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Topic: Pathaan

Everyone wrote Bollywood obit. Then Shah Rukh Khan made the miracle happen

From Kerala Story, Animal, 12th Fail, to Barbie and Oppenheimer, Indian audiences lapped up these films and were hungry for more. No matter the controversies.

I want to watch SRK’s Dunki in Punjab cinema halls. It’s even more political than Jawan

Dunki speaks to youth despair, drying opportunities and Indians' desperation to flee to the West. For mainstream Bollywood to confront one of the biggest political challenges makes SRK's film more than just a heartwarming affair.

X, Y, Z — as Shah Rukh Khan gets Y+ security cover, here’s what different protection levels entail

Shah Rukh Khan, who has reportedly received death threats over films, will get 11 security personnel, including six commandos, on rotational basis & police escort vehicle.

Jawan’s Zinda Banda is aggressively average. It is no Jhoome Jo Pathaan

Anirudh’s composition can’t match Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani’s work for Pathaan.

SRK’s Pathaan is hot topic for scholars. Adding merit to masala

'Pathaan, Meri Jaan…Memoirs, Analyses, Reflections' includes some big names like Paromita Vohra. Scholars grapple with masculinity, nationalism, and the self.

As a Pakistani, I don’t mind Pathaan using my country to make a statement in India

SRK's Pathaan is an act of passion and great daring: looking the BJP government in its eyes and saying that Muslim actors will not give up on India.

What Shah Rukh Khan learned from Tamil Nadu cinema and put into action for Pathaan

Jayalalithaa to Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, and Kamal Haasan, all have enjoyed successful film and political careers. The success depends massively on their fan clubs.

Pathaan now part of Parliament speech. TMC’s Derek O’Brien says SRK film did what no party could

Recalling the controversy before the film's release & the boycott calls against it, the Rajya Sabha MP compared Pathaan's message to the mention of unity & inclusivity in President Murmu's speech.

SRK’s Pathaan shows that Muslim identity will be celebrated if it serves the nation

Pathaan marks birth of a new Muslim—He is patriotic and doesn't question India’s nationhood.

Approaching statistical mechanics like art – how Deepak Dhar’s passion won him the Padma Bhushan

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.