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Topic: Movies

This filmmaker is the Indian Clint Eastwood. He is releasing his 61st film at age 94

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao’s latest Telugu film, Sing Geetham, is a musical fantasy produced by Nag Ashwin. The film stars Ayaan K, Shalini Kandepudi, Ahilya Bamroo and Agu Stanley.

Women heard safety lectures for centuries. ‘Bandar’ gives the same to men now

Women have long been told to spot red flags before it's too late. In the age of dating apps, screenshots and public call-outs, Anurag Kashyap's Bandar asks men to be careful.

The Dibakar Banerjee film Netflix didn’t want to show. ‘I see my past, present, future in it’

The screening of Tees, which was shelved by Netflix in 2022, saw a turnout that exceeded the seating capacity of Niv Art Centre’s terrace in Delhi.

Dilip Kumar’s father didn’t know about his career for 4 yrs. Then he saw the poster of ‘Jugnu’

Dilip Kumar’s father wanted him to enrol in the civil services and earn the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, a high honour during the British Raj. He saw cinema as a degeneration of social values.

Biopic on Haryana’s ‘Kalidas’, 3 other movies — how state govt’s incentivising films on Haryanvi culture

In 2018, Khattar govt launched a policy to promote Haryanvi cinema. This was amended in 2022 to include subsidy of up to Rs 2 cr to filmmakers incorporating culture content related to state.

SVF is West Bengal’s own YRF. But this Tollywood kingmaker began with a rejection

Begun by two cousins in the 1990s, SVF has its fingers in many pies from film and TV to OTT platform Hoichoi. It has also constructed almost 20 theatres across West Bengal.

More action, less romance — what new report on global streaming preferences reveals

A report on the most-watched genres found that drama, action, animation & comedy programs were popular across the globe while war, romance and thrillers were the least preferred.

Top 5 most known movie directors of all time

Of the thousands of film directors in India from the 'golden era' to the present days, only a few have been honoured by the government and received national & international awards.

Blackface, shells, ‘jhinga lala hu’—in Indian films, tribal characters are still ‘foot soldiers’

From Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri to Rajamouli's RRR, Indian cinema still doesn't know how to show tribal characters.

Enjoyed ‘Anek’? Here are 7 films from Northeast that shed light on love, life & culture

From a tale of love in a submerged village to the unique food culture, Northeast India's films offer an unvarnished view of the region — without bias.

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How the 1881 census redefined colonial rule in India

From hidden elders to uncounted infants, colonial enumerators faced widespread public distrust during the first all-India count.

NH toll revenue doubles in five years to over Rs 70,000 crore as number of plazas rises sharply

Government tells Parliament toll collections touched Rs 70,278 crore in 2025-26, Rajasthan has highest number of toll plazas, while expenditure on operating plazas is not maintained centrally.

The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.