Did the human drama provoked by the Japanese invasion of Burma and the Indian exodus from Rangoon inspire director Vishal Bhardwaj's forthcoming epic?
We bring you glimpses of the Raksha Bandhan moments in Bollywood.
Here's looking at Bollywood's coolest turbanators!
'Hrithik is 10 years junior to Shah Rukh, so I know there will be an impact on the box office. Star power matters, they bring in the crowds. But that is only until Sunday. From Monday, the star doesn't work, the film does.' Director Sanjay Gupta talks Kaabil.
'It is beyond him to understand how human beings can say the same thing to mean so many different things.'
Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.
The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners.
Pavan Malhotra, one of our finest actors, shows us another side of Bollywood.
Purani Jeans lacks vision, originality and the spunk one expects from a college romance film, says Paloma Sharma.
'At the end of the interview, as he walked with us to the elevator, he looked at me and said, "Do you think it was my karma that I should have made this film?"' Arthur J Pais/Rediff.com recalls his encounter with Richard Attenborough.
'At the end of the day, stars are actors.' 'They love performing. And the more challenges I feel that you end up giving stars on the sets, the happier they are.'
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and Babita's 1971 film, Kal Aaj Aur Kal.
And you won't guess which film tops Raja's list! And why.
Arjun Sarja talks about his Kannada directorial debut that hit the marquee last week.
Popular Kannada actor Devaraj talks about his foray into film production.
'It's a joy working there.' 'It's good work and when you come back it gives you pleasure.' 'On returning you take a shower and look at the day and say, "Ah! Nice scenes we did!"' 'Here sometimes you are doing nothing in the day, but you are there for the shoot.' 'You come home and it can be very frustrating, with that frustration the tiredness does not go, you know.' 'Good work gives you that strength and kick.'
On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker in December 2002.
Ananth Mahadevan takes on the audience.
Arthur J Pais analyses Oscar 2014 big wins and losses.
'If you ask me what is God, I'd say, God is Mr World.'
Bollywood's Badshah turns 50 on November 2, and it's time to celebrate his life and movies.
As the legendary actor turns 60 today, we look at his finest performances in the last six decades.
Hamari Adhuri Kahani director Mohit Suri talks about finding success.
The AIB Roast of Karan Johar, Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh may not have gone down well with certain sections of people, but Bottoms Up's incisive social commentary, peppered with delightfully subtle double entendre, still enjoys unprecedented success.
'I don't compete with anyone but myself.' Sonam Kapoor speaks her mind.
Heartfelt, sharp, aware, bright, and sincere, these are the best speeches from the show.
Here's celebrating Dilip Kumar by re-visiting his best movies.
How many of these have aged well?
Deven Verma passed away into the ages on December 2. We re-publish an interview done with the veteran actor.
'I got to know things early in life.' On Childrens' Day, one of Hindi film industry's most memorable child -- Raju Shrestha - lets us into his life with a twinkle in his eye.