PATCY N, AFSAR DAYATAR

Stories by PATCY N, AFSAR DAYATAR

'Why should I compare Raees's collections to Dangal or Sultan?'

'Why should I compare Raees's collections to Dangal or Sultan?'

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2017

Shah Rukh Khan sets the record straight.

'Hrithik's personal life did not affect Kaabil'

'Hrithik's personal life did not affect Kaabil'

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2017

'Hrithik is 10 years junior to Shah Rukh, so I know there will be an impact on the box office. Star power matters, they bring in the crowds. But that is only until Sunday. From Monday, the star doesn't work, the film does.' Director Sanjay Gupta talks Kaabil.

'I still cry every time I watch Dangal's climax'

'I still cry every time I watch Dangal's climax'

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2017

'When you are half decent looking, you want to look like yourself, especially in your first project. But it was important to do justice to the role, especially when it is such a big project. I don't want to play the lead and look like a hero. I am open to do character roles, what is the harm in it?' Dangal actor Aparshakti Khurrana looks ahead in life.

'It is such a blessing that Deepika is in my life'

'It is such a blessing that Deepika is in my life'

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2017

Vin Diesel can't get enough of Deepika Padukone!

'I am not positive at all'

'I am not positive at all'

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2017

'When I started off the process for Kaabil, we were making the character sympathetic as he is blind.' 'Just looking at him and his environment, you would say, 'Arrey bechara'.' 'But meeting blind people, I realised there is no essence of helplessness in them.'

Om Puri: Rag-picker who became a legend

Om Puri: Rag-picker who became a legend

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2017

'I belonged to the working class, not the middle class.' 'I was a rag-picker. I used to pick up coal from the railway tracks.' 'I was rejected from the FTII, as I was very unkempt and skinny.' 'I did not look like a hero, villain or comedian.' 'But Girish Karnad and Jairaj said I should be taken based on merit, not looks.'

'He was very confident that I would sing a Hindi song well'

'He was very confident that I would sing a Hindi song well'

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2017

Happy Birthday AR Rahman

Revealed! Anil Kapoor's fitness secrets at 60

Revealed! Anil Kapoor's fitness secrets at 60

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2016

He is 60, sexy and stylish and he knows it. Here's how Anil Kapoor does it.

Why we LOVE Anil Kapoor!

Why we LOVE Anil Kapoor!

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2016

Happy birthday, Anil Kapoor!

'Shah Rukh Khan is the George Clooney of India'

'Shah Rukh Khan is the George Clooney of India'

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2016

'Aditya Chopra says the only time Shah Rukh acts is when he laughs' 'I never realised this, but when I see him, I realise that he has never laughed.' 'So I asked him why doesn't he laugh.' 'He said he didn't know, that he never thought about it.'

'I could never sell myself'

'I could never sell myself'

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2016

Pavan Malhotra, one of our finest actors, shows us another side of Bollywood.

'They are not just filmmakers; they are life-makers'

'They are not just filmmakers; they are life-makers'

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2016

Shah Rukh Khan turned 25! we are not kidding, he actually completed 25 years in Hindi film Industry.

How Ajit became a suave villain

How Ajit became a suave villain

Rediff.com   21 Oct 2016

'My father became a very popular villain and in some films, was paid more than the hero. He was a very simple person. All he needed was six pairs of white shirts and trousers for the whole year, one or two packets of Dunhill cigarettes a day and books.' Shehzaad Khan on his famous father Ajit.

'After Indira Gandhi's assassination, it wasn't riots, it was a massacre'

'After Indira Gandhi's assassination, it wasn't riots, it was a massacre'

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2016

'People, who were killed, didn't even know why they were being killed.' 'Because a couple of Sikhs assassinated Indira Gandhi, the whole community had to pay for it.'

'Kareena and Saif are a solid couple'

'Kareena and Saif are a solid couple'

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2016

'I am fortunate that I have never been stuck in riots. I have had a very protected life and upbringing. I remember my brother was in Mumbai during the 1992-93 riots and we were all worried about him. But he was fine.' Soha Ali Khan gets serious.

'My style of acting is different from what you relate Anil Kapoor with'

'My style of acting is different from what you relate Anil Kapoor with'

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2016

'My father knows that he was not good in Parinda. He himself told me that he messed it up because he was so successful at that time with Ram Lakhan and Tezaab. He was so iconic as Munna that he tried to recreate it all the time. It is not necessarily the best thing to do.' Harshvardhan Kapoor says why he's blessed to be an actor in today's days.

'There is a lot of curiosity regarding me in Bollywood'

'There is a lot of curiosity regarding me in Bollywood'

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2016

'I am happy that I got to meet Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan. I get very excited when I see a message from Aamir on my phone.' Sunny Leone is all praise for the Khans.

'The untold story of MS Dhoni is...'

'The untold story of MS Dhoni is...'

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2016

'There is only one thing common between Dhoni and me: We take our work seriously, not ourselves.'

Meet Bollywood's Next Big Thing, Saiyami Kher

Meet Bollywood's Next Big Thing, Saiyami Kher

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2016

Meet the Mirzya girl.

PIX: A peek into Tulsi Kumar's beautiful home

PIX: A peek into Tulsi Kumar's beautiful home

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2016

Bhushan Kumar's sister Tulsi gives us glimpse into her amazing abode.