Pankaj Tripathi: Gracing Aliases
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Pankaj Tripathi: Gracing Aliases

Pankaj Tripathi has appeared in seven films in 2017 alone, playing disparate roles that stand testament to his versatility. And, yet Bollywood’s most gifted performer this year is unlikely to feature in roundtables or win awards.
How Rajkummar Rao Became Too Good for Bollywood
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How Rajkummar Rao Became Too Good for Bollywood

For a long time Rajkummar Rao, who neither came from a filmy family nor had the luxury of a lavish Dharma debut, was nobody’s idea of a hero. Yet in the decade that he has spent in Bollywood, he has redefined what it means to be a hero in his own terms.
The World Needs More Newtons
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The World Needs More Newtons

At a time when most of us have been conditioned to complain about the dismal state of the country, Rajkummar Rao’s Newton succeeds in doing the impossible: Making idealism aspirational again.
From Bollywood’s Boldest Star to Big Mouth: What Do We Do About Kangana Ranaut?
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From Bollywood’s Boldest Star to Big Mouth: What Do We Do About Kangana Ranaut?

Kangana Ranaut’s latest release Panga stands overshadowed by the theatrics on display during her film promotion on Thursday. Ranaut said that senior lawyer Indiria Jaising should be thrown in jail along with the 2012 Delhi gang rape convicts for suggesting that they be pardoned. For an actor who has carefully pitched herself as the champion of feminism, her comments against Jaising are deeply misogynistic.