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Sunil Dutt sold 7 cars to make Reshma Aur Shera. It’s an Indian Romeo & Juliet story

Triya Gulati - July 27, 2025

Set in Jaisalmer, Reshma Aur Shera is a love story caught in the crossfire of family vengeance. It was a Box Office flop but its visual boldness is timeless.

A courtesan without shame or guilt—1966 film ‘Amrapali’ gave us a proud, powerful heroine

Tina Das - June 23, 2024

Every tawaif is said to be a corpse in ‘Pakeezah’. In ‘Amrapali’, however, the heroine fights for her status as a ‘nagarvadhu’ and takes pride in it.

Sunil Dutt’s one-actor movie Yaadein is an oddly apt watch in these isolated times

Samira Sood - May 30, 2020

Sunil Dutt's National Award-winning directorial debut shows his prowess as an actor & filmmaker, and his willingness to take risks.

An actor, mother, social worker – Nargis Dutt was far more than Mother India

Pia Krishnankutty - May 3, 2020

At the peak of her fame, Nargis left the industry to raise a family and eventually dedicated her life to the cause of spastic children.

Gumrah, BR Chopra’s tale of a woman’s desire that challenged conventions back in 1963

Samira Sood - April 25, 2020

Gumrah, said to be inspired by the love story of Dilip Kumar and Kamini Kaushal, was refreshingly bold and managed to stand apart from the many adaptations that followed.

Mujhe Jeene Do: When Sunil Dutt shattered inter-faith marriage taboo while playing a dacoit

Madhavi Pothukuchi - May 26, 2019

Written by Sunil Dutt’s closest friend, Aghajani Kashmeri, the script of this 1963 film isn’t black and white, even if the picture was.

Sunil Dutt, the legendary actor & director who joined politics on Rajiv Gandhi’s request

Aastha Singh - May 25, 2019

On his 14th death anniversary, ThePrint remembers Sunil Dutt, his path-breaking films and political career.

‘Padosan’ can’t be made in today’s Republic of Easy Offended India

Amit Upadhyaya - December 2, 2018

Cult comedy Padosan features Hindi cinema’s most popular duet and never runs out of laughs.

Off The Cuff with Sanjay Dutt

ThePrint Team - January 15, 2018

This edition of 'Off The Cuff' saw Actor Sanjay Dutt in conversation with ThePrint Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Sanya Dhingra, reporter, ThePrint; Ruhi Tewari....

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US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

Shishir Priyadarshi - August 7, 2025

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.