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    Shah Rukh Khan, Jawan, and the politics of National Awards, with fading credibility

    Nawaid Anjum
    3 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST

    Shah Rukh Khan’s surprise win for Jawan marks a curious pivot in the government’s Bollywood playbook: is it long-overdue recognition or a strategic co-opting of a star who refused to bow?

    Shah Rukh Khan
    Films
    Why rapper Vedan and controversies are inseparable?
    Films

    Why Kerala rapper Vedan is in news for all the wrong reasons

    2 Aug 2025 9:15 AM IST
    Dhadak2
    Film Reviews

    Dhadak 2 review: Tamil hit Pariyerum Perumal Hindi remake has heart but lacks a beat

    2 Aug 2025 8:02 AM IST
    71st National Film Awards announced
    India

    SRK, Vikrant Massey, Rani Mukerji bag National Awards; 12th Fail is Best Film

    1 Aug 2025 6:42 PM IST
    PMK founder Ramadoss biopic set to roll amid family drama

    PMK founder Ramadoss' biopic set to roll amid family drama

    25 July 2025 5:11 PM IST
    Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan

    Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Pawan Kalyan reveals movie’s plot

    24 July 2025 7:55 AM IST
    Tara

    How Ashutosh S. Shankar’s film Tara explores a Dalit trans woman’s desire

    23 July 2025 6:30 AM IST
    B Saroja Devi

    Veteran actress Saroja Devi’s eyes donated as she wished

    15 July 2025 7:07 AM IST
    Saroja Devi

    Saroja Devi obit: 'Kannada parrot' who went on to enrapture Tamil cinema

    14 July 2025 2:58 PM IST
    B Saroja Devi

    B Saroja Devi, first female Kannada superstar, dies of illness at 87

    14 July 2025 10:35 AM IST
    Stuntman Mohan Raj SM Raju Vettuvam

    Stuntman SM Raju dies on sets of Pa Ranjith’s film Vettuvam

    14 July 2025 9:21 AM IST
    Superman review: Man of Steel gets bold reboot for the age of disinformation

    Superman review: Man of Steel gets bold reboot for the age of disinformation

    12 July 2025 9:12 AM IST
    Prosenjit explains ‘why Bengali’ remark at Maalik event after trolling

    Prosenjit explains ‘why Bengali’ remark at Maalik event after trolling

    10 July 2025 3:55 PM IST
    Tanuja Chandra

    Tanuja Chandra on exposing the dark side of matrimonial sites in Wedding.con

    10 July 2025 7:33 AM IST
    Guru Dutt at 100: How the auteur of Hindi cinema made melancholia his signature

    Guru Dutt at 100: How the auteur of Hindi cinema made melancholia his signature

    Nawaid Anjum
    9 July 2025 1:00 PM IST

    From the poetic pain of Pyaasa to the prophetic gloom of Kaagaz Ke Phool, Guru Dutt’s films have never left us. 61 years after his death, he has only...

    Alia Bhatts former assistant arrested for allegedly cheating her of Rs 76.9 lakh

    Alia Bhatt's former assistant arrested for allegedly cheating her of Rs 76.9 lakh

    9 July 2025 12:01 PM IST
    Suresh Raina, Chennai Super Kings, CSK, IPL, Indian Premier League, Dubai

    Cricketer Suresh Raina to make acting debut with Tamil film

    6 July 2025 12:51 PM IST
    Umrao Jaan

    How a song from Umrao Jaan, Pratham Dhar Dhyan, evokes our syncretic past

    6 July 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Metro...In Dino

    Metro…In Dino review: Anurag Basu makes a case for real love in modern times

    4 July 2025 6:20 PM IST
    How Tamil films fared in first half of 2025? No mood for mediocrity, say audiences

    Tamil films 2025 first half report card: Good content first, superstars next

    3 July 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Nanavati case

    How Hindi cinema rewrites the KM Nanavati case for contemporary India

    30 Jun 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Kissa Kursi Ka-Emergency

    Kissa Kursi Ka to Emergency: Films that chronicled Indian history’s dark chapter

    25 Jun 2025 8:20 PM IST
    Elio

    How Pixar’s Elio turns childhood loneliness into an intergalactic adventure

    22 Jun 2025 7:30 AM IST
    Iranian cinema

    How Iranian cinema has captured its changing society through the decades

    21 Jun 2025 6:26 AM IST
    Jaws

    Jaws at 50: How Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster shark film changed Hollywood

    20 Jun 2025 7:05 AM IST
    Sholay

    Sholay at 50: How Ramesh Sippy’s film captured India’s angst and anxieties

    18 Jun 2025 8:01 AM IST
    Sitaare Zameen Par

    RS Prasanna on Aamir Khan and how directing Sitaare Zameen Par changed him

    18 Jun 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Nayakan-South Indian cinema

    From Nayakan to Thug Life, how gangster drama in South cinema has evolved through decades

    14 Jun 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Second Chance-Subhadra Mahajan

    Second Chance: Subhadra Mahajan’s moving film tackles the trauma of heartbreak, abortion

    13 Jun 2025 7:06 AM IST
    Pratik Shah

    Pratik Shah and our collective amnesia: How Bollywood’s culture of impunity shields its men

    8 Jun 2025 10:28 AM IST
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