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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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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.