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Shah Rukh Khan joined the Independence Day celebrations on social media with a heartfelt message centred on what it means to be Indian. As the country marks its 80th Independence Day, the superstar shared a photograph of himself with the national flag in the background and used the occasion to reflect on India’s diversity, shared identity and collective responsibility. Rather than limiting his message to a conventional Independence Day greeting, Shah Rukh spoke about the sense of belonging that binds … Continue reading “Shah Rukh Khan Marks Independence Day With A Message Of Pride Unity And Belonging”

Every Independence Day, as Border returns to television screens and another generation of viewers finds its way back to the 1997 war drama, the film’s legacy becomes a little more unusual. Nearly three decades after JP Dutta made the film, it is no longer just his story. It has become part of the country’s August 15 ritual, passed from parents to children through its characters, dialogues, music and, above all, its emotional understanding of the soldier. This Independence Day is … Continue reading “Exclusive: There Is Nothing Called Jingoism: Nidhi Dutta on Patriotism Border 3 and More”

For nearly three decades, JP Dutta’s Border has been an inseparable part of India’s Independence Day viewing ritual. Released in 1997, the war drama, based on the Battle of Longewala during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, went far beyond being a conventional story of soldiers and combat. For Dutta, who has explored the lives and sacrifices of armed forces personnel through films such as Border, LOC Kargil and Paltan, war has always been as much about the families waiting at home … Continue reading “Exclusive: I Donât Need to Hate Another Country to Love Mine: JP Dutta on Border Patriotism and More”