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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
TopicIndian films

Topic: Indian films

Angry Young Man in Indian films has ditched bidi for the cigar. Jawan, Marco, Toxic

Cigars are not just in the movies—more and more Indians are smoking them. The cigar and cigarillos market in India is expected to reach a projected revenue of $5,585.1 million by 2030.

Germany starts 2025 with an Indian film festival. Screenings to be held in 4 cities

Boman Irani’s directorial debut The Mehta Boys is the official opening film of the festival. Other headliners include National-Award winning Gulmohar, Manoj Bajpayee-starrer Despatch.

‘She is a phoenix.’ On Chhaya Kadam’s attitude to rejections, small roles, & enduring friendships

Chhaya Kadam’s characters invert the ‘office woman’ trope. From the impeccably dressed Kanchan Kombdi to the worldly-wise Manju Mai, she plays tough women with a hint of vulnerability.

‘Who killed India?’ KA Abbas’ writing got him banned from Pakistan

Better known for writing some of Raj Kapoor's all-time hits, Abbas also filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of pre-censorship on films.

Malayali nurses, NRI husband, Muslim lover—Payal Kapadia’s Cannes film is personal & political

All We Imagine As Light isn't Payal Kapadia's first Cannes win. She won the Oeil d’Or award for best documentary film in 2021 for A Night of Knowing Nothing.

Debaki Bose—the tough taskmaster who took Indian films to international heights

Thrown out of his wealthy Calcutta home for protesting with Gandhi, Bose sold vests and ‘gamchhas’ before becoming one of India’s highest-paid filmmakers.

‘Some dreams, some magic’: What set Buddhadeb Dasgupta apart from Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen

Economics professor turned filmmaker was more than a storyteller. He was a part of the parallel cinema in India.

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.

Bollywood has miles to go before it can produce Kaala, Asuran, Karnan or even a Jai Bhim

Tamil film industry used to be like any other Indian film Industry about a decade ago. But then it delved into anti-caste movies that even Hindi and Bengali new wave films didn't.

The unusual friendship between Mithun Chakraborty and Balasaheb Thackeray

In 'Mithun Chakraborty: The Dada of Bollywood' journalist Ram Kamal Mukherjee traces the personal, professional and political story of the actor.

On Camera

Pakistan can’t bend Taliban with bombs. It must stop the Yemen-isation of Durand Line

This confrontation looks subcontracted—escalation to re-establish Pakistan's indispensability to outside capitals while squeezing Afghanistan back under an old paradigm.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.