Search results for ' Satire'

Box Office: Baar Baar Dekho, Freaky Ali flop

Box Office: Baar Baar Dekho, Freaky Ali flop

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

The hits and misses of the week.

10 Ways India Shines in the Movies

10 Ways India Shines in the Movies

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

Celebrating Independence Day the Bollywood way.

Armed with voting machines, real life 'Newtons' all set for Chhattisgarh poll

Armed with voting machines, real life 'Newtons' all set for Chhattisgarh poll

Rediff.com11 Nov 2018

From walking up to 10 kms to crossing rivers and spending nights in Naxal-hit areas, the poll officers will have to go past numerous hurdles and face life-threatening challenges to do their duty, but none of them is complaining.

Warriors of the fake news era

Warriors of the fake news era

Rediff.com28 Jun 2017

'It all runs on sugar-coated lies. If I like something, I will want to believe it.'

REWIND: Best moments from the month that was

REWIND: Best moments from the month that was

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

Some of the best photographs, clicked across the globe in January.

Durga Puja pandal brings Tagore to life!

Durga Puja pandal brings Tagore to life!

Rediff.com6 Oct 2016

A Durga Puja pandal in New Delhi turns literature into art.

Photos: Eiffel Tower goes dark for Charlie Hebdo

Photos: Eiffel Tower goes dark for Charlie Hebdo

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

The iconic Eiffel Power in Paris turned off its lights for five minutes on Thursday night to pay a sombre tribute to 12 people killed in the attack on the officers of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

Review: Sunil Grover's Coffee With D is avoidable!

Review: Sunil Grover's Coffee With D is avoidable!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

Sunil Grover is good but its Pankaj Tripathi who stands out with his bang on comic timing.

Box Office: PINK opens average, Raaz: Reboot is poor

Box Office: PINK opens average, Raaz: Reboot is poor

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

The hits and misses of the week.

When women bond in Bollywood...

When women bond in Bollywood...

Rediff.com31 May 2018

Sukanya Verma glances at the changing faces of women bonding in Hindi movies.

Review: Nothing original about Polytechnic

Review: Nothing original about Polytechnic

Rediff.com14 Apr 2014

There is nothing new in the film and it is the effort the actors put in that helps the film from sinking totally.

Box Office: Sonakshi's Akira flops

Box Office: Sonakshi's Akira flops

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

The hits and misses of the week.

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

Rediff.com14 Mar 2021

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.

The bigger the stars, the bigger the offence

The bigger the stars, the bigger the offence

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

'While censorship of any sort is anathema to the creative spirit, political correctness has become more and more the norm rather than the exception,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta.

Meet Bollywood's BUSIEST Actresses

Meet Bollywood's BUSIEST Actresses

Rediff.com16 May 2019

There are 12 actresses, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?

Is Deepak Dobriyal all set to play Kejriwal?

Is Deepak Dobriyal all set to play Kejriwal?

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

In the political satire, Lollypop Since 1947, Deepak Dobriyal will play an aam aadmi who becomes a mighty political force.

Kumar Vishwas apologises after JD-U MLA threatens to withdraw support

Kumar Vishwas apologises after JD-U MLA threatens to withdraw support

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas on Monday tendered apology after Janata Dal-United leader Shoaib Iqbal threatened to withdraw support to the AAP in Delhi over the former's remarks on Muharram.

20 Oscar TIPS, from Bollywood!

20 Oscar TIPS, from Bollywood!

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

A MUST set of Do's and Don'ts!

Meet the TOP FIVE Tamil actors

Meet the TOP FIVE Tamil actors

Rediff.com4 Jan 2017

Rajinikanth gave a realistic portrayal in his 2016 release Kabali.

President Putin revels in Russia's unexpected World Cup form

President Putin revels in Russia's unexpected World Cup form

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

Increasingly isolated on the global stage, the World Cup has so far helped Vladimir Putin send a defiant message to his opponents that Russia is succeeding despite Western efforts to hold it back.

Meet the TOP FIVE Tamil actresses

Meet the TOP FIVE Tamil actresses

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

Tamannaah tops the list.

Al Qaeda planning Paris-style attack in UK, warns MI5 chief

Al Qaeda planning Paris-style attack in UK, warns MI5 chief

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

The Al Qaeda network is plotting a terrorist strike in Britain to inflict mass casualties similar to the newsroom massacre at the satirical French weekly Charlie Hebdo that killed 12 people, Britain's spy chief has warned.

Rahul Bajaj and his phantoms of fear

Rahul Bajaj and his phantoms of fear

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

'I suggest Rahul Bajaj come out in the open and give us his own white paper on the perceived sense of fear that he thinks haunts corporate India,' says Dr Sudhir Bisht.

The lady who wrote Badhaai Ho, Good Newwz

The lady who wrote Badhaai Ho, Good Newwz

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

'The producer will wear these gold ornaments, but they will not part with Rs 30,000 or Rs 50,000 to pay the writer.'

PIX: If James Bond was a Hindi film hero!

PIX: If James Bond was a Hindi film hero!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

Here's imagining Craig's James Bond as a typical Bollywood hero.

Review: Masala Republic is a shabby film

Review: Masala Republic is a shabby film

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

Masala Republic is one of the tackiest films made in recent times.

Did Parasite deserve all those Oscars?

Did Parasite deserve all those Oscars?

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

Parasite's razor-sharp characterisations ensure that the picture is thoroughly entertaining though it falls short of greatness, declares Sreehari Nair.

Ravi Teja's Kick 2 to release on June 12

Ravi Teja's Kick 2 to release on June 12

Rediff.com25 May 2015

Get your lowdown of what's happening in Telugu cinema!

Deepika, Shah Rukh, Alia: Bollywood's firecrackers!

Deepika, Shah Rukh, Alia: Bollywood's firecrackers!

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

It's Diwali, and we're in the mood for fun!

Ink remark: EC asks Pawar to explain by Thursday

Ink remark: EC asks Pawar to explain by Thursday

Rediff.com24 Mar 2014

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar had "prima facie" violated the Model Code of Conduct by his 'ink' remark, the Election Commission said on Monday and asked him to explain his stand by Thursday evening failing which a decision will be taken without asking him further.

Should Queen Elizabeth II win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Should Queen Elizabeth II win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

'No one knows whether exposure to the Nobel process would be to her liking, or would benefit her symbolic position above the fray,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Review: Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive has its goofy moments

Review: Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive has its goofy moments

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

But it's nowhere as fun as the 2010 comedy Tere Bin Laden, writes Sukanya Verma.

Pro-CAA remark puts Rajini in BJP's court

Pro-CAA remark puts Rajini in BJP's court

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

While critics and protestors have multifarious arguments to offer, the defence of CAA has been uni-dimensional and uni-focussed as has been the case with most policies of the Modi government and the political positions of his party. But to be drawn into an issue that has assumed more than local and national dimensions, Rajini has knowingly or otherwise, taken the plunge and in favour of the BJP -- or, so it has come to be seen, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

What if SRK starred in The Revenant?

What if SRK starred in The Revenant?

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

Oh, how different the film would be!

Who's the fairest of them all? Emami-HUL spat revives an old brand war

Who's the fairest of them all? Emami-HUL spat revives an old brand war

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

The two battle it out in the controversial but lucrative fairness cream market, spark a fresh bout of aggression in the war between the brands

It's Mohanlal v/s Mammootty v/s Prithviraj this Onam

It's Mohanlal v/s Mammootty v/s Prithviraj this Onam

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

Exciting times ahead at the Malayalam box office.

Rajinikanth's blockbuster Enthiran gets a sequel

Rajinikanth's blockbuster Enthiran gets a sequel

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

?A lowdown on what's going on in the Tamil film industry.

Interesting facts about the Sharif family and its business interests

Interesting facts about the Sharif family and its business interests

Rediff.com2 Jan 2016

The Sharif group's website claims they are worth $300 million in business and $100 million in real estate holdings

Emotional Cornet wins for Charlie Hebdo victims

Emotional Cornet wins for Charlie Hebdo victims

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

An emotional Alize Cornet rallied to beat world number five Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Friday, the Frenchwoman spurred by her determination to win for the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris.

16 shows to watch during the lockdown

16 shows to watch during the lockdown

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing.