Smita Thackeray, founder Mukti Foundation and Social Activist talks to Gujarati Mid-Day Dot Com. As International Women’s Day is close by Smita Thackeray shares details about her foundation’s initiatives for women. Reluctant to speak about politics at the start Smita Thackeray speaks about her bond with her father in law Bala Saheb Thackeray and how he used to support and inspire her. She also opens up about being seen in former Shivsena member and current CM Eknath Shinde’s event recently. Watch to know what she said when asked, “What if you become the CM of Maharashtra? ” #SmitaThackeray #Interview #WomensDay #InternationalWomensDay #WomensDay2023 #politics #Maharashtra #news

Some of the best works of Ram Gopal Varma have been gangster dramas like Satya and Company, inspired by the underworld. The filmmaker told Mid-day during our Bombay Film Story podcast, that he never attached any judgement while portraying characters inspired by the world of crime. He also said that real gangsters do not care about how they are portrayed in cinema.