Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films may be over-the-top, but by shining the spotlight on women who are otherwise forced to work on the edges of acceptable society, he gives them agency.
According to Pakistani film critic Omer Adil, filmmakers of the subcontinent have created a fantasy chimaera, a celluloid courtesan, which has nothing to do with tawaifs.
For weeks now, Gangubai Kathiawadi has been on Netflix’s top 10 list in Thailand. There are reels, YouTube videos and recreation of Alia Bhatt’s looks.
A defamation complaint was filed by Babuji Shah, who claimed to be the adopted son of Gangubai Kathiawadi — a powerful figure in Mumbai's red-light area, Kamathipura, during the 1960s.
Actress Mansha Pasha had said, ‘because in Pakistan, a fictional narrative is often censored, others take up the stories that are native to our country.
The police are probing why Sushant Singh Rajput was not able to do films with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and are examining his contracts with other production houses.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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