ASEEM CHHABRA

Stories by ASEEM CHHABRA

Is M Night Shyamalan losing his touch?

Is M Night Shyamalan losing his touch?

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2010

It sure looks like it because his latest effort, The Last Airbender is not that entertaining.

Remembering Digvijay Singh, who read my hand

Remembering Digvijay Singh, who read my hand

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

New York-based Aseem Chhabra recollects his New Delhi days with Digvijay Singh, who passed away last week

Remembering Digvijay Singh, who read my hand

Remembering Digvijay Singh, who read my hand

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

New York-based Aseem Chhabra recollects his New Delhi days with Digvijay Singh, who passed away last week

Raavan is Mani, Abhi, Ash's best work

Raavan is Mani, Abhi, Ash's best work

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2010

Strong performances, brilliant use of technology, stunning cinematography and incredible direction make Raavan a must-see.

Is Jai Ho A R Rahman's best song?

Is Jai Ho A R Rahman's best song?

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2010

'The show -- one friend described it as a desi Lion King -- was stunning to watch. The lights, set design, sound, the selection of songs was simply quite spectacular.'

The death of Sambha

The death of Sambha

Rediff.com   19 May 2010

Macmohan acted in 190 films. But he is most famous for three words.

Tharoor was made a sacrificial lamb

Tharoor was made a sacrificial lamb

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2010

A man like Tharoor, a breath of fresh air in Indian politics, has been forced to resign for committing no crimes.

Why the White House is not enough for this actor

Why the White House is not enough for this actor

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2010

Kal Penn is moving to a more financially viable career, albeit only nine months after he took up a public office in President Barack Obama's White House.

Special: An animation guru and his Indian gurukul

Special: An animation guru and his Indian gurukul

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2010

Jerzy Kular is a veteran in the European animation film industry, with more than 30 years of experience. The Polish-French Kular was educated in Canada and Germany, and has collaborated on several films, including working on visual effects with world-renowned directors like Roman Polanski, Constantin Costa-Gavras and Francois Truffaut. His works also include innovative projects in motion rides, 3D shows for theme parks, films for science centers and live shows.

Shobana Kubendran: In love with human genes

Shobana Kubendran: In love with human genes

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2010

Shobana Kubendran loves human genes -- understanding them, how they work, even how they carry disorders. And she loves the ability to talk and advise families on the potential medical problems that children can inherit from their parents or other family members.

US couple share wedding day with Indian orphans

US couple share wedding day with Indian orphans

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2010

A couple that got married with a unique ceremony in Kolkata speak to Aseem Chhabra about the moving experience.

Review: 3 Idiots eyes box office gold

Review: 3 Idiots eyes box office gold

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2009

3 Idiots has so much promise and it holds on to that every so often during its nearly three-hour long run. But as often happens in Bollywood, ambitious projects led with good intentions, and packaged neatly with a ton of talent and smart brains, are compromised.

Review: Avatar is a MUST watch

Review: Avatar is a MUST watch

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2009

James Cameron has proved once again that he's one of the best directors there is.

I have been wrongly convicted: Vikram Buddhi

I have been wrongly convicted: Vikram Buddhi

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2009

An Indiana court is expected to announce the judgment in the case involving Vikram Buddhi, a former PhD student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Friday.

Shekhar Kapur shines in New York, I Love You

Shekhar Kapur shines in New York, I Love You

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2009

Shekhar Kapur's segment in New York, I Love You -- 12 short films celebrating the energy of the city, stands out above all the other works.

99 is a very funny film

99 is a very funny film

Rediff.com   18 May 2009

I have a confession to make as a film journalist. I am a real sucker for movie scenes in which actors are running from a situation and land straight into a wall, a pole or any other man made structure. Naturally such collusion would be very painful, but I find the humor in it irresistible. There is one such moment in Cameron Crowe's brilliant Almost Famous where a clueless Fairuza Balk is running after a bus carrying Patrick Fugit and she slams straight into a wall.

An India where anything is possible

An India where anything is possible

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2009

Slumdog is a hopeful look at today's India. It is a powerful reflection of a country that was tied up in shackles with flawed socialist visions. Everybody -- from the slum dwellers to the middle class young adults who work in call centers to the rich elite and even the gangsters -- wants a piece of the booming India, And nothing seems to be able to stop them.

'Hand of terror is very large'

'Hand of terror is very large'

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2008

Four Hasidic rabbinical students at the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, remember slain Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivkah.

Aseem Chhabra on Obama's victory

Aseem Chhabra on Obama's victory

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2008

A skinny African-American man, with goofy ears and Hussein as a middle name is going to become our 44th president. It is a win for all of us-- African-Americans, whites, Latinos, Asians, men, women and children, old and young, straight and gays. We should rejoice at this historic moment.

Lisa Ray's lesbian act!

Lisa Ray's lesbian act!

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2008

The lovely actress will be seen in Shamin Sharif's A World Unseen and I Can't Think Straight, releasing in November.