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Blog | Sikandar, And The 'Bhai' That Once Was
Watching Sikandar only deepens the perception that something has dimmed. Seeing him on screen isn't just dissatisfying; it disappoints. It's the year when 'Bhai', as audiences knew him, is simply not enough anymore.
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Blog | Adolescence: When Seeing Is Possessing
The characters of this Netflix hit are not simply participants in a system; they are its products. They are what philosopher Michel Foucault called 'docile bodies'.
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Opinion | Aamir Khan @60: Caught In His Own 'Cage'
Aamir Khan, an actor who once took pride in doing things differently, now finds himself pigeonholed in a cage of his own making, bound by the expectations of his fan base.
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Opinion | On Imtiaz Ali's 20 Years, A Tribute To His OG 'Rockstar', Aarti Bajaj
With his longtime, glorious editor Aarti Bajaj, Ali doesn't just set the tone. The duo stretches the form, dragging you into the mess and ache of being alive. Yet, beneath that mastery, there's a sense that they, too, are caught.
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Opinion | Supermen Of Malegaon Is Everything Bollywood Needs To Be Reminded Of
Perhaps the film might inspire producers to value screenwriters. Perhaps, it might compel big studios to return to the drawing board. Perhaps it might teach the entire industry that even remakes require imagination.
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O Saathi Re: Imtiaz Ali's Romantic Drama Series To Be Led By Aditi Rao Hydari, Avinash Tiwary, And Arjun Rampal
The series will be created by Imtiaz Ali, and directed by Arif Ali
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Opinion | Is Bollywood Only About 'Reels' And 'Memes' Now?
Reelification is not just a trend, it is an evolution, an omnipresent force shaping cinema's contours. It is the new language. And in this reality, the algorithm reigns supreme, dictating what survives, and what, if anything, will ever be remembered.
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Opinion | Deva: Why Bollywood Loves Bachchan, But Not His Rebellion
Deva never quite knows what to do with the legacy it seeks to honour. It becomes just another cop-actioner, using Bachchan as bait but never embodying his rebellion. A film that, like much of contemporary Bollywood, chooses comfort over courage.
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Arif Mohammad Khan Sworn In As 42nd Bihar Governor
Arif Mohammad Khan took the oath as Bihar's 42nd Governor on Thursday at Rajendra Mandapam, Raj Bhavan.
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Ex Bureaucrat Ajay Bhalla New Manipur Governor, Swap In Bihar And Kerala
Former Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla was on Tuesday evening appointed the new Governor of Manipur - where periodic clashes between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribes have simmered for more than a year - by President Droupadi Murmu.
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Freedom at Midnight OTT Release Date: Story About India’s Independence to be Available on SonyLIV
Freedom at Midnight, a historical drama series exploring India’s Partition in 1947, premieres on SonyLIV on 15 November. Directed by Nikkhil Advani, the series stars Sidhant Gupta, Chirag Vohra, and Arif Zakaria as key historical figures. With a gripping plot based on Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre’s book, this series unveils the intense ...
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Kerala Chief Minister Kept Me Dark About "Crimes Against Nation": Governor
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Friday intensified his attack on the ruling Left government by accusing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of keeping him in the dark about 'crimes against the nation' being committed in the state.
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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan Extends Onam Greetings
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan wished Keralites across the globe on the eve of Onam on Saturday and said the harvest festival cherishes legacy of a life of equality, oneness and prosperity.
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Man Kills Landlord's Family To Rob Them, Finds Silver Coins Worth Rs 2,100
Three members of a family were brutally bludgeoned to death with a hammer, their bodies kept inside a box and locked in the bathroom of their home in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.
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Victims' Family Pardons Pak Industrialist's Wife Who Killed 2 With SUV
Relatives of a father-daughter duo have forgiven a female from a wealthy, influential Pakistani business family here who ran down a luxurious SUV over them, her lawyer said on Friday.
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Blog | Sikandar, And The 'Bhai' That Once Was
Watching Sikandar only deepens the perception that something has dimmed. Seeing him on screen isn't just dissatisfying; it disappoints. It's the year when 'Bhai', as audiences knew him, is simply not enough anymore.
-
Blog | Adolescence: When Seeing Is Possessing
The characters of this Netflix hit are not simply participants in a system; they are its products. They are what philosopher Michel Foucault called 'docile bodies'.
-
Opinion | Aamir Khan @60: Caught In His Own 'Cage'
Aamir Khan, an actor who once took pride in doing things differently, now finds himself pigeonholed in a cage of his own making, bound by the expectations of his fan base.
-
Opinion | On Imtiaz Ali's 20 Years, A Tribute To His OG 'Rockstar', Aarti Bajaj
With his longtime, glorious editor Aarti Bajaj, Ali doesn't just set the tone. The duo stretches the form, dragging you into the mess and ache of being alive. Yet, beneath that mastery, there's a sense that they, too, are caught.
-
Opinion | Supermen Of Malegaon Is Everything Bollywood Needs To Be Reminded Of
Perhaps the film might inspire producers to value screenwriters. Perhaps, it might compel big studios to return to the drawing board. Perhaps it might teach the entire industry that even remakes require imagination.
-
O Saathi Re: Imtiaz Ali's Romantic Drama Series To Be Led By Aditi Rao Hydari, Avinash Tiwary, And Arjun Rampal
The series will be created by Imtiaz Ali, and directed by Arif Ali
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Opinion | Is Bollywood Only About 'Reels' And 'Memes' Now?
Reelification is not just a trend, it is an evolution, an omnipresent force shaping cinema's contours. It is the new language. And in this reality, the algorithm reigns supreme, dictating what survives, and what, if anything, will ever be remembered.
-
Opinion | Deva: Why Bollywood Loves Bachchan, But Not His Rebellion
Deva never quite knows what to do with the legacy it seeks to honour. It becomes just another cop-actioner, using Bachchan as bait but never embodying his rebellion. A film that, like much of contemporary Bollywood, chooses comfort over courage.
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Arif Mohammad Khan Sworn In As 42nd Bihar Governor
Arif Mohammad Khan took the oath as Bihar's 42nd Governor on Thursday at Rajendra Mandapam, Raj Bhavan.
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Ex Bureaucrat Ajay Bhalla New Manipur Governor, Swap In Bihar And Kerala
Former Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla was on Tuesday evening appointed the new Governor of Manipur - where periodic clashes between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribes have simmered for more than a year - by President Droupadi Murmu.
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Freedom at Midnight OTT Release Date: Story About India’s Independence to be Available on SonyLIV
Freedom at Midnight, a historical drama series exploring India’s Partition in 1947, premieres on SonyLIV on 15 November. Directed by Nikkhil Advani, the series stars Sidhant Gupta, Chirag Vohra, and Arif Zakaria as key historical figures. With a gripping plot based on Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre’s book, this series unveils the intense ...
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Kerala Chief Minister Kept Me Dark About "Crimes Against Nation": Governor
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Friday intensified his attack on the ruling Left government by accusing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of keeping him in the dark about 'crimes against the nation' being committed in the state.
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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan Extends Onam Greetings
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan wished Keralites across the globe on the eve of Onam on Saturday and said the harvest festival cherishes legacy of a life of equality, oneness and prosperity.
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Man Kills Landlord's Family To Rob Them, Finds Silver Coins Worth Rs 2,100
Three members of a family were brutally bludgeoned to death with a hammer, their bodies kept inside a box and locked in the bathroom of their home in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.
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Victims' Family Pardons Pak Industrialist's Wife Who Killed 2 With SUV
Relatives of a father-daughter duo have forgiven a female from a wealthy, influential Pakistani business family here who ran down a luxurious SUV over them, her lawyer said on Friday.
