Moneycontrol Weekend Selects: Top stories this afternoon

Top weekend reads for you this afternoon.

1. 7 meta moments in SRK’s Dunki: DDLJ-inspired Polo T-shirt, Fauji tribute, 3 idiots recall

Elevated by its emotional punches, commentary on white privilege and portrayal of immigrant struggle yet marred by the jarring Punjabi accent and unconvincing humour, Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal, has opened to mixed reviews. Read more.

2. Year Ender 2023 | 7 reasons why 2023 is a year to remember in Indian sports

2023, without a doubt, has been a landmark year in Indian sports. A year full of great performances, a bitter but brave fight against an established power, almost a World Cup win, record-breaking sprees from giants like Virat Kohli, complete dominance over a sport at the global level by the likes of Neeraj Chopra, a remarkable coming-of-age of Indian athletics with a record haul at the Asian Games and a spate of qualifications for the 2024 Paris Olympics; a resurgence in Indian shooting after a devastating Tokyo Olympics, a badminton pair rising to the top of the sport with razor-sharp, high-octane performances, come-from-behind wins and crushing victories in cricket, hockey, wrestling, and boxing, and young, new talent showing that they belong at the highest level. Read more.

3. Year Ender 2023 | Book lists are so last century

Apart from all those broken resolutions, the end of the year is also a time when I am shamed by how little I have read. For the umpteenth time, the 8 to 10 books I managed to go through in the preceding 12 months pale into insignificance when set against the dozens read by the more literate. Read more.

4. India's most Googled travel destinations in 2023, from Vietnam to Coorg

Still wondering (and searching) where to travel for the year ender 2023 special break? Or are you wondering where others are going, to welcome 2024 in? If you answered in the affirmative – here are the top 10 most searched travel destinations in India. We give you a roundup of what to do in these places. Read more.

5. What to watch on Prime Video, Disney + Hotstar, Netflix and other OTT platforms

With 2023 coming to a close, we've been seeing some of the biggest and the most awaited OTT releases this month. The Archies, the OTT debut of Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan, Sridevi’s second daughter Khushi Kapoor and Shweta Bachchan-Nanda’s son Agastya Nanda, dropped on Netflix on December 7. Read more.