Giridhar Jha

Book launch event of "The Non-Conformist" biography of Balraj Sahani by his son Parikshat Sahani in Delhi.

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The Show-Stealer

Ekta Kapoor with Outlook’s senior editor Giridhar Jha.

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Ekta Kapoor, Joint Managing Director and Creative Director of Balaji Films, in conversation with Outlook editor Giridhar Jha.

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From left, Outlook Sr. Editor Giridhar Jha, Singer KJ Yesudas and Musician AR Rahman during the 65th National Film Awards function at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.

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I&B minister Smriti Irani confers Best Film Critic award to Giridhar Jha during the 65th National Film Awards function at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.

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What's In A Name? Ask This 'Bahubali' MLA From Bihar

Bahubali MLA Rit Lal Yadav was a former mukhiya and a former MLC before he won the assembly polls in November last year on the RJD ticket.

Feb 28, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Yet To Recover From First Blow, Hapless Bollywood Stares At Fresh Covid Scare

Theatres could be shutdown for a second time as the contagion has spread fast in at least 28 of the western state’s 36 districts over the past week

Feb 27, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Bollywood Whodunnit: Is Rhea Chakraborty In Or Out Of Big B’s Chehre?

Rhea Chakraborty is conspicuous by her absence on Chehre poster, not even tagged on Twitter by any one of the cast and crew, including Amitabh Bachchan.

Feb 25, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Why Bollywood Turns A Blind Eye To Plight Of Greats Like Santosh Anand?

The wheelchair-bound poet talked at length about personal tragedies, including death of his young son, but showed remarkable fortitude, refusing to seek any help, financial or otherwise, from anybody.

Feb 23, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Why Lalu Yadav’s Sons Need A Recap Of Bihar’s Political History Of Past 30 Years

Heaping scorn on veteran leaders and Lalu loyalists have even angered the RJD chief

Feb 22, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Who Will Gain If Kanhaiya Kumar Joins Forces With Nitish Kumar?

Nitish wouldn’t mind the CPI’s young Turk lending him a hand but is Kanhaiya Kumar game?

Feb 19, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Nitish Kumar Leaves Gupteshwar Pandey In Cold, Picks Another Top Cop As Minister

Gupteshwar Pandey had courted controversies over his remark to question the 'aukaat (status)' of Sushant’s girlfriend, actress Rhea Chakravorty, who was at the centre of a prolonged media trial in the case at the time.

Feb 10, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Living Up To The Hype Of Being Raj Kapoor’s Son Was Not Easy For Rajiv Kapoor

Actor-director Rajiv Kapoor succumbed to a heart attack on Tuesday

Feb 09, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Shahnawaz Hussain’s Return To Bihar Is BJP’s Big Investment For Next Polls

With a sizable population of minority voters, BJP hopes to make inroads in Bengal by making Hussain a minister in the adjoining state.

Feb 09, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Nitish Kumar’s Meeting With AIMIM's MLAs Gives Owaisi Reasons To Fret

On Thursday, AIMIM legislators, led by their state president Akhtar-ul-Iman called on Nitish Kumar purportedly to discuss the underdevelopment of the Muslim-dominated Seemanchal region.

Jan 29, 2021

| Giridhar Jha

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Nitish In Chirag’s Glare

The animus sown during the assembly poll still poisons the air in Bihar. Is Chirag Paswan a part of the ruling coalition or not? Who knows? Meanwhile, there’s talk of poaching….

Feb 17, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
The Native Returns

The BJP could be hoping to reset its equation with Nitish in Bihar’s ruling alliance.

Feb 10, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
A House Divided Over Home

Nitish Kumar fights for control of his government, and his future, as BJP seeks the spoils of war

Feb 03, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
‘Time Bollywood Moved Beyond Dance Numbers’

Divyenndu who won over critics and audience alike with his role 'Munna Tripathi' in both seasons of the Amazon Prime Video series Mirzapur, talks about the impact on his career

Jan 28, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Censorship Tandav Is A Serial Killer

Will regulation stifle the creative freedom enjoyed by the hugely popular OTT platform? The jury is still out.

Jan 28, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Your Buttered Popcorn And Big Screens

OTT platforms served us well these past months of stasis. The real thing—movies in theatres—will be back this year. Here are Bollywood releases we look forward to in 2021.

Jan 20, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
Six-Shooters On The Loose In Patna

The brazen, unsolved murder of an airline employee results in the Opposition’s renewed criticism of Nitish over rising crime in Bihar

Jan 20, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
‘Don’t Torture People On The Pretext Of Comedy’

Comedian Johnny Lever, seen in David Dhawan’s latest rib-tickler Coolie No. 1, speaks to Giridhar Jha about his career and more

Jan 13, 2021

| Giridhar Jha
MumBye! Hello UP

Yogi Adityanath’s proactive peddling of his planned film city in Noida raises hackles in Maharashtra, but with Mumbai’s hold over Bollywood secure, a new centre for Hindi cinema is to be welcomed

Dec 24, 2020

| Giridhar Jha
Make, Remake, Role Play

Bhumi Pednekar speaks with Giridhar Jha about her new movie 'Durgamati: The Myth' and eventful five-year journey in Bollywood

Dec 16, 2020

| Giridhar Jha

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