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Deepika Padukone demanded 10% of Spirit profits, claims producer Pranay Reddy Vanga

Speaking on a podcast with NTV Telugu, Pranay Reddy Vanga alleged that Deepika Padukone demanded more money for ‘Spirit’ after some of her films became successful.

Stand-up comics versus Bollywood. What a post-mortem looked like

Bollywood Post-Mortem at Delhi’s Bipin Chandra Pal Auditorium on 13 June was a satirical critique of the Indian film industry’s current state over the last decade.

Deepika Padukone breaks silence on husband Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar 2

Actor Deepika Padukone has finally responded to critics online for her silence on the success of Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar: The Revenge and her husband Ranveer Singh's performance.

Deepika Padukone faces backlash over Abu Dhabi tourism ad. But she isn’t wearing ‘hijab’

The tourism ad by Experience Abu Dhabi shows Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh exploring the city, with Singh introducing Padukone to some of his favourite spots.

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.

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.

On Camera

Ravi Kishan to Pawan Singh—Bollywood is being rescued by Bhojpuri stars

Ravi Kishan is now everywhere in Bollywood. His casting reflects why Bollywood needs regional stars.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.