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Friday, November 28, 2025
TopicHindi cinema

Topic: Hindi cinema

Jawani Diwani was candyfloss Bollywood, but it turned many stereotypes on their head

Samira Sood -
Fun and frothy, this light-hearted rom com features songs that are on every party playlist even today

Amar Prem tells the story of relationships that have no name but the power to break hearts

Samira Sood -
Not Shakti Samanta, Rajesh Khanna or Sharmila Tagore – it was Anand Bakshi’s lyrics that gave this movie its soul.

Bollywood is staring at ‘Rs 1,000-crore loss’ or more if 21-day lockdown is extended

Taran Deol -
From movie theatres to daily wagers, the Hindi movie industry that generates huge revenues and employment is in an unprecedented crisis.

Meena Kumari, tragedy queen on screen and accomplished poet off it

Pia Krishnankutty -
The actor began her 33-year career as a child, and went on to act in films like Majhli Didi, Pakeezah, Baiju Bawra and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam.

The isolation of Bhuvan Shome is all too real in a time of social distancing

Samira Sood -
Mrinal Sen’s classic New Wave film starring Utpal Dutt also launched the career of Amitabh Bachchan who went on to become a superstar.

Kabir Khan’s new show on Netaji’s INA will ask questions about history and idea of India

Samira Sood -
Exploring untold stories from Subhas Chandra Bose’s Azad Hind Fauj, director Kabir Khan hopes to start conversations about secularism and the need to not distort history.

M.S. Sathyu’s Garm Hava still speaks to a country wrestling with questions over citizenship

Samira Sood -
The story of a Muslim family in post-Partition India and the troubles they faced is a powerful call to humanity.

Hum Log, India’s first soap opera and DD’s experiment with foreign cinema

Fiza Jha -
The family drama with a social message, Hum Log was a pan-India favourite that everyone identified with.

Shailendra — the Leftist poet and Dalit genius whose lyrics define beauty of simplicity

Fiza Jha -
Shailendra, the prolific lyricist, who straddled the worlds of communism and Bombay’s film industry, wrote over 900 songs.

Durga Khote, the ‘mother’ of Hindi & Marathi cinema who broke social taboos

Revathi Krishnan -
Durga Khote made a name for herself as a lead actor before Independence & as a ‘mother’ after it. She also acted as Lady Macbeth and started her own ad agency.
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Opinion

Is Bangladesh ready for ‘developed country’ status? It’s all optics for Sheikh Hasina

Faisal Mahmud -
The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.

The world won’t just know Made in Bihar, it will demand it. This is Bihar’s moment to lead

Bengal is more Tagore than Bankim, more Marx than market

Economy

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

Sharan Poovanna -
The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

Defence

India and Indonesia inch closer to BrahMos deal, defence ties to ramp up

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.

National Interest

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

Shekhar Gupta -
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.

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