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TopicPankaj Tripathi

Topic: Pankaj Tripathi

Fact Check: Video of actor Pankaj Tripathi urging people not to vote for BJP is digitally altered

AAP had shared the altered video on its official X account, and though it was deleted shortly after, it garnered over 65,000 views, 1,000 likes & more than 400 reposts.

RSS, Advani & rise of Hindu Right — where Main Atal Hoon went wrong as Vajpayee’s biopic

Biopic directed by Ravi Jadhav does not come across as convincing to those who were witness to Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s meteoric rise in pre-internet era.

This is how Main Atal Hoon on Vajpayee handles Babri demolition and Ram mandir

In Ram Jadhav’s Main Atal Hoon, the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement is treated as a celebration. The demolition of the Babri Mosque is not.

Bheed will force you to recall India’s lockdown migrant exodus—something you’d rather forget

The unique black-and-white film combines montages of distressing events to make a powerful statement.

Criminal Justice doesn’t get it right this season. Watch it for Pankaj Tripathi

The season tries to look at the world of teenage mental health and stardom, but does not quite manage to make an impact.

Pankaj Tripathi-Neeraj Kabi’s cracking chemistry nearly salvages Sherdil’s shoddy screenplay

Set around the Philibit Tiger Reserve, Srijit Mukherjee’s ‘Sherdil’ has a stellar cast but plays it too safe.

Pankaj Tripathi isn’t just Sultan or Kaleen Bhaiya of Mirzapur. Don’t cage his talent

From Stree to Mimi, Bollywood has let Pankaj Tripathi down. He is now being typecast.

Gunjan Saxena biopic passes with flying colours despite rocky performances

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl's sharp writing exposes the sexism that women face in everyday life, and saves this biopic on the first woman IAF pilot to fly in a war.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.