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Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicSalman Khan

Topic: Salman Khan

Bigg Boss has always condoned physical aggression, but it may have gone too far now

The show’s ethics have been called into question by viewers after a recent episode showed a male contestant pinning down a female contestant and threatening her.

Bollywood Khans not silent. They speak up through films – Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali to Chak De!

Deepika Padukone standing in solidarity with JNU students has made Indians question Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir over their silence. But look closely at their films.

From Ikk Kudi to Ek Do Teen — the best & worst of Bollywood music this decade

The decade saw a sea change in the kind of music Bollywood produced, courtesy a more discerning audience.

Of all Bollywood Khans, Shah Rukh’s life & career were built on the Nehruvian idea of India

In his films, Shah Rukh Khan was the bridge between socialist India as it moved toward its hyper-capitalistic future. Today Khan is a lonely figure.

5 reasons why Salman Khan’s Dabangg 3 is the most socially-relevant film this year (not)

This film has everything you didn’t imagine — a plot line that would stump the greatest filmmaker, a healthy dose of progressive dialogue, and songs that make you ask deep questions.

When Kashmir politics meets Bigg Boss, it’s a whole new reality

Bigg Boss 13 has two contestants from Kashmir — a model and an actor. Host Salman Khan made it a point to remind everyone of the fact.

Salman Khan, Rajinikanth, K-Pop — how fandom is shaping our pop cultural world

From Comic Con India to the Great Indian Fandom Conference, fandoms are finally being taken seriously in India.

20 years later, this is why Salman Khan is still hated by the Bishnois of Jodhpur

As soon as the first shot was fired at the black buck, Salman Khan was in trouble. Bishnois living close by rushed out of their houses and chased the actor’s vehicle.

Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman now starring in ‘Silence of the Khans’ under Modi rule

Maybe it’s not the Khans’ job to speak up, maybe their job is to sit in vanity vans while hate consumes India.

Sultan to Bharat: Salman Khan’s mega success features a Delhi University biochemistry grad

Ali Abbas Zafar is a master at disguising the subtext in the opulent, big-budget spectaculars he has been delivering.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?