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Friday, September 5, 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

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Amana Begam -
Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

Vijay is winning nickname war in Tamil Nadu. He’s attacking Brand Stalin with ‘uncle’ taunt

I will keep attacking India even though my missiles reach nowhere: Pakistani General X

Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Defence

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Javaria Rana -
Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

National Interest

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

Shekhar Gupta -
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.

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