Raj Kapoor

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India

Bollywood and Indian Soft Power – How and why are they linked?

Any nation’s power dynamics in global geopolitics is essential to how that nation’s society engages in the world. Movies and the Soft Power of a nation are inextricably linked! If the art of a nation is aligned to the national objectives with respect to international relations, then that

Desh Kapoor

02 Sep 20 7 min read

Movies

Filmfare Awards: When Pakeezah and Bobby lost Best Film and Music category, and Mughal-e-Azam lost to Parakh

I was watching the Filmfare Awards nite on Sony yesterday. Of course these days Filmfare or any other movie awards shows are not just about who won and who didn’t. They are more about performances and MCing. Well, in yesterday’s 2013 award show, I would say that Hrithik

Desh Kapoor

19 Feb 13 3 min read

Creative

Shailendra: The Great Hindi Lyricist of Bollywood

Today is Shailendra’s Death Anniversary (December 14). And it also happens to be Raj Kapoor’s Birth Anniversary! Dedicating this song to BOTH of them, which happens to be one of my all-time favorites! Shailendra (August 30, 1923 – December 14, 1966) was born Shankardas Kesarilal. He was by far

Desh Kapoor

14 Dec 12 7 min read

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Raj Kapoor

Bollywood and Indian Soft Power – How and why are they linked?

Filmfare Awards: When Pakeezah and Bobby lost Best Film and Music category, and Mughal-e-Azam lost to Parakh

Shailendra: The Great Hindi Lyricist of Bollywood

Hinduism

Manthan - Gyanvapi Case, Waqf Act and Uniform Civil Code

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