'When I used to shoot my friends or cousins, I used to tell myself: I want to make them look a better version of themselves.' 'That's how I started: "I don't care who you are or who you think you are. When you are in front of my camera, I'll make you look better than what you think you are".'
'As is mandatory in Bollywood these days, Blank too insists on painting a ferocious Muslim imagery of bushy beards, severe kohl-eyes and chequered scarfs spewing distorted religious ideology to impressionable young minds,' notes Sukanya Verma.
Virat Kohli's top-ranked team, with 360 points in its kitty, is certainly the favourite on paper but the Black Caps under Kane Williamson are experts at wearing down opposition with their patience
Andy Murray reached the final of the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club on Sunday by defeating Serbia's Viktor Troicki.
World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev said the India are a far better side than Pakistan and he doesn't see Virat Kohli's team losing to the arch-rivals in their World Cup clash on Sunday.
The study carried out by linguistics expert Judith Baxter from Aston University, Birmingham found that more than 80 per cent of quips made by senior female figures were met with silence, with 70 per cent portraying themselves in a modestly negative light.
'People are already talking about what my character will do in Mirzapur season three.'
Third time lucky is an apt phrase to describe the remarkable rise of Joe Biden, a veteran in US politics for around five decades, from being one of the youngest senators in history to the oldest American president-to-be.
The camaraderie between two leaders was on full display when they meet at the White House.
He has played just three Tests for his country, but young fast bowler James Pattinson has already been tipped to become Australia's most destructive paceman in future.
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Intellectual freedom lies at the heart of successful academic institution-building, says Pratap Bhanu Mehta, President And Chief Executive, CPR
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech returned to full training on Tuesday after a knee ligament injury, handing the Premier League club a boost before their Champions League opener against Bayer Leverkusen next week.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday asserted that there was neither any dissension nor any communication gap in the dressing room but conceded that such reports at times create a brief awkwardness among the players.
Diary of Wimpy Kid: Dog Days releases in the US on August 3.
Deane De Menezes hopes to reduce the awkwardness and stigma around menstruation.
A video of the incident showed that Taison stuck his finger up at a section occupied by Dynamo fans and then hoofed the ball into the stands.
The film could have been better if it would have been half an hour shorter
Australian captain Steve Smith was, on Saturday, ruled out of the Twenty20 series against India due to a shoulder injury, a massive setback for the already struggling visitors.
The Rajasthan Royals captain is playing his final professional match, against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test between India and England, at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic gritted his teeth after suffering a leg injury to grind down David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6, 6-1 at the Australian Open on Wednesday and set up an intriguing re-match of last year's final with Andy Murray.
At Rs 80,000 (on-road,Pune), the bike is priced slightly lower than its carbureted competitors like the Pulsar AS150 and Suzuki Gixxer. But when it comes to styling, overall refinement and dynamics, the Xtreme Sports has a lot of catching up to do, says Narendra Sharma
There are some embarrassed faces, some awkward silences in newspapers and television channels in North India. They belong to some of those journalists and academicians who availed the hospitality offered by Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, who ran the Kashmiri American Council, also known as the Kashmir Center.
The Huawei P30 Pro has unmatched imaging capabilities, says Khalid Anzar.
Sanket Dantara, an IIMA Alumnus and author of From Cubicles 2 Cabins: A survival guide to your first job lists out the things your boss won't tell you and expect you to know. Dantara offers the boss' perspective
Mathews missed the one-day series in South Africa, the tour of Australia and the home series against Bangladesh with a hamstring injury but is back in action for his Delhi franchise in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
Biju Menon tells Divya Nair/Rediff.com how he transformed himself to play a 73 year old character, one of his most challenging and satisfying roles as an actor.
As the crucial Budget session of Parliament begins, the UPA has a major chance to correct course. If it wastes it, it risks disaster, says Praful Bidwai.
Rahul's hug to PM Modi and his wink later had Twitter abuzz with jokes aplenty and the hashtags 'pappukijhappi' and 'hugplomacy' began trending on the microblogging site.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic showed glimpses of his best form with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Albert Ramos-Vinolas as they took a 2-0 lead over Spain in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Friday.
Desi girl Priyanka Chopra is all set to take Hollywood by storm with her debut film Baywatch.
Sri Lanka's selection committee has asked Lasith Malinga to return home from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and undergo rehabilitation after the fast bowler made himself unavailable for the upcoming Test series in England citing injury.
It's all about the family at the Academy awards.
Union Minister MK Alagiri and his sister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Member of Parliament Kanimozhi, children of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi both were travelling from Chennai to New Delhi by the same Indian Airlines flight on Tuesday.
'The Ladakh clashes are mere warning signals of the storm to come on May 22 when the Chinese parliament meets,' observes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
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Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five poses which will prepare you for the difficult crow pose.
Recuperating from a concussion that ruled him out of the ongoing ODI series against England, Indian opener Gautam Gambhir said he was struggling massively with a blurred vision and would have let the team down by staying back on what has become a disaster of a tour.
With Jasprit Bumrah "ready and roaring" after an injury scare, Mumbai Indians will fancy their chances against an erratic Royal Challengers Bangalore when the two star-studded teams square off in the IPL, in Bengaluru, on Thursday. The big sub-plot of the contest will be the world's best ODI batsman -- Virat Kohli -- taking guard against the world's best ODI bowler -- Bumrah -- in a format notorious for its unpredictability.
