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TopicDeepika Padukone

Topic: Deepika Padukone

SubscriberWrites: Deepika’s exit from Spirit–Big deal? Or not?

Deepika Padukone’s exit from Spirit sparks debate on gender, creativity, and market realities in Bollywood—challenging notions of fairness in a complex industry.

Deepika Padukone’s exit from Spirit isn’t unprofessional. Her boundaries come first

If Padukone gets scrutinised for being ‘too much’, despite being one of the most bankable stars in the country, what message are we sending to the average working woman?

Shah Rukh Khan’s solution for Bollywood crisis—make theatres great again

Shah Rukh Khan shared the stage at the WAVES summit with Deepika Padukone and Karan Johar.

Deepika Padukone, Mary Kom, Sadhguru to join Modi’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’

Modi’s interaction programme is being tweaked this year to rope in celebrities who will address students before board exams.

Sabyasachi is telling us: If I can do this as a poor Bengali boy, imagine what India can do

From the way the clothes gazed at the global market, the collection communicated that Sabyasachi is looking at the “next 25 years”.

Angry CAs, Deepika’s flings & Sharmin Segal. OTT controversies that stole the show in 2024

ThePrint rounded up some of the more controversial shows on OTT. Sometimes, the behind-the-scenes gossip is juicier than the plot twists.

Deepika Padukone isn’t faking her pregnancy. Internet ‘critics’ need a refresher on biology

One of the comments on her recent picture, read: “She is not able to do the role of a pregnant woman properly”. It's a nasty cocktail of misogyny and an ignorance of basic human biology.

‘India Occupied Pakistan’? WE becoming part of YOU will only be your headache

There was no Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman in Fighter, hence there was no mention of the world-famous 'tea is fantastic'. What a bummer.

Lotus Herbals vs Lotus Splash: Delhi HC comes to rescue of Deepika Padukone’s company

Prima facie no case of passing off or trademark infringement can be made out as products are dissimilar and have different prices, says court.

‘Faltu aggression’—Fighter trailer has Pakistanis questioning Bollywood’s ‘obsession’ with them

Even before Fighter, film critics, authors, and commentators were questioning why Pakistan was featuring so prominently in Bollywood films.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.