A controversy has erupted over A R Rahman's rendition of a popular patriotic song of legendary Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in a new Bollywood film, with the litterateur's family and singers expressing outrage over the 'distortion' in rhythm and tunes.
'The jester's job, the joker's job, the fool's job is to make fun of people to make them seem beautiful.'
Kartik Aaryan got a special surprise on his 32nd birthday on November 22.
At a time when the BJP's stars are at the top on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls, the Puri-Joshimath Sankaracharyas may have kick-started a row whose efforts might be to divide Hindus, not in the name of castes, but on what passes for greater belief, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The sports biographical drama is slated to hit the screens on August 5.
Today, Anirudh Ravichander's name on a film's poster is enough to pull in audiences, notes Arjun Menon.
Kara Johar goes down memory lane and spilled the beans on his infamous rifts with Kareena Kapoor and Kajol.
'I come from a very small town. I never had my own house in Bombay.' 'Today, that experience helps me as actor.'
The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too.
800 gets so lost in celebrating its grand subject that it forgets something pretty elementary: Cricket is a team sport!, notes Sreehari Nair.
Kareena in a Kalimpong murder mystery, Priyanka in a Hollywood rom-com, a South Korean style western and lots, lots more on OTT this week.
Apart from a place in the Candidates to be played in April next year in Canada, Vaishali got richer by US$25000 (Over Rs 20 Lakhs) while Vidit took home a whopping prize purse of US$80000 (Over Rs 66 Lakhs).
'I am a Delhi Bengali and I speak Punjabi.' 'Karan was looking at these two communities for Rocky and Rani, as well as the city of Delhi, as a setting.' 'So I guess it all fell in place.'
A Nepal court on Thursday lifted the ban on Hindi films, including Prabhas-starrer Adipurush, asking authorities not to halt the screening of any movie passed by the country's censor board.
Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon? A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's must-read book, The Great Indian Cricket Circus.
While Kapoors and the Khans celebrate the latest addition in their families, here's a look at pictures of Bollywood's celebrity children.
Alireza Japalaghy, a popular parkour athlete, and his stunt partner were arrested after photos of the couple kissing on a rooftop were widely circulated on social media last week.
Puneet Gupta, CEO, AstroTalk, reveals why people born under these star signs are made for each other.
The desi model owns a spotlight-stealing wardrobe.
'Sulochanaji was indeed a mother-figure to both the Hindi and Marathi film industry.'
The year 2016 has been the year of babies and expecting star moms. We show you some of the first-ever pictures of their adorable babies, shared on the social media.
The story of Sahara India Pariwar founder Subrata Roy, who died in Mumbai on November 14 aged 75, is the stuff of movies - of a spectacular rise and an equally spectacular fall. Born in Araria, Bihar, Roy was 30 when he set up Sahara in 1978. He started with a capital of about Rs 2,000, a peon, a clerk and his father's Lambretta scooter in Gorakhpur, eastern Uttar Pradesh, writes Tamal Bandyopadhyay in his 2014 book, Sahara: The Untold Story. Sahara was not his first venture.
'Whether it is Rani, Tabu, Priyanka or Samantha, these are strong, beautiful women and terrific actresses. Indian cinema will always have a place for them to shine.'
Celebrity astrologer, tarot card reader and life coach Janvi Gaur tells you how each of you can optimise your talents to make the most of 2022.
Also in Hyderabad, fans of actor Prabhas, who plays Lord Ram in Adipurush, beat up a moviegoer outside a theatre for criticising the movie.
Afsar Dayatar/Rediff.com captures some interesting answers from the stars at the trailer launch of Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar.
These talented youngsters prove that nothing is impossible.
'The moment the Army approved the script, they told us that they will give their full support and asked us for our full dedication.'
Rohit Shetty returns with the 13th season of the adventure reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi, and the contestant line-up seems quite interesting.
'The moments of laughter you've gifted us will always remain.'
They represent a new tribe whose grace and skill-sets lie well beyond my comprehension, notes Sreehari Nair.
Pakistan would be desperate to plug the gaping holes and hope their star players regain form when they open their World Cup campaign against a free spirited Netherlands in Hyderabad on Friday.
'When I heard the tune for Abhi Na Jao I was bowled over.' 'Of course, I never knew it would be such a timeless rage.'
'All the parts that I have played till now, I have got them only through auditions.' 'I auditioned my a** off.'
An evening celebrating the best of what medicine has to offer.
The longest-serving Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister and popularly known as mama (maternal uncle) and 'paon-paon wale bhaiya' (foot soldier), Shivraj Singh Chouhan has emerged as the hero of his party's stunning victory in the state assembly elections.
Batting great Gundappa Viswanath recalls his memories of Salim Durani.
'Holding on to superstardom is far more difficult than the struggle to get there.'
'They must have thought that this kind of tapori language would please the common man, but they don't suit Hanumanji.'
Mohnish Singh brings you some surprising revelations from an entertaining episode.
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