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Topic: Dhurandhar

Macron’s ‘Thank you India’ goes full Bollywood with desi tadka of ‘Na De Dil Pardesi Nu’

The Dhurandhar movie soundtrack has found its way into a 45-second video posted by French President Emmanuel Macron, after he returned from his two-day visit to India.

Zohran Mamdani to Ishaan Khatter — 2025 was the year of male objectification

Male objectification reached new heights in 2025, while Shah Rukh Khan and a young Salman Khan remain fan-favourites, the internet made a few new boyfriends.

Rakhi Sawant is the real Marathi Manoos—though Thackerays will disagree

Beneath the rough edges, rawness and daring, there are priceless kernels of truth that Rakhi Sawant's followers relate to and applaud.

Kapil Sharma, Kartik Aaryan films struggling at the box office against Dhurandhar

The makers of Kapil Sharma-starrer ‘Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2’ have now announced that they will re-release the film in January.

Dhurandhar is pro-Pakistan. This reality is stranger than fiction

The makers of Dhurandhar didn't do the research, it seems. Not Karachi, whoever owns Punjab controls Pakistan.

Take the train Santa, sleighs are tariff prone & Error 258: justice not found

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

Himesh Reshammiya to Akshaye Khanna—ThePrint Comebacks of the year

In the words of Shah Rukh Khan, "Haar ke jitne walon ko baazigar kehte hai."

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.

Indians have taken on the Dhurandhar spy trend. They’re killing it one meme at a time

While the ‘spies’ initially seem to fit in, their ingrained ‘Indian’ habits like asking for a QR code or refusing non-vegetarian food on Tuesdays blows their cover.

Pakistan announces a film to counter Dhurandhar ‘propaganda’. It’ll celebrate Lyari

‘Lyari’s spirit cannot be silenced. While misinformation spreads, Mera Lyari will showcase the true story of pride, resilience, and progress,' said a PPP leader on X.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.