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When Age Is Just a Co-Star’s Number!

In the hero-centric world of Hindi cinema, it is the heroes who always have the upper hand. And that includes choosing or approving heroines who are young, often born even…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · May 10, 2025

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The Bhootnii is a ‘Horror’fying Disaster

Sanjay Dutt seems to be have been conned into co-producing such an unadulterated disaster. Dutt’s career as a producer has never been really strobe-lit: Kaante, Zinda (which was a box-office calamity though) and Shootout…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · May 4, 2025

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What Is a Hindu’s Life Worth?

On April 22, 2025, a brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam targeted Hindu tourists. Survivors recount that the assailants asked victims to state their religion—those who did not say they were…

By Dr. Ajay Tejasvi, Special to South Asian Herald · May 3, 2025

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Marathi Directors for Hindi Cinema: The Sudden Success

Mumbai is and has always been the citadel for Hindi cinema. But Maharashtrian directors have never dominated. But for some sparkling exceptions. On Maharashtra Day (May 1), here’s looking at…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · May 1, 2025