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Was Saif's debut as AMAZING as Sara's?

Was Saif's debut as AMAZING as Sara's?

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

Who said star kids have it easy?

Have you met a Bluffocrat?

Have you met a Bluffocrat?

Rediff.com21 Sep 2018

'If the school of bluffers includes those who get to the top not from deep knowledge but from delivering 'a clever quip or a leftfield surprise argument', then Modi is the undisputed Bluffocrat Emeritus,' says Sunil Sethi.

Wimbledon: Massaged Murray bites back to reach last 16

Wimbledon: Massaged Murray bites back to reach last 16

Rediff.com5 Jul 2015

Andy Murray reprised his familiar role of being the last British singles player heading into Wimbledon's second week.

Bigg Boss 10: Rotlu Rohan vs Mard Manveer

Bigg Boss 10: Rotlu Rohan vs Mard Manveer

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

If there is one person who makes Divya Nair go red in 0 seconds with his mere presence, it is... guess who...

A peek inside Dulquer Salmaan's life

A peek inside Dulquer Salmaan's life

Rediff.com31 Jul 2018

Getting to know Dulquer better...

Budget: What's costlier, what's cheaper?

Budget: What's costlier, what's cheaper?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2015

Dining and drinking out will be expensive.

PHOTOS: Runway trends NOT for the faint hearted

PHOTOS: Runway trends NOT for the faint hearted

Rediff.com27 May 2016

The Sydney Fashion Week was about out-of-the-box fashion. Take a look!

The singers Asha Bhosle admires

The singers Asha Bhosle admires

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

The legend talks about her favourite singers. Syed Firdaus Ashraf listens in.

IPTL: Serena's Slammers lose again, Aces continue to dominate

IPTL: Serena's Slammers lose again, Aces continue to dominate

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

Serena Williams returned to the scene of her WTA Finals win but could not prevent her Singapore Slammers team slumping to a fourth straight defeat in the IPTL.

140 characters of gloom

140 characters of gloom

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

#RIP #Brexit #Trump #Aleppo made Twitter a pretty distressing place in 2016. Dhruv Munjal wonders what 2017 will bring.

The L&T CEO who never wanted to retire

The L&T CEO who never wanted to retire

Rediff.com11 Jul 2017

As A M Naik stepped down as L&T CEO, there are some things he still needs to take care of. And given his love for his company that's not the last we are going to hear of him yet.

Buying gold? Hold on, prices may drop further

Buying gold? Hold on, prices may drop further

Rediff.com27 Aug 2014

As of now, the custom duty on gold is 10 per cent.

Tharoor: Rahul Gandhi is underestimated and misunderstood

Tharoor: Rahul Gandhi is underestimated and misunderstood

Rediff.com20 Jun 2014

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.

Review: Badmashiyaan is complete baloney!

Review: Badmashiyaan is complete baloney!

Rediff.com6 Mar 2015

Badmashiyaan does not have any real plot to tell so it crams the script with numerous characters, who just enter and leave at will, warns Sukanya Verma.

Review: Ok Jaanu is just *okay*

Review: Ok Jaanu is just *okay*

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor don't burn the screen with passion but there's a pleasant sense to their togetherness, feels Sukanya Verma.

BCCI set to demand bigger share of profit from ICC

BCCI set to demand bigger share of profit from ICC

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

Seeking to capitalise on its financial clout, the BCCI is set to demand a greater share of the profit from the revenues generated by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

VOTE: Who's the hottest October cover girl?

VOTE: Who's the hottest October cover girl?

Rediff.com12 Oct 2016

Kangana, Priyanka or Vaani Kapoor -- who takes the top slot?

What Toilet director has in common with Raju Hirani

What Toilet director has in common with Raju Hirani

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!

Akshay Kumar holidays with Twinkle

Akshay Kumar holidays with Twinkle

Rediff.com2 May 2016

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

Super Filmi Week: Judwaa 2, Padmavati and Spyder!

Super Filmi Week: Judwaa 2, Padmavati and Spyder!

Rediff.com4 Oct 2017

Prepping for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati, remembering Rajesh Khanna and Raaj Kumar's exclusive tramp club and picking Ranbir Kapoor's best performance in my Super Filmi Week.

Review: Furious 7 is AWESOME! But...

Review: Furious 7 is AWESOME! But...

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

The globally popular Fast and Furious' last installment is weighed down by mundane dialogues and plot points, says Paloma Sharma.

Goodbye Regal. Thank you for the memories

Goodbye Regal. Thank you for the memories

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

'I know all good things have to end someday. But memories, especially film memories are special,' says Aseem Chhabra.

One feels sorry for Subramanian Swamy

One feels sorry for Subramanian Swamy

Rediff.com30 Jul 2016

'Swamy's crash-landing carries a message to all loose cannons.' 'Get your rants vetted by someone higher up in the party so that you are not left high and dry,' says Amulya Ganguli.

10 things you must do to get your dream job

10 things you must do to get your dream job

Rediff.com29 May 2017

Assess your skills. Collect information. Don't settle for anything less than what you deserve.

'Sonia's blind love for her son has destroyed Congress'

'Sonia's blind love for her son has destroyed Congress'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

'He has destroyed the Youth Congress. Now he is trying to destroy the National Students Union of India. Next he will destroy the Congress. Whatever responsibility you give him he will destroy that.'

What Modi said in Lok Sabha on jobs, Rafale, grand alliance

What Modi said in Lok Sabha on jobs, Rafale, grand alliance

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

'People do not want a 'maha milavat' (highly adulterated) government of those who assembled in Kolkata.'

Of PMs and their pet economists

Of PMs and their pet economists

Rediff.com17 Jan 2015

Economists who get too close to prime ministers eventually come to grief after their boss is defeated

Here's what went wrong with Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara

Here's what went wrong with Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara

Rediff.com21 Aug 2013

There are quite a few reasons, and the main villain was not Chennai Express.

Review: Akshay Kumar is the real scene stealer of The Shaukeens!

Review: Akshay Kumar is the real scene stealer of The Shaukeens!

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

Whenever Akshay appears on screen, The Shaukeens transforms into another movie -- one that's substantially more comic, cheeky and winsome, says Sukanya Verma.

Review: Suicide Squad is a noisy mess

Review: Suicide Squad is a noisy mess

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Suicide Squad is less an actual movie and more an assemblage of moments, moments mostly to do with popular music appropriated around shots of spectacle, with every single scene trying to hit a crescendo of cool and the film, thus, failing to find any peaks at all, says Raja Sen.

Super Filmi Week with Hit Girl Asha Parekh

Super Filmi Week with Hit Girl Asha Parekh

Rediff.com24 Apr 2017

Kamal Haasan's unrivalled make up skills, Jack Nicholson's haunting imagery, Asha Parekh's life as a Hit Girl and the surprise package of Beauty and the Beast, it's all there in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week.

How India is a nation of cheats

How India is a nation of cheats

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Rajiv Malhotra's plagiarism may not be as horrifying as impersonating an exam candidate in Indore -- but they're both forms of cheating.

'Kohli Sir told me to work harder and come back fitter'

'Kohli Sir told me to work harder and come back fitter'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

'During the 2015 IPL, Kohli Sir greeted me with folded hands after I scored a 21-ball 45.' 'Everybody knows he has played many such innings, but what he was doing was motivating a 17 year old.' 'It speaks volumes of him as a captain and human being,' Sarfaraz Khan tells Aruneel Sadadekar/Rediff.com

The real enemies of social media

The real enemies of social media

Rediff.com25 Nov 2016

The trolls on Twitter, the rumour mongers on WhatsApp and the serial abusers on Facebook are the enemies of social media.

'I don't want to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali'

'I don't want to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali'

Rediff.com8 May 2018

'You don't need a godfather to protect you from dangers of Bollywood because nobody will.'

Review: Holiday is too slow to thrill

Review: Holiday is too slow to thrill

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

Holiday takes obscene amounts of time getting to the point, says Raja Sen.

His first film made Rs 175 crores!

His first film made Rs 175 crores!

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

'We had decided that if the audience liked Stree, then after two or three years we would plan a sequel.' 'Because of the kind of reaction we received for the film we have already started work on it.'

Sukanya Verma reviews Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara

Sukanya Verma reviews Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara

Rediff.com15 Aug 2013

Milan Luthria's Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara is a complete drag, unintentionally comical and painfully verbose unlike the prequel which hit quite a few right notes, notes Sukanya Verma

Of clashing superheroes and crying Khans!

Of clashing superheroes and crying Khans!

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

Superheroes, Holi, apples and other happenings from Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!