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Devarsi Ghosh
Devarsi Ghosh is a Scroll.in staffer.
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In war, friendship and love: Looking back on Hindi cinema’s top 10 hero twosomes
Siddharth Anand’s ‘War’, starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, is the rare two-hero Bollywood film these days.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Sarat Chandra classic is now a film set in the present: ‘Drifters like Srikanto are still alive’
Starring Ritwick Chakraborty, Jyotika Jyoti and Rahul, ‘Rajlokhi o Srikanto’ is based on the four-part novel ‘Srikanto’.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Inside Raj & DK’s ‘The Family Man’: ‘What if James Bond lived in Chembur and rode a scooter?’
Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK speak to ‘Scroll.in’ about the making of their Amazon series ‘The Family Man’, starring Manoj Bajpayee.
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Trending
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News anchor Anjana Om Kashyap calls Aditya Thackeray the ‘Rahul Gandhi of Shiv Sena’, apologises
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Why are South Indians speaking Hindi to each other?
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Watch: Viral clip shows a snake attacking a man after he annoyed it for several minutes
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Houston: Anti-Modi protestors stage demonstrations against ‘near-fascist politics’ of BJP government
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‘Interference in judicial appointments does not augur well for the institution,’ says Supreme Court
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From Choocha to Sexa, Varun Sharma can’t stop being funny: ‘I love making people laugh’
The 29-year-old actor plays the Sexa, a college student who always dreams of sex, in Nitesh Tiwari’s campus dramedy ‘Chhichhore’.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Bharatbala on his 1,000-film project: Not just music videos ‘but a virtual museum of Indian stories’
The director told ‘Scroll.in’ about his 1997 hit video for AR Rahman’s ‘Ma Tujhe Salaam’ and his zeal to document India in all its colours.
Devarsi Ghosh
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‘Chhichhore’ director Nitesh Tiwari: ‘Closest to my heart, and I’ve always followed my heart’
The September 6 release stars Sushant Singh Rajput, Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Sharma in key roles.
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Video
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Watch: From ‘Jai Shri Ram’ greetings to ‘free Kashmir’ protests, the other side of Howdy Modi
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Watch: Rekha singing a Mehdi Hassan ghazal from 1983 takes social media users back in time
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Watch: Income inequality, transgender rights emerge as big themes at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards
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Watch: Viral clip shows a snake attacking a man after he annoyed it for several minutes
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Watch: This video of a toddler dancing to the music of musicians on the street is a joy to behold
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In these divisive times, Sarathy Korwar delivers a message on migration with musical ferocity
With his new genre-mashing album ‘More Arriving’, Korwar is the artist to look out for.
Devarsi Ghosh
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‘Chance of a lifetime’: Kolkata slum kids in video praised by Nadia Comaneci are living a dream
Jashika Khan, 11, and Muhammad Azajuddin, 12, hope that the government will pay for them to learn gymnastics.
Devarsi Ghosh
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‘Chhichhore’ music review: Pass marks for Pritam’s latest effort
Nitesh Tiwari’s latest movie is set on a college campus and stars Sushant Singh Rajput and Shraddha Kapoor.
Devarsi Ghosh
The Reel
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‘Saand Ki Aankh’ trailer: Never too old to pick up a gun
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‘Ghost’ trailer: Scares and screams galore in Vikram Bhatt’s new film
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In war, friendship and love: Looking back on Hindi cinema’s top 10 hero twosomes
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‘The Family Man’ review: He might just save the nation, but what about his marriage?
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In film ‘Sikhirini Mwasani’, the attempt to keep a Bodo performance tradition from dying out
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Book versus movie: How Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining’ moves away from Stephen King – and succeeds
‘The Shining’ (1980) offers a masterclass in stripping down a novel to its bare essentials and crafting a film far removed from its source.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Twins Raghu-Rajiv are back with ‘Skulls & Roses’ series: ‘The snowflakes can choose to not watch’
The Amazon Prime Video reality show follows 16 contestants battling for love and survival.
Devarsi Ghosh
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What the Punjabi: Why Hindi film music is full of ‘maahi’, ‘makhna’ and ‘mainu-tenu’
Why ‘mundey’, ‘kudiya’, ‘shawa’, ‘oye’ and ‘balle’ appear in the middle of Hindi film songs without warning or reason.
Devarsi Ghosh
The Field
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Wrestling: With Tokyo Olympics on his mind, Sushil Kumar gearing up to compete in more events
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Shooting: IOA chief Batra set to meet with CWG federation head; shooting’s exclusion to be discussed
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India vs South Africa: Kohli handed warning, demerit point for shoulder contact with pacer Hendricks
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National championship and IWL have helped improve the Indian women’s football team, says Bembem Devi
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India at Wrestling World C’ships: Five medals, four Olympic quotas mark best-ever performance