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Opinion | Women in Bollywood: More Central Roles, But Rarely in Big-Budget Films

News and Bollywood are never far apart. One such headline confirmed a development in Yash Raj Films. Akshaye Widhani, YRF’s CEO, said at FIICI...

11.03.2024 10

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Opinion | Pankaj Udhas: The End of an Era

The 1980s was a musically different era. A teenager back then, this writer was among those thousands present in a public concert during Durga Puja in...

27.02.2024 10

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Opinion | India’s Test Win Over England Hides A Major Weakness

A one-sided outcome buries the weaknesses of the winning team. The truth is, India’s demolition of England in Rajkot in the third Test of the...

20.02.2024 10

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Opinion | Are Most Films Losing Theatrical Viewership Because of Streaming Platforms?

The year 2024 began on an eventful note for the Indian film industry. A clash between two big-screen offerings of different genres had started a few...

18.02.2024 8

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Opinion | Why 'Fighter' Has Not Soared Higher

Siddharth Anand’s aerial action drama Fighter’s rollercoaster ride at the box office continues. Theatrical attendance on the first day, a...

04.02.2024 10

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Opinion | Why Are Fans Of Hindi Film Music Hearing Arijit Singh Songs?

Bollywood has delivered a series of commercial successes lately. Many songs from these films have become popular, such as the Arijit Singh solo...

28.01.2024 10

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Opinion | ‘Indian Police Force’ Shows What Makes Rohit Shetty Popular

Rohit Shetty fans do not expect to see four stars on the critic’s report card for any of his films. History, however, shows that the masses have...

21.01.2024 8

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Opinion | Hrithik Roshan Turns 50: When Age Is Just A Number

The year 1980 saw the release of J Om Prakash’s Aasha, a drama starring Jeetendra opposite Reena Roy. ‘The film featured an uncredited appearance...

14.01.2024 30

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Opinion | Men In Blue: Why All Eyes Will Be On Afghanistan’s India Tour

Every bilateral series does not generate the same degree of curiosity. However, many cricket lovers in India must be looking forward to the...

10.01.2024 4

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Opinion | Bollywood in 2024: Can the Film Industry Emulate its Box-Office Performance of Last Year?

Last year was a good one for Bollywood. The industry rediscovered its lost confidence by delivering blockbuster action dramas alongside several...

07.01.2024 10

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Opinion | Salaar vs Dunki: Why The Clash of Titans Has Led to an Ugly Fan War

When the release of two highly anticipated films coincides, a fan war on social media is inevitable. Before the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dunki released...

30.12.2023 10

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Rewind 2023: When Directors Become the New Superstars and Action Films Make a Comeback

A possibility has become a reality. All set to gross more than Rs 200 crore worldwide after four days in the theatres, Rajkumar Hirani’s...

26.12.2023 10

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Opinion | Why ‘Dunki’ Can Be The Reason For A Perfect Year-End Celebration For Bollywood

Filmgoers nationwide are expecting a mouthwatering clash at the box office soon. Rajkumar Hirani’s comedy-drama ‘Dunki’ starring Shah Rukh...

20.12.2023 8

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Opinion | The Archies and Why We Must Discuss the Film Instead of Nepotism

Zoya Akhtar’s teen musical comedy The Archies, an adaptation of Archie Comics, started making news long before the film dropped on Netflix. Many...

15.12.2023 5

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Opinion | ‘Animal’ and the Era of the New Big Bollywood Film

Writer-director Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s controversial action drama Animal, featuring Ranbir Kapoor as the protagonist, has polarised Hindi film-going...

10.12.2023 10

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Opinion | The Importance of Each T20 Match Before ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Next Year

What a fit Glenn Maxwell did against India in the third T20I of the ongoing India-Australia series is what an unfit Maxwell did in the ODI against...

01.12.2023 20

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Opinion | From ‘Animal’ to ‘Dunki’: More Celebrations Round the Corner in Hindi Cinema

The Hindi film industry is looking forward to the month of December with understandable optimism. The coming days will witness the release of two...

26.11.2023 10

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Opinion | ICC World Cup: Why ‘Invincible’ Team India Failed to Lift the Coveted Trophy

The Men in Blue lost the ICC World Cup final match against the Pat Cummins-led Australian team on Sunday. It was a defeat that broke a billion Indian...

20.11.2023 5

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Opinion | Abdul Razzaq and Ramiz Raja: The (Un)Importance of Knowing What to Say and When to Laugh

Former Pakistan cricketers Abdul Razzaq and Ramiz Raja went viral recently. That was inevitable. Razzaq referred to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in a highly...

16.11.2023 20

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Opinion | How Indians Settled Abroad Are No Longer Apologetic About Showcasing Their Hindu Roots

Twenty-three-year-old all-rounder Rachin Ravindra, a Hindu boy born in Wellington to parents of Indian origin, wears the Black Cap on the cricket...

12.11.2023 10

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Opinion | Tiger 3: Can Salman Khan Deliver An All-Time Blockbuster?

Has the race for the number one position among Bollywood stars ended — at least, for the time being? Some film-goers will insist it has, Shah Rukh...

11.11.2023 5

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Opinion | Determined and Brilliant, this Team India Deserves the World Cup

The Men in Blue are on a roll. At the start of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, even the most self-indulgent dreamer could not have imagined that...

06.11.2023 3

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Opinion I Why Tabu is In a League of Her Own

There is nobody quite like Tabu in the Hindi film industry. Fifty-one years old, she makes frequent appearances on the big screen. Her contemporaries,...

22.10.2023 10

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Opinion | Why Mumbai’s Sporting Culture Makes it the Ideal Venue for 141st IOC Session

There are Indian cities. And then, there is Mumbai, often described as a melting pot of cultures. Every other Mumbaikar is in a rush. A seat inside a...

12.10.2023 2

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Opinion | Why Men in Blue May Win the World Cup This Time

Cricketing action in the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup solely hosted by India for the first time has already started. The Men in Blue will play...

07.10.2023 10

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Opinion | Social Media: Why is the Average Pakistani Obsessed with India?

Pakistan has an unending list of national concerns, such as mounting debt, religious fundamentalism, poor education and health facilities, and rising...

30.09.2023 4

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Opinion | Men in Blue: The Tough Road Ahead

Sri Lanka’s sensational collapse against India for 50 in the Asia Cup finals, leading to an easy win for the home team, surprised one and all....

22.09.2023 10

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Opinion | Shah Rukh’s ‘Jawan’ and the Return of Masala Entertainer

History has repeated itself. There was a revival of great expectations in the Hindi film industry after Siddharth Anand’s action thriller Pathaan,...

08.09.2023 9

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