Despite middling to exasperated reviews, Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale has opened to good business (surprise!) For all those who declare their allegiance to the movie’s alleged brilliance, there are many who cannot fathom how the action comedy, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon, was made in the first place. The much-vaunted screen reunion between Khan and Kajol has also fallen flat in some quarters. Should Khan take the advice of Shuddh Desi Gaane, the makers of this hilarious spoof video on the song Gerua, and acknowledge that ‘Some love stories should just end?” Wait till the end of the song to see how it all turns out (and marvel at a certain star star’s coolness factor.)
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Cash transfers, caste calculus: What was behind the Mahayuti’s sweep in Maharashtra?
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‘The Shudra Rebellion’: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd studies the vital role of oppressed castes in India
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How an Indian monk contributed to the understanding of Buddhism in China
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A new book shows why the super-rich in India must strive to alleviate poverty and reduce inequality
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Why the imagined opposition between academic and public historians needs to be questioned
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