'I'm very opinionated. I do not stay quiet. If somebody said there are snake charmers in India, I will educate them saying that they are there but we use it for entertainment. People tell me India is known for its rapes. I get asked that in every interview. It's so difficult to defend it.' Priyanka Chopra gets candid.
When it comes to celebrating William Shakespeare, can India be far behind?
'We want to be a nation at par with the best internationally.' 'But why is it in theatre we continue to have such low standards?'
'I didn't want the biopic on Swami Chinmayananda to be a propaganda film,' filmmaker R S Prasanna tells Shobha Warrier/ Rediff.com
'Deepika has got a lot to do with whatever I have achieved in the last six years.' 'She has kept me grounded. Otherwise, who knows what I would have turned into?'
'In the 30 years since the Ayodhya movement began, the RSS has created a generation of Hindus who are the mirror image of those fanatic Muslims who take to the streets at the slightest, even imagined, 'insult to Islam,' argues Jyoti Punwani.
Amit Mishra produced a magical spell to send New Zealand crashing for a lowly 79 as India won by a massive margin of 190 runs to clinch the five-match series 3-2, in the fifth and final One-Day International in Visakhapatnam, on Saturday.
Kangana Ranaut's guts, Amitabh Bachchan's venomous threat and dark TV serials occupied Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week.
Aseem Chhabra picks the scenes that left him impressed this year.
Amitabh Bachchan is the most popular movie star on the platform.
The best film won. Until it didn't. Or, depending on where you stand, vice versa.
'Sriram Raghavan is mainstream Hindi cinema's greatest gift to us,' declares Sreehari Nair after watching the director's latest movie caper.
Raju Hirani on making Sanju.
Besharam is so unbelievably sloppy and senseless, not even the best actors in the business can redeem it.
Accusing the government of spreading misinformation in the National Herald case, the Congress said it was proud to be associated with the newspaper that stood up in pre-independence times against the British for throttling free speech, similar to the present day climate.
'It is a concocted letter and we suspect the IB (Intelligence Bureau) to be behind this game.' 'All the investigation agencies should have quietly gone about finding more about this alleged plot to kill the prime minister.' 'Why are you leaking such a letter that reveals the plot to the press as well as to BJP spokespersons?'
Having established its licensing business for a decade, it is tapping real estate to build on its themes.
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us!
Experts are upbeat about developing smart cities in India.
Before you watch Kapoor & Sons in theatres, here's introducing you to the real-life Kapoors.
From being siblings in one film to sweetheart in the other, these actors have done it all.
'I did not imagine I would be offered a film like Sonali Cable,' Rhea Chakraborty gets candid with Sonil Dedhia.
It's in the looks department that Mercedes-Benz's new compact sports utility vehicle, the GLA, scores over its competition in the luxury segment.
Fans of the Before trilogy have grown up with Celine and Jesse... The films, says Aseem Chhabra, are charming, funny, romantic and very talky, but also close to real life.
'I am not human... :)' SS Rajamouli has some fun on Rediff Chat.
Telugu superstar Prabhas gets ready for Bahubali release.
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us!
For prices starting from Rs 25,000 and going up to Rs 4-5 lakh, you can convert your home into a smart home.
On Back To The Future Day, Raja Sen lists his favourite movies on time travel.
With the images of Rajendra Babu, Radhakrishnan, K R Narayanan, V V Giri and Kalam in my mind, the image of my beloved hero dancing ungainly to 'Merey angney main tumharra kya kaam hai', doesn't make a smooth transition, says Sudhir Bisht.
What if we these popular American television series were made in India?
'Because of the impact the movement has had, people will think twice before misbehaving because you don't know who will turn out to be another Tanushree Dutta.'
Akshay Kumar makes some of those lines work, but things have gotten far worse this time around, notes Raja Sen
'It is impossible to get any of the top five movie stars in Bollywood for an honest one-on-one interview, which spans beyond seven minutes unless your media house has a marketing tie-up with the movie they are part of. Even then, they will rarely ever want to go outside their comfort zone and open up.'
Being careless with money is often associated with bad financial habits. If you are not aware of what these bad habits are, here is a list that could well serve as a caution.
Harvard, age and experience have changed Ekta Kapoor in ways that will stand her in good stead as she attempts the biggest transformation Balaji Telefilms has seen.
'I always wanted to play a negative character, so I was like why not play it with Mr Bhansali?' 'As they say, be careful what you wish for.' 'I wanted to play an antagonist and I got the most evil one ever.'
HYUNDAI I20 ACTIVE is fully loaded with features and has two well-refined engine options.
Scriptwriter of Baar Baar Dekho Sri Rao gets candid about his film and Bollywood.
