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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicChhapaak

Topic: Chhapaak

Male gaze has met its match. Women writers are rewriting Bollywood, Aarya to Rocky Aur Rani

A growing tribe of women screenwriters, through the female gaze, are creating nuanced characters that defy tropes and telling richer, more layered stories as a result.

Sushil Kumar Modi & Anurag Kashyap’s Twitter fight, Priti Gandhi on ‘Indian Chinese’ food

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Deepika Padukone showed you can rattle power with silence too – if you just stand up

Padukone’s act of solidarity for JNU students rattled BJP so much its leaders called for a boycott of her film Chhapaak while Smriti Irani turned personal.

Make in India’s identity crisis, beating up ‘Vikas’ and the ‘impossible’ JNU case

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

Deepika Padukone’s Chhapaak a sensitive portrayal of an acid attack survivor

From scenes that make you uncomfortable to Malti's heart-wrenching screams, Meghna Gulzar's film is not an easy watch, and that's why you should watch it.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.