News for 'agatha'

Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa Review: Interesting Whydunnit

Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa Review: Interesting Whydunnit

Rediff.com10 Apr 2026

Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa is a well-acted, smartly written murder mystery with a finely tuned performances from Vinay Pathak and the rest of the cast, notes Sreeju Sudhakaran.

Valathu Vashathe Kallan Review: Biju Menon, Joju George Are Solid In Underwhelming Thriller

Valathu Vashathe Kallan Review: Biju Menon, Joju George Are Solid In Underwhelming Thriller

Rediff.com30 Jan 2026

Jeethu Joseph's Valathu Vashathe Kallan works better as an emotional drama than an intriguing thriller, notes Arjun Menon.

Kaantha Review: Dulquer Salman Is Riveting

Kaantha Review: Dulquer Salman Is Riveting

Rediff.com14 Nov 2025

Kaantha is a peculiar love letter to cinema that tries to integrate various genres and craft a riveting central dilemma with great eloquence and clarity, observes Arjun Menon.

Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley Review: Agatha Christie Redux

Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley Review: Agatha Christie Redux

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley is fun in parts, discovers Deepa Gahlot.

Murder Mubarak Review: Poor Man's Agatha Christie

Murder Mubarak Review: Poor Man's Agatha Christie

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

Despite director Homi Adajania's ease around quirky ensembles and macabre touches, Murder Mubarak fails to draw the viewer into its shallow world of the vain and wealthy, feels Sukanya Verma.

Detective Sherdil Trailer: A Diljit Dosanjh Comedy Show

Detective Sherdil Trailer: A Diljit Dosanjh Comedy Show

Rediff.com12 Jun 2025

It looks like Diljit is having a field day with this one, one hopes his joy rubs off on viewers as well, notes Mayur Sanap.

Chhal Kapat Review: Wobbly Whodunnit

Chhal Kapat Review: Wobbly Whodunnit

Rediff.com6 Jun 2025

Chhal Kapat is a bland whodunnit, which does not have the necessary skills and smarts to pull it off, notes Mayur Sanap.

Detective Sherdil Review: Whodunit? Who cares?

Detective Sherdil Review: Whodunit? Who cares?

Rediff.com20 Jun 2025

The silliness Detective Sherdil packs in the guise of humour not only trivialises a likeable star into a scallywag but squanders its ensemble cast into one-note distractions, notes Sukanya Verma.

'At 70, I'm Excited To Kick Off My 3rd Innings'

'At 70, I'm Excited To Kick Off My 3rd Innings'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2025

'Even if I had the backing of a big corporate house, which I don't, in today's market, I wouldn't want the responsibility of making a Rs 300 crore-Rs 400 crore film.'

He Spreads Fragrance At Wankhede

He Spreads Fragrance At Wankhede

Rediff.com21 Apr 2025

What Subhash does is make friends through flowers, spreading the fragrance of love and affection.

Kull: The Legacy Of The Raisingghs Review: Misses The Mark

Kull: The Legacy Of The Raisingghs Review: Misses The Mark

Rediff.com2 May 2025

Performances by Nimrat Kaur and Amol Parashar make the rather unimaginative show watchable, observes Deepa Gahlot.

My daughters named after Agatha Christie: Sangma

My daughters named after Agatha Christie: Sangma

Rediff.com15 Jul 2012

Opposition Presidential candidate P A Sangma on Sunday said his two daughters, Christie and Agatha, were named after prominent British novelist Agatha Christie, whose book was presented to him by the then Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik.

Pravinkoodu Shappu Review: Funny Suspense

Pravinkoodu Shappu Review: Funny Suspense

Rediff.com18 Jan 2025

Pravinkoodu Shappu is a quirky whodunnit with its fair share of laughs, observes Arjun Menon.

Agatha Sangma skips NCP meet on Prez poll

Agatha Sangma skips NCP meet on Prez poll

Rediff.com21 Jun 2012

A meeting of the Nationalist Congress Party parliamentary board took place on Thursday evening to discuss the Presidential poll but Union Minister Agatha Sangma was conspicuous by her absence.

Agatha Sangma meets Pawar, offers to quit govt

Agatha Sangma meets Pawar, offers to quit govt

Rediff.com23 Jul 2012

Agatha Sangma, who had campaigned for her father P A Sangma in the Presidential polls, on Monday offered to quit as minister of state for rural development.

Manoj Kumar's 10 BEST Performances

Manoj Kumar's 10 BEST Performances

Rediff.com4 Apr 2025

The veteran actor passed into the ages in the early hours of Friday, April 4, 2025. Sukanya Verma looks back at his most memorable performances.

How to write a bestseller: Tips from Agatha Christie

How to write a bestseller: Tips from Agatha Christie

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

Christie often stated that she would plan out the murder or event first and then set the introduction, background and resolution following it.

Golden Globes 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Perez Win

Golden Globes 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Perez Win

Rediff.com6 Jan 2025

A quick look at the winners of the 82nd Annual Golden Globe awards.

My father has no issue with Sonia: Agatha Sangma

My father has no issue with Sonia: Agatha Sangma

Rediff.com31 May 2009

Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Agatha Sangma, the youngest minister in the United Progressive Alliance government, said on Sunday that her father and Nationalist Congress Party leader Parno A Sangma no longer had any issue with Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her foreign origins.

Emotions Run Higher Than Usual On OTT

Emotions Run Higher Than Usual On OTT

Rediff.com23 Sep 2024

Emotions run high more than usual on OTT this week.

When A Queen Came To Watch Tennis

When A Queen Came To Watch Tennis

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

Wimbledon attracts celebrities the way the US Open, the French Open and the Australian Open can't.

Detective Vidya Makes Neeyat Trailer Intriguing

Detective Vidya Makes Neeyat Trailer Intriguing

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

Agatha Christie meets Vidya Balan in Neeyat, Mayur Sanap tells us after viewing its trailer.

Kareena Waited 23 Years To Play THIS Role

Kareena Waited 23 Years To Play THIS Role

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

After playing a character who murders her husband in Jaane Jaan, Kareena Kapoor crosses over to the other side, to play a detective in The Buckingham Murders.

Murders! Ghosts! Lust! Your OTT Menu

Murders! Ghosts! Lust! Your OTT Menu

Rediff.com30 Jun 2023

The pilot of Vishal Bhardwaj's much-anticipated adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Sittaford Mystery is here. Aditya Roy Kapur's hotel manager takes on Anil Kapoor's all-powerful arms dealer. Idris Elba is back in action. Sukanya Verma shares her OTT recommendations this week.

Should Rahul Get Rid Of That Beard?

Should Rahul Get Rid Of That Beard?

Rediff.com23 Feb 2023

Voting to elect 60 members of the state assembly in Meghalaya is scheduled for Monday, February 27. The results will be declared on Thursday, March 2.

PIX: Do you like these head gear?

PIX: Do you like these head gear?

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week kicked off in Madrid, with strict security measures and social distance guidelines to ward off coronavirus.

What YOU Can Watch On OTT This Week?

What YOU Can Watch On OTT This Week?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

It's an action-packed menu on OTT this week.

Jawan, Sushmita And A Baby On OTT

Jawan, Sushmita And A Baby On OTT

Rediff.com3 Nov 2023

It's an action packed menu on OTT this week.

'The only way not to get rejected is...'

'The only way not to get rejected is...'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2023

'All the parts that I have played till now, I have got them only through auditions.' 'I auditioned my a** off.'

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Review: Entertaining!

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Review: Entertaining!

Rediff.com5 May 2023

The latest season of Bridgerton takes a bolder view at handling troubled relationships and marriages as it teases displeased viewers from the previous season with enough fodder to last until the next season, feels Divya Nair.

Cutting across party lines, 27 women MPs debate, back women's quota bill in LS

Cutting across party lines, 27 women MPs debate, back women's quota bill in LS

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

Initiating the debate on the bill from the opposition's side, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said that any delay in bringing the reservation into effect would be "gross injustice" to Indian women.

Drives. Spies. Sports Legends

Drives. Spies. Sports Legends

Rediff.com15 Apr 2022

From Korean spies to sports legends, here's everything you can catch on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists a fun, fun, OTT Menu for you.

Death On The Nile Review

Death On The Nile Review

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

Death On The Nile doesn't have a tense narrative that would have made it an edge-of-the-seat affair, observes Joginder Tuteja.

Neeyat Review: It's Not Boring But...

Neeyat Review: It's Not Boring But...

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

Neeyat is not only sluggish, it also creates zero interest in the characters. It could, perhaps, be watched on OTT, where it is inevitably headed, feels Deepa Gahlot.

'Biggest challenge for any actor who come from outside is...'

'Biggest challenge for any actor who come from outside is...'

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

'...is to crack the first project.' 'If you become popular from that, it's a win-win.'

Dentist treated gynaec issue leading to Naga airhostess's death, CBI books doctors

Dentist treated gynaec issue leading to Naga airhostess's death, CBI books doctors

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

Dentist for a gynaecological problem! This bizarre incident took place at a private hospital in Gurugram, resulting in the death of an airhostess from Nagaland on June 24 last year, prompting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to launch an inquiry.

OTT: Brahmastra, PS-1, Minions And More!

OTT: Brahmastra, PS-1, Minions And More!

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

It's a fun, Fun, FUN menu on OTT this week.

Drama. Romance. Whodunits: On OTT This Week

Drama. Romance. Whodunits: On OTT This Week

Rediff.com4 Jun 2022

Sukanya Verma lists out everything you can catch on OTT this week.

OTT: What You Can Watch On Long Weekend

OTT: What You Can Watch On Long Weekend

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

Stars. Substance. Style. Sukanya Verma lists them all on OTT this week.

Cruise ship drug case: NCB arrests 1 more drug peddler

Cruise ship drug case: NCB arrests 1 more drug peddler

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

With this, the anti-drugs agency has so far arrested 17 people in the case, including Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, and some "high-profile organisers" belonging to a Delhi-based event management company.