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Topic: Dhurandhar

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.

There’s nothing ‘raw and undekha’ in updated Dhurandhar OTT release. Fans are disappointed

Fans pointed out that the runtime remains exactly the same as the earlier streaming version, leading many to question what was actually 'undekha (unseen)' about the release.

‘Bhavandar’—did Ranveer Singh take a dig at Dhruv Rathee in new RuPay ad?

YouTuber Dhruv Rathee posted a video on 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' last month, saying that ‘it is not a film made for entertainment… it is the BJP’s most expensive election advertisement’.

Scripted politics: How netas are borrowing blockbuster dialogues to land punches

Film dialogues, cinema-inspired memes & metaphors are often deployed by politicians & parties to target rivals. Increasingly, political messages are being packaged & delivered as curated content.

What was India’s disco decade like? How Dhurandhar made 1980s music & vibe cool again

On one end of the disco spectrum was the uber-cool, ultra modern Kalpana Iyer with her long legs and the other end was the saree-wearing, fully covered, big-bindi flaunting Usha Uthup. What tied them both together was music composer Bappi Lahiri.

What are Sandeep Reddy Vanga and Aditya Dhar talking about? ‘Strange times’

In an X post, Sandeep Reddy Vanga said that anyone whose first instinct is to mock Dhurandhar: The Revenge can hardly claim to be liberal.

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.

Mamata Banerjee should grab Pujarini Pradhan before BJP bags her as its good luck charm

Success is sexy, and Dhurandhar’s Jameel Mamu and influencer Pujarini Pradhan have just tasted it.

‘Ghayal hoon isliye ghatak hoon’—Raghav Chadha borrows from Dhurandhar to rip into AAP’s ‘white lies’

In a new video message, Chadha refuted major allegations made against him by party leaders on Friday, rejecting them as “lies” that would be “exposed”. 

Dhurandhar 2 joins Baahubali 2, Pathan, & others as highest-grossing Indian films in North America

Ranveer Singh joins the ranks of Indian actors Shah Rukh Khan and Prabhas with two films in the top 10 highest-grossing Indian films in the North America.

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Modi in Indo-Pacific, Jaishankar in Gulf—how India is rebuilding its strategic map

July could be busiest month for India’s diplomatic establishment as Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar cover major power centres globally. The visits are aimed at outreach and outcome.

India’s rising solar penetration is stressing the power grid. It’s a storage problem

Paper says solar boom exposing storage deficit, with surplus daytime power going to waste as grid struggles to meet evening demand. 'Question has shifted from quantity to timing & flexibility.'

What India’s ₹10 trillion post-Op Sindoor arms buying plan means & next steps | CutTheClutter

In ep 1859 of CutTheClutter, Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor (Defence & Diplomacy) Snehesh Alex Philip look at DAC approvals, what it means for India's military and next steps.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.