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PALTAN: BOX OFFICE BATTLE

IT DIDN’T surprise me that the recently released trailer for Paltan was terrible and I predict

the war drama based on a 1967 battle will bomb badly at the box office next month. That is because Paltan director JP Dutta is a massively overrated filmmaker who has only had one bonafide blockbuster in over 40 years, and that was more than 20 years ago with Border. Him being a terrible filmmaker, combined with a largely Clist cast, was always going to


be a recipe for disaster and I expect the film’s investors to incur heavy losses.

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King Charles III, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Princess Eugenie of York, Queen Camilla and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence attend the Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Church on December 25, 2025 in Sandringham, Norfolk.

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Memories of Christmas past

Something struck me as I wrote my Christmas cards this year to close family and friends. Compared with last year, quite a few sadly passed away in 2025.

Each year I promise myself I will post my cards in good time but invariably I leave it till the next minute. Cards to India are very much a hit and miss affair. I think I am doing well if half the cards get through to the person intended. On occasions, I get an acknowledgement that the card, posted in December, has arrived in April the following year. Quite often, they simply vanish into the Indian ether. This is mysterious because the British left behind an excellent postal service.

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