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Rishi, Big B, SRK: Retro pics that'll make you laugh out loud!

Rishi, Big B, SRK: Retro pics that'll make you laugh out loud!

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

These pictures will surely make you feel nostalgic.

Shah Rukh Khan: The King's Speech

Shah Rukh Khan: The King's Speech

Rediff.com16 May 2017

Satyajit Ray's fabulous use of fantasy to condemn fascism and Shah Rukh Khan's gift of enthralling oratory, Sukanya Verma's fantastic filmi week.

Why Sara Ali Khan WON'T think about stardom!

Why Sara Ali Khan WON'T think about stardom!

Rediff.com4 Jan 2019

'There is nothing more beautiful than celebrating with people who make you what you are.'

Review: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is all show, no reality

Review: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is all show, no reality

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

Are you all set for Palak Dikhhla Jaa, asks Raja Sen.

Lalu's son: 'The BJP will, of course, play dirty'

Lalu's son: 'The BJP will, of course, play dirty'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

Tejaswi Yadav spoke with Rediff.com about how he plans to wash clean the 'jungle raj' tag that has stuck with his father and former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.

She's the mom in Secret Superstar. And she's just 31 years old.

She's the mom in Secret Superstar. And she's just 31 years old.

Rediff.com1 Nov 2017

'I'm not like Najma at all. I have never taken a beating from my husband and I'm not so optimistic and patient. I am not calm. I am very restless, anxious, hyper...' Secret Superstar actress Meher Vij on her biggest challenge.

When Kishore Kumar created magic with the Burmans!

When Kishore Kumar created magic with the Burmans!

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.

20 scenes that took our breath away!

20 scenes that took our breath away!

Rediff.com28 May 2019

Things are off to a good start when a lead movie character appears for the first time against strategic music or swaggering drama and the audience bursts into wholehearted whistles and applause.

How Saina saved Shraddha from serious injury

How Saina saved Shraddha from serious injury

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

'I try to do my own stunts as much as possible.' 'I tried this stunt for Saaho and my foot got stuck. My other leg was stretched in the air.' 'If it had stretched two more inches, there could have been a tear.' 'I was limping for a while, but thankfully, because I have been physically training for Saina, my body is warm all the time.'

This cricketer has won 2 World Cups for India

This cricketer has won 2 World Cups for India

Rediff.com6 Feb 2017

'Disability is god's gift.' 'Had I not been blind, I don't think I would have got the chance to represent my country.'

Revisiting Boot Polish: A beautiful celebration of sibling love

Revisiting Boot Polish: A beautiful celebration of sibling love

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Raj Kapoor's Boot Polish (1954), starring Baby Naaz and Ratan Kumar.

Kal Penn: I would love to shoot five Bollywood films simultaneously

Kal Penn: I would love to shoot five Bollywood films simultaneously

Rediff.com4 Dec 2014

'...But my strong suit will not be dancing,' Kal Penn tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com, in the concluding part of the interview.

'There's nothing interesting to watch on TV'

'There's nothing interesting to watch on TV'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

'If you look at my career, I am among that rare species that has always worked in non-mainstream films. And people liked it. As for TRPs, popularity, and 100 crore club, I have never thought about it.' Amol Palekar gets ready for his television comeback.

'South Asian countries are fighting for sportsmanship glory, not bombs'

'South Asian countries are fighting for sportsmanship glory, not bombs'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

Postponed several times due to a variety of reasons, the much-delayed but the biggest South Asian Games ever begin, in Guwahati, on Friday, with hosts India expected to stamp their superiority in the regional spectacle.

Oh, these first-time actor-director jodis!

Oh, these first-time actor-director jodis!

Rediff.com10 Aug 2017

Did you like Chennai Express, Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram Leela and 3 Idiots?

Top 10 episodes of Koffee With Karan!

Top 10 episodes of Koffee With Karan!

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Sukanya Verma lists her favourite episodes from Koffee With Karan over the years.

Terrorism in India is sponsored by Pak: Rajnath on Kashmir trouble

Terrorism in India is sponsored by Pak: Rajnath on Kashmir trouble

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

Pakistan played a 'key role' in fomenting the recent trouble in Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said.

Review: Bezubaan Ishq is sanskaari Grand Masti

Review: Bezubaan Ishq is sanskaari Grand Masti

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

Bezubaan Ishq is pure drivel, warns Paloma Sharma.

'I feel I have already got the Oscar'

'I feel I have already got the Oscar'

Rediff.com4 Oct 2018

'I am a dreamer, so I always dreamt that Village Rockstars would go places.' 'But I never ever imagined this.' 'The way people are responding... they come to me, hug me, they call me, shower me with love and I feel wonderful.'

'A chaiwala did, what an economist couldn't'

'A chaiwala did, what an economist couldn't'

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

As people wait in long queues outside banks, they appear happy that the ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes will unearth black money and root out corruption.

Koffee With Karan Review: Shah Rukh Khan brews a great blend of smarts and sass!

Koffee With Karan Review: Shah Rukh Khan brews a great blend of smarts and sass!

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

This episode doesn't reach the heights of the one with all the Kapoor siblings; Hema Malini and Zeenat Aman's blast from the past or Ranveer-Arjun's raita rendezvous but amply underscores SRK's reputation as the superstar we love to hear talk, writes Sukanya Verma.

'I don't want to look back at my characters'

'I don't want to look back at my characters'

Rediff.com29 Jun 2017

'Until I remove that character from my head and empty the space, other characters cannot take that place.'

Ten Bollywood directors turned actors

Ten Bollywood directors turned actors

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

Take a look at ten filmmakers who also love acting.

Why I am thankful to Hasan Minhaj

Why I am thankful to Hasan Minhaj

Rediff.com14 Jun 2017

'You made me realise that it is great to be brown, even if we are currently living under Donald Trump's false definition of America.' 'In my 36 years in America there have been few instances where I have laughed and cried so much watching a show about brown people.'

Super Filmi Week: Long live Bollywood!

Super Filmi Week: Long live Bollywood!

Rediff.com8 Dec 2017

Bollywood inspired weddings, Dharmendra's cringe-worthy attempt at realism, Sridevi and Aishwarya's painful connection and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.

'If I were to make Devdas again, I'd still cast Shah Rukh'

'If I were to make Devdas again, I'd still cast Shah Rukh'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

'Everyone has his destiny. Shah Rukh became an overnight star with Deewana. I remember they had shot half the film with another actor. Shah Rukh came into the project at a late stage. If that isn't destiny, what is?' Shah Rukh Khan's directors celebrate the superstar.

Anushka wins Ae Dil Hai Mushkil hands down!

Anushka wins Ae Dil Hai Mushkil hands down!

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

Romance died, came alive and lives on forever, off screen or on it, in Sukanya Verma's fabulously filmi week.

'No inhibitions about wearing a bikini'

'No inhibitions about wearing a bikini'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

'I wasn't sure if I could carry off a bikini well. So I did a photo shoot and showed it Madhur Bhandarkar. He said it looked great. That gave me the confidence to carry it off.' Meet Calendar girl Avani Modi.

Super Filmi Week: Kudos to Kangana

Super Filmi Week: Kudos to Kangana

Rediff.com6 Sep 2017

Kangana Ranaut's guts, Amitabh Bachchan's venomous threat and dark TV serials occupied Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week.

Bollywood's 10 Horrible Baaps!

Bollywood's 10 Horrible Baaps!

Rediff.com20 Jun 2015

Meet B-towns truly horrific fathers.

The man who made Urmila, Katrina, Kareena look WOW!

The man who made Urmila, Katrina, Kareena look WOW!

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

Take a bow, Manish Malhotra!

Lata Mangeshkar: I just couldn't bear to hear myself sing

Lata Mangeshkar: I just couldn't bear to hear myself sing

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Singing doyen Lata Mangeshkar, who turns 86 today, September 28, looks back at her glorious singing career with Subhash K Jha.

Review: Calendar Girls is another Madhur Bhandarkar dud

Review: Calendar Girls is another Madhur Bhandarkar dud

Rediff.com25 Sep 2015

It's hard to believe Calendar Girls has been made by someone who makes films, fumes Raja Sen.

Valentine's Day Special: 50 Shades of Bollywood Lovin': Achy Breaky Hearts!

Valentine's Day Special: 50 Shades of Bollywood Lovin': Achy Breaky Hearts!

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

The very filmi Valentine's Day Special!

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.

'I hope the next big film comes with Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'

'I hope the next big film comes with Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

'God had a bigger plan for me. It was never in my mind while growing up that I would end up in Bollywood or India.' Lauren Gottlieb dances into our lives, yet again.

I Am Bihar: 'Once someone fired a gun at my show'

I Am Bihar: 'Once someone fired a gun at my show'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

Vicky Toppo is a young man who transforms into a woman each time he takes to the stage to dance to Bhojpuri or Bollywood songs. He tells Archana Masih about life as an entertainer in the interiors of Bihar's villages.

Linking Sardar with any party would be great injustice: Modi

Linking Sardar with any party would be great injustice: Modi

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

highlights of what Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi and senior leader L K Advani said at the Statue of Unity launch event

Delhi polls not a referendum on Modi, says Amit Shah

Delhi polls not a referendum on Modi, says Amit Shah

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

'Tomorrow AAP will say Dawood gave them money but they don't know anything about it!' Amit Shah tells CNN-IBN in an interview.

Jacqueline, SRK, Rishi Kapoor: The social media stars of 2016

Jacqueline, SRK, Rishi Kapoor: The social media stars of 2016

Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

They have been entertaining throughout the year!