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Hotstar’s Rudra is tailored to fit Ajay Devgn’s persona. But its villains steal the show

Shyam Nandan Upadhyay -
Devgn's portrayal of an ‘unconventional’ cop is at its intense best in Hotstar's Rudra. It adds to his role in Singham, Sunday, Insaan and Gangajal.

RamLeela to Gangubai — Bhansali brings back the white. It’ll boss fashion in 2022

Tina Das -
Gangubai’s outfits in the film, often white on white, stand out not just for looking gracious, but also for being wearable.

‘Mard hoti toh collector hoti’ — Basu Chatterjee’s Apne Paraye is a study in family dynamics

Unnati Sharma -
On Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 84th death anniversary, ThePrint revisits Basu Chatterjee’s 1980 movie 'Apne Paraye' based on the novel 'Nishkriti'.

Congress MP-led commission threatened to throw Omprakash Mehra off the 4th-floor for Delhi-6

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra -
Filmmaker recounts his descent into alcoholism and depression after the first cut of Delhi-6 was declared a commercial flop.

How Rohandeep Singh’s long struggle helped him make it big in Bollywood

Animesh Kumar -
A successful film exhibitor, distributor, novelist and producer Rohandeep Singh has been associated with several prominent films in Bollywood, Hollywood and Marathi cinema.

And, cut! — Modi govt’s new cinema bill a ‘super censor’. And Netflix no longer an oasis

Tara Rao -
From Haider to Tandav, India is no stranger to the ‘invisible hand’ in films and content. But the new Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill takes it a step further.

Netflix’s Ahaan takes on perceptions of Down Syndrome & OCD with humour, lightheartedness

Pia Krishnankutty -
The film by director Nikhil Pherwani revolves around two characters, one with Down Syndrome, the other battling OCD, and their unlikely friendship.

She will find you — ‘Rape-revenge’ films are changing, dads aren’t the focus anymore

Isobella Austin -
More and more stories are being brought to screen focusing on what a rape survivor needs — rather than who her father wants to punch.

Sacred Games creator Vikramaditya Motwane to now tell Tihar tales with ‘Black Warrant’ series

Unnati Sharma -
'Black Warrant' is the memoir of Tihar Jail’s longest-serving superintendent Sunil Gupta and has been co-written by journalist Sunetra Choudhury.

With my film Space MOMs, I wanted world to know being an Indian is nothing to be ashamed of

Radha Bharadwaj -
The consistently negative portrayal of India and its culture in the West had me disturbed. So I decided to turn my outrage into a positive goal.
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Xi Jinping is courting France. India must make sure its European partner isn’t seduced

+TFP Praveen Swami -
Xi won’t be walking away from Europe with a win in hand, but his visit will almost certainly ignite arguments about the continent’s geopolitical future.

Lending more to households. Not enough data to call it a sign of prosperity

Modi govt gives reason for slowdown in India’s FDI inflows. But he’s missing a larger problem

Economy

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Defence

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Smruti Deshpande -
Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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