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Sardar Udham to Kesari: At 45, This Teacher Left the US to Live His Bollywood...
“How dare you step in front of my carriage,” blurted an ‘evil British officer’ in a television series played by Richard Klein. He then whipped the poor street urchin and hauled endless curses. But as...
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Real-Life Hero Behind ‘RRR’: The Forgotten ‘Bheem’ & A Revolution Against The...
Two revolutionaries. Two rebellions. Two significant chapters of Indian history. How do they intertwine? In 1922, Indian revolutionary Alluri Sitaram Raju led the Rampa Rebellion against the British...
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#Scam1992: The Journalist Who Exposed Harshad Mehta’s Rs 50 Billion Fraud
Harshad Mehta is in the news again. The mastermind of the 1992 securities scam which shook the Indian stock market is back in discussion after almost three decades with the teaser release of Sony Liv’s...
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From Riding a Bullock Cart To Owning an Airline: The True Story of Capt....
‘Soorarai Pottru’ is a Tamil movie starring actor Suriya, scheduled to release on Amazon Prime on November 12. Going by the trailer, the movie is an action-packed drama about a man from a village who...
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‘I Know What Suffering Means’: ‘Raazi’ Actor Who’s Helped 100+ Kashmiri Students
Calm, persistent and focussed is how I perceived actor Ashwath Bhatt’s character, Mehboob Syed in the spy thriller film, Raazi (2018). He portrays the role of a Pakistani army officer who eventually...
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Reel Vs Real: Meet the ‘Dead’ Man Behind Pankaj Tripathi’s Character in Kaagaz
Murda insaan (Dead Man) Abhi taaza taaza mare, abhi uth ke chal diye (A dead man just got up and left) This satirical dialogue from Kagaaz, which stars Pankaj Tripathi, was once the reality of Uttar...
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How a Grass Cutter’s Child Became Indian Cinema’s First Dalit Woman Actor
In 1930 (some say 1928), J C Daniel, known as the father of Malayalam cinema, directed and starred in Vigathakumaran (The Lost Child). The story was about Chandrakumar, who goes missing, and is...
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Malegaon ka Superman: A Spoof That Popularised A Small Town’s Film Industry
Malegaon ka Superman was released a decade ago. The film had no special effects, glamorous sets, superstars, smart gadgetry, mind blowing stunts or any filmmaking aesthetics. The movie was never part...
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Thane Coach who Trained Parineeti Chopra for Saina Nehwal’s Biopic is a...
Ever since Amole Gupte’s directorial biopic, Saina, on ace badminton player, Saina Nehwal released, everyone — from the media to netizens — are talking about how well Parineeti Chopra has embodied...
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National Film Awards Honours 68-YO Woman Who Ran Marathons Barefoot to Save...
Lata Kare from Baramati, Maharashtra first made headlines in 2013 when she ran the first marathon of her life, barefoot and wearing a saree, at the age of 60. She ran neither for glory nor to fulfil...
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Why Parents Must Watch This Documentary Before Sending Kids to Kota for Coaching
About 10 and a half minutes into freelance filmmaker Hemant Gaba’s National Award-winning documentary, An Engineered Dream, an IIT coaching academy teacher is seen telling a group of 15 to 16-year-old...
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How Did an Engineer Bag the Script of Big B’s ‘Sarkar’? Manish Gupta Shares...
In 2004, after having worked in the corporate sector for six years, Manish Gupta finally quit his job to pursue his real dreams in the film industry. This may sound like yet another example of an...
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Jai Bhim to Shershaah: Best Films/OTT Shows That Broke The Clutter in 2021
The pandemic facilitated drastic changes in many fields. One among them is the film industry. Booking a favourite seat in theatres to watch a big-budget film turned into watching movies at home in our...
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As the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Jhund hits theatres today, the story of Vijay Barse, around whom the biographical sports drama is centred, is emerging from obscurity. Directed by Nagraj Manjule, the...
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From Sholay to DDLJ: How Anand Bakshi’s Lyrics For 3300 Songs Defined...
In a career spanning over four decades, 3,300 songs and more than 600 films, lyricist Anand Bakshi wrote the soundtrack to millions of Indian lives enamoured by popular Hindi cinema. (Image above of...
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Made by Dev Anand’s Brother, This is The First Indian Film to Win Cannes’...
As we approach the world-renowned Cannes Film Festival later this month between 17 and 28 May, which will take place in France, cinema aficionados across India will be looking forward to their...
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777 Charlie: 5 Heartwarming Stories of A Human & Dog’s Bond That Are Worth A...
You know the saying, ‘a dog is a man’s best friend’ — it’s old, common, and true. If you’re a dog owner, you definitely agree. That bond between you and your furry friend is special and indescribable....
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Shocking Reason Why This Irrfan Khan Film was Banned in 1995 & Why it Should...
Nearly a decade before Irrfan Khan made his mark on mainstream Hindi cinema with his visceral performance as Ranvijay Singh, a violent student leader in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Haasil (2003), he starred in...
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What to Watch This Weekend? 10 Indian Shows & Movies Across OTT Platforms
Along with some new releases that the OTT world has just witnessed, there are also some great old shows you could catch up on. Here’s a selection of ten such Indian shows and movies for you to select...
View ArticleR Madhavan’s Rocketry: The Real Story of ISRO Engineer Nambi Narayanan
Actor R Madhavan’s directorial debut Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is all set for release on 1 July 2022. Madhavan plays the title character, based on the life of an aerospace engineer at the Indian Space...
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