna in hand, or at a Mughlai food restaurant, his ghazals provided comfort and solace.

A new breed of fashion influencers is slaying Bollywood star egos and stylist cliques

The new influencers are breaking the rules of fashion and no topic is off limits for them. They’re steadily growing in both popularity and views on social media.

Aditya Narayan’s sur training doesn’t include grace. He owes Bhilai gratitude

Why did Bhilai even invite him? I guess out of their own goodness. Because ‘Chhattisgarhiya sabse badhiya’.

Dear India, Bangladesh’s SRK is coming to you. With movies and skincare

Shakib Khan has spent more than two decades as the top star of Dhallywood. Now he is crossing the border with a still-in-production pan-Indian film Dard.

Bollywood shows violence & pain but does it understand grief? It’s beginning to

Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi explores the aftermath of loss, Pagglait shows how death and grief don’t always go hand in hand while Goodbye delves into a dysfunctional family’s coping mechanisms.

Enough with Arjun & Aditya Roy Kapoors on KWK. Give us more Sharmila Tagores, Zeenat Amans

An industry that has long been ageist appears to be changing, with Karan Johar himself casting 3 older actors in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.

Everyone wrote Bollywood obit. Then Shah Rukh Khan made the miracle happen

From Kerala Story, Animal, 12th Fail, to Barbie and Oppenheimer, Indian audiences lapped up these films and were hungry for more. No matter the controversies.

Khufiya to Kadak Singh, India is warming up to Bangladeshi actors. ‘Talent is finally getting shared’

For many Bangladeshi actors, Bollywood is a natural progression from Tollywood, the film industry of West Bengal.

On Camera

The Draft Digital Competition Bill 2024 wields a sledgehammer where a scalpel is required

The rationale behind this proposed bill stems from the fact that existing competition enforcement is supposedly sluggish and ill-suited to today's fast-paced digital environment.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

All about dramatic ops by India on high seas that led to arrest of 35 pirates, rescue of 17 hostages

The former Maltese-flagged merchant vessel Ruen was originally hijacked on 14 December last year by the pirates and was being used as a mother ship.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.