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Bollywood pay its last respects to Shashiji

Bollywood pay its last respects to Shashiji

Rediff.com8 Dec 2017

Bollywood gives Shashi Kapoor a final salute.

Remembering Wajid Khan's Top 15 Songs

Remembering Wajid Khan's Top 15 Songs

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

For over two decades, Wajid Khan, one half of the composer duo Sajid-Wajid, regaled listeners with infectious compositions and eclectic range.

15 Rajesh Khanna songs for the soul

15 Rajesh Khanna songs for the soul

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

Sukanya Verma makes a playlist of 15 profound Rajesh Khanna ditties.

Why you should head to Goa RIGHT NOW!

Why you should head to Goa RIGHT NOW!

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

'One afternoon, I spotted Karan Johar and film critic Rajeev Masand having tea with Nina Gupta, the head of NFDC, and barged into their meeting.' Aseem Chhabra's IFFI diaries...

Aamir Khan celebrates Makar Sankranti

Aamir Khan celebrates Makar Sankranti

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Do you think these classics should be remade?

Do you think these classics should be remade?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2011

Here's a list of comedies that the current crop of Bollywood directors better leave alone.

ED grills Farooq for 6 hrs, Kashmir parties call it vendetta

ED grills Farooq for 6 hrs, Kashmir parties call it vendetta

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

The 82-year-old former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister received the ED summons a day after the formation of the People's Alliance led by him was announced on October 15.

Quiz: Know these filmi dialogues?

Quiz: Know these filmi dialogues?

Rediff.com22 Jul 2010

Test your knowledge on some of Hindi cinema's memorable dialogues.

Basu Chatterjee was the Master of Hope

Basu Chatterjee was the Master of Hope

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

'I always felt that Basu Chatterjee was a kind, gentle, man who truly believed that in directing films like Chhoti Si Baat, he was impacting our lives,' remembers Aseem Chhabra. 'He seemed to be on a mission to make us believe that the world could be a better place.'

Getting to know Raavan better through these songs

Getting to know Raavan better through these songs

Rediff.com11 Jun 2010

How A R Rahman and writer Gulzar interpreted the film's central character.

Ten very different sides of Hindi political cinema

Ten very different sides of Hindi political cinema

Rediff.com2 Jun 2010

Here's a look.

'I love my country. But that is not enough'

'I love my country. But that is not enough'

Rediff.com10 May 2018

'What we think is being patriotic is quite opposite to what actually is patriotism.' 'You have to do things for your country.' 'You have to add value and participate in actions that are not beneficial only to you.' 'That's when I decided to do a lot as an individual and as an artiste, who has 'x' number of followers on Instagram.' 'What is the point of having so many followers if I cannot use my voice for some good?'

Uneasy peace prevails in curfew-hit Hyderabad

Uneasy peace prevails in curfew-hit Hyderabad

Rediff.com30 Mar 2010

An uneasy peace prevailed in the curfew bound old city area of Hyderabad with stray incidents of violence overnight in Aliabad and Sultanshahi localities of the city.

Karachi: Religious leader, four others gunned down

Karachi: Religious leader, four others gunned down

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

Tension gripped parts of Karachi on Thursday after unidentified armed men gunned down a prominent religious leader, his son and three associates.

Kirpal Singh's body handed over to India

Kirpal Singh's body handed over to India

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

The body of Indian prisoner Kirpal Singh, who died under mysterious circumstances in a Pakistani jail, arrived in India on Tuesday.

President watches Slumdog Millionaire with Rahman

President watches Slumdog Millionaire with Rahman

Rediff.com3 Aug 2009

President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, music director A R Rahman and noted lyricist Gulzar on Sunday watched the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire at the Rashtrapati Bhavan auditorium in New Delhi. Oscar awardee Resul Pookuty and Vikas Swarup, on whose novel Q and A the movie is based, also attended the screening. According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson, the two-hour-long special screening was exclusively organised for the President.

Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy acquitted in anti-national speech case

Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy acquitted in anti-national speech case

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

Ghandy, 66 told reporters after the acquittal that he had disassociated himself from the banned outfit of Communist Party of India-Maoist.

Delhi court rejects Lashkar charge against two

Delhi court rejects Lashkar charge against two

Rediff.com13 Nov 2009

Ganai and Hajjam were arrested on December 10, 2006, following a tip-off by a team of Delhi police special cell officials led by Inspector M C Sharma, who was killed in the Batla House encounter in Delhi last year. The police, which claimed to have recovered 1.5 kg explosives and Rs 6 lakh hawala money from their possession, however, could not prove the charges in court

Bollywood bids farewell to Om Puri

Bollywood bids farewell to Om Puri

Rediff.com7 Jan 2017

A look at pictures from the funeral.

Terrorists kill trader, migrant labourer in Kashmir

Terrorists kill trader, migrant labourer in Kashmir

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

Three terrorists were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag.

10 facts you should know about Lata Mangeshkar

10 facts you should know about Lata Mangeshkar

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

The legendary singer turns 87 today!

Dedh Ishqiya trailer to be showcased with Bullet Raja

Dedh Ishqiya trailer to be showcased with Bullet Raja

Rediff.com17 Nov 2013

Dedh Ishqiya is slated to release next year on January 10.

Bengali actor, ex-TMC MP Tapas Paul dead

Bengali actor, ex-TMC MP Tapas Paul dead

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

Paul, who was in Mumbai to visit his daughter, complained of chest pain at the Mumbai airport during his return to Kolkata and was rushed to a hospital in Juhu but died around 4 am, they said.

PM congratulates Slumdog team

PM congratulates Slumdog team

Rediff.com23 Feb 2009

The Prime Minister "congratulates A R Rahman, Resul Pookutty (sound engineer), Gulzar (lyricist), and entire Slumdog Millionaire team for the success at the Oscars," a PMO spokesperson said. Singh said "they have done India proud".

Lashker-e-Tayiba module busted in Kashmir

Lashker-e-Tayiba module busted in Kashmir

Rediff.com1 Nov 2014

Security forces on Saturday busted a Lashker-e-Tayiba module in Sopore in north Kashmir with the arrest of four militants.

It's ELECTIONS in the Movies!

It's ELECTIONS in the Movies!

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

This is how politics played out on the screen.

When Bollywood went over the moon!

When Bollywood went over the moon!

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

Sukanya Verma goes through the cool and crazy ways moon/chand/chanda/chandrama is depicted in Bollywood movies.

Slumdog screening in Parliament on August 3

Slumdog screening in Parliament on August 3

Rediff.com24 Jul 2009

But the icing in the cake will be the presence of its Oscar winners -- music director A R Rahman, lyricist Gulzar and sound engineer Resul Pookutty -- at the special screening.

25 Beautiful Frames of Dil Se..

25 Beautiful Frames of Dil Se..

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Sukanya Verma feels wonderment for Dil Se's fabulous, flawless frames, and she tells us why.

Remembering Amitabh, the Supremo superhero

Remembering Amitabh, the Supremo superhero

Rediff.com10 Nov 2009

We re-discover the fun superhero comics starring Amitabh Bachchan.

'I have become Ranbir, Shahid, Saif many times'

'I have become Ranbir, Shahid, Saif many times'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2009

Ajab Prem lyricist Irshad Kamil tells us what inspires him.

Bollywood on censorship: Are we heading back to the dark days?

Bollywood on censorship: Are we heading back to the dark days?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

The meeting lasted for nearly two and a half hours.

Why Rahman starved before the Oscars

Why Rahman starved before the Oscars

Rediff.com6 Feb 2019

Celebration time for Slumdog Millionaire's India team.

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.

20 Things We Love About Satya

20 Things We Love About Satya

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

Celebrating one of Bollywood's finest cult classics, as it turns 20.

'I have not entertained negativity in my life'

'I have not entertained negativity in my life'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

'Chhapaak is definitely the most challenging film of my career.' 'I have gone through many emotionally challenging experiences, but none affected me the way it did when I played an acid attack survivor.'

The Charming Faces of Vidya Sinha

The Charming Faces of Vidya Sinha

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

Sukanya Verma remembers the star in some of her significant movies.

When Bollywood treated women badly...

When Bollywood treated women badly...

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

Hindi cinema has not just explored various instances of brute force, but often glorified its misogyny.

Meet the singers of Jai Ho

Meet the singers of Jai Ho

Rediff.com26 Feb 2009

Mahalakshmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash and Tanvi Shah were the other three besides Sukhwinder Singh sang in Rahman's award-winning song Jai Ho. Here are their stories.

India conquers the Oscars

India conquers the Oscars

Rediff.com23 Feb 2009

Indian cinema has gone from winning two Oscars in all its lifetime -- a lifetime achievement Honorary Oscar for Satyajit Ray, one for Bhanu Hathaiya for Costume Design in Gandhi -- to adding three more in the same day. Wow.