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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicHistorical films

Topic: Historical films

History or propaganda? Raima Sen gets threats over Hindi film on ‘Great Calcutta Killings’

‘Maa Kaali’ claims to lay bare the ‘erased history’ of the 1946 Calcutta riots, but Raima Sen-starrer is also catching flak as a ‘propaganda’ film that’s exploiting a painful past.

Samrat Prithviraj is so focused on Muslim invaders that it forgets the king himself

Every recent Akshay Kumar film has been the same but in different outfits. The business strategy of selling nationalism probably needs revision.

Off The Cuff with Vicky Kaushal, Shoojit Sircar & Ronnie Lahiri

Actor Vicky Kaushal, filmmaker Shoojit Sircar & producer Ronnie Lahiri are our guests in this latest edition of ThePrint's Off the Cuff. In a conversation...

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.