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In Transit Review: Compassionate Take

In Transit Review: Compassionate Take

Rediff.com13 Jun 2025

The documentary series In Transit attempts to correct the misconceptions about transgenders, notes Deepa Gahlot.

The Cult of Mithun Chakraborty

The Cult of Mithun Chakraborty

Rediff.com30 Sep 2024

National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.

Take This Super Villain Bollywood Quiz!

Take This Super Villain Bollywood Quiz!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.

When Anil Kapoor Dared To Dream Big

When Anil Kapoor Dared To Dream Big

Rediff.com1 Oct 2023

Anil Kapoor goes back in time and remembers his journey into the movies.

Mithun: The Outsider We Love To Watch

Mithun: The Outsider We Love To Watch

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.

'Iss lakdi ka kya hoga?'

'Iss lakdi ka kya hoga?'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2021

'Sometimes I feel 60 years old.'

The Magic That Was Sanjeev Kumar

The Magic That Was Sanjeev Kumar

Rediff.com14 Jul 2022

For Sanjeev Kumar, it was the role, and what he could do with it, that mattered.

Boney Was Drawn To Sridevi More And More

Boney Was Drawn To Sridevi More And More

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

A fascinating excerpt from Amborish Roychoudhury's book, Sridevi: The South Years.

Spotted: Rakhee Tandon in Switzerland

Spotted: Rakhee Tandon in Switzerland

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

Reader Pyarejan Fazil has sent us a photograph.

The Many, Many Faces Of Ram

The Many, Many Faces Of Ram

Rediff.com31 May 2023

Before you catch a brawny Prabhas as the Prince of Ayodhya in its VFX-heavy edition, Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many on screen portrayals of Ram over the years.

#ThrowbackThursday from Bollywood

#ThrowbackThursday from Bollywood

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

It's #ThrowbackThursday, and Bollywood has got the memo!

Television gets a new thriller

Television gets a new thriller

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

Chhal Sheh Aur Maa will debut on TV today.

PIX: Sara Khan, Sayantani Ghosh at a birthday bash

PIX: Sara Khan, Sayantani Ghosh at a birthday bash

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

Stars who graced Rashmi Sharma's birthday bash!

Anil Kapoor: I owe some of my career to Bapu

Anil Kapoor: I owe some of my career to Bapu

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

'Bapusaab was so passionate about cinema that he influenced anyone who came in contact with him.' Anil Kapoor pays tribute to the legend.

'Muslims of Gujarat voted for BJP in big numbers'

'Muslims of Gujarat voted for BJP in big numbers'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2022

'Muslims know they cannot defeat the BJP, why then come in its firing range?' 'And they know, ultimately it is the BJP MLA who is going to get elected and only he or she can do their work.' 'The BJP may do a different kind of politics for Muslims, but when they sit in the chair they work for Muslims too.'

Vidya Balan: What My Movies Taught Me

Vidya Balan: What My Movies Taught Me

Rediff.com21 Aug 2017

The doe-eyed actress shares the lessons she has learnt as an actress.

Kapil Sharma, Sunny Leone, SRK: When TV stars struck gold in films

Kapil Sharma, Sunny Leone, SRK: When TV stars struck gold in films

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

When TV stars take on the big screen...

The actor who became a chowkidar

The actor who became a chowkidar

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

'My fate could have been much worse.'

Why the triple talaq issue is a win for the BJP

Why the triple talaq issue is a win for the BJP

Rediff.com3 Jun 2017

'The BJP, or the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, are celebrating their biggest ideological and philosophical victory in some time,' says Shekhar Gupta.

Modi and the trick of the new face

Modi and the trick of the new face

Rediff.com29 May 2014

'Will Modi at least visit the victims of the Gujarat genocide, apologise for the massacre, wipe their tears which may never dry, extend State help to rehabilitate them, and give them the dignity they deserve?' asks Najid Hussain.

Ekta Kapoor: The drama queen

Ekta Kapoor: The drama queen

Rediff.com25 Mar 2016

Harvard, age and experience have changed Ekta Kapoor in ways that will stand her in good stead as she attempts the biggest transformation Balaji Telefilms has seen.

Sonam: I don't have reputation of having boyfriends. I am conservative

Sonam: I don't have reputation of having boyfriends. I am conservative

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

'I don't compete with anyone but myself.' Sonam Kapoor speaks her mind.

'I proved to myself and the world that I am sexy'

'I proved to myself and the world that I am sexy'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

'In my personal life, I honestly find it very difficult to express my anger.' 'And then, when you are a public figure, you feel watched that much more and then you are all the more careful.' 'Begum Jaan, therefore, was the answer to my angst.'