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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.

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.

Does women’s liberation mean adultery? How Aparna Sen differed from Satyajit Ray

Nandita Dutta -
Ray’s 1980 film Pikoo and Sen’s 1983 film Paroma treated adultery very differently and only one was unapologetic about it.

Do Raaste cemented Rajesh Khanna’s position as Bollywood’s first superstar

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Do Raaste shows how a middle-class Indian family tries to adjust when people with different outlook share the same roof.

On Guru Dutt’s birth anniversary, a look at Pyaasa that continues to leave Indians in awe

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Guru Dutt’s magnum opus – second only to Kaagaz Ke Phool – is the perfect example of art-house cinema marrying Bollywood.

In Uttam Kumar & Sharmila Tagore’s film ‘Amanush’, floods restore faith in human spirit

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Directed and produced by Shakti Samanta in both Bengali and Hindi, Amanush is a classic and a lesson in the complexity of human emotions.

Anyone who is not a doctor should watch Pankaj Kapur’s Ek Doctor Ki Maut before blaming them

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Tapan Sinha's brilliant 1990 film shows the slow death of innovation in India's health sector due to a broken and corrupt system.

Mujhe Jeene Do: When Sunil Dutt shattered inter-faith marriage taboo while playing a dacoit

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Written by Sunil Dutt’s closest friend, Aghajani Kashmeri, the script of this 1963 film isn’t black and white, even if the picture was.

‘Roti’ and Rajesh Khanna: When a Bollywood film took melodrama to new heights

Amit Upadhyaya -
Hindi films have an unceasing connection to mythological tales. But in the hands of someone like Manmohan Desai, they turn into great entertainment.
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The Bads of Bollywood finally gives us the sidekick that everyone needs

Tina Das -
Sidekicks are quintessential in Bollywood, and every few years, when a star or lead shines, a filmmaker reminds us that the person next to the hero is a key ingredient in the recipe.

India can’t go one-on-one with Morocco. Move beyond bilateral deals in Africa or get left out

US, China bully India in global market. Delhi must get its own instruments of leverage

Economy

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

Sampurna Panigrahi -
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Defence

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

Snehesh Alex Philip -
While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

National Interest

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

Shekhar Gupta -
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.

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