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  • Readers’ comments: Was the portrayal of Allaudin Khilji in ‘Padmaavat’ Islamophobic?

    Readers’ comments: Was the portrayal of Allaudin Khilji in ‘Padmaavat’ Islamophobic?

    Scroll
    · Feb 04, 2018 · 10:30 pm
  • Watch: ‘The Walking Goons’ is the AIB’s Padmaavat-themed parody of ‘The Walking Dead’

    Watch: ‘The Walking Goons’ is the AIB’s Padmaavat-themed parody of ‘The Walking Dead’

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 04, 2018 · 10:00 am
  • Whether ‘Padmaavat’ or ‘Devdas’, raag Yaman is perfect for the song about eternal love

    Whether ‘Padmaavat’ or ‘Devdas’, raag Yaman is perfect for the song about eternal love

    Archana Nathan
    · Feb 04, 2018 · 08:15 am
  • Ranveer Singh on playing Alauddin Khilji as a ‘sexy villain’: ‘Lust was one of the starting points’

    Ranveer Singh on playing Alauddin Khilji as a ‘sexy villain’: ‘Lust was one of the starting points’

    Nandini Ramnath
    · Feb 02, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • Amitabh Bachchan’s love-hate saga with Twitter continues after losing followers overnight

    Amitabh Bachchan’s love-hate saga with Twitter continues after losing followers overnight

    Devarsi Ghosh
    · Feb 02, 2018 · 04:40 pm
  • View from Pakistan: ‘Padmaavat’ puts together every stereotype of Muslims in India

    View from Pakistan: ‘Padmaavat’ puts together every stereotype of Muslims in India

    Haroon Khalid
    · Feb 02, 2018 · 08:00 am
  • Ban, what ban? Watch these cheerleaders dance away to ‘Ghoomar’ from ‘Padmavaat’ at an NBA game

    Ban, what ban? Watch these cheerleaders dance away to ‘Ghoomar’ from ‘Padmavaat’ at an NBA game

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 01, 2018 · 10:00 am
  • ‘A dancer with a sword’: Jim Sarbh on his scene-stealing Malik Kafur in ‘Padmaavat’

    ‘A dancer with a sword’: Jim Sarbh on his scene-stealing Malik Kafur in ‘Padmaavat’

    Archana Nathan
    · Jan 31, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • Opinion: In ‘Padmaavat’, Sanjay Leela Bhansali displays his sympathy for the devil

    Opinion: In ‘Padmaavat’, Sanjay Leela Bhansali displays his sympathy for the devil

    Girish Shahane
    · Jan 31, 2018 · 12:30 pm
  • Amidst violence, ‘Padmaavat’ crosses Rs 100 crore mark in opening weekend

    Amidst violence, ‘Padmaavat’ crosses Rs 100 crore mark in opening weekend

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 29, 2018 · 05:30 pm
  • From Roop Kanwar’s sati to opposing ‘Padmaavat’, Rajput honour has always involved repressing women

    From Roop Kanwar’s sati to opposing ‘Padmaavat’, Rajput honour has always involved repressing women

    Mrinal Pande
    · Jan 29, 2018 · 08:00 am
  • Manoj Muntashir of ‘Baahubali’ and ‘Black Panther’ fame: ‘Literal translation is a mistake’

    Manoj Muntashir of ‘Baahubali’ and ‘Black Panther’ fame: ‘Literal translation is a mistake’

    Devarsi Ghosh
    · Jan 28, 2018 · 08:15 am
  • ‘Padmaavat row’: Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi backs out of Jaipur Literature Festival

    ‘Padmaavat row’: Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi backs out of Jaipur Literature Festival

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 27, 2018 · 11:58 am
  • ‘Padmaavat’ is missing the talking parrot from the poem – but it’s in a Mani Kaul erotic film

    ‘Padmaavat’ is missing the talking parrot from the poem – but it’s in a Mani Kaul erotic film

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 26, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • Congress party’s silence on Rajput violence over ‘Padmaavat’ is shameful – and self-defeating

    Congress party’s silence on Rajput violence over ‘Padmaavat’ is shameful – and self-defeating

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Jan 25, 2018 · 06:30 pm
  • Padmaavat violence shows Muslim groups have greater respect for Supreme Court than the BJP, Rajputs

    Padmaavat violence shows Muslim groups have greater respect for Supreme Court than the BJP, Rajputs

    Ajaz Ashraf
    · Jan 25, 2018 · 08:00 am
  • ‘Padmaavat’ row: Gujarat multiplex owners’ outfit says no theatre will screen the film

    ‘Padmaavat’ row: Gujarat multiplex owners’ outfit says no theatre will screen the film

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 24, 2018 · 12:18 pm
  • ‘Padmaavat’ film review: A saga of love, honour and death as beautiful as it is bloodless

    ‘Padmaavat’ film review: A saga of love, honour and death as beautiful as it is bloodless

    Nandini Ramnath
    · Jan 24, 2018 · 07:45 am
  • After months of protest, Karni Sena says it is ready to watch ‘Padmaavat’ before its release

    After months of protest, Karni Sena says it is ready to watch ‘Padmaavat’ before its release

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 22, 2018 · 08:55 pm
  • Watch: How killing a parrot will solve the ‘Padmaavat’ crisis

    Watch: How killing a parrot will solve the ‘Padmaavat’ crisis

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 22, 2018 · 04:56 pm
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