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Narendra Modi’s gutter remark makes one want to watch ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ again

Amit Upadhyaya -
The tragedy of India is that almost four decades later, we are still living inside that last iconic shot of the film.

Amar Akbar Anthony is the perfect thematic prequel to Mulk

Amit Upadhyaya -
Rishi Kapoor’s Murad in Mulk is a four-decade-old version of the Akbar that he played in the 1977 multi-starrer minus the lightness.

Ruby Rose is the first openly gay woman to play Batwoman. India needs to take notes

Sharanya Munsi -
Our country isn't even ready to see a woman superhero on screen, forget a lesbian one.

Jeevan Mrityu is the movie to see as India amends corruption act to protect civil servants

Amit Upadhyaya -
Jeevan Mrityu serves as a standard for cinema that strives to point out the disease of dishonesty. Four years after the UPA government was toppled over...

As we celebrate Kargil victory, ‘Hindustan Ki Kasam’ reminds us not to caricature Pakistan

Amit Upadhyaya -
The film maintains a respectful dignity toward the enemy, a sentiment that is relevant in these hyper-nationalistic times.

Try watching ‘Satyakam’ in the age of post-truth, fake news and incorruptible leaders

Amit Upadhyaya -
Even five decades later, Satyakam is a reminder that moral beliefs, practised and not just spoken, come at incredible personal costs.

Carry on Jatta 2’s success shows what’s wrong with Punjab’s ‘balle balle’ culture

Nikhil Rampal -
The Carry on Jatta franchise reflects a larger trend in the Punjabi movie industry, which is churning out crass films in the name of comedy.

Haqeeqat’s grand battle sequences on 1962 India-China war are unmatched in cinema history

Amit Upadhyaya -
Ahead of Vijay Diwas, ThePrint looks back at Chetan Anand’s classic 'Haqeeqat', which remains India’s best war film.

‘Soorma’ tells the comeback story of a hockey player but could be director Shaad Ali’s too

Amit Upadhyaya -
With a biopic on former Indian hockey captain Sandeep Singh, Ali brings freshness to an expanding sports genre by focussing on the struggle of the body.

Salman Khan: ‘Main Google search mein aata hoon, samajh mein nahi’

Sandip Roy -
Salman Khan is not an actor. Salman Khan is a star. Salman Khan is a commodity. Salman Khan is being human.
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Opinion

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Ritesh Malik -
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Countdown to 2027 has begun. India must pick strategic alliance with US, balance with old friendships

AI can fix India’s reputation as a TB hub

Economy

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

ThePrint Team -
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Defence

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

National Interest

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

Shekhar Gupta -
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.

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