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TopicThriller

Topic: thriller

Jehanabad-Of Love and War wants to be Mirzapur with half-baked romance, tired thrills

Gaurvi Narang -
The SonyLiv show's creator Sudhir Mishra seems to capitalise on the small-town crime thriller but it's not as nail-biting.

Adivi Sesh’s HIT: The Second Case is thriller of the year. Twists, conflicts make it richer

Nidhima Taneja -
Director Sailesh Kolanu has managed to create a bankable and gripping series with HIT, and The Second Case is a worthy successor in the line.

In Shaad Ali’s Bloody Brothers, everyone has a skeleton in their closet. But there’s a big flaw

Amogh Rohmetra -
In all six episodes of the light-hearted comedy thriller, there is no ‘action’, no gunshot and definitely no men flying here and there.

Loose plot, tight acting: In Amazon Prime’s Jalsa, Shefali Shah outshines Vidya Balan

Shubhangi Misra -
Jalsa's a nail-biter as it approaches its climax. By the end of the film, you'll find yourself sitting at the corner of your seat with goosebumps.

Hotstar’s Rudra is tailored to fit Ajay Devgn’s persona. But its villains steal the show

Shyam Nandan Upadhyay -
Devgn's portrayal of an ‘unconventional’ cop is at its intense best in Hotstar's Rudra. It adds to his role in Singham, Sunday, Insaan and Gangajal.

Off The Cuff with Chetan Bhagat

Shivani Rawat -
In the latest edition of ThePrintOTC, author Chetan Bhagat sat down with the ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta to talk about his upcoming book —...

Every Bollywood reincarnation story must tip its hat to Bimal Roy’s ‘Madhumati’

Amit Upadhyaya -
Of the many things that Bimal Roy’s Madhumati got right, Pran’s antagonistic turn was one.

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Opinion

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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