Author: Anant Chetan

  • The 1000-Crore Box Office Illusion: What Dhurandhar 2 Really Tells Us About India

    The 1000-Crore Box Office Illusion: What Dhurandhar 2 Really Tells Us About India

    The posters are everywhere. The memes are never ending. If you go on any digital platform you will see the craze that the movie has. The headlines are screaming.And the numbers? They’re historic. Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge has not just broken records—it has vaporized them. Crossing ₹1,000 crore in record time, it is being celebrated…

  • RCB Sells for $1.78 Billion—and the “King of Good Times” is Still a Fugitive

    RCB Sells for $1.78 Billion—and the “King of Good Times” is Still a Fugitive

    The news has sent shockwaves through the financial and sporting worlds: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has been acquired by a consortium including the Aditya Birla Group and Blackstone for a staggering $1.78 billion (₹16,660 crore). As I read the headlines, I can’t stop thinking about the original architect of this glamour, Mr. Vijay Mallya. There…

  • Kavya Maran Spat on Indian Sentiments: The 2.4 Crore Betrayal

    Kavya Maran Spat on Indian Sentiments: The 2.4 Crore Betrayal

    There is a cold, calculated arrogance currently drifting through the air-conditioned boardrooms of the Indian elite. It is the smell of money—specifically, money that smells better to them than the soil of their own nation. The news from the March 12, 2026, Hundred auction in London has sent shockwaves through the Indian cricketing community, but…

  • Fact vs Fiction: Dhurandhar 2 and the Reality of the “Unknown Gunmen”

    Fact vs Fiction: Dhurandhar 2 and the Reality of the “Unknown Gunmen”

    Once I saw the movie, I realized why some are calling it BJP propaganda. In fact, a lot of reviewers specifically mention that the movie is good in the first half and becomes a complete propaganda in the second half. What makes them say that? Once I saw the movie, I realized what happens in…

  • Fact vs Fiction: Dhurandhar 2, ₹60,000 Cr FICN, and the Real Impact of Demonetization

    Fact vs Fiction: Dhurandhar 2, ₹60,000 Cr FICN, and the Real Impact of Demonetization

    Dhurandhar dropped strong hints about the fake currency nexus—how the system operates, who prints the currency, how it is transported, and who the stakeholders are. In an earlier post, I compared the cinematic portrayal with real-world mechanisms and highlighted where the film aligned with reality and where it diverged. Have a look at : Fact…

  • 7 Reasons Why I Never Considered Moving to the UAE

    7 Reasons Why I Never Considered Moving to the UAE

    For as long as I have lived in Europe and the United Kingdom, I have been asked the same question: “Why don’t you move to Dubai?” Sometimes it comes from friends in India, sometimes from colleagues, and occasionally even from recruiters who assume that any Indian engineer would naturally gravitate toward the Gulf. The logic…

  • The $30K Drone vs the $6M Missile: America’s New War Problem

    The $30K Drone vs the $6M Missile: America’s New War Problem

    For decades the rules of war seemed clear. If the United States entered a conflict, the outcome was rarely in doubt. The world’s largest military budget, unmatched technological superiority, and a network of global alliances meant that Washington could outfight almost any adversary. But in the opening days of the current confrontation with Iran, something…

  • When the Strait of Hormuz Closes, Who Quietly Wins?

    When the Strait of Hormuz Closes, Who Quietly Wins?

    Many nations pursue foreign policy driven by ideology, religion, or identity. But the United States operates primarily as a capital-driven system. Presidents may change — from George W. Bush to Barack Obama to Donald Trump — but the structural incentives of the American economic system remain constant. The political system in the U.S. is deeply…