71-453: D-Company is a name coined by the Indian media for one of Mumbai underworld 's organized crime syndicate founded and controlled by Dawood Ibrahim , an Indian crime boss, drug dealer and wanted terrorist . In 2011, Ibrahim, along with his D-Company, was number three on FBI 's " The World's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives " list. It has been designated as a Global Terrorist Organization under
142-468: A "fast-paced movie" that is "anchored by brilliant performances". She praised the performances of Mohanlal, Devgan and Oberoi, and said they are "a treat to watch". Derek Elley of Variety wrote; "By Bollywood standards, a dark and realistic look at the Mumbai underworld through the battle between a powerful don and his vengeful former sidekick, Company manages to cater to Hindi cinema norms while feeding
213-471: A few shots of the city to use as inserts. While he was filming, the eagles were flying; Varma said the footage reminded him of the opening scene of Mackenna's Gold (1969) and was "seized by the desire to somehow incorporate them in the film". Instead of using it as an exterior cut, he used it for the opening to "create drama". For the opening sequence, Varma wrote and used a fake informational voice-over about eagles waiting for months for their prey because it
284-756: A foothold in India with special effects films such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Speed (1994) being specially appreciated by the local audiences. Expatriates throughout the United Kingdom and in the United States continued to give rise to an international audiences to Indian movies, which, according to The Encyclopædia Britannica (2008) entry on Bollywood , "continued to be formulaic story lines, expertly choreographed fight scenes, spectacular song-and-dance routines, emotion-charged melodrama, and larger-than-life heroes". Present-day India produces
355-412: A gangster living in a slum and said Vivek Oberoi "look(s) too good for the role". Oberoi asked Varma for 15 days, during which he stayed in the slums and slept on the floor. He rubbed oils and creams on his body, and sun-bathed daily to look darker for the role. He applied some mud to his face on the day of his meeting with Varma, and was eventually selected for his debut role as Chandu. Manisha Koirala
426-431: A grim film which lives in stilted frames, which thrives on silhouettes". Sheela Raval of India Today wrote that there is a "raw feel to the film but there are no rough edges ... given the amount of information Varma had collected on the subject and his desire to package it all in the three-hour plus production, the film almost ascends to the level of a well-made documentary". Jyoti Shukla of Rediff.com called it
497-551: A history of rivalry with the Mumbai police and other underworld dons such as Chhota Rajan , Ejaz Lakdawala , who was arrested in Canada in 2004, and Arun Gawli . In the 1970s, Dawood Ibrahim worked for a local smuggler named Bashu Dada. Bashu Dada was close friends with Dawood's father, who was a policeman. His father wielded immense clout among the gangsters and common people due to his sense of morality and justice, while also being
568-401: A language that's even more hard-hitting when compared to its predecessors". He also praised Devgn's performance and said, "the actor takes to this complex character like a fish takes to water". Ziya Us Salam of Idlebrain.com called it "the kind of new century fare, which tells you to welcome a cinema with muted colours, snooping camera angles and almost unrelieved suspense", and added, "It is
639-490: A lot of mainstream media channels have been accused of printing and telecasting unverified and biased news which they retracted later. In a few instances content from Twitter's parody accounts were cited as a source. Indian mainstream media has often been accused of showing sensationalized news items. In March 2018, the then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said that, "journalists cannot write anything they imagine and behave as if they are sitting in some pulpit". Godi media
710-454: A man named Haneef, who had been in prison for five years after the 1993 Bombay bombings . He was a close aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim . Varma started talking to Haneef out of curiosity and his "obsession with the criminal psyche", who told him how the underworld operated. During that time, the media was circulating stories about the conflict between Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan , who had a fallout and wanted to kill each other, thus giving Varma
781-736: A needless interjection". Jyoti Shukla of Rediff.com said "Khallas" is "out and out for front-benchers and breaks the tempo of the movie". Company was released in India on 12 April 2002 in 295 screens, It was screened at the New York Asian Film Festival in 2003 in the Subway Cinema section for Asian films. followed by screenings at the Fribourg International Film Festival and the Austin Film Festival . The film
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#1732786551672852-563: A part of the Crime Branch. However, Bashu Dada and Dawood had a falling-out after Bashu Dada insulted the latter's father. In 1976, Dawood – along with seven of his close friends and his elder brother Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar – attacked Basu Dada with empty soda bottles, a first in the history of gang warfare in Bombay. After this incident Bashu Dada's key enforcer Khalid Pehlwan persuaded Dawood to start his smuggling operations, which led to
923-474: A somewhat 'right-wing' think tank, even as I fund something 'left-wing' like EPW. This is important to explain, because, in my understanding, I am true to a higher ideology, which is freedom of expression, freedom of the press." Some sections of Indian media, controlled by businessmen, Politicians, and government bureaucrats , are facing criticism for biased , motivated reporting, behave like one party owned or governing party owned and selective presentation. After
994-525: A total of 34 million fixed lines in use by 2011. In the fixed line arena, BSNL and MTNL are the incumbents in their respective areas of operation and continue to enjoy the dominant service provider status in the domain of fixed line services. BSNL controls 79% of fixed line share in the country. In the mobile telephony sector, Bharti Airtel controls 24.3% subscriber base followed by Reliance Communications with 18.9%, Vodafone with 18.8%, BSNL] with 12.7% subscriber base as of June 2009. India had
1065-492: A total of 880 million mobile phone connections by 2011. Total fixed-line and wireless subscribers reached 688 million as of August 2010. The history of film in India begins with the screening of Auguste and Louis Lumière moving pictures in Bombay during the July 1895. Raja Harishchandra , a full-length feature film, was initiated in 1912 and completed later. Alam Ara (released 14 March 1931), directed by Ardeshir Irani ,
1136-487: A truce, but Chandu never withdraws his order to Koda Singh, one of his aids, to kill Malik. At the same time, Koda kills Malik at point-blank range in Hong Kong and is immediately arrested. After the assassination, Sreenivasan notifies Chandu, who is shocked at this news. Chandu then spends the rest of his life in prison after being persuaded by Sreenivasan to surrender. At a producer's house, director Ram Gopal Varma met
1207-454: Is Subhash Chandra . Investor Rohini Nilekani explains her ideology as follows: "In my case, my ideology, if I must confess to one, is that of the preservation of diversity. As a funder, I am willing to support individuals and institutions that are demonstrably committed to the largest public interest, that demonstrate high integrity and clarity of thought [...] I am quite okay with differing points of view. That’s why I can comfortably fund
1278-513: Is BJP and Hindutva." Hicky's Bengal Gazette , founded in 1780, was the first Indian newspaper. Auguste and Louis Lumière moving pictures were screened in Bombay during July 1895, and radio broadcasting began in 1927. Where the norms are breached and the freedom is defiled by unprofessional conduct, a way must exist to check and control it. But control by the government or official authorities may prove destructive of this freedom. Therefore,
1349-413: Is a pejorative term coined & popularised by former NDTV journalist Ravish Kumar referring to the sensationalist and biased Indian mainstream media which supports the ruling party of India. Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana criticized Indian media in a speech in July 2022 accusing the media of running Kangaroo courts and running agenda driven debates without any accountability, which he thinks
1420-718: Is bad for democracy. A report by Oxfam and Newslaundry found out that employees from general category constitute around 90% of leadership positions in the Indian media, which means that the marginalized communities like Dalits , Adivasis and Bahujans do not have adequate representation. Company (2002 film) Company is a 2002 Indian Hindi -language crime film directed by Ram Gopal Varma and written by Jaideep Sahni . The film stars Mohanlal , Ajay Devgan , Vivek Oberoi , Manisha Koirala , Antara Mali , and Seema Biswas . It marks Mohanlal 's debut in Hindi cinema. It
1491-399: Is estimated at 188.68 million, nearly five times that of the top 10 English dailies that have a 38.76 million total readership. The prominent English newspapers are The Times of India , founded in 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce by Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd, a colonial enterprise now owned by an Indian conglomerate ; The Times Group . The Hindustan Times
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#17327865516721562-491: Is making it easier for his department to dispose of Malik and Chandu. The war results in an intense chase in Kenya, during which Malik hires assassins to kill Chandu, who is severely injured but survives. Sreenivasan persuades Chandu to come back to Mumbai and fight his war with Malik by helping the police bring the mafia under control. Chandu kills the politician who ordered the contract killing, in prison. Chandu and Malik come to
1633-408: Is the most popular Hindi daily with a total readership (TR) of 70,377,000, according to IRS Q1 2019. Dainik Bhaskar is the second most popular with a total readership of 51,405,000. Amar Ujala with a TR of 47,645,000, Rajasthan Patrika with a TR of 18,036,000 and Prabhat Khabar with a TR of 14,102,000 are placed at the next three positions. The total readership of the top 10 Hindi dailies
1704-413: Is the second film of Ram Gopal Varma's gangster trilogy and a sequel to Satya (1998). Company follows Chandu, a henchman of a gangster named Malik, with whom he forms a rapport that eventually falls apart after tension arises between them. Varma conceived the idea of the film after meeting a man named Haneef, who had been in prison for five years after the 1993 Bombay bombings and was a close aid of
1775-978: The Bollywood film industry, as well as real estate and betting businesses, from which it is said to derive considerable revenue.The 2002 film Company is based loosely on its activities, as well as its sequel (prequel to the storyline) D (2005), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010). The 2013 film Shootout at Wadala is based on the rise of the D-Company. It also features in Salman Rushdie's 2018 novel The Golden House. D-Company makes large amounts of money through extortion , kidnapping , racketeering , drug trafficking , smuggling , narcotics , and contract killings . For example, D-Company took advantage to smuggle gold and silver during Mumbai's economic struggles of
1846-608: The IBM mainframes in India), NICNET (network for the National Informatics Centre ), and the academic research oriented Education and Research Network (ERNET) . The Indian economy underwent economic reforms in 1991, leading to a new era of globalisation and international economic integration. Economic growth of over 6% annually was seen between 1993 and 2002. The economic reforms were driven in part by significant
1917-417: The Mumbai underworld ; he gradually learns the trade and increases the gang's profits, leading Malik, the leader of the gang, to take a liking to him. Malik goes on a bloody rampage, killing all of his rivals to take control of the underworld. Inspector Rathod, who once tortured and abused Chandu in jail, is killed with Malik's permission. During the execution of a contract killing , Malik and Chandu argue over
1988-676: The SDN by the United States Department of the Treasury 's Office of Foreign Assets Control , with addresses in India, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar and Dawood Ibrahim established a criminal syndicate in 1970s India. Other prominent members of the gang include Chhota Shakeel , Tiger Memon Yakub Memon (linked), Abu Salem and Fazlur Rahman (Fazal Sheikh). The organization has
2059-533: The Tata Group – were the country's largest software producers during the 1960s. The ' microchip revolution ' of the 1980s had convinced both Indira Gandhi and her successor Rajiv Gandhi that electronics and telecommunications were vital to India's growth and development. MTNL underwent technological improvements. Between 1986 and 1987, the Indian government embarked upon the creation of three wide-area computer networking schemes: INDONET (intended to serve
2130-798: The Telugu language Eenadu , the Kannada language Vijaya Karnataka and the Bengali language Anandabazar Patrika . The Dispatch (Jammu and Kashmir) currently, operates from Jammu and Kashmir and covers all the happening in the Northern States of India focusing on Kashmir. Newspaper sales in the country increased by 11.22% in 2007. By 2007, 62 of the world's best selling newspaper dailies were published in China, Japan, and India . India consumed 99 million newspaper copies as of 2007—making it
2201-754: The director of photography , while Chandan Arora edited the film. Company was released on 12 April 2002 with a positive response. It was commercially successful, grossing ₹25.02 crores against its production budget of ₹9.5 crores. It was screened at the Austin Film Festival , the New York Asian Film Festival , and the Fribourg International Film Festival . The film won six awards at the 48th Filmfare Awards , including Best Supporting Actor and Best Male Debut for Oberoi, Critics Best Actor for Devgn, and Critics Best Actress for Koirala. Chandrakant 'Chandu' Nagre joins
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2272-668: The establishment . However, the new media are generally more professional and corporate-owned, though these, too, have been acquired or affiliated with established figures. At the same time, the Indian media, viewed as "feisty," have also not reported on issues of the media itself. The first newspaper printed in India was Hicky's Bengal Gazette , started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hicky . Other newspapers such as The India Gazette , The Calcutta Gazette , The Madras Courier (1785), and The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed. These newspapers carried news of
2343-529: The "atmosphere". He found a strong resemblance with the rivalries between criminals and those between politicians because he felt "human nature is same everywhere". Varma was also inspired by the September 2000 attack on Rajan in Bangkok , which was perceived as the intelligence agencies pitting one gang against another. He later met several crime reporters, police officers and associates of gangsters regarding
2414-495: The 1980s. According to Materia Islamica, they smuggled approximately 25–30% of India's total gold and silver imports. This created a monopoly that allowed their leader, Dawood Ibrahim, to set his own selling prices throughout India. Indian media Mass media in India consists of several different means of communication: television , radio , cinema , newspapers , magazines, and Internet-based websites/portals. Indian media
2485-765: The English-language papers were prominent due to a number of reasons. The telegraphic circuits of news agencies used the Roman Alphabet and the Morse code , giving the English press an advantage in speed. The speed of typesetting was also much slower in Indian languages because of the Diacritics . Also, the press largely relied on advertisements of imported goods for revenue, and the foreign advertisers naturally preferred English-language media. The language of
2556-581: The Indian box office, in its first week. The film's first-week theatre occupancy was 87 per cent in Delhi , Punjab , Hyderabad , and Nagpur . In its entire run, Company grossed ₹ 238 million (US$ 2.9 million) in India and ₹ 250 million (US$ 3.0 million) worldwide. At the 48th Filmfare Awards , Company won six awards: the Best Supporting Actor and Best Male Debut for Oberoi; Critics Award for Best Actor for Devgn (also for
2627-557: The administration had also remained English. Currently, India publishes about 1,000 Hindi dailies that have a total circulation of about 80 million copies. English, the second language in terms of a number of daily newspapers, has about 250 dailies with a circulation of about 40 million copies. The prominent Hindi newspapers are Dainik Jagran , Dainik Bhaskar , Amar Ujala , Devbhumi Mirror , Navbharat Times , Hindustan Dainik , Prabhat Khabar , Rajasthan Patrika , and Dainik Aaj . In terms of readership, Dainik Jagran
2698-567: The areas under the British rule. The Bombay Samachar , founded in 1822 and printed in Gujarati is the oldest newspaper in Asia still in print. On 30 May 1826 Udant Martand (The Rising Sun), the first Hindi-language newspaper published in India , started from Calcutta (now Kolkata ), published every Tuesday by Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla. Even after independence from Britain in 1947,
2769-450: The audio-visual apparatus—including the television channel Doordarshan —in the country prior to the economic reforms of 1991 . Following the economic reforms satellite television channels from around the world—including the BBC , CNN , CNBC , and other foreign television channels gained a foothold in the country. 47 million households with television sets emerged in 1993, which was also
2840-463: The best way is to let the peers of the profession, assisted by a few discerning laymen, regulate it through a properly structured, representative, and impartial machinery. Hence, the Press Council of India was established. The traditional print media, but also the television media, are largely family-owned and often partake in self-censorship , primarily due to political ties by the owner and
2911-503: The devastating earthquake in Nepal on 25 April 2015, in spite of India helping, tweets from Nepal trended effectively saying, "Go home, Indian media". Disturbed by corruption, Delhi chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal suggested on 3 May 2015 to have a public trial of Indian media. On 8 May 2015, the then I & B Minister, Arun Jaitley echoed a similar rhetoric saying that there was a, "flood of channels but dearth of facts". Of late,
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2982-475: The film The Legend of Bhagat Singh ) and Critics Award for Best Actress for Koirala; and the Best Story and Best Dialogue for Sahni. At the 4th IIFA Awards , the film won four awards: Best Supporting Actor for Vivek oberoi; Best Story for Jaideep Sahni; Best Editing for Chandan Arora and Best Action for Allan Amin. Several film critics have cited Company as one of Varma's best works. It
3053-569: The formation of the D-Company. Dawood and his elder brother Shabir, with the help of Khalid Pehlwan, began their smuggling operations. This ultimately led them to clash with the Pathan gang, the most influential gang in Mumbai at the time. By 1986, D Company had eliminated most of the Pathan gang leadership, emerging as the dominant gang in Mumbai. In 1993, D-Company associates were involved in 1993 Bombay bombings . Few have been jailed for it. In 1997, D-Company former member Abu Salem and Fazlur Rahman
3124-424: The idea for Company . During his research for Satya (1998), Varma found out several things he could not incorporate into one film, especially the police procedures, because there was too much information. Varma said he drew inspiration for the supporting characters and scenes from the staff of his own production company. He said Haneef's version of the underworld war gave him a story while his research gave him
3195-501: The internet usage in India. The new administration under Atal Bihari Vajpayee which placed the development of Information technology among its top five priorities— formed the Indian National Task Force on Information Technology and Software Development. Internet gained a foothold in India by 1998. India had a total of 100 million Internet users—comprising 8.5% of the country's population—by 2010. India had
3266-494: The most films of any country in the world. Major media investors in the country are production houses such as Yash Raj Films , Dharma Productions , Aamir Khan Productions, Disney India and Reliance Entertainment . Most of these productions are funded by investors since there are limited banking and credit facilities maturity in India for the motion picture industry . Many international corporations , such as Disney (formerly UTV ) and Viacom ( Network18 Studios) have entered
3337-413: The nation's media industry on a large scale. Digital media is opening up to paywalls and other subscription based models. However a majority of readers still do not pay for the content they read, causing the media houses to rely on other means of funding. Independent and Public Spirited Media Trust is a syndicate that promotes media in India with the aim of creating a news content creation network. It
3408-461: The ongoing probe of the 2G spectrum case. In 2015, a US Congressional report alleged that the D-Company was a "5,000-member criminal syndicate operating mostly in Pakistan, India, and the United Arab Emirates," which has a "strategic alliance" with ISI and has "forged relationships with Islamists , including Lashkar-e-Taiba and al-Qaida ." However, the report had no political implications, and
3479-528: The politically partisan media and the concentration of media ownership all demonstrate that press freedom is in crisis in “the world’s largest democracy”, ruled since 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi , the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the embodiment of the Hindu nationalist right." In 2022, India was ranked 150th, which declined from 133rd rank in 2016. It stated that this
3550-446: The research of the film. The film's screenplay was written by Jaideep Sahni . Company was Malayalam actor Mohanlal 's debut role in a Hindi film. He played IPS Veerapalli Srinivasan, a character based on the former Police Commissioner of Mumbai , Dhanushkodi Sivanandhan . Varma described the character as someone who looks heroic and "more like a professor and treats crime as a disease and criminals as patients". The role of Malik
3621-665: The rest were published in various regional and national languages. This number rose to 3,805 dailies in 1993 with the total number of newspapers published in the country having reached 35,595. The main regional newspapers of India include the Marathi language Lokmat , the Gujarati Language Gujarat Samachar , the Malayalam language Malayala Manorama , the Tamil language Daily Thanthi ,
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#17327865516723692-444: The rift to bring the mafia under control. Chandu and Malik become bitter enemies. After Chandu's retaliation for the assassination of Warsi, a lieutenant and Chandu's lifelong friend, two factions of Mumbai's once-powerful gang Company begin a full-scale war. Malik and Chandu kill as many members of their opponents' gangs as possible. Sreenivasan is criticised, but he and his men know that since many gang members are being killed, this war
3763-416: The second largest market in the world for newspapers. Radio broadcasting was initiated in 1927 but became a state responsibility only in 1930. In 1937 it was given the name All India Radio and since 1957 it has been called Akashvani . Limited duration of television programming began in 1959, and complete broadcasting followed in 1965. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting owned and maintained
3834-556: The target; Chandu stops the deliberate vehicle crash and falls from Malik's favour. The contract was taken out by a politician who tries to use Malik's gang to eliminate a popular candidate for the Home Minister 's post. The assassination, a staged vehicle collision, takes place in spite of Chandu's objection after Malik, not relying on Chandu anymore, gives direct orders. The rift between Chandu and Malik widens. The Joint Commissioner of Mumbai Police , Veerappalli Sreenivasan, uses
3905-471: The underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in his D-Company . Haneef told Varma about the fallout between Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan . Varma also had much information that he used in the film, especially about police procedures he could not use in Satya since it was too much for one film. The film was made in several locations in Mumbai , Mombasa , Nairobi , Hong Kong , and Switzerland . Hemant Chaturvedi served as
3976-484: The viewer something a little different." In 2010, Raja Sen wrote in his review; "This finely plotted duel between two gangsters left us battered, bruised and craving more". Company was made on a production budget of ₹ 70 million (US$ 840,000). It opened to 100 per cent occupancy in Mumbai and grossed ₹ 11.8 million (US$ 140,000) on its opening day. It went on to collect ₹ 111 million (US$ 1.3 million) worldwide, which included ₹ 60.1 million (US$ 720,000) from
4047-440: The world with over 100 million copies sold each day. The French NGO Reporters Without Borders compiles and publishes an annual ranking of countries based upon the organisation's assessment of its Press Freedom Index . In its 2023 downgraded India by 11 points to 161st level out of 180 countries. Indian media freedom now stands below Afghanistan, Somalia and Columbia. It stated its reason saying "The violence against journalists,
4118-570: The year when Rupert Murdoch entered the Indian market. Satellite and cable television soon gained a foothold. Doordarshan , in turn, initiated reforms and modernisation. With 1,400 television stations as of 2009, the country ranks 4th in the list of countries by number of television broadcast stations . The Indian Government acquired ES EVM computers from the Soviet Union , which were used in large companies and research laboratories. Tata Consultancy Services – established in 1968 by
4189-632: Was "profound-sounding". Varma filmed the song "Khallas" hand-held with a camera "as a guest at a seedy disco where people find it difficult to move around" because he did not want to have a "picture-perfect composition". The soundtrack album of Company was composed by Sandeep Chowta with lyrics written by Sahni, Nitin Raikwar and Taabish Romani. The album contains eight tracks, two of which are instrumentals. The vocals were performed by Asha Bhosle , Sudesh Bhosle , Sapna Awasthi , Altaf Raja , Babul Supriyo , Sonali Vajpayee, Sowmya Raoh and Chowta. It
4260-408: Was active since the late 18th century. The print media started in India as early as 1780. Radio broadcasting began in 1927. Today much of the media is controlled by large, corporations, which reap revenue from advertising, subscriptions , and sale of copyrighted material. India has over 500 satellite channels (more than 80 are news channels) and 70,000 newspapers, the biggest newspaper market in
4331-521: Was also screened retrospectively in 2006 at the Fantastic Fest , along with other Varma-produced films including Ab Tak Chhappan (2004), Ek Hasina Thi (2004) and Shiva (1990). Company was released in DVD format on 22 September 2006. It is also available on video-on-demand website ZEE5 . Company received critical acclaim upon release. Taran Adarsh said the film has "a new language,
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#17327865516724402-429: Was cast as Saroja, a role which Varma described as very "atmospheric". Hemant Chaturvedi served as the director of photography and Chandan Arora edited the film. Location filming for the project took place in the slums of Mumbai, Mombasa , Nairobi , Hong Kong, and Switzerland. The film's prologue scene, in which eagles are flying over the city, was the final scene to be filmed. Varma asked his cameraman to take
4473-623: Was due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and their followers of Hindutva having greater exertion of control of the media. Freedom House , a US-based NGO stated in its 2021 report that harassment of journalists increased under Modi's administration . The English-language media of India are described as traditionally left-leaning liberal, which has been a point of friction recently due to an upsurge in popularity of Hindu nationalist politics. According to BBC News , "A look at Indian news channels - be it English or Hindi - shows that fairly one-sided news prevails. And that side
4544-438: Was first offered to Manoj Bajpayee who declined it due to date issues. The role eventually went to Ajay Devgn . Varma wanted to keep the mafia boss character calm and composed, which he based on Devgn's personality. Suresh Oberoi wanted to launch the career of his son Vivek Oberoi in an Abbas–Mustan film but he said he "would like to go through my struggle". After that, he met Varma, who said he wanted to cast someone as
4615-660: Was founded in 1924 during the Indian Independence Movement (' Hindustan ' being the historical name of India ), it is published by HT Media Ltd . The Hindu was founded in 1878 by a group known as the Triplicane Six consisting of four law students and two teachers in Madras (now Chennai ), it is now owned by The Hindu Group . In the 1950s, 214 daily newspapers were published in the country. Out of these, 44 were English language dailies while
4686-659: Was founded in 2015 and funds organisations such as The Wire , IndiaSpend, CGNet Swara , Alt News, and The Caravan . Omidyar Network has invested in Scroll.in and Newslaundry . Odisha TV is owned by the Panda Family, Baijayant Jay Panda . NewsLive in Assam is run by the wife of Himanta Biswa Sarma . The Caravan points out that NDTV , News Nation , India TV , News24 and Network18 are linked to Reliance . Another Indian billionaire businessman who funds media
4757-530: Was mainly to brief lawmakers. Dawood was also wire-tapped by Indian investigators who found out he had real estate assets in Dubai under someone else's name. In 2018, Dr Louise Shelley, Professor at the George Mason University , stated that the D-Company was now mainly based in Pakistan and had diversified its assets like Mexican drug organisations. At times, Dawood Company has been linked to
4828-562: Was mentioned in Raja Sen's list of The Top 75 Films of the Decade in 2010. While reviewing Varma's 2008 film Contract , critic Rajeev Masand called Company , along with Satya , "one of the most influential films of the past ten years". British director Danny Boyle cited Company and Satya as inspirations for his Academy Award -winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). He said the films "offer slick, often mesmerizing portrayals of
4899-430: Was released on 15 February 2002 by T-Series . The album met with mostly positive reviews. Taran Adarsh said the film "boasts of just one song, the immensely popular "Khallas", while the remaining songs form part of the background". Sheela Raval of India Today wrote that the songs seemingly blend with the film and said; "Even the sole song – "Khallas", lipsynched by the sexy Isha Koppikar – doesn't seem like
4970-571: Was responsible for the murder of T-Series founder and Bollywood music producer Gulshan Kumar . In 2011, Indian intelligence agencies managed to link Dawood Company with the 2G spectrum case , through DB Realty and DB Etisalat (formerly Swan Telecom) promoted by Shahid Balwa . Later in March, security at CBI headquarters in Delhi was tightened after it had been suggested that D-Company might launch an attack in an attempt to destroy documents relating to
5041-532: Was the first Indian movie with dialogues. Indian films were soon being followed throughout Southeast Asia and the Middle East—where modest dressing and subdued sexuality of these films was found to be acceptable to the sensibilities of the audience belonging to the various Islamic countries of the region. As cinema as a medium gained popularity in the country as many as 1,000 films in various languages of India were produced annually. Hollywood also gained
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