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Friday, August 22, 2025
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Topic: Netflix

Bulbbul review: Anushka Sharma’s new Netflix production upturns the idea of a fairy-tale

Directed by Anvita Dutt, the movie is a feminist take on childhood stories that combines horror, period drama & social commentary.

Do-it-yourself quarantine movies are here. And Netflix’s Home Stories is leading the way

Quarantine-produced content is the answer to Bollywood’s anxiety over the future of films. Netflix and YouTube are already cashing in.

HBO axes Gone With the Wind, Netflix drops British comedy as anti-racism protests rage

Amid global protests over George Floyd's death, the media industry has been forced to review portrayals of race and policing in entertainment content.

Janhvi Kapoor’s ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’ set to release on Netflix

Film is based on life of Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena, who became first IAF woman officer in combat when she flew Cheetah helicopters during 1999 Kargil War for casualty evacuation.

‘Dear White People,’ ‘This Is America’ see surge in interest as Floyd protests disrupt US

The killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white policeman has seen Americans turn to books, movies and podcasts that deal with race.

Choked, Anurag Kashyap’s Netflix film on demonetisation, is crisp and thought-provoking

With Choked, Anurag Kashyap brings together stellar writing, a talented cast & his signature dark style to talk about our relationship with money.

Spelling The Dream: Netflix docu film on desi success at spelling bee is gripping but limited

Of the last 31 champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the biggest such contest in the US, 26 have been Indian-Americans.

Quarantine has taken away Patriot Act’s oomph, Hasan Minhaj’s show isn’t the same without it

Without multiple screens & bright studio lights, Minhaj’s jokes fell flat. But instead of his usual frantic style, he was calmer and far more comprehensible.

INOX, PVR unhappy about films being released on online platforms like Amazon Prime Video

Shoojit Sircar's Gulabo Sitabo, starring Amitabh Bachchan & Ayushmann Khurrana, is one of several films skipping theatres & heading online.

Michelle Obama’s memoir ‘Becoming’ to release as Netflix documentary tomorrow

The former US first lady's memoir was published in 2018 and became the year’s bestseller only 15 days after its release.

On Camera

130th Constitution Amendment Bill makes PM, President redundant. It’s a mockery of ministers

The Bill is a frontal attack on the basic federal structure of the Constitution. It shifts governance from ‘rule of law’ to ‘rule by law’.

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?