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Anurag Kashyap faces legal trouble over controversial ‘Brahmin’ remark
While Anurag Kashyap faced severe backlash over his offensive remark on Brahmins, a new complaint has been filed against the filmmaker in Oshiwara Police Station
20 April,2025 08:40 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Anurag Kashyap’s family gets threats over Brahmin remark, filmmaker apologises
Anurag Kashyap has taken to social media to apologise to all the 'gair sanskaari (ill-mannered) Brahmins' for his comment after his daughter and family received threats
19 April,2025 01:49 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Anurag Kashyap lashes out at CBFC, Brahmin community over Phule controversy
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap did not mince words as he came down heavily on the censor board for blocking and delaying the release of films like Phule, Dhadak 2 and Punjab 95
17 April,2025 08:57 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Have you heard? Ananya Panday is a changed person
Talking about the impact of Kesari 2, Ananya Panday said, "I really felt the weight of that and understood the sacrifices our people made for freedom. I don’t think I’m the same person after being a part of this film.”
12 April,2025 07:12 AM IST | Mumbai | The Hitlist Team
CBFC clears Akshay Kumar's historical drama 'Kesari: Chapter 2' with no cuts
While the CBFC hands out several cuts to Phule, historical drama Kesari: Chapter 2 cleared with an ‘A’ certificate and no cuts
11 April,2025 07:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Phule controversy: CBFC asks to remove voiceover on caste system
The release of the film Phule starring Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa has been delayed Brahmin community questioned representation. The CBFC also asked for additional modifications
10 April,2025 07:58 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
‘We layered Indian melodies on an orchestral arrangement’
Phule composers Rohan-Rohan discuss the challenges of creating music for a film set in the 1800s while also catering to contemporary music listeners
07 April,2025 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
Pratik Gandhi's Jyotirao Phule biopic is all about honesty, not heroism
Stating that biopics should be made responsibly, Pratik Gandhi says Phule director Ananth Mahadevan and he relied on facts instead of making a larger-than-life protagonist
04 April,2025 07:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Komal RJ Panchal
Phule trailer: Pratik & Patralekhaa stand strong against social disparities
Set to release on April 11, 2025, coinciding with Phule’s birth anniversary, the film brings to life a story of social justice, women’s emancipation, and the fight against caste oppression
24 March,2025 04:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Patralekhaa: ‘Savitribai Phule was among India’s earliest feminists’
Patralekhaa, who plays Savitribai Phule in the upcoming Phule, says the reformer’s ‘progressive’ thoughts and fight for women’s education resonated with her
23 March,2025 07:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR