Ronjita Kulkarni, Patcy N

Stories by Ronjita Kulkarni, Patcy N

'Politics should not be treated like lavatory cleaning'

'Politics should not be treated like lavatory cleaning'

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2018

'Politics has become a toilet because we delegate everything.' 'We have to catch a bus, watch a cricket match, live our life... we feel this (politics) is not part of our responsibility.'

The lady behind the Sanju and Fanney Khan looks

The lady behind the Sanju and Fanney Khan looks

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2018

'Sanjay Dutt was a very stylish person. He created his own style; he did not follow trends.' 'He wasn't a tapori, he was grand.' 'Also, whatever he wore, reflected what was going on in his life.'

How politicians tried to break Kamal Haasan

How politicians tried to break Kamal Haasan

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2018

'Those involved in the government had invested in cineplexes in Tamil Nadu, so they wanted Vishwaroopam stopped to further their gains.' 'When there was a difference of opinion, they started punishing the film by banning it.' 'It is ugly, tyrannical politics which the nation did not understand.' 'They broke me for Rs 60 crores.' 'Because I am a star, I am living to tell the story.'

'Irrfan is sounding good'

'Irrfan is sounding good'

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2018

'He is optimistic and brave.'

'I don't dwell on success or failure beyond Monday'

'I don't dwell on success or failure beyond Monday'

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2018

'If the film becomes a hit within Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I am relieved.' 'But by Monday, I need to come back to earth.'

'It was scary working with Irrfan, Dulquer Salmaan'

'It was scary working with Irrfan, Dulquer Salmaan'

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2018

'I was like a child in Disneyland! There was Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan...' Mithila Palkar confesses to Rediff.com's Patcy N.

'I have never been happier making someone else cry'

'I have never been happier making someone else cry'

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2018

'This is a movie for a lot of people, but for us, it's an experience.' Dhadak stars Ishaan Khatter and Jahnvi Kapoor talk about their success.

'I'm not always Chitrangada, sometimes, I'm Tina'

'I'm not always Chitrangada, sometimes, I'm Tina'

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2018

'And Tina, that girl inside that woman, wants to try different things.'

Will you help this child live?

Will you help this child live?

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2018

Six-year-old Krishna suffers from Thalassemia Major, a severe genetic disorder that causes excessive destruction of red blood cells for which he needs blood transfusion every 21 days. As he grows older, the time-frame will reduce.

'Janhvi is a full Bollywood heroine!'

'Janhvi is a full Bollywood heroine!'

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2018

'Janhvi came into our lives thanks to Manish Malhotra.' 'He knew Janhvi for a long time and asked Karan to meet her.' 'He said, she has been doing natak from the age of four!' 'I made her do scenes from Badri just to see what she can do.' 'When I saw the scenes and how she responds to directions, I was convinced that I had found Parathvi.'

'Jahnvi has a unique energy about her'

'Jahnvi has a unique energy about her'

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2018

'With Janhvi, we spent a lot of time together during the prep.' 'So by the time we went on the sets of Dhadak, it felt like being on the sets with your best friend.' 'On the sets, we were having too good a time.' 'We were having so much fun that I was worried if we were getting the work done or not.'

'My mom painted such a colourful world'

'My mom painted such a colourful world'

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2018

'I think my mom's fear came from the fact that I would be compared to her.' 'She was worried about the comparisons because she would say, "I have done 400 films and this is your first, but they will compare you to my 400 films".'

'I want to be a pan-Indian entertainer'

'I want to be a pan-Indian entertainer'

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2018

'After Bharat Ane Nenu, I have been getting a lot of interesting scripts from the Telugu industry.' 'I would like to balance between Hindi and Telugu films.'

Beautiful Life Lessons from Buddy Hirani

Beautiful Life Lessons from Buddy Hirani

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2018

'Buddy knows more about Raju's films because he sits in the editing room.' 'He has seen Sanju a number of times already!'

'I don't like making stories about guns and drugs'

'I don't like making stories about guns and drugs'

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2018

Raju Hirani on making Sanju.

Ranbir's BIGGEST worry about playing Sanjay Dutt

Ranbir's BIGGEST worry about playing Sanjay Dutt

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2018

'He decided that if the looks did not match, he would not do the film.' 'We did not want a 100 percent match, but we did not want to look completely stupid.'

Sairat star: 'Saw the Dhadak trailer and loved it'

Sairat star: 'Saw the Dhadak trailer and loved it'

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2018

'Two years since the film released, but everything is still Sairat, Sairat...'

'We are not here to portray Sanjay Dutt as God'

'We are not here to portray Sanjay Dutt as God'

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2018

'You might hate him, but it will be an honest portrayal.'

'I don't take success to my head and failure to my heart'

'I don't take success to my head and failure to my heart'

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2018

'When Rajkumar Hirani offered me the film, I was probably in the worst phase of my life.'

'The biggest thing I want to take from Sanju is a hit'

'The biggest thing I want to take from Sanju is a hit'

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2018

Ranbir Kapoor discusses Sanjay Dutt, and Sanju.