Abhishek Jawkar’s crime thriller Missing on a Weekend, about a band of friends who run into a criminal gang during a Goa getaway, was initially asked to carry out 50 cuts, including expletives and scenes of drug consumption. After Jawkar sent the Central Board of Film Certification a legal notice, the number of excisions came down to seven. The revising committee finally passed the film with three bleeps. The movie stars Pavan Malhotra and Karan Hariharan.
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‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
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Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
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From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
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‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
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Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India
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World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
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The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
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‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language
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The psychology of shame and envy – and how to be happy with what you have
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Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable