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Patcy N

The versatile Patcy N has been covering the movies since 2004. You can e-mail the author at patcyan@rediff.co.in

Stories by PATCY N

Is Salman getting Rs 11 crore for Bigg Boss 11?

Is Salman getting Rs 11 crore for Bigg Boss 11?

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2017

Watch the video to see Salman's answer to that question!

Good news! Next Munnabhai starts in 2018

Good news! Next Munnabhai starts in 2018

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2017

'Can't make Munnabhai Chale Amerika kyunki mere ko American visa nahi milta hai, toh Amerika cancel hai.'

'Wearing a bikini is vulgar'

'Wearing a bikini is vulgar'

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2017

'Indian men like Indian women to be decent.' 'If I show everything, what's the point?'

'I fought my demons and came out of it'

'I fought my demons and came out of it'

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2017

'I couldn't understand why people didn't want to take me in a film or why I was offered the roles that I got.'

'The fear is gone'

'The fear is gone'

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2017

'I want to do an action film every two years.'

'We are outsiders even after so many films'

'We are outsiders even after so many films'

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2017

'We have been taking risks with every film.' 'We made a comedy with zombies!' 'Then we made Saif Ali Khan a Russian character with blond hair!'

At Gurmeet Ram Rahim's ashram

At Gurmeet Ram Rahim's ashram

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2017

Last September on the eve of the release of Gurmeet Ram Rahim's MSG: The Warrior Lion Heart, Rediff.com's Patcy N and Afsar Dayatar attended a huge concert in Sirsa, Haryana, to promote the film.

Jacqueline Fernandez: 'I am a risk taker'

Jacqueline Fernandez: 'I am a risk taker'

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2017

'I have always been told 'thoda sa aur, thoda sa aur.' 'That's why I was always hamming.'

Why Akshay Kumar will play Gulshan Kumar

Why Akshay Kumar will play Gulshan Kumar

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2017

'It is the journey of my father -- how he made it in this industry in no time, from a nobody to a music mogul.'

Behind the scenes of Golmaal Again

Behind the scenes of Golmaal Again

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2017

'Shooting the Golmaal songs are the happiest phase of the shoot because everyone is together and there is lot of fun.'

Sidharth Malhotra: What my movies taught me

Sidharth Malhotra: What my movies taught me

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2017

'I would get bored if I played the same kind of roles and looked the same throughout the years.'

'I am crazy!'

'I am crazy!'

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2017

'In our profession, the most important thing is patience.'
'There were days when I wondered what I was doing.'

'When I try to be cool, I look like a fool!'

'When I try to be cool, I look like a fool!'

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2017

'Nobody prepares you for stardom.' 'Nobody prepares you for what happens to you after your first film.' Uncle and nephew -- Anil and Arjun Kapoor -- get together.

What is Athiya Shetty afraid of?

What is Athiya Shetty afraid of?

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2017

Get to know this Shetty better!

'I wanted to become a superstar'

'I wanted to become a superstar'

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2017

'I have been tagged the next superstar for a long time, but I have not reached that stage.' 'So it's very important to accept your failures, not be in denial.' 'Those films happened because I chose them.' 'Nobody put a gun to my head and asked me to sign them.'

'If Jagga Jasoos works, that would help me a lot'

'If Jagga Jasoos works, that would help me a lot'

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2017

'It would give people renewed confidence in me as the industry goes by general opinion and consensus.' 'Even if Jagga gets critically acclaimed, it will do a lot for me.'

'Mark my words, some movie will make Rs 10,000 crores'

'Mark my words, some movie will make Rs 10,000 crores'

Rediff.com   25 May 2017

If people make films like Baahubali, which has Indian content, it will always be a hit. But nobody makes it nowadays.

'Roger Moore was a university by himself'

'Roger Moore was a university by himself'

Rediff.com   24 May 2017

'Roger was James Bond and I was the man assigned to fight him from beginning to end.

'Half Girlfriend is not about timepass relationships'

'Half Girlfriend is not about timepass relationships'

Rediff.com   18 May 2017

'On her birthday, I decided to meet her and dressed up for it.' 'Then I saw her walking towards me with a boy. I thought it could be her brother.' 'But when she came close, she asked, "Have you met my boyfriend?"' 'That day I realised the value of sad songs in India.' 'That was the first time I was heartbroken.'

'I want to keep doing comedy'

'I want to keep doing comedy'

Rediff.com   16 May 2017

Irrfan Khan, who will be seen in Hindi Medium next, on why 'just doing one comedy is not satisfying.'