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From Amitabh Bachchan's Pink to Yami Gautam's Lost, 5 hard-hitting films one can watch again
The other movies in the list are Akshay Kumar's Pad Man, Deepika Padukone's Chhapaak, and Rakul Preet Singh's Chhatriwali.

Birthday Special: Deepika Padukone is to Sanjay Leela Bhansali what Waheeda Rehman was to Guru Dutt
Deepika is related to the legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt, whose real name was Vasanth Padukone. If she had been born three generations earlier, I am sure Guru Dutt would have selected Deepika for Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool.

Explained: Why acid attacks continue to occur in India
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly attacked with acid by a youth near national capital’s Dwarka area on Wednesday morning. Experts say the ban on sale of acid has been largely futile as it and similar corrosive substances remain available on the market

Let’s Talk About Women | Mili and the stoking of female suffering for social good
The way we tell stories shapes how we think. It builds narratives that sometimes get cemented for a lot longer than should be tolerable. There is a reason why our films, more often than not, show heroes as larger than life and heroines as sufferers and scapegoats.

From Balika Vadhu to Dil Dhadakne Do to Forensic, Vikrant Massey's range as an actor makes him a standout star
While the star has a diverse set of roles to his credit when he started in the TV industry, he has come a long way in the film business too.

Winning the hearts as Bablu Pandit to Johnny, here are Vikrant Massey's 9 best movies that prove he's a powerhouse
The actor has given some of the most remarkable and noteworthy performances on the screen .

Deepika Padukone turns 36: From debuting in a Kannada film to Hollywood, tracing actor's career in pictures
Deepika Padukone will next star in Shakun Batra's Gehraiyaan, slated to release on Amazon Prime Video on 11 February.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Writers and creators weigh in on how the pandemic will shape the stories Bollywood tells
Director and writers talk about how the coronavirus outbreak will affect the way films are shot and stories are written in the Hindi film industry.

Vikrant Massey's performances across TV, films and digital platforms prove why 'there are no small parts'
Vikrant Massey, over seven years of career in the entertainment industry, has shown a swift rise as a true-blue performer.

Coronavirus outbreak: A guide to films, shows, podcasts to indulge in during this period of self-quarantine
In times of social distancing and isolation during the coronavirus outbreak, the best one could do to entertain oneself through various shows, films, and podcasts.

Thappad: Taapsee Pannu's upcoming film gets three-month tax exemption in Madhya Pradesh
After Deepika Padukone's Chhapaak, Taapsee Pannu's Thappad was made tax-free in Madhya Pradesh.

Saif Ali Khan, the unsung warrior: The actor's most redeeming quality is that he refuses to play it safe
Saif Ali Khan may play a wide range of characters on screen but he cannot help being himself, a true learned intellectual off-camera.

Deepika Padukone, Chhapaak team's #WontBuyWontSell campaign tells only half the story of acid attacks in India
The solution to the issue of acid attacks in India goes beyond restricting the sale of acid — as championed by Deepika Padukone and the Chhapaak team's #WontBuyWontSell campaign — and judicial reforms, to challenging social norms that foster misogyny and violence directed at women.

Panga box office collection: Kangana Ranaut's sports drama makes Rs 14.91 cr over opening weekend
Kangana Ranaut's Panga released on 24 January alongside Varun Dhawan's Street Dancer 3D.

Laxmi Agarwal's lawyer moves Delhi HC against Chhapaak makers for not complying with court order of giving her credit
Lawyer Aparna Bhat, who represented acid attack survivor Lakshmi during her legal battle, moved the Delhi High Court against Chhapaak makers for not complying with the court order related to giving her credit in international screenings of the film.

Tanhaji vs Chhapaak box office collection: Ajay Devgn film inches closer to Rs 200 cr mark; Deepika Padukone-starrer earns Rs 32.48 cr
Ajay Devgn's Tanhaji has surpassed the lifetime collection of Devgn's previous films — De De Pyaar De (2019) and Raid (2018).

Kangana Ranaut wants Deepika Padukone to apologise for TikTok challenge recreating Chhappak 'look'
Kangana Ranaut also brought up Deepika Padukone's appearance at JNU in a recent interview.

Deepika Padukone draws social media ire over Tiktok challenge on Chhappak 'look', Twitterati call it 'insensitive'
Deepika Padukone was criticised for asking make-up artiste Faby to recreate her "three favourite looks" from her films, including Chhapaak

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior seemed to promise propaganda, but delivers a solid action-drama instead
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior has its great moments, as well as its flaws, but the overall impact of the film is not the propaganda we were expecting.

With Chhapaak, Meghna Gulzar takes laudable stance on a worthy cause without probing social realities
Despite its weak treatment of social realities, the details in Chhapaak are inherently ideological in today’s context and one cannot pretend they are not.