'My mom is a riot! I thank her with all my heart.'
Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride. Like Michael Corleone, he got into it with the best of intentions, and got out of it on top but lost in the heights. Sreehari Nair revisits the film as it turns 50 this month.
'When I went home to Sweden after Bigg Boss, people recognised me. They were following the show!' 'In New York, they were calling out my name on the streets!'
'I want to know what grave crime I committed, and why a section of the media was having so much fun at my expense,' asks Shweta Basu Prasad.
'The stereotype of an actress is that she's dumb, somebody who will sit on your lap, giggle on stupid jokes, come to the van when she's being called, receive a call at 3am and come over to your house. So when a girl comes along and challenges this, people get uncomfortable.'
'Whenever we were low in energy and wanted support, we turned to him.' 'He has done a lot for me.' 'He did not leave any stone unturned to launch me.'
An American film A Call To Spy has beaten Ketan Mehta to the finishing line.
Simple, sweet and uncomplicated, Naanum Rowdy Dhaan is a romantic comedy that deserves a watch, writes S Saraswathi.
According to a study, Modi's rise to political leadership coincided with the expanding use of social media in India.
Anita Hassanandani opts for a new avatar with stand up comedy in Comedy Nights Bachao.
Kangana Ranaut is gobstoppingly spectacular. The actress has always flirted with the unfamiliar but here -- at her most real, at her most gorgeously guileless -- she absolutely shines and the film stands back and lets her rule.
The annual cultural extravaganza will run through several streets of Madison Avenue in the heart of Manhattan, featuring tableaux by various Indian-American organisations, marching bands, police contingents and cultural performances by young Indian-American children.
His remarks come a day after Buckingham Palace announced Harry and Meghan, who had announced their decision to step back from their royal duties, will not use the "royal highness" titles as well as would no longer receive public funds for royal duties.
Here is a look at some of Aseem Chhabra's favourite memories of 2020 in Hindi cinema, performances by well-known and new actors, special moments in films and shows.
'Madhubala told me that of all the addictions, the biggest addiction is make-up; once you put it on, you can never leave the limelight even if you want to,' Tabassum tells Patcy N.
Aseem Chhabra lists the elements that he loved and was pleasantly surprised by in the movies.
The actress-filmmaker and UN ambassador turns 40 on June 4.
'God gave me a second chance to live and I had to make the most of it.'
Check out the star arrivals.
'The filmi keeda was always there.' 'I hope I can get even five percent of the love that audiences gave my mother.' 'But I'm here to make my own identity.'
'I sometimes fight with God and tell him, "Bahut ho gaya yaar, I should go now, call me".'
The latest Bollywood updates.
'The Bodos and the Assamese were at each other's throats, the Assamese Muslims and the Bengali Muslims were at each other's throats, the Bengali speaking Muslims and Hindus were coming together against the Assamese speaking caste Hindus and the plains tribes and vice versa.'
"Nyay ki jeet hui hain (truth has triumphed)," Kumar said soon after the apex court's verdict upholding a CBI probe into actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide.
Bollywood makes way for regional cinema at the 65th National Awards.
Actresses come and go, but these ladies will always dazzle.
Support from the committee gives Xi an indefinite extension on the reins of power, which will surely result in hawkish and insular policies. It does not bode well for relations with the USA, or with anyone else who does not bow the knee to Beijing, for that matter.
'We're 26 and every time we write a song, we try to see how we can relate it to our life's experiences or that of our friends.'
'There are a lot of women out there in abusive marriages.'
'I put forward a few legitimate questions. I didn't expect so much chaos just because I used a word which starts with 'V'.'
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.
'No one's comparing and everyone's taking the song as mine... that's a battle won.'
'How long do you dumb down, how long do you stay silent,' the actor asks at TEDx.
'He has given us a history, a heritage that we can share with generations to come,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Popular actor Jyothika makes a comeback to the silver screen with 36 Vayadhinile.
Breast cancer can't be prevented, but some steps can be taken to help detect it early, when the cancer cells are small and haven't spread.
Ash's comeback film and all that Jazz(baa)!
'I'd rather do a great role in any language than do mediocre stuff in Hindi.'
