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TopicRD Burman

Topic: RD Burman

1978 film Shalimar had Dharmendra, Zeenat, and the biggest budget of its time. It still bombed

Triya Gulati -
Featuring actors such as Rex Harrison and John Saxon, the 1978 film ‘Shalimar’ had scale, ambition, and star power. It was undone by a weak screenplay and uneven execution.

RD Burman was the last resort for Rajesh Khanna’s ‘The Train’. It gave him 12 more films

Tina Das -
A robbery, a hotel, and criminal masterminds—suspense thriller ‘The Train’ took Rajesh Khanna beyond romance.

Off The Cuff with Gulzar

Shivani Rawat -
In the latest edition of ThePrint ‘Off the Cuff’, poet and lyricist Gulzar is in conversation with Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. Gulzar speaks about his...

Ijaazat is a strangely poetic take on divorce that was rare in 1980s Hindi films

Samira Sood -
Naseeruddin Shah and Rekha's portrayal of a divorced couple in this Gulzar film is more loving and honest than many marriages that do last.

Shekhar Kapur’s Masoom is as beautifully relatable as it was almost 40 years ago

Samira Sood -
Starring Naseeruddin Shah & Shabana Azmi, the movie features some of R.D. Burman and Gulzar's finest work, & three adorable kids.

Jawani Diwani was candyfloss Bollywood, but it turned many stereotypes on their head

Samira Sood -
Fun and frothy, this light-hearted rom com features songs that are on every party playlist even today

Nasir Husain’s Hum Kisise Kum Naheen is all about the music

Samira Sood -
R.D. Burman, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Mohd Rafi — this 1977 superhit was powered by its all-star music team.

1942: A Love Story — the swansong that brought R.D. Burman back to stay

Samira Sood -
Music company HMV had told Vidhu Vinod Chopra it wouldn’t pay if he signed R.D. Burman. Thankfully, he didn’t listen.

In Kati Patang, director Shakti Samanta created magic with Rajesh Khanna & R.D. Burman’s music

Sharanya Munsi -
The film gave us evergreen hits like Yeh Shaam Mastani and Pyar Diwana Hota Hai featuring superstar Rajesh Khanna.

On Camera

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

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

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

Defence

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Vaibhav Pant -
Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

National Interest

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

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

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