Syed Firdaus Ashraf, Patcy N

Stories by Syed Firdaus Ashraf, Patcy N

'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?

Hathras case: The strange case of the doctors

Hathras case: The strange case of the doctors

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2020

Dr Azeem Malik and Dr Obaid Haque had attended to the alleged rape victim when she was brought to the Aligarh hospital. They were later sacked, then reinstated.

'We have become a corrupt people'

'We have become a corrupt people'

Rediff.com   21 Oct 2020

'What kind of education have we had if we can't treat another human being with equal respect?'

'Shooting Star Trek is very unique'

'Shooting Star Trek is very unique'

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2020

'You are working with the best of the lot.' 'The best part is that they treat you equally, unlike in India.'

'Mumtaz looked great in Western clothes'

'Mumtaz looked great in Western clothes'

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2020

'Other designers take empty suitcases and go shopping for the actors's clothes in New York.' 'To me, this is bankruptcy of imagination.'

Why Hathras has the BJP worried

Why Hathras has the BJP worried

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2020

'Among Dalits, the Valmikis were the biggest voters of the BJP.' 'They now feel Yogiji has failed them in Hathras.'

When your husband is jailed for a retweet...

When your husband is jailed for a retweet...

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2020

Journalist Prashant Kanojia was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police on August 18 for a retweet and has been in custody ever since.

'UP is what Modi wants India to be'

'UP is what Modi wants India to be'

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2020

'This government puts poor people behind bars, demonises women after their death, puts out the call records of deceased raped victims and robs her of her dignity.'

'Farmers will wipe out the BJP in elections'

'Farmers will wipe out the BJP in elections'

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2020

'They will not get more than two seats in Haryana if elections are held now.'

'Women must live within limits'

'Women must live within limits'

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2020

'When you sow a small plant, then you keep watch on it so that wild cattle should not eat that sapling.'

'Khaali Peeli is like Bhendi Bazaar meets Guy Ritchie'

'Khaali Peeli is like Bhendi Bazaar meets Guy Ritchie'

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2020

'It's not easy to perform in front of 5,000 people, who are standing right behind the camera. You have to remember the dialogue even when the crowd is shouting and saying things to you.'

What makes Divya Dutta DIFFERENT in every role

What makes Divya Dutta DIFFERENT in every role

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2020

'I think I have been lucky that I have found directors who take me for what I am and what they think I am capable of, rather than go on my previous films and see what I have done.'

'Babri decision not on unexpected lines for Indian Muslims'

'Babri decision not on unexpected lines for Indian Muslims'

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2020

'We were expecting at least they would be held guilty, but instead they have gone scot-free'

'If you want to catch a rat, you can't burn the house'

'If you want to catch a rat, you can't burn the house'

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2020

'Crony capitalism will gain due to these Acts.'