The popular ‘get in, take out militants’ sentiment has existed long before it got actualised for the general public with the 2016 and 2019 surgical strikes. Before that, the shroud of mystery around cross-border ops was a vacuum gladly filled by Bollywood, with several films – successfully or not – fulfilling popular fantasy. When 12 Mirage 2000 jets of the Indian Air Force flew across the LoC in the early hours of February 26 to target terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad’s training camps in Balakot, Chakothi, and Muzaffarabad, it marked a seminal moment for India. Not only was it the first time in over four decades that Indian fighter jets crossed the LoC, it was also the first time ever that the Indian forces were going for a terror mastermind beyond the Indian boundaries. Senior Jaish leader Maulana Yousuf Azhar was one of the targets at the Balakot camp. While in reality, it may have been the first-of-its-kind operation, on screen, India has time and again … [Read more...] about Behind enemy lines: Bollywood’s many surgical strikes
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Priya Prakash Varrier: Sridevi is just the name of my character in the movie
Actress Priya Prakash Varrier , who became an overnight sensation after the teaser of her debut movie Oru Adaar Love became viral, seems to have a knack for hitting the headlines. This time, however, the news in the aftermath of the release of the trailer of her debut Bollywood movie , Sridevi Bunglow directed by Prashanth Mambully, is not entirely positive. Priya plays a lonely actress in the movie and the trailer has visual of her in a bath tub. Netizens did not miss the similarities in the plot to the life and death of veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi. Soon followed news that Sridevi’s husband Boney Kapoor had sent a legal notice to the makers of the film, demanding that they remove the late actress’ name from the title and other resemblances to her life in the film. Confirming this and explaining his position, director Prashanth tells us, “In the notice, Boney Kapoor has raised a few objections against our film including the usage of the name and doing … [Read more...] about Priya Prakash Varrier: Sridevi is just the name of my character in the movie
A Menstruation Movie Is On The Short List For An Oscar Nomination
Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email Enlarge this image Anand Brian Anand Brian Editor's note: This story was originally published in February and has been republished with updates. Today, everyone respects Arunachalam Muruganantham, 52, a social entrepreneur who lives in the city of Coimbatore in South India. But there was a time, he says, when his neighbors were convinced he had lost his mind. Some even believed that he was a vampire. "It all started because I wanted to create a good sanitary napkin for my wife," he laughs. That was back in 1998, when Muruganantham married Shanthi Natrajan. He saw that she would use torn rags to absorb the blood during the onset of her menstrual cycle. He was shocked to find out how common this practice was. Other women in the villages around Coimbatore would use whatever was at their disposal — wrapping small mounds of ash or sand in cloth to use as absorbents. Later that year, he began to experiment. He was intent on … [Read more...] about A Menstruation Movie Is On The Short List For An Oscar Nomination
8 game changers of Bollywood that wowed us in 2018
By Mehrooj Rai Published: December 26, 2018 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email With quirky scripts being enough to keep the audience entertained, this year proved there's far more to Bollywood than we think. The year 2018 has been one of the most surprising ones in recent Bollywood memory, for it has been one where content ruled above all other elements in films. This year in particular, movies with unique content found solidification in Bollywood. While big-budget films (those with a lot of expectations associated) tanked at the box office, smaller films with lower budget and lesser known faces triumphed massively. One of the most shocking things about this year was that films with massive stars such as Salman Khan and Aamir Khan underperformed against the hopes and excitement of their fans, while lesser known faces like Rajkummar Rao, Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khurrana emerged successful and catapulted these actors towards stardom.Additionally, the year also worked … [Read more...] about 8 game changers of Bollywood that wowed us in 2018
The year of the underdog: 8 movies that made 2018 a game changer for Bollywood
By Mehrooj Rai Published: December 26, 2018 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email With quirky scripts being enough to keep the audience entertained, this year proved there's far more to Bollywood than we think. The year 2018 has been one of the most surprising ones in recent Bollywood memory, for it has been one where content ruled above all other elements in films. This year in particular, movies with unique content found solidification in Bollywood. While big-budget films (those with a lot of expectations associated) tanked at the box office, smaller films with lower budget and lesser known faces triumphed massively. One of the most shocking things about this year was that films with massive stars such as Salman Khan and Aamir Khan underperformed against the hopes and excitement of their fans, while lesser known faces like Rajkummar Rao, Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khurrana emerged successful and catapulted these actors towards stardom.Additionally, the year also worked … [Read more...] about The year of the underdog: 8 movies that made 2018 a game changer for Bollywood