Dunki's meandering script robs the film of its poignancy and humour. SRK, Vicky Kaushal, and Taapsee Pannu are left to shoulder the burden of Rajkumar Hirani's shortcomings.
Dunki speaks to youth despair, drying opportunities and Indians' desperation to flee to the West. For mainstream Bollywood to confront one of the biggest political challenges makes SRK's film more than just a heartwarming affair.
Shah Rukh Khan, a decade younger to Anil Kapoor, brought the Bollywood Daddy trend to centre stage with Jawaan—the badass father smoking a cigar, throttling a bike, and beating up bad guys.
Shah Rukh Khan, who has reportedly received death threats over films, will get 11 security personnel, including six commandos, on rotational basis & police escort vehicle.
Tsheltrim grew up watching Bollywood in the border town of Zhemgang and shares a deep relationship with India. Formerly in the Bhutan army, he's a fan of Salman Khan & SRK.
The new trend of delivering pan-India success has been a one-way street, from south to north. And even that has come undone this year with Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer.
'Pathaan, Meri Jaan…Memoirs, Analyses, Reflections' includes some big names like Paromita Vohra. Scholars grapple with masculinity, nationalism, and the self.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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