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Topic: Zoya Akhtar

Malegaon holds stories beyond its Superboys and Supermen. We’ve just begun looking

Tina Das -
'Superboys of Malegaon' looks at a crew of amateur filmmakers who create nothing short of a cultural revolution in Maharashtra’s Malegaon, with parodies of films like 'Sholay' and 'Superman'.

‘Kho Gaye Hum Kahan’ is Bollywood’s first shot at capturing internet loneliness of GenZ

Antara Baruah -
Netflix drama by debutant director Arjun Varain Singh and writers Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti have characters that are the cookie-cutter version of 'emotionally stunted' people with 'trauma'.

The Archies is Nepo Grand Central. Zoya Akhtar’s defence is paper thin

Tina Das -
Zoya Akhtar blames the media for ‘focusing’ on just the star kids in her film. But at no point has she acknowledged her own casting choice.

Reema Kagti’s Dahaad is a powerful portrait of caste oppression in small towns

Tina Das -
Amazon Prime's Dahaad is made compelling and uncomfortable by its screenplay, written by Reema Kagti, Zoya Akhtar and Ritesh Shah.

Zoya Akhtar’s films on rich people appealed to the masses. ‘The Archies’ does not

Shubhangi Misra -
Zoya Akhtar's 'The Archies' is just a desperate imitation of White West with Bollywood's 'little ones'.

Forget Dil Chahta Hai, Raj Kapoor-Nargis starrer Chori Chori was the first road trip movie

Unnati Sharma -
On Manna Dey's death anniversary, remembering how the song "Yeh Raat Bheegi Bheegi" is more popular than the film itself.

With Gully Boy, Zoya Akhtar is no longer the princess of posh people’s pain

Kaveree Bamzai -
From Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Dil Dhadakne Do to Gully Boy, Zoya Akhtar is now a chronicler of deep class divide and a poet of possibilities.

Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy simmers with rage, and allows Ranveer Singh his own Bachchan glory

Amit Upadhyaya -
With a well-cast ensemble featuring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt and Kalki Koechlin, Dharavi-set ‘Gully Boy’ is a film emblematic of the times.

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Economy

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Sneha Richhariya -
Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

Defence

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

Keshav Padmanabhan -
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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