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Review: The Big Sick is a heartwarming film

Review: The Big Sick is a heartwarming film

Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

The Big Sick is packed with delicious details, moments and scenes that makes the film stand apart as a smart rom-com, says Aseem Chhabra.

I love a married man! What do I do?

I love a married man! What do I do?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2017

In a weekly chat with readers, Rediff's Love Guru addressed their relationship problems and offered solutions. Here's the unedited transcript.

'You are not used to seeing me this way'

'You are not used to seeing me this way'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

'Some people might go through their entire careers without getting a role like this. It's once-in-a-lifetime kind of a role.' Sikandar Kher gets us ready for Tere Bin Laden: Dead Or Alive.

'I won't judge someone because even I have a past'

'I won't judge someone because even I have a past'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2019

'When you love someone, you have to love him, without looking at his past. Everyone has a past.'

'He stopped calling her and that was a sign'

'He stopped calling her and that was a sign'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

Divya Nair writes about a friend who recently separated from her husband of four years.

#JabWeMet: It was love at first browse

#JabWeMet: It was love at first browse

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Indranil Maitra tells us how a single click of the mouse had changed his life. Share your Jab We Met stories too!

#JabWeMet: I was struck by her smile

#JabWeMet: I was struck by her smile

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Akash Sharma reminisces the first time he met his wife

Remembering TT

Remembering TT

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

T Thomas, former chairman of Hindustan Unilever, passed away March 2.

Lessons from Bollywood's tea parties!

Lessons from Bollywood's tea parties!

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Teatime enjoys a special place in Hindi films.

Bollywood's half-yearly report card: The good stuff

Bollywood's half-yearly report card: The good stuff

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

Raja Sen looks back at the good things that happened in Bollywood in the first half of 2015.

Shahid-Mira, Saif-Kareena, Ram Charan-Upasna: YOUR fave bridal couple? VOTE!

Shahid-Mira, Saif-Kareena, Ram Charan-Upasna: YOUR fave bridal couple? VOTE!

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

All of us have filmi shaadi favourites. Tell us yours!

What do Indians know about sex?

What do Indians know about sex?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

Nothing much, says Khushwant Singh.

8 things you should know before starting a startup

8 things you should know before starting a startup

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

Be prepared before taking the plunge from employee to entrepreneur.

The woman who cured Deepika Padukone

The woman who cured Deepika Padukone

Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

Meet Anna Chandy, chairperson of the Deepika Padukone-led Live Love Laugh Foundation.

Jab We Met: 'She was filled with anger'

Jab We Met: 'She was filled with anger'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2016

Rajat Jain tells us how he met his partner Kriti.

Sreemoyee, keeper of stories

Sreemoyee, keeper of stories

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

Sreemoyee Piu Kundu's writing, much like its creator, defies the very idea of labels.

Is a 24 year old not old enough to decide for herself?

Is a 24 year old not old enough to decide for herself?

Rediff.com20 Oct 2017

'Will the age of majority be decided on a case-by-case basis by judges?' 'Does a 24-year-old woman still need "care, protection and guidance" and only from parents?' 'Is a Facebook post enough to declare a person a dangerous radical?' asks Shekhar Gupta.

Review: Ishqedarriyaan is avoidable

Review: Ishqedarriyaan is avoidable

Rediff.com29 May 2015

The kindest thing one can say about Ishqedarriyaan is that it is yawn worthy

Why love and entrepreneurship are just the same

Why love and entrepreneurship are just the same

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

If it ain't love, it ain't entrepreneurship.

Beautiful Life Lessons from Buddy Hirani

Beautiful Life Lessons from Buddy Hirani

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

'Buddy knows more about Raju's films because he sits in the editing room.' 'He has seen Sanju a number of times already!'

A Colossus says Goodbye

A Colossus says Goodbye

Rediff.com10 Jul 2017

Naresh Chandra -- distinguished civil servant and diplomat -- passed into the ages on Sunday, July 9. Ambassador T P Sreenivasan salutes a patriot like none other.<

'So what if I am blind? Don't I have aspirations about my life?'

'So what if I am blind? Don't I have aspirations about my life?'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2017

Payal Taori, Mumbai University's MA topper this year, shares her journey.

Sheena Bora Trial: Enter Sheena's dad

Sheena Bora Trial: Enter Sheena's dad

Rediff.com16 Dec 2018

Badami asked Das if Indrani was in the room. Das, whipping out his hand and pointing it at Indrani, announced: "Yes, she is right there." Indrani, who was looking down, through most of the hearing, momentarily raised her eyes, just a fraction and glanced at him. That was the first time either of them looked at each other. Till then, and later, Das refused to look at her, as if he was not able to, either out of anger or revulsion. It seemed mutual. Indrani too pretended throughout like he did not exist.

The Chaiwalli who's taking the Internet by storm

The Chaiwalli who's taking the Internet by storm

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

At 27, Uppma Virdi is telling stories, connecting cultures and making a killing out of chai.

Review: Hunterrr is a waste of terrific actors

Review: Hunterrr is a waste of terrific actors

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Hunterrr is a deeply problematic film, and fails rather miserably, warns Raja Sen.

Review: Dum Laga Ke Haisha is genuinely sweet

Review: Dum Laga Ke Haisha is genuinely sweet

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Dum Laga Ke Haisha is so simple that it never gives you a single moment of unpredictability, writes Raja Sen.

Why I want to adopt a child

Why I want to adopt a child

Rediff.com16 Jul 2015

'I don't understand what is so wrong about my husband and me wanting to adopt a kid? Unfortunately, we don't know many (rather any) examples of couples who endorse our choice of adoption. 'I have realised that we have a huge battle to fight. In the end, I hope we don't lose,' says Divya Nair.

5 ways to make a long distance relationship work

5 ways to make a long distance relationship work

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Make the most of what you have, says Divya Nair.

What I learned in my first year of marriage

What I learned in my first year of marriage

Rediff.com29 Jan 2015

In a world filled with imperfections, we need to constantly remind each other that nobody and nothing is perfect, including us, says Divya Nair.

'Laskhar's dedication to liberation of Kashmir made me join them'

'Laskhar's dedication to liberation of Kashmir made me join them'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

David Coleman Headley pens down his life as a terrorist and his turn towards extremism in his new memoir.

'I am in love with my wife's friend'

'I am in love with my wife's friend'

Rediff.com8 Nov 2015

Rediff.com's Love Guru has answers to all your relationship problems.

'Don't want more Akhilas to become Hadiyas'

'Don't want more Akhilas to become Hadiyas'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2017

'I served the Indian Army and I am an ex-serviceman.' 'I look at this as a battle I am fighting after I left the army.' 'I will not leave till I get her back as my daughter Akhila, and I believe it will happen one day.'

'My husband can come home because of the CBI'

'My husband can come home because of the CBI'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

With the CBI ruling out bus conductor Ashok Kumar's involvement in Ryan International School student Pradhyumn Thakur's murder, his wife Mamata is hopeful of him getting bail on November 16. 'I just want my man to come home, I don't want anything else,' she tells Rediff.com's Swarupa Dutt.

'I can be glamorous as well'

'I can be glamorous as well'

Rediff.com12 May 2016

'People need to offer me exciting stuff. I am stuck in a rut. People keep exploiting what has worked for me in a film, so they offer me the same thing over and over again. I guess people need to see me for the person that I am, and give me youth-centric roles, make me act with actors who are closer to my age.' Prachi Desai believes she can do 'a lot more'!

'I'm in love with a senior colleague'

'I'm in love with a senior colleague'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Rediff's Love Guru addresses relationship problems and offers solutions.

Revealed: The Ravindra Jadeja you didn't know

Revealed: The Ravindra Jadeja you didn't know

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

He loves horses and fast cars. He can ride well and brandish a sword as expertly as he does a bat. Yet he is down to earth and religious, and has just agreed to an arranged marriage... The unknown side of the star all-rounder from his sister Naina Jadeja.

Nothing's changed, yet everything has, for Bhumi Pednekar

Nothing's changed, yet everything has, for Bhumi Pednekar

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

'I still fight with my sister.' 'I still get scolded by my mom.' 'I still travel by autos sometimes.'

'I have a crush on a 55 yr-old woman'

'I have a crush on a 55 yr-old woman'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

Rediff.com's Love Guru addresses relationship problems in an online chat.

'Men are that way stupid creatures who see things in black and white'

'Men are that way stupid creatures who see things in black and white'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

Rediff's Love Guru has answers to all your relationship problems.

Exclusive: Kerala CM's wife on her husband

Exclusive: Kerala CM's wife on her husband

Rediff.com20 May 2016

'He only talks about what concerns our home, like what I have made for lunch or dinner. No politics at home and no controversies too.' 'If I want to know something, I have to update myself from the newspapers or the local people; unfortunately no inside information.' 'He is like a strong fort, which no one can break and get in, not even his wife.'