The gifted actress passed into the ages on January 21, 1965.
'Single life is pretty good. I like the attention. If I feel lonely, I just call my mom and she sleeps in my bed,' Kalki Koechlin tells Rediff.com contributor Paloma Sharma.
"I love being in Rajasthan and am doubly happy that I have been able to come so soon after doing the The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 's first version. I would like to go to Udaipur again and see how the lakes are there now," Judi Dench, who has been shooting in Jaipur for the sequel of her hit film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, says. P B Chandra reports.
On the 20th anniversary of her tragic death, the actress remains strikingly relevant.
'It's an experience of a lifetime. It's the first time I acted in a South Indian film where I was treated as an equal by an actor.'
The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners.
'It is beyond him to understand how human beings can say the same thing to mean so many different things.'
'The biggest disappointment at the Berlinale is the very small representation of Indian films.'
Bollywood is in shock after Sridevi's death.
'At a festival that has shown so many brilliant films, I cannot be more thrilled to receive this award,' said Slave's director Steve McQueen.
'Arthur was a charming, quirky, funny, smart journalist who loved all things about films. And he would change my life forever.'
'I may have been six, but children at that age are aware that there is something called death. I was petrified for Pa, but tried not to show it. I would pray every night, begging for his recovery, at the same time sneaking in a request for a new toy or a pencil set.'
Shashi Tharoor speaks to Shobha Warrier on the controversy over his article seen as praising Narendra Modi and what the future holds for the Congress and Rahul Gandhi.
Arthur J Pais analyses Oscar 2014 big wins and losses.
And you won't guess which film tops Raja's list! And why.
Aseem Chhabra lists the elements that he loved and was pleasantly surprised by in the movies.
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.
The awards aren't the only story, and here, in chronological order, are my top 10 moments from this year's Globes.
'We cannot be the country that created the Kamasutra and then we show flowers kiss and a child is born.'
Hailed as one of the finest filmmakers of his time, K Balachander, who passed into the ages on December 23, has left behind a rich legacy of hard-hitting films, some of which have been routinely credited with redefining Tamil cinema.
Aseem Chhabra spots 10 must-see movies at the Berlin Film Festival.
Talented, rebellious, obsessive: Ranjita Ganesan and Dhruv Munjal find traces of the actor's different streaks in Mandi, Chandigarh and Mumbai.
'In Carol, Cate Blanchett reminds us what a real movie star is and why we are enamored by her acting and looks.'
'Smita Patil was the reason I got into films. She kept telling me to get into films but I said I was happy doing theatre, I don't like films. Today, when I look back, I don't think I disliked films. Maybe I thought who would take me in films? I think it was a complex.' Nana Patekar looks back at his life.
