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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicKahaani

Topic: Kahaani

Parambrata Chatterjee is a ‘man written by a woman’. He is Bengali cinema’s Irrfan Khan

Parambrata avoids the commercial, and often toxic male hero. OTT offers him a chance to explore the other side of masculinity like Dr Sudip from Bulbul & Satyaki in Kahaani.

Bob Biswas was an 8-9 min brilliant character in ‘Kahaani’. He should’ve remained there

A spin-off of Kahaani, ‘Bob Biswas’ focusses on the assassin originally played by Saswata Chatterjee, but an unnecessary recast has proven to be the film’s downfall.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?