No screening of Bajirao Mastani in Pune: BJP MLA

'The way they have showed Bajirao dancing in the song Malhari Malhari -- this is not the way to depict history.' Bajirao Mastani, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period magnum opus depicting the......

BJP needs to watch out for the caste pot in Maharashtra

Despite being hailed as one of India’s most progressive and most developed states, Maharashtra is witnessing the fallout of lopsided progress, observes Sunil Gatade IMAGE: Members of......

The battle for Dalit pride

'It is a reassertion of their lost martial stride, of a history that is papered over by turning it into a memory largely of the upper castes.' Sadiya Upade reports. 'This column is erected to......

The Battle of Panipat, revisited

Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) recalls how the Battle of Panipat, 258 years ago, changed the history of India for the next century-and-a-half. The doyen in the field of military history, Dr......

See These Stunning Frames Before You Watch Heeramandi

From his directorial debut, Khamoshi: The Musical to his new OTT offering, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's visual vocabulary has grown so wildly larger-than-life, no screen......

Meet The Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Cast

Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is Salman Khan's first solo release since 2019. And while he, leading lady Pooja Hegde and, of course, Venkatesh remain the reason audiences will flock to theatres, there......

The Best of Priyanka Chopra, RANKED!

One of the most famous Indian faces on the planet, everything Priyanka Chopra Jonas learned, she learned it on the job. 'My acting school was on set. I learned everything that I did by being thrown......

'Shivaji eclipsed even the Gods'

'We need to be proud of our Maratha history and should be ready to tell the world our stories and not just keep them limited to Maharashtra.' IMAGE: Subodh Bhave in Har Har Mahadev. "I wanted to......