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Thursday, September 11, 2025
TopicFilm review

Topic: film review

Made In China review: Rajkummar Rao-starrer could use dose of its own medicine for a boost

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Good performances cannot save this predictable storyline from being an underwhelming experience.

Sunny Deol’s Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas sets a new bar — for how bad Bollywood can get

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
The film is downright bizarre with bad acting by the lead pair, unimpressive music and staccato storyline.

Ayushmann Khurrana’s Dream Girl starts with hilarity and ends in disappointment

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Hilarious and witty to begin with, this comedy loses track in the second half and leaves you wishing for better writing.

Chhichhore tackles a difficult issue with simplistic solutions but plenty of charm

Samira Sood -
Using flashbacks and nostalgia, 'Dangal' director Nitesh Tiwari makes a vital point about the pressure to not even say the word ‘fail’.

Prabhas-starrer Saaho a big-budget mess with no plot, bad acting & special effects overdose

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
With excessive and repetitive special effects than all of Avatar, Saaho starring Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor is a must-miss.

Looking for John Abraham’s Batla House? Take a left onto snoozeville

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Nikkhil Advani’s film Batla House manages to hit the politically correct notes but fails at making an entertaining movie.

Mission Mangal launches well but goes out of orbit

Samira Sood -
The feel-good underdog tale will suit Independence Day audiences looking for patriotic josh, but crowd-pleasing tactics & lack of subtlety derail this mission.

Jabariya Jodi is just that — forced and confusing, with zero chemistry

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra film Jabariya Jodi tops the list of abysmal movies released so far in 2019.

Uttam Kumar’s Saptapadi is the 1960s’ inter-faith love story that rings true even today

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Saptapadi’s famous, moving Othello scene, which was directed separately by Utpal Dutt, deserves special praise.

Kangana’s Judgementall Hai Kya is the mental health thriller you were waiting for

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Dark, funny, and full of suspense, Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao-starrer film gets the subject right — for most part.
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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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