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Friday, October 3, 2025
TopicSanjay Leela Bhansali

Topic: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Mumbai Police to record Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s statement in Sushant Singh Rajput case

Statements of 30 others have already been recorded, including Rajput's family members, actor-friend Rhea Chakraborty & Yash Raj Films' casting director Shanoo Sharma.

Not just Panipat, Kabul unhappy with ‘undesirable’ portrayal of Afghans in other films too

In a letter to the Indian government in April, Afghanistan had raised concerns over depictions of Afghans in films like Kabul Express, Padmaavat and Kesari.

Modi thanks Amul, Sanjay Jha hits out at Shiv Sena and Goa is not that picturesque

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

You have seen Kalank before — in Bhansali’s sets, in half-baked love triangles

Kalank, which stars Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan, aims high with its fantastical sets but falls short on delivering a good, pre-Independence love story.

Has controversy guaranteed ‘Padmaavat’ box office success?

The name of the game is ‘create buzz’, and films like Udta Punjab show that nothing helps that more than a pre-release controversy.

The objections to Padmavati require social debate, not legal censure

We are in the midst of a culture war. Each week, we discuss the propriety and limits of the freedom of speech and expression

Padmavati highlights a need to democratise the freedom of expression

The problem arises when interpretations are established as “ultimate truth”—closing all possibilities of further excavation of a story like Padmavati.

The battle over Padmavati is pointless, but a win-win for all its participants

For the Hindu Right, the controversy over the film keeps the akhand jyoti of Hindu-Muslim conflict burning at a time when election season is beginning to pick up.

Talk Point: Should concerns of a particular community come in the way of Padmavati’s release?

The debate around the historical accuracy of fictional cinema like Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming film Padmavati raises critical questions, once again, about barring art for hurting ‘public sentiment’.

Talk Point: Threats to stop screening of films is not proper behavior in a civilised society

While the film is generating a lot of controversy for inaccurate portrayal of a Rajput queen, there is certainly no historical basis for the story of Padmavati itself.

On Camera

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.