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Quiz: Test Your Filmi Bug!

Quiz: Test Your Filmi Bug!

Rediff.com24 Oct 2024

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

Review: Sam Bahadur: The Amar Chitra Katha Version

Review: Sam Bahadur: The Amar Chitra Katha Version

Rediff.com1 Dec 2023

Sam Bahadur is a mechanical summary of his life, ticking off one chapter after another without bothering to pause or ponder over their significance and influences, observes Sukanya Verma.

Shyam Benegal, Sir, Only Gratitude For You

Shyam Benegal, Sir, Only Gratitude For You

Rediff.com26 Dec 2024

'With his passing, Indian cinema has lost its most undaunted voice, a voice of unsettling truths, a window to history, a school of filmmaking.'

It's Quiz Time, Folks!

It's Quiz Time, Folks!

Rediff.com3 Oct 2024

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

Dance To These Songs This Navratri

Dance To These Songs This Navratri

Rediff.com3 Oct 2024

Sukanya Verma curates a Navratri special playlist just for you to give those festivities a touch of Bollywood style dazzle.

Bhumi Is A Beguiling Stree

Bhumi Is A Beguiling Stree

Rediff.com16 Sep 2024

Have you met Stree 2's beautiful ghost?

Want To See 2,500,000 Diyas?

Want To See 2,500,000 Diyas?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2024

30,000 volunteers lit 2.5 million diyas in Ayodhya.

It's Bollywood Quiz Time, Folks!

It's Bollywood Quiz Time, Folks!

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

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

Now, Godrej locks its history in Amar Chitra Katha

Now, Godrej locks its history in Amar Chitra Katha

Rediff.com15 May 2022

It is not the first time the history of the Godrej family is being written. In its centenary year in 1997, film journalist and former editor of Filmfare and Screen B K Karanjia had, at the behest of the industrial family, penned a voluminous two-part history, tracing their trials and tribulations since 1897. So, what made the family want to tell its story again 25 years later? And not through another book, but through a completely different medium?

Kashi, Mathura must also shine like Ayodhya: Adityanath

Kashi, Mathura must also shine like Ayodhya: Adityanath

Rediff.com31 Oct 2024

Participating in the eighth edition of Deepotsav in Ayodhya - the first since the consecration of Ram temple on January 22, Adityanath said, "This is a historic first as after 500 years, Lord Ram is now in his abode in Ayodhya for Diwali."

'A Man From Nowhere, A Nobody, Made It'

'A Man From Nowhere, A Nobody, Made It'

Rediff.com30 Sep 2024

'I never imagined that a boy from the footpath could receive such a big honour.'

Gandhi And Bose: A Complex Partnership

Gandhi And Bose: A Complex Partnership

Rediff.com23 Jan 2025

The two leaders had a complex relationship yet formed a partnership and even after their parting of ways, the two admired each other in their efforts for India's freedom.

Recite Ram Katha, Hanuman Chalisa: Cong to workers in MP

Recite Ram Katha, Hanuman Chalisa: Cong to workers in MP

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has ridiculed the move as 'hypocrisy' saying Congress leaders had termed Lord Ram as an imaginary character.

The Story Behind Sunny's Fists Of Fury

The Story Behind Sunny's Fists Of Fury

Rediff.com22 Oct 2024

The tide has turned for Sunny. He has another actioner in the upcoming Jatt and has reteamed with Rajkumar Santoshi after almost three decades for the Aamir Khan produced Lahore 1947.

First Look: Salim Ahmed's Kunjananthante Katha

First Look: Salim Ahmed's Kunjananthante Katha

Rediff.com12 Mar 2013

Mammootty and Nyla Usha play the lead roles in the film.

7 Times Kashmira Was An Absolute Knockout!

7 Times Kashmira Was An Absolute Knockout!

Rediff.com30 May 2024

Kashmira Pardeshi's wardrobe is part saccharine sweet, part edgy, part flirty.

'You Need Patience To Be An Actor'

'You Need Patience To Be An Actor'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2024

'A struggling actor once came to me and told me there's no work.' 'I said when there's no work, that's when you have a lot of work.' 'He said he didn't understand.' 'I explained that you have to keep reading, watching, writing, traveling.' 'It is like riyaaz for an actor.'

Exciting OTT Menu This Week

Exciting OTT Menu This Week

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

Cricket, time travel, artificial intelligence, haunted homes, World War II -- it's all there on OTT this week.

Is This M M Keeravani's Next Film?

Is This M M Keeravani's Next Film?

Rediff.com28 May 2024

'Everyone wants me to do Naatu Naatu again.'

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.

Sunny Deol, Bollywood's Knockout Man!

Sunny Deol, Bollywood's Knockout Man!

Rediff.com19 Oct 2024

At many stages, it has appeared as though Sunny Deol's career was running out of steam, but each time he has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes. Dinesh Raheja gives us a closer look at the man on his 67th birthday on October 19.

Will Karan's Dharma Revive Now?

Will Karan's Dharma Revive Now?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2024

'What is Balaji without Ekta (Kapoor), what is Dharma without Karan (Johar?)'

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

Rediff.com23 Dec 2024

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.

Ananya, Alia, Adah Win Awards

Ananya, Alia, Adah Win Awards

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

While Hollywood attended the Oscars on Sunday night, film folk back home were busy getting glam for the Zee Cine Awards in Mumbai.

Acche din for Akshay's Toilet: Ek Prem Katha

Acche din for Akshay's Toilet: Ek Prem Katha

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

Akki's new film will likely be tax free in BJP-ruled states.

An Amar Chitra Katha called KC

An Amar Chitra Katha called KC

Rediff.com9 Sep 2005

Review: Ithu Nammude Katha works

Review: Ithu Nammude Katha works

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

On the surface this film looks like a frame to frame copy of Nadodigal. But it still works though it is difficult to pinpoint the reason why.

Ready For 2024's First Bollywood Quiz?

Ready For 2024's First Bollywood Quiz?

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

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

Rajathan governor's 'Ram Katha' draws flak

Rajathan governor's 'Ram Katha' draws flak

Rediff.com24 Dec 2002

The governor says the proceeds from the event will be used to help famine victims, but various organisations say it is misuse of constitutional authority and reeks of communal politics.

'Yeh Patthar Nahin Todegi'

'Yeh Patthar Nahin Todegi'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2024

There was a memorable meeting with a 'tall, elegant, beautiful girl', who had recently finished her 12th in the strongly tribal Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. 'I was shocked. In this whole sea of villages, I knew for sure there was no other 12th pass girl. I said I want to meet your father.' 'She brought her father, a daily-wage labourer. I asked him: "How come you decided to educate your girl till the 12th standard? You break stones for a living and you don't have a lot of money".' 'He just said one line and in that one line he said everything.'

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.

Tamannaah's Baahubali Dream

Tamannaah's Baahubali Dream

Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

It's been nine years since magnum opus Baahubali: The Beginning hit the screen, and Tamannaah Bhatia goes down memory lane.

Take The '80s Bollywood Quiz

Take The '80s Bollywood Quiz

Rediff.com24 Apr 2024

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

It's a wrap for Akshay-Bhumi's Toilet Ek Prem Katha

It's a wrap for Akshay-Bhumi's Toilet Ek Prem Katha

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

Keshav and Jaya's unique love story coming to you on June 2.

The Top 10 Leading Ladies Club

The Top 10 Leading Ladies Club

Rediff.com24 Sep 2024

Sukanya Verma lists 10 of our best ruling the roost of Hindi cinema right now.

From Border to Sufi Paranja Katha

From Border to Sufi Paranja Katha

Rediff.com19 Feb 2010

Sharbani Mukherjee on her bold and complex role in Priyanandanan's latest Malayalam movie.

Bringing Sufi Paranja Katha to life

Bringing Sufi Paranja Katha to life

Rediff.com22 Feb 2010

Prakash Bare on his stint as a producer as well as an actor in the Malayalam movie.

'We thought of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha long before Swachh Bharat'

'We thought of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha long before Swachh Bharat'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2017

Initially, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha was about a newly married woman who fights for a toilet in her sasural. But then Akshay came into the picture....

Genelia steals the show in Katha

Genelia steals the show in Katha

Rediff.com14 Dec 2009

This Telugu thriller is thrilling!

Why Gadar Is Releasing in Theatres Again

Why Gadar Is Releasing in Theatres Again

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

The original Gadar: Ek Prem Katha has been re-mastered at a cost of Rs 2 crore (Rs 20 million). Not only that, the newly enhanced viewing experience will have extra scenes that were not a part of the film when it originally released.