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The makers of "Arjun Patiala" have obviously thrown caution to the wind and indulged in a care-a-damn attitude. They have given absolute hoots to the critics -- a fact that is blatantly spelt out by the end of the film.

This screwball comedy, designed as a buddy-cop film, is a huge letdown. You would enjoy the humour if it was intelligently mounted. Unfortunately with a perfunctorily-designed plot, flippant graphics and absurd gags, the end result is a yawn.

The film begins with a struggling director coaxing a prospective Producer (Pankaj Tripathi) to back his film. After ensuring the requisite elements for a hit film -- one of which is the presence of Sunny Leone -- the producer greenlights the project without even listening to the script. This, despite the fact that the director desperately wants the producer to hear his story.

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The makers of "Arjun Patiala" have obviously thrown caution to the wind and indulged in a care-a-damn attitude. They have given absolute hoots to the critics -- a fact that is blatantly spelt out by the end of the film.

This screwball comedy, designed as a buddy-cop film, is a huge letdown. You would enjoy the humour if it was intelligently mounted. Unfortunately with a perfunctorily-designed plot, flippant graphics and absurd gags, the end result is a yawn.

The film begins with a struggling director coaxing a prospective Producer (Pankaj Tripathi) to back his film. After ensuring the requisite elements for a hit film -- one of which is the presence of Sunny Leone -- the producer greenlights the project without even listening to the script. This, despite the fact that the director desperately wants the producer to hear his story.

Want more? Listen to the podcast for the full review!

Would you choose paying a fine worth Rs 20,000 or spending one month in a mental asylum?

Bobby (Kangana Ranaut) our deliriously eccentric lead of Judgementall Hai Kya doesn’t even bat an eyelid before choosing the latter. “Main comfortable hoon,” she says as she goes grocery shopping with her boyfriend Varun (Hussain Dalal), who ruing the lack of physical intimacy between the two asks “kahin hum bhai behen toh nahi!”

Bobby is a dubbing artist who has as many voices in her head as she can dub for in her real life. In fact, she almost lives these characters, gets herself photoshopped in the posters of the films she is voicing for and has a strange bond with each one of them.

Listen to the podcast for the rest of the review!

Would you choose paying a fine worth Rs 20,000 or spending one month in a mental asylum?

Bobby (Kangana Ranaut) our deliriously eccentric lead of Judgementall Hai Kya doesn’t even bat an eyelid before choosing the latter. “Main comfortable hoon,” she says as she goes grocery shopping with her boyfriend Varun (Hussain Dalal), who ruing the lack of physical intimacy between the two asks “kahin hum bhai behen toh nahi!”

Bobby is a dubbing artist who has as many voices in her head as she can dub for in her real life. In fact, she almost lives these characters, gets herself photoshopped in the posters of the films she is voicing for and has a strange bond with each one of them.

Listen to the podcast for the rest of the review!

One of India’s premier business schools, Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA), in Gujarat, is currently embroiled in a controversy over its director’s appointment. The B-school’s 64-year-old director, Professor Hitesh Bhatt, allegedly doesn’t meet the qualification criteria set by the institute. Listen to the podcast for the full story

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One of India’s premier business schools, Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA), in Gujarat, is currently embroiled in a controversy over its director’s appointment. The B-school’s 64-year-old director, Professor Hitesh Bhatt, allegedly doesn’t meet the qualification criteria set by the institute. Listen to the podcast for the full story

Can China ever truly be trusted? As the world’s largest trading partner, it may be a key pillar of the global economy, but it is also inscrutable and aggressive in its quest for hegemony, playing by its own set of rules in everything from trade practices to territorial disputes. But I argue that we should treat China like the 'frenemy' it is: embrace when possible, ignore when prudent and fight back only when absolutely necessary.

It’s all here in my latest book, Super Century: What India Must Do To Rise By 2050.

You can order your copy right on Amazon and Flipkart.

Raghav Bahl is a writer, editor, broadcast journalist and an entrepreneur. In his first innings as the founder of Network18, he created two media companies, valued at over a billion dollars apiece, from scratch. He has the unique distinction of successfully partnering with competing media giants, including Bloomberg, CNN, Viacom, CNBC, A&E Networks and Forbes.

In his second innings, he has pioneered digital/mobile-first journalism in India with The Quint. His columns and video blogs are assiduously followed by Internet millennials.

His two earlier books, SuperPower? The Amazing Race between China’s Hare and India’s Tortoise and SuperEconomies: America, India, China and the Future of the World, have been bestsellers.

He has an honours degree in Economics from St Stephen’s College and a master’s in business administration from the University of Delhi.

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Can China ever truly be trusted? As the world’s largest trading partner, it may be a key pillar of the global economy, but it is also inscrutable and aggressive in its quest for hegemony, playing by its own set of rules in everything from trade practices to territorial disputes. But I argue that we should treat China like the 'frenemy' it is: embrace when possible, ignore when prudent and fight back only when absolutely necessary.

It’s all here in my latest book, Super Century: What India Must Do To Rise By 2050.

You can order your copy right on Amazon and Flipkart.

Raghav Bahl is a writer, editor, broadcast journalist and an entrepreneur. In his first innings as the founder of Network18, he created two media companies, valued at over a billion dollars apiece, from scratch. He has the unique distinction of successfully partnering with competing media giants, including Bloomberg, CNN, Viacom, CNBC, A&E Networks and Forbes.

In his second innings, he has pioneered digital/mobile-first journalism in India with The Quint. His columns and video blogs are assiduously followed by Internet millennials.

His two earlier books, SuperPower? The Amazing Race between China’s Hare and India’s Tortoise and SuperEconomies: America, India, China and the Future of the World, have been bestsellers.

He has an honours degree in Economics from St Stephen’s College and a master’s in business administration from the University of Delhi.