Ronjita Kulkarni, Patcy N

Stories by Ronjita Kulkarni, Patcy N

'I am anxious about Ram Gopal Varma's reaction to Running Shaadi'

'I am anxious about Ram Gopal Varma's reaction to Running Shaadi'

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2017

'I have been a part of more than a dozen films as a cinematographer but this was the smoothest shoot of my life. There was not a single day, when I wondered how a particular shoot would be done.' Meet Running Shaadi director Amit Roy.

'I have work and am paying my rent on time'

'I have work and am paying my rent on time'

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2017

'I have always wanted to do a rom-com but I always get hard-hitting characters. I thought that if I do a rom-com at 50, it will look silly. So I was excited that it come to me at the right time.' Amit Sadh discusses his new film.

'One mistake and you will be thrown out of the industry'

'One mistake and you will be thrown out of the industry'

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2017

'I don't have a family member in the industry and haven't been launched opposite a superstar. I don't have multiple film deals with any studio. It's difficult because I have to prove myself with every film.' Yet, Taapsee Pannu is one of the the busiest actresses in Bollywood.

'I never felt I was 'somebody''

'I never felt I was 'somebody''

Rediff.com   13 Feb 2017

Saurabh Shukla, one of our finest character actors, on his life and movie career.

'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!

'I'm the best dad you can find!'

'I'm the best dad you can find!'

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2016

'I never imagined I would be a father and complete my family without getting married.' 'I'm privileged that my parents supported me, a lot of people don't have that.'

'In our country, we treat parents almost like Gods'

'In our country, we treat parents almost like Gods'

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2016

'You have to be very equipped to even want to have children.' 'There are entrance exams for even MBAs ...and this is a life we're talking about.'

'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.

'Akshay has been my biggest cheerleader'

'Akshay has been my biggest cheerleader'

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2016

'My grandmother taking me to the jamatkhana was like a different world.' 'Like I had a key to a door which no one else seemed to have.' 'She doesn't take me anymore because she says I'm an embarrassment!'

'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.

He wants to make Shah Rukh Khan a dwarf

He wants to make Shah Rukh Khan a dwarf

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2016

'With Tanu Weds Manu, I discovered myself.'