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The Making Of Lamhe: How Yash Chopra's "Taboo" Love Story Became A Cult Classic
Over time, Lamhe achieved cult status and remained Chopra's personal favourite. Often hailed as ahead of its time, one can't help but wonder: would it fare any differently in today's India?
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Larger-Than-Life Personality Cult Around PM Modi? What Amit Shah Said
The idea of a "larger-than-life personality cult" built around Prime Minister Narendra Modi was brushed off today by Union Minister Amit Shah.
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Film-Maker Ram Gopal Varma On Lawrence Bishnoi's Growing "Cult Status"
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's personality and the points he is making through his crimes is what is drawing attention to him, giving him a "cult leader" status and getting him followers, his 700 shooters, film-maker Ram Gopal Varma said today.
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North Korean Officials Wear Pins With "Friendly Father" Kim Jong Un's Face
North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader.
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Unity Engine’s Installation-Based Fee Prompts Backlash From Game Developers: Details
Unity will soon charge developers a certain fee based on the number times a game is installed onto a system. The plan is called Unity Runtime Fee and it goes into effect starting January 1, 2024, upsetting indie developers around the world, who are bound to make a loss and potentially, go bankrupt because of it. For those on Unity Personal and Plus...
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Opinion: The Defeat Of PM Modi’s Cult Of Personality
A huge victory for an embattled single woman in a wheelchair who stood for an India and a Bengal for all.
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Via Virus Crisis, Modi Furthers Cult Of His Personality - By Ramachandra Guha
The COVID-19 pandemic has however changed everything. It has given Narendra Modi and his government the opportunity to weaken the federal structure and radically strengthen the powers of the centre vis-a-vis the states.
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Sacred Games Writer Varun Grover Answers Every Question You Had About Season 2
In a wide-ranging conversation, Sacred Games 2 head writer Varun Grover talked about the rumoured influence of the Rajneesh movement, Guruji cult’s nuclear weapon plot and its connections to Hindu nationalism, the many deaths including Anjali Mathur’s (Radhika Apte) in season 1, getting Anurag Kashyap to parody his own career, and not being abl...
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Shashi Tharoor Explains How BJP Capitalised "Product Modi" To Win Polls
Asserting that people did not vote for their economic self-interest in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor says the BJP decided early that its "product" was Prime Minister Narendra Modi and marketed him very well by building the most "extraordinary personality cult".
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North Korea Displays Kim Jong Un's Portrait In Public For First Time
North Korea has displayed a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time, with analysts saying the move could herald the building of a personality cult around the young leader.
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RSS Man Called PM Modi "Scorpion On Shivling": Shashi Tharoor
Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor has stirred up a controversy with a new analogy on Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- one that he attributed to an "RSS source" of a journalist.
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Woman Throws Ink On Xi Jinping's Picture, Live-Streams It. Watch
A woman who live-streamed herself throwing ink onto a picture of Chinese President Xi Jinping has been detained, according to activists who accuse authorities of suppressing speech to protect a "cult of personality" around the country's leader.
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North Korean Film On Kim's Singapore Trip Reveals New Focus On Economy
North Korea has produced a film on leader Kim Jong Un's summit meeting with President Donald Trump this week, feeding, as one would expect, a fervid cult of personality but also seemingly highlighting his dream of economic development.
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All Hail Xi, China's 'Chairman Of Everything'
Mao was the "Great Helmsman", Deng the "Paramount Leader" -- now meet Xi Jinping, whose growing personality cult has some calling him China's "Chairman of Everything".
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Kazakhstan's Leader Declines To Rename Capital After Himself
The president of Kazakhstan on Friday declined a proposal by his parliament to rename the capital city after him, crimping the growing personality cult around the man who has run the Central Asian nation since 1989.
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The Making Of Lamhe: How Yash Chopra's "Taboo" Love Story Became A Cult Classic
Over time, Lamhe achieved cult status and remained Chopra's personal favourite. Often hailed as ahead of its time, one can't help but wonder: would it fare any differently in today's India?
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Larger-Than-Life Personality Cult Around PM Modi? What Amit Shah Said
The idea of a "larger-than-life personality cult" built around Prime Minister Narendra Modi was brushed off today by Union Minister Amit Shah.
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Film-Maker Ram Gopal Varma On Lawrence Bishnoi's Growing "Cult Status"
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's personality and the points he is making through his crimes is what is drawing attention to him, giving him a "cult leader" status and getting him followers, his 700 shooters, film-maker Ram Gopal Varma said today.
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North Korean Officials Wear Pins With "Friendly Father" Kim Jong Un's Face
North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader.
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Unity Engine’s Installation-Based Fee Prompts Backlash From Game Developers: Details
Unity will soon charge developers a certain fee based on the number times a game is installed onto a system. The plan is called Unity Runtime Fee and it goes into effect starting January 1, 2024, upsetting indie developers around the world, who are bound to make a loss and potentially, go bankrupt because of it. For those on Unity Personal and Plus...
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Opinion: The Defeat Of PM Modi’s Cult Of Personality
A huge victory for an embattled single woman in a wheelchair who stood for an India and a Bengal for all.
-
Via Virus Crisis, Modi Furthers Cult Of His Personality - By Ramachandra Guha
The COVID-19 pandemic has however changed everything. It has given Narendra Modi and his government the opportunity to weaken the federal structure and radically strengthen the powers of the centre vis-a-vis the states.
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Sacred Games Writer Varun Grover Answers Every Question You Had About Season 2
In a wide-ranging conversation, Sacred Games 2 head writer Varun Grover talked about the rumoured influence of the Rajneesh movement, Guruji cult’s nuclear weapon plot and its connections to Hindu nationalism, the many deaths including Anjali Mathur’s (Radhika Apte) in season 1, getting Anurag Kashyap to parody his own career, and not being abl...
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Shashi Tharoor Explains How BJP Capitalised "Product Modi" To Win Polls
Asserting that people did not vote for their economic self-interest in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor says the BJP decided early that its "product" was Prime Minister Narendra Modi and marketed him very well by building the most "extraordinary personality cult".
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North Korea Displays Kim Jong Un's Portrait In Public For First Time
North Korea has displayed a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time, with analysts saying the move could herald the building of a personality cult around the young leader.
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RSS Man Called PM Modi "Scorpion On Shivling": Shashi Tharoor
Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor has stirred up a controversy with a new analogy on Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- one that he attributed to an "RSS source" of a journalist.
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Woman Throws Ink On Xi Jinping's Picture, Live-Streams It. Watch
A woman who live-streamed herself throwing ink onto a picture of Chinese President Xi Jinping has been detained, according to activists who accuse authorities of suppressing speech to protect a "cult of personality" around the country's leader.
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North Korean Film On Kim's Singapore Trip Reveals New Focus On Economy
North Korea has produced a film on leader Kim Jong Un's summit meeting with President Donald Trump this week, feeding, as one would expect, a fervid cult of personality but also seemingly highlighting his dream of economic development.
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All Hail Xi, China's 'Chairman Of Everything'
Mao was the "Great Helmsman", Deng the "Paramount Leader" -- now meet Xi Jinping, whose growing personality cult has some calling him China's "Chairman of Everything".
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Kazakhstan's Leader Declines To Rename Capital After Himself
The president of Kazakhstan on Friday declined a proposal by his parliament to rename the capital city after him, crimping the growing personality cult around the man who has run the Central Asian nation since 1989.
