Sports films have their own unique charm, but those centered on the Olympics and Olympians stand apart, depicting unparalleled tales of grit, guts, gumption, and glory.
Zeenat Aman shares pictures from Shammi Kapoor's directorial debut Manoranjan where she played a sex worker, Nisha and spoke in detail about how the moral police had a field day because of her flirtatious and sexy outfits in the film.
'Hindutva will not win any elections. Hindutva as a political plank never works.'
'I don't feel like going back to India, to the old Delhi that I grew up in. Because the place doesn't exist anymore.'
'My primary reason to participate was -- and I told my wives as well -- that the three of us would live happily together on the show and create history. We would make sure that people remember us for the longest time.'
'Since we are in the same party now, there has to be political camaraderie if nothing more.'
'Rama is Lord God of maryada. Today's maryada is the Constitution.'
Unidentified miscreants hurled a stone at the Chief Minister on Saturday night near Vivekananda School Centre in Vijayawada's Singh Nagar, which injured his left temple when he was canvassing for polls.
'Laapataa Ladies opened a lot of doors for me.' 'I have gotten so much love from audiences and seniors in the industry that it's overwhelming.' 'I get calls from superstars. I'm holding my heart and it's like, "Oh my God, they are calling me? I am their fan and they love my work!"'
He will be around for another crack at the elections, and a clear majority, predicts Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Talented winger Lallianzuala Chhangte "would not mind" stepping up as the next number 9 of the Indian football team, after talismanic forward Sunil Chhetri's illustrious career comes to an end in Kolkata on June 6.
Former Pakistan cricketers and the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, Mohsin Naqvi came down heavily on the team management and the players, after their six-run loss to India on Sunday.
Former United States president Donald Trump was injured after being shot in the ear during an apparent assassination attempt at an election rally in Pennsylvania after which a male attacker was shot and killed by a member of the Secret Service.
'There cannot be anyone like Air Marshal Keelor -- he was so difficult to emulate.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes War Hero Air Marshal Denzil Keelor PVSM, KC, AVSM, VrC who passed into the ages last month.
'I am always rocking.' 'I am a rockstar.' 'That's the way the world will always see me.'
'Bharat is the core value that has to be lived by and if you deny it, then the people will discard you.'
'Garm Hava understands that the scorching, hate-filled, doubt-filled affair between Hindus and Muslims is our national love affair.' Sreehari Nair revisits M S Sathyu's classic film, featuring the incomparable Balraj Sahni at his finest in his final role.
Bonafide six-hitter Shivam Dube on Monday said his ability to play a wide range of strokes against spinners is "god's gift" but overcoming issues against express pace and bounce will require plenty of hard work.
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The victim, identified as Jyothi Nihal, was beheaded by her neighbour at Subhashnagar village near Warangal.
Kharge also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the people should not believe Modi's "guarantees".
'Money was pouring in after Movers & Shakers. At the turn of the millennium, I was voted one of the top 10 Mumbaikars. People joked that even when they switched off their TV sets, I was there! I would ask God if he was compensating me for the loss of Ayush, the greatest tragedy of my life.'
'You don't have to be screaming and making faces to be evil.'
The Maidaan actor shares her diet, fitness and fashion fundas with Rediff.com.
Hema feels her grandson -- daughter Ahana's newborn named Darian -- is a natural heart-breaker.
While the Congress top brass has declined an invitation to the January 22 consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the party's Uttar Pradesh unit stuck to its plan to offer prayers in the holy city on Makar Sankranti.
Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas's last rites were performed with full state honours.
The five-decade-long hunt for the elusive Higgs boson or the 'God particle' has reached a milestone, with scientists at the CERN claiming on Wednesday that they have discovered a new subatomic particle that looks like the one believed to be crucial for formation of the universe.
People in these villages routinely encounter big cats that stray into their farms from the adjoining Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, a bustling habitat for the Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris).
Joe Satriani, hours ahead of his first India concert, speaks up.
'No doubt such a great human being, so humble and down to earth person.'
The Knight Riders finished their league campaign with a 60-run victory over Rajasthan Royals to get into the top four with 14 points. However, their net run-rate of -0.214 could be an impediment towards qualification.
The go-ahead given to prosecute Arundhati Roy would be seen by supporters of freedom of speech as an announcement that the Right-Wing doesn't feel humbled by the results of the elections, argues Shyam G Menon.
People believe the 'yagya' and rituals please the rain god.
'She was like a creation of God which he does whenever he is in a very special mood as a very very special gift to mankind.' 'I think he creates such exquisite pieces of art like her only once in a thousand years.'
'The people of Kota will show Om Birla his place.'
'I am going to be back home on Friday or Saturday.'
'Netflix is very happy with me. Mamla Legal Hai has opened the big bazaar in the heartland for them.'
In a 'quantum' leap in physics, CERN scientists on Wednesday claimed to have spotted a sub-atomic particle 'consistent' with the Higgs boson or 'God particle', believed to be a crucial building block that led to the formation of the universe.
'I joined Heeramandi's shoot right after completing Laapataa Ladies.' 'When I landed on the Heeramandi sets, I was like "Oh my God!" because this was for the first time I was seeing such a huge set in my life.'
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