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TopicDeepika Padukone

Topic: Deepika Padukone

‘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.

Deepika Padukone to Vijay Sethupathi — 5 actors who’re ready to make a big splash in 2024

Deepika Padukone is set to play an Air Force squadron leader in Fighter, while Manoj Bajpayee and Vijay Sethupathi will reprise their roles in The Family Man and Farzi 2.

Besharam Rang bikini to Elvish Yadav’s Noida rave—8 big controversies of 2023

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh revealed too much for their own good about their relationship on Koffee with Karan. It resulted in big outrage on social media.

Deepika Padukone’s bikini is angering Indian men. This time she’s ‘degrading’ women pilots

Indians are asking how Bollywood dares to depict a fighter pilot in a bikini. The real question is why respect for a woman in a ‘serious’ profession diminishes the instant she wears a swimsuit.

Ranveer Singh went from ‘wife guy’ to red flag overnight. He only has himself to blame

The first episode of the new season of Koffee With Karan was meant to celebrate Bollywood's golden couple—Deepika Padukone & Ranveer Singh. It quickly turned into a PR nightmare.

Pregnancy doesn’t always save women from death row, like in Jawan. It’s a double-edged sword

Deepika Padukone’s pregnant character in Jawan gets five-year relief from hanging. In real life, a judge told Shabnam Ali: 'You are also a mother. But you didn't show any mercy.’

Alia Bhatt in Raazi to Deepika Padukone in Pathaan — female spies not just about oomph

From Mala Sinha in Ankhen to Deepika playing a cosmopolitan spy in Pathaan, Bollywood has come a long way. There's more to the 'guns, gadgets, women' formula.

Watch Pathaan for Shah Rukh Khan. Everything else does him a disservice

YRF is facing the same problem as Dharma Productions. Both Brahmastra and Pathaan want to rely on the spectacular but weak dialogues ruin most of the impact.

Jhoome Jo Pathaan with an Indonesian twist. YouTuber Vina Fan now has SRK in her DM

Shah Rukh Khan is Vina Fan's favourite. She has also recreated songs featuring Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Varun Dhawan and Shahid Kapoor.

OneLove armband vs OneHate bikini & Nehru’s ghost wants a vacation beyond borders

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

On Camera

Is Bangladesh ready for ‘developed country’ status? It’s all optics for Sheikh Hasina

The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

India and Indonesia inch closer to BrahMos deal, defence ties to ramp up

Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.