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Pathaan is not just any other Hindi movie. It’s a battle for India

Given the frenzy of Hindutva right's boycott campaign, many believed that Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan had flopped even before it was released. We are seeing how wrong they were.

Indian Roger Federer to Aurangzeb’s game of throne—10 most viral meme trends of 2022

Alia Bhatt's Shiva to Ashneer Grover's Doglapan—somehow memes rescued the year 2022

Facing boycott calls? Show a little courage and wait for the mob to give up and move on

The frightening thing about boycotts is that morally or legally it is hard to find anything to object to.

Brahmastra to Liger—Love in Bollywood is an overused ‘button’. Go back to Piku era

Bollywood is slacking on good love stories. Despite more than 70 releases in 2022, none were acclaimed as great romances.

‘Hanuman shown wearing leather’ — MP minister slams ‘Adipurush’ director, threatens legal action

The first 3D trailer of the movie starring Saif Ali Khan as ‘Ravan’, Prabhas as ‘Ram’ and Kriti Sanon as ‘Sita’ from the epic was released on 2 October in Ayodhya.

Bollywood isn’t dead. But there’s panic everywhere in Mumbai

From tea stalls in Bulandshahr and Khurja to armchair critics on Twitter and OTT gluttons on their couches, the ominous whispers of a decaying Bollywood are growing louder and louder.

Repeat of ‘Go, Goa, Gone’ moment for Congress & why boycott brigade’s ‘Brahmastra’ isn’t working

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Authoritarianism is passé. BJP govt imposing its thinking on our lives, art, entertainment

The middle-class does cares about democracy and freedom — but only up to a point.

Brahmastra, beef, ‘love jihad’ — how BJP’s ramping up Hindutva rhetoric in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

Many BJP & VHP leaders think MP govt ‘got a bad name’ after a police cane-charge on Bajrang Dal workers during a ‘Brahmastra’ protest. Party is now ramping up ‘Hindutva issues’.

‘Astras,’ action and adventure—Brahmastra is the Bollywood fantasy India has been waiting for

Brahmastra is massive and beautifully handled. There's no compromise on visual effects and the shots are breathtaking. But it is weighed down by romance.

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1948 need not define Gaza’s destiny. Arabs and Israelis must learn to live together

When Israelis pushed out Arabs in 1948, they didn’t think that embittered refugees would turn into a permanent threat to their new state. This was a catastrophic miscalculation.

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.