Rajul Hegde, For Rediff.Com

Stories by Rajul Hegde, For Rediff.Com

'I don't want to be on television every day'

'I don't want to be on television every day'

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2015

Televsion actress Kritika Kamra returns to the small screen after a two year hiatus with Reporters.

'I thought people would not vote for me because I haven't lived in India'

'I thought people would not vote for me because I haven't lived in India'

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2015

'?The feeling has to yet sink in that I have won the title of MasterChef India,' Nikita Gandhi tells Rajul Hegde.

'I have come back to television like a newcomer and I am nervous'

'I have come back to television like a newcomer and I am nervous'

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2015

'I have been in the industry for some time now and I understand the pressure as an actor, as well as the pressure a journalist goes though,' Rajeev Khandelwal tells Rajul Hegde.

'When I walk out of a concert, I am a prince'

'When I walk out of a concert, I am a prince'

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2015

KK discusses his top songs with Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com, and even sings some of them!

Shocking! What some doctors will do for money!

Shocking! What some doctors will do for money!

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2015

'Can we forgive the pathologist who wrongly labelled a healthy person as a diabetic patient for receiving the favour of the referring physician and possibly for a few thousand rupees?' 'The delinquent homeopath who caused a cataract in a child by giving terribly wrong drug must go to jail.' 'How can we permit a gynaecologist to practice her/his specialty if s/he tinkers with the faith of the patient in an abhorrent way?' 'Paying money does not guarantee good healthcare. The private healthcare system largely treats patients as revenue generators,' crusading doctor Dr Arun Gadre tells Dr K S Parthasarathy.

'My father calls me garibo ka Johnny Depp'

'My father calls me garibo ka Johnny Depp'

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2015

'It's a proud moment for my parents; they feel great seeing me with Bollywood superstars. It's a great achievement for me as well.' Television actor Karan Wahi gets ready to work with Govinda in Dance India Dance Super Moms.

We Indians changed our colours, just for the day!

We Indians changed our colours, just for the day!

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2015

'Amazingly, along with the yellow army, there was still a huge number of desis, who had flown in from various parts of the world. No, we didn't sell our tickets -- we just changed our colours, for the day,' says Swapna Mitter, who was at the World Cup Final.

Prem Panicker: The boys in black have a bit of growing up to do, yet

Prem Panicker: The boys in black have a bit of growing up to do, yet

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2015

'That was the key to a game where, on paper, there is nothing to separate the two sides: Intensity. From the first ball of the innings to the run out of Southee, the Australian bowlers and fielders buzzed around like predatory yellow-jacketed wasps.' 'Adding teeth to the bowling and relentless fielding is the captaincy of Michael Clarke, leading in his last one day international. His body may require an entire college of medical specialists to maintain, but his mind is scalpel-sharp, cutting through the complexities of the game to hit on simple solutions.'

India's youngest executive chef!

India's youngest executive chef!

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2015

Chef Ranveer Brar, one of the judges on the fourth season of Master Chef India alongside Sanjeev Kapoor and Vikas Khanna, tells Rajul Hegde the reasons behind his success.

Maxwell best bet to finish MVP No 2

Maxwell best bet to finish MVP No 2

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2015

A B de Villiers still heads Rediff.com's Most Valuable Players ratings for the World Cup.

What it was like at the Sydney Cricket Ground

What it was like at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2015

Swapna Mitter, who travelled from Singapore to watch the semi-final, says many hearts were still bleeding blue after the loss in Sydney.

Prem Panicker: At the end, you felt for Dhoni

Prem Panicker: At the end, you felt for Dhoni

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2015

'The man who never knows when he is beaten deserved, on the day he played what will be his last World Cup game, mates who were not beaten in the mind before they were beaten on the field.' Prem Panicker salutes 'India's best one day captain by a long margin who led superbly throughout the tournament.'

Despite semis loss, De Villiers still the Most Valuable Player

Despite semis loss, De Villiers still the Most Valuable Player

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2015

A B de Villiers may have made some big mistakes in the semi-final: Choosing to bat first in spite of the rain threat, batting too low at No 5, not hogging the strike after David Miller departed, fielding badly, asking Dale Steyn to bowl the last over ... but he is still best placed to be adjudged the most valuable player of the 2015 World Cup.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra: 'James Cameron raved about my film'

Vidhu Vinod Chopra: 'James Cameron raved about my film'

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2015

Vidhu Vinod Chopra takes stock of his Bollywood career and explains why he thought of foraying into Hollywood.

'It's ok lah, Lee Kuan Yew sleeping now!'

'It's ok lah, Lee Kuan Yew sleeping now!'

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2015

'The question now is how long the exercise in perfection he created will last once his influence isn't there any longer,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Mufti's statements make Pandits wary of returning to the valley

Mufti's statements make Pandits wary of returning to the valley

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2015

'It is a matter of regret that the BJP and PDP refused to take the Pandits aboard in this government.' 'The present government is following a policy of soft secessionism.'

Prem Panicker: Fortune's Fools Fail Again

Prem Panicker: Fortune's Fools Fail Again

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2015

'This was not the cleanest game of cricket you've ever seen -- there were too many flubs and fumbles for that. But it was certainly the semi-final this mostly blah tournament has needed -- two tough, well-rounded teams, toe to toe, slugging it out, bleeding and drawing blood until there was only one left standing.'

'After Khatron Ke Khiladi, I'm no longer scared of snakes'

'After Khatron Ke Khiladi, I'm no longer scared of snakes'

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2015

'Reality shows are not my cup of tea. I don't like being judged.' Nathalia Kaur, who was eliminated from Khatron Ke Khiladi recently, talks about her stint on the show.

'As a wife, Ram Kapoor's kissing scene with Sakshi Tanwar shocked me'

'As a wife, Ram Kapoor's kissing scene with Sakshi Tanwar shocked me'

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2015

'People, who think Sunny Leone comes with baggage, are all humbug. She has made people look at the porn industry with a lot of respect.' Gautami Kapoor on husband Ram Kapoor, Sunny Leone, and her new TV show, Tere Sheher Mein.

Guptill jumps 43 places to third in MVP!

Guptill jumps 43 places to third in MVP!

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2015

Although A B de Villiers is still the front-runner for the MVP crown of the 2015 World Cup, a new and serious challenger has suddenly appeared out of the blue -- New Zealand opener Martin Guptill.