Former Real Madrid and England manager gives a clear explanation to the Messi vs Ronaldo debate
'One can do Manto only when you are completely honest with yourself.'
As the world struggles with the deadly coronavirus, there are some who are dealing with the pandemic in their own unique way. Here are 12 images that show how.
The year is ending, but the OTT shows no signs of slowing down. Sukanya Verma brings you everything you can catch this week.
Another week and a spate of OTT shows and movies to watch. Here's what Sukanya Verma recommends.
With theatres remaining shut, new releases are making a beeline for OTT platforms, and companies are forging tie-ups to reach out to the target audience.
Pankaj Kapoor is one of India's finest actors. Subhash K Jha picks 5 memorable performances.
The OTT scene is bursting with action. Sukanya Verma gives her 10 exciting new recommendations for the week.
The legendary actress will be the first figure from the classical world of Indian cinema to be displayed at the waxworks museum.
Born in pre-partition Lahore to a well-off Punjabi family in 1934, Mehta lost his eyesight when he was three years old to meningitis. He, however, did not let his impairment get in the way of a flourishing career or stop him from showcasing his literary prowess to the world.
JL50 is an ambitious thriller that progresses smoothly until it starts answering all the questions it has raised, notes Sukanya Verma.
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's dominance in batting is well known, but what makes him a genius and separates him from other batsmen in world is his ability to perform the basics in a better manner, and that too also in pressure conditions, according to Australian legend Dean Jones.
'Daniel Craig was my first choice but he requested if we could allow some time as he was also being considered to be the next James Bond.'
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema produced an audacious back-heeled assist for Casemiro to score as they beat Espanyol 1-0 away on Sunday to capitalise on Barcelona's slip-up a day earlier and move two points clear at the top of La Liga. Brazilian midfielder Casemiro slid to the ground to guide the ball home on the stroke of halftime after being played in by a stroke of genius from Benzema, who dragged the ball through the legs of his marker Bernardo Espinosa to find his team mate.
'As his close associate Som Pal told me, "Mandal was never V P Singh's brainchild. It was a Janata Party commitment he inherited".' 'He would have done it anyway at some point, but the specific timing of his decision was dictated entirely by political exigency -- his government was threatened.' 'It also turned out to be a game changer in Indian politics.'
Dilip D'Souza on pretentious cars that cost way too much.
A quick look at the winners of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, listed in bold.
It will require a political and tactical genius to, first, assuage the hurt feelings of the locals over the denial of their state's privileged status, and then to accommodate the national objectives of integration and development as spelt out by New Delhi, points out Amulya Ganguli.
'I remember bitter people in the chawl. I can imagine some NRI writers observing the chawl boys laughing or playing cricket and saying, 'the spirit of Bombay' or some shit like that. That is all rubbish,' says novelist Manu Joseph.
'There is no doubt that he commands respect. He's on the ball.'
Another week and a spate of OTT shows and movies to watch. Here's what Sukanya Verma recommends.
The US military efforts in Afghanistan were akin to filling a bucket that had gaping holes, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
'We had decided that India was unique and had overcome Covid.' 'Other nations ordered vaccines on time.' 'They let their scientists determine whether the battle against the pandemic was won instead of a divinely inspired leadership,' asserts Aakar Patel.
Eden Hazard is admired for his attacking flair, ability to run at defences and finishing but it is his maverick genius that sets him apart.
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.
Meet Nita Ambani's go-to make up artist, Mickey Contractor.
Sukanya Verma looks at the recent spate of book-to-screen adaptations.
'We are working in association with the state government and other transmission companies to make sure that the city never experiences blackouts'
This Khan superstar told Gulshan Grover, 'Go ahead, become a star in Hollywood.'
Becomes second-fastest batsman to register 25 Test centuries
Each Round of 16 game was entertaining. Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com picks the games to remember.
'If you take the credit when it works, you have to take the blame when a film flops.'
Ash, Abhim, Vikram on what they feel for director Mani Ratnam.
What Director Mahesh Narayanan captures perfectly in C U Soon is the texture of our online conversations, observes Sreehari Nair.
Finances aside, though, there is an even bigger question mark hanging over Lionel Messi. Is he a fading force?
Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com bring you a treasure trove of features from our archives.
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.
'Sridevi was known as this elusive movie star, but there was a ticking brain there that I don't think she got enough credit for.'
KKR hopeful of Russell, Lynn for IPL opener vs RCB
