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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicVeere Di Wedding

Topic: Veere Di Wedding

Dirty talk to self-love — Thank You For Coming finally gets women-centric films right

The script by Radhika Anand and Prashasti Singh is complemented by Boolani’s directorial skill, which never panders to the male gaze.

In 2019, Bollywood must invest in female friendships: More Veeres, no Sonu ke Titu ki Sweety

Bollywood is doing ‘women-centric’ films, but still has a long way to go when it comes to portraying the full lives of women.

From fear of homosexuality in Army to lateral entry into IAS: ThePrint’s 20 best of 2018

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint in 2018.

Neither NickYanka nor DeepVeer, this was the most searched wedding of India in 2018

There were quite a few headline-grabbing big fat celebrity weddings this year, but they were all trumped on Google Trends.

Why Delhi government schools trumped private ones in Class XII, and Priyanka Chopra’s ‘big mistake’

The Delhi administration was in quite a celebratory mood over the performance of government school students in the Class XII CBSE exams.

Women are just having fun in Veere Di Wedding. And I refuse to feel guilty for enjoying it

It’s a relief to see women in a film talking to each other without having to sprinkle keywords that would sell the movie as one with a cause.

Veere Di Wedding: It’s been a terrible week for masturbation in India

A ridiculous depiction of masturbation does more damage than good. It tells young women that exploring and discovering their bodies is odious and absurd.

Veere Di Wedding is an apology for feminism and doesn’t really celebrate independent women

If you want to watch a movie about a woman asserting herself, finding happiness without a man, and not being unnecessarily mean to anyone, watch Kangana Ranaut’s Queen.

Bollywood loves to hate Pakistan, and Swara Bhasker just proves it

For actors like Swara Bhasker standing up and speaking out is reserved for favourable context. The liberal Bhasker failed to acknowledge the progress a 'failing state' is making.

Veere Di Wedding is banned in Pakistan, while Afghan bowler Rashid Khan packs a punch

Despite being removed for life from politics, Nawaz Sharif’s PML(N) is slated to return to power after elections in Pakistan in July, Fatima Bhutto...

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.