Usha Uthup and Mithun Chakraborty were among those who were conferred with the prestigious Padma Bhushan award for their outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.

'I received many threatening calls and letters.' 'A fatwa was issued against me.'

To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say -- vide NRC, suggests Prem Panicker.

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'

The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes Deepa Gahlot.

'Ameen Sayani was copied by generations. Now everyone is trying to become smaller Ameen Sayanis in their own way.'

He presented the first-ever National Creators' Awards at the Bharat Mandapam in the national capital.

'Shooting with Pankaj was a delightful experience because he was a charming, easy and effortless singer.'

'You make a song, it gets rejected, you have to make 10 more.'

'I will always cherish the fact that I received the first big award of my life, actually two, in the company of legends for an incredible collaboration.'

'This is the moment when India is shining all over.'

'I am extremely happy that I am bringing Grammy to my country. Hope I continue making India proud with my work.'

'Since God was being shown in live action on such a large scale, Prasanth was initially sceptical about going with an animated character.'

'This was a film, a story that had never been told before.'

Savita Kanswal, 26, was posthumously awarded the highest adventure award at Rashtrapati Bhavan this month. She died heroically, as she had lived, doing what no woman had done before her.

While the country is gripped by Ram Mandir frenzy, Danish Husain -- without shouting from the rooftops -- silently staged his opinion with this play on one of India's best-known poets, observes Neeta Kolhatkar.

Havelock should be your destination for 2024. It is love at every sight!

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday came down heavily on the Congress government in Karnataka for flaunting their 'rich fortunes and luxury lifestyles' following a viral video on social media showing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his cabinet colleague B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan in a private jet.

Audrey Crasto's Guava Cheese and Rose Cookies make Christmas a treat!

Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com captures some beautiful moments from the many events of 2023, when the stars weren't looking.

The five-state assembly elections are seen as a now-or-never, no-holds battle for the Congress, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

'This is an event where Indian forces are trying to liberate other countries from a genocide and liberate from a power to give them their freedom.'

Alia Bhatt won hearts when she wore her wedding sari at the 69th National Film Awards at the Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. The ivory embroidered drape was designed by Sabyasachi Mukherjee.

'Israelis have great love for India,' says Ashish Mehrotra looking back at his memorable visit to Israel a few years ago.

'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.' 'Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.'

Mirabai Chanu fell on her back to injure herself while finishing fourth in the women's 49kg weightlifting event.

'How do you stay so energised? So young?' 'Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".'

Few actors share Kareena's fearlessness for closeups in their 40s. A still force in a high-strung thriller, her marvellously opaque portrayal of a woman hiding skeletons in her closet turns a crafty police procedural into a wistful story of survival, observes Sukanya Verma.

'I am working harder than I worked in the last 29 years because now I experience extreme happiness when people love my film.'

The prime minister will be part of the launch of several development initiatives on his birthday.

Today, Anirudh Ravichander's name on a film's poster is enough to pull in audiences, notes Arjun Menon.

'I am one of three actors in the country to have an Emmy nomination, and that is the thing to take away from here.' 'Not what happened to my career.'

After the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon on Wednesday, August 23, Bollywood has joined India to laud ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) and its team for the historic mission.

'At a time when there's a lot of conversation happening around how AI has made art directors and production designers jobless, we will simply say that if your work speaks for you, you will never be out of work.'

'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.'

The team heard a loud crackle. Then the scream came from Dilshan at the front of the bus. 'Get down.' Jayawardene was hit first; his sock filled with blood. Outside, twelve gunmen blocked the exit. A revealing excerpt from Nicholas Brookes's An Island's Eleven: A History of Cricket in Sri Lanka.

Mukesh was most emotionally bonded to this tune, so all we will do is look at his songs engaging with this raag in films. In his fascinating book, Windows To The Soul: And Other Essays on Music, Manek Premchand reveals something we don't much know about the legendary singer, who was born 100 years ago on July 22.

'A very emotional connect has happened.'

The actress promoted the Tamil film in Mumbai, and even gave everyone a live performance of her hugely popular song, Kaavaalaa.

Set to tune by celebrated music composer A R Rahman, Jai Ho received an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, and also won in the category of 'Best Song Written for a Motion Picture' at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010.