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TopicKamal Haasan

Topic: Kamal Haasan

SubscriberWrites: Handle with care—need for linguistic sensitivity

The Kamal Haasan row again proves that language is a serious issue requiring sensitivity.

‘Can’t let mobs take over’, says SC as it pulls up Karnataka over release of Kamal Haasan’s ‘Thug Life’

New Delhi: Asserting that it cannot allow mobs and vigilante groups to take over the streets, the Supreme Court Tuesday expressed concerns over Kamal...

Now showing: Kamal Haasan ‘Apology Tour’ & whispers in the Kremlin

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Thug Life of Kamal Haasan: The case around his ‘Kannada-Tamil’ remark & Karnataka high court’s rap

Haasan's production house had moved court seeking protection from anyone obstructing his film's screening in Karnataka, but has now said he will not release his film in the state.

Sentiments cannot be taken for a ride, says Karnataka HC hearing petitions on Kamal Haasan row

Karnataka Film Chamber gave Kamal Haasan 24 hours to apologise, banning the film’s release due on 5 June. Petitions seek restraint on such actions.

Kamal Haasan reacts to language row at ‘Thug Life’ event, says he was misunderstood

Haasan added that the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce misunderstood his comments about the 'rich legacy' of Kannada language and that his comment was taken out of context.

Bengaluru is copying Mumbai. Language purity is becoming a code for economic frustration

The informal economy’s most vulnerable become convenient scapegoats for attendant concerns about jobs and cultural change. The backlash against Kamal Haasan for his remarks on Kannada reflects these anxieties.

Interval or end credits? Why Kamal Haasan may have cast aside dream to become CM, at least for now

Chennai: As Makkal Neethi Maiam (MNM) leader Kamal Haasan prepares to enter the Rajya Sabha with the DMK’s support, the veteran actor-politician appears to...

‘Love for Karnataka is true,’ Kamal Haasan refuses to apologise for controversial Kannada comments

He claimed that alleged warning by pro-Kannada groups threatening to boycott his film if he did not apologise for his remark, was not new and that he has been threatened in the past.

How Kamal Haasan’s Tamil-Kannada remark touched a nerve, reigniting identity war among southern states

Karnataka leaders have slammed Haasan’s remark that Kannada was 'born out of Tamil', while Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK has spoken in the actor's defence.

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Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.