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Topic: Raj Kapoor

Writer, filmmaker, journalist — Khwaja Ahmad Abbas was master of all trades

Pia Krishnankutty -
With 74 books, 90 short stories, 3,000 journalistic articles, 40 films and several plays to his name, Abbas was as prolific as he was progressive.

Raj Kapoor’s Awara is all the more relevant in the context of India’s migrant crisis

Samira Sood -
The movie, known for bringing Charlie Chaplin into Bollywood, is a gripping drama that shows the vicious circle of crime and poverty.

Loverboy, brat, troubled star, outspoken patriarch — Rishi Kapoor was all of these and more

Samira Sood -
The Bobby actor reinvented himself in the new millennium with great roles in movies such as Do Dooni Chaar, Kapoor & Sons and Mulk.

Sahir Ludhianvi’s hard-hitting, haunting words make ‘Phir Subah Hogi’ relevant even today

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
This 1958 Raj Kapoor and Mala Sinha-starrer was all about criticising the government, talking about cruel realities and helping the disadvantaged.

An IAF pilot, a love triangle & Raj Kapoor: Why Sangam is a Bollywood hit even after 50 yrs

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
The film, which was originally four-hours long with two intervals, was hailed as Raj Kapoor’s magnum opus and his finest performance.

Teesri Kasam: When Raj Kapoor played perfect foil to Waheeda Rehman’s heartbreaking grace

Amit Upadhyaya -
A commercial failure, Teesri Kasam won National Award for best film but its heartbroken and financially broke producer Shailendra had passed away by then

Raj Kapoor, the ‘greatest showman’ of Indian cinema

Prerna Chatterjee -
Apart from his popularity in the former Soviet bloc countries, Raj Kapoor's place in history is firm for his work — both great and controversial.

Mukesh: The untrained voice that made you wonder if your life was well-lived

Maneesh Chhibber -
The singer was Raj Kapoor's "voice" -- the man behind hits such as Mera joota hai Japani and Jeena yahan marna yahan.

On his birthday, ThePrint will take Mukesh to the millennials with a little contest

Shekhar Gupta -
To celebrate the 95th birth anniversary of one of India's greatest playback singers, we look back at some of our favourite Mukesh songs. You can send yours too.

Raj Kapoor made sure we built our own identity to gain recognition: Rishi Kapoor

Nayanika Chatterjee -
Three sons of the legendary Raj Kapoor explain what it was like to work with him and why his films continue to remain relevant.
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Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

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India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

Free UPI was a revolution. Now costs are piling up, quality is slipping

Linking trade and geopolitics will hurt US more than India

Economy

Indian drugmakers relieved but wary as US exempts pharma sector from new trade tariffs

Sumi Sukanya Dutta -
Industry insiders say any rise in duties on Indian generics will squeeze profits for Indian companies, but will also make the drugs costlier for patients in US.

Defence

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

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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...

National Interest

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

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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.

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