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Bollywood’s Kareena Kapoor subject to online abuse over baby’s name
Supporters say attacks over choice of name similar to 17th-century Muslim Mughal emperor rooted in prejudice a…
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Shershaah review – Sidharth Malhotra stars in nuance-free military biopic
Karan Johar-produced film about Vikram Batra, who died in the 1999 India-Pakistan conflict, promotes him as a …
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How India’s armed forces have become Bollywood’s new poster boys
A series of big films this year will focus on Indian military conflicts with Pakistan, reflecting an escalatio…
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Toofaan review – Mumbai boxing drama is more Rocky than Raging Bull
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s film has high ambition but dodges complexity in favour of overheated melodramaPartly…
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Dilip Kumar was a Bollywood great who epitomised India’s emotional struggles
The actor, who has died at 98, gave expression to the intense cultural complexities raised as independence met…
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Dilip Kumar obituary
Star of Indian cinema who pioneered method acting in BollywoodThe veteran actor Dilip Kumar, who has died aged…
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Dilip Kumar, Bollywood legend and ‘tragedy king’ of Indian cinema, dies aged 98
The star was a defining figure in post-independence Indian cinema and was one of the country’s first method ac…
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Why Malayalam cinema, not Bollywood, is India’s rapid-response unit for Covid films
From Mumbai noir to plantation Macbeth, Kerala’s more dynamic and independent-driven industry is responding ur…
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Sherni review – Vidya Balan joins the hunt for a man-eating tiger
Balan excels as a resolute forest officer battling sexism and corruption, as well as nature, in the latest sat…
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Radhe review – Salman Khan blockbuster is a cheap dash through the fight tropes
Why use the door, Salman? Bollywood megastar goes back to basics, pummelling everything in sight including nar…
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‘Untouchable’ Bollywood poster provokes outrage over caste stereotypes
Upper-caste actor playing Dalit politician Mayawati shown dishevelled and holding broom in publicity for new f…
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In the ‘land of storytelling’, Netflix and Amazon Prime reshape India’s creative landscape
The streaming giants are making bold TV shows but the threat of censorship looms largeThis year’s Emmy awards,…
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Coolie No 1 review – David Dhawan’s comedy remake is bigger but not better
Dhawan casts his son Varun in the role made famous in 1995 by Govinda, but little effort has been made to ackn…
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AK vs AK review – ingenious meta-feud of Bollywood heavyweights
Anurag Kashyap kidnaps the daughter of Anil Kapoor in a mock-doc thriller that skewers India’s showbiz sceneAf…
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Durgamati: The Myth review – haunted house goes under the Hammer
Bad-apple politicians put the squeeze on a hapless secretary in this tired pile of vengeful ghost mayhem Censo…