Patcy N And Syed Firdaus Ashraf

Stories by Patcy N And Syed Firdaus Ashraf

'Had Modi been sacked in 2002, he would not have become PM'

'Had Modi been sacked in 2002, he would not have become PM'

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2020

'Certainly if Advani had agreed to Vajpayee in sacking Modi, then we would never have been talking of Modi today.'

'You are looking today at Hindu Rashtra'

'You are looking today at Hindu Rashtra'

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2020

'This is what Hindu Rashtra looks like, which has been enabled by conditions of democracy.'

'Delhi Crime won top Emmy, but people know me from Mirzapur'

'Delhi Crime won top Emmy, but people know me from Mirzapur'

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2020

'My chowkidar and the paanwala near my house have seen Mirzapur.' 'They may have missed Delhi Crime but they have seen Mirzapur.' ''Delhi Crime won Emmy, people know me from Mirzapur'Sometimes I feel I have done so much work, why do people know me only by this role?'

Why Modi-Shah must thank Advani-Vajpayee

Why Modi-Shah must thank Advani-Vajpayee

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2020

'Like in cricket, M S Dhoni was the captain and Virat Kohli played under him.' 'Then Dhoni played under Kohli.' 'Now imagine, having a second switch.' 'That is the analogy here, and I find no other example in Indian politics, or even world politics.'

Why this Muslim leader quit Owaisi to join Mamata

Why this Muslim leader quit Owaisi to join Mamata

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2020

'I will not say that the AIMIM is a 'B' team of the BJP. But due to the AIMIM, the BJP benefits for sure'

Coolie No 1: What Varun has in common with Rahul Gandhi

Coolie No 1: What Varun has in common with Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2020

Just as Rahul wants to ride on his family's history in politics, Varun Dhawan hopes he can ride on daddy David Dhawan's successful shoulders, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

How Ahmed Patel became close to Sonia Gandhi

How Ahmed Patel became close to Sonia Gandhi

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2020

'Temperamentally, they are quite alike.' 'Ahmed Patel avoided the limelight and was not a power seeker.' 'The Gandhis too are not power wielders, but trustees of power.'

What did Ahmed Patel think of Rahul?

What did Ahmed Patel think of Rahul?

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2020

'He had differences with Rahul.'

'Tarun Gogoi played the role of healer in Assam society'

'Tarun Gogoi played the role of healer in Assam society'

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2020

'Gogoi will be remembered as someone who recovered Assam as a state, as a people and society from the fear of insurgency that had struck the state from the 1980s till 2000.'

How Indoo Ki Jawaani got made

How Indoo Ki Jawaani got made

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2020

'Like a madman, I was meeting everybody who ever knew me and getting numbers. I used to text them and ask for work.' 'I would randomly land on different sets and meet people.'

'Your money is safe with nationalised banks'

'Your money is safe with nationalised banks'

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2020

'No commercial bank will be allowed to fail. There is nothing to worry about.'

'We are in search of a Shiva to consume the poison from banking system'

'We are in search of a Shiva to consume the poison from banking system'

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2020

'Should the government be in the business of running banks?' 'Particularly when it does not have the fiscal strength to continuously infuse capital into such banks?'

'I love the way I look. I look hot'

'I love the way I look. I look hot'

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2020

'I never thought an invisible character like Radhiya would get me that much visibility.'

'Luck is very important in our industry'

'Luck is very important in our industry'

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2020

'If luck favours you, with your hard work and your karma, nothing is impossible.'

'Secular parties cannot rule forever by showing fear of the BJP to Muslims'

'Secular parties cannot rule forever by showing fear of the BJP to Muslims'

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2020

'We have finished that fear.'

'Modi has no excuse not to run trains'

'Modi has no excuse not to run trains'

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2020

'The central government is putting conditions on farmers organisations, that they have to allow passenger trains to ply, only then will they allow goods trains to ply.'

'Nitish Kumar has to be a junior partner of the BJP'

'Nitish Kumar has to be a junior partner of the BJP'

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2020

'BJP has achieved its aim by making him a regional leader dependent on them.'

'I have been choosy. I didn't want to compromise'

'I have been choosy. I didn't want to compromise'

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2020

'People are already talking about what my character will do in Mirzapur season three.'

'I will tackle blackmailer RTI activists'

'I will tackle blackmailer RTI activists'

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2020

'If people want to blackmail others to get information or harm things, so why will someone give them information?'

Why Mughal-e-Azam will never die

Why Mughal-e-Azam will never die

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2020

Did you know Nargis was to have played the Madhubala role, but opted out because she has reservations about working with Dilip Kumar? Do you know how Naushad and Shakeel Badayuni came up with the words for the immortal Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya?