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Saturday, August 9, 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

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
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

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

Swasti Rao -
India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

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Economy

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

Neelam Pandey -
New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Defence

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

Snehesh Alex Philip -
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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