Nithya Ramani

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First look: Femina Miss India wild card winners!

First look: Femina Miss India wild card winners!

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2009

This is the first audition of its kind in 45 years. The Femina Miss India beauty pageant held a wildcard entry special at Inorbit Mall in Mumbai on January 10 and 11. See who won!

The police wireless operator who died on 26/11

The police wireless operator who died on 26/11

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2009

Constable Vijay Khandekar died in a grenade attack by terrorists at Cama hospital. He was 35.

CST survivor's woes don't end in hospital

CST survivor's woes don't end in hospital

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2008

When the survivor woke up in the hospital, she was shocked to find that her right side had been operated upon -- when there was no injury there

They saw the terrorists in Leopold Cafe

They saw the terrorists in Leopold Cafe

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2008

An encounter with terrorists at a cafe.

Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna in Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi

Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna in Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2008

Just when we were wondering what our Dream Girl is up to, Hema Malini decided to surprise us yet again. The actress who played Amitabh Bachchan's wife in Baghban is taking on another wifey role in Gul Bahar SIngh's Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi. The BJP MP will play Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindhia while Vinod Khanna will play her husband, Jivajirao.

The Strangers offers no thrills

The Strangers offers no thrills

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2008

The Strangers, a thriller, barely has any thrills. What it has is a bizarre, unexplained and disappointing end.

If only Ru Ba Ru adapted itself well

If only Ru Ba Ru adapted itself well

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2008

Are you in love? Is your man too ambitious and busy with work that he ignores tiny little important things that matter in a relationship? Director Arjun Chandramohan Bali's Ru Ba Ru shows exactly what happens when you forget to express your love time to time.

Ru Ba Ru begins where other love stories end

"Ru Ba Ru begins where other love stories end"

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2008

It is the lead pair of ad filmmaker Arjun Baali's Ru Ba Ru. Randeep Hooda and Shahana Goswami share some passionate lip locking scenes in the film.

C Kkompany: An ad for Ekta Kapoor

C Kkompany: An ad for Ekta Kapoor

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2008

It cannot be a comedy -- the jokes are terrible. It may have qualified as an action film, since it involves the underworld. But there is really no action to speak of here. Can we put it in the Drama category? Well, the film has drama, yes. But it's the type that makes you want to pull your hair apart.

Review: Mumbai Meri Jaan

Review: Mumbai Meri Jaan

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2008

Mumbai Meri Jaan follows the lives of people from all strata of Mumbai's bustling society as they tackle the aftermath of a fatal incident that brings out the best and sometimes the worst in them.

RGV's Contract disappoints

RGV's Contract disappoints

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2008

Contract is a badly-made and disappointing film, way below the standards set by the director himself.

Summer 2007 has shades of Rang De Basanti

Summer 2007 has shades of Rang De Basanti

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2008

If you liked Rang De Basanti, there's a chance you may like Summer 2007. The film does not pack in patriotism, nor does it boast of stars. But it has a touch of humanity, and a noble story.

Hum Sey Hai Jahan is bad

Hum Sey Hai Jahan is bad

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2008

Wonder what director Kamaal Amrohi was thinking while he made Hum Se Hey Jahan. Only he knows. Launching his grandson, Mashoor Amrohi, with this film is surely a desicion gone wrong. Was the film was made to be a spoof of other stereotypical commercial films or was it made to be a complete nonsensical comedy? Either ways Hum Se Hey Jahan is bad.

Sikander does well in Woodstock Villa

Sikander does well in Woodstock Villa

Rediff.com   30 May 2008

Sikander Kher's acting debut, Woodstock Villa, is quite a compelling film about changing morals in today's world.

SRK: Ganguly and I are not fighting

SRK: Ganguly and I are not fighting

Rediff.com   23 May 2008

Shah Rukh Khan clears the air about his rift with Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Saurav Ganguly. 'Saurav and I are good friends and there is no problem between Saurav, John and I.'

SRK: Ganguly and I are not fighting

SRK: Ganguly and I are not fighting

Rediff.com   23 May 2008

Shah Rukh Khan clears the air about his rift with Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Saurav Ganguly. 'Saurav and I are good friends and there is no problem between Saurav, John and I.'

Ghatothkach music launched

Ghatothkach music launched

Rediff.com   15 May 2008

Animated film, Ghatothkach, which will be showcased at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, saw its music release in Mumbai's PVR cinema, Juhu, on May 14.

Ash-Abhishek in Sapnay director's next

Ash-Abhishek in Sapnay director's next

Rediff.com   13 May 2008

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai seem to have become an inseparable onscreen couple after marriage. After Guru and the upcoming Sarkar Raj, they will be seen together in Rajeev Menon's new film, Dhun. It will be produced by Eros Entertainment.

Arbaaz: We have learnt a lot and will be careful

Arbaaz: We have learnt a lot and will be careful

Rediff.com   9 May 2008

The promotions of Woodstock Villa by White Feather Films are on its peak. In a recent event Sikandar Kher, Arbaaz Khan, Neha Uberoi, Hansal Mehta were present to promote the film.

'Bipasha Basu is my altar-ego'

'Bipasha Basu is my altar-ego'

Rediff.com   8 May 2008

This year Bollywood will see an army of new talent and Maradona Rebello is one of the new faces that you will see in Sudipto Chattopadhyay's Pankh. This 22-year old, happy go lucky and friendly model turned actor talks about his first film and much more.