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Thursday, September 11, 2025
TopicFilm review

Topic: film review

Love Aaj Kal review: How not to make a film, feat. Imtiaz Ali

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
An incoherent mess from start to finish, this Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan film will leave you exhausted.

Shikara review: Beautiful but not the untold story of Kashmiri Pandits it is marketed as

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
This Vidhu Vinod Chopra film works as a love story in dark times, but keeps politics as a backdrop.

Jawaani Jaaneman review: Saif Ali Khan shines in this lack-lustre comedy drama

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Director Nitin Kakkar gives us a film with well-thought-out characters but a plot that lacks the oomph factor.

Panga review: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s film will lift your heart and make you laugh

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
A heartwarming tale of sacrifice and overcoming the odds, Kangana Ranaut-starrer Panga only slightly misses the mark by not pushing hard enough.

Elitist and insipid — Akshay-Kareena’s Good Newwz can easily be given a miss

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Good Newwz review: Recycled humour and a lost plot make for a snoozefest with mixed messages about parenthood and pregnancy.

5 reasons why Salman Khan’s Dabangg 3 is the most socially-relevant film this year (not)

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
This film has everything you didn’t imagine — a plot line that would stump the greatest filmmaker, a healthy dose of progressive dialogue, and songs that make you ask deep questions.

C.I.D. — when Bollywood musical met noir in signature Dev Anand style

Samira Sood -
The 1956 classic also introduced one of Hindi cinema's most loved actors – Waheeda Rehman.

Hotel Mumbai review: The horror of 26/11 terror attacks deserves a better film

Samira Sood -
Dev Patel and Anupam Kher do their best but the film needed a wider lens to really tell the story of 26/11.

Jhalki review: Film tries to fight the good fight but loses steam quickly

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Starring Aarti Jha with Boman Irani and Sanjay Suri, Jhalki has solid intentions and great production but fails to make an impact.

Bala’s bald patch is beautiful but its brown-faced hypocrisy can’t be ignored

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Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar’s third moralistic film wins at humour but fails miserably at following its own message.
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Opinion

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Kanika Mahajan -
Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

BJP’s ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ distorts 1948. It wasn’t a Hindu uprising against a Muslim

Qatar played all sides, peacemaker to Islamist safe haven. Now there’s no place to hide

Economy

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

Manasi Phadke -
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Defence

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

Javaria Rana -
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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