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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicHindi Film industry

Topic: Hindi Film industry

‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ actor Rajiv Kapoor passes away at 58

PTI -
Rajiv Kapoor was the son of celebrated filmmaker-actor Raj Kapoor and brother of Randhir Kapoor, who made his acting debut with 1983 film 'Ek Jaan Hain Hum'.

Bollywood’s nepotism didn’t start with Karan Johar. But it must end with Sushant Singh Rajput

Priyanka Sinha Jha -
Nepotism-led 'othering' has reached a toxic level in Bollywood. Regardless of the extent of its contribution to Sushant’s death, the Hindi film industry must do some soul-searching.

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.

Indian cinema’s C-problem: When an upper caste gets to play Jyotiba Phule

Dilip Mandal -
Marathi cinema had phenomenal success with Sairat, and yet the industry could find only Brahmin actors to play Jyotiba and Savitribai Phule.

BR Chopra’s Naya Daur is still relevant for an India fighting age-old labour problems

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Naya Daur remains a classic for it captured the lower income groups’ sentiment in the 1950s — not totally anti-machine, but wary enough.

Devdas: The tragic hero act that made KL Saigal a household name

Sharanya Munsi -
On actor-singer KL Saigal's 115th birth anniversary, a look at PC Barua's iconic 1935 film that first put tragedy in Indian cinema’s romance.
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Opinion

India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

Varun Ramdas -
A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

Chandrababu Naidu is dreaming new dreams at 75. What other CMs are missing

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What India can learn from Israel about atmanirbharta in defence

Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

National Interest

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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