'To Kanti Bhatt, books played god'

Kanti Bhatt, respected Gujarati author and journalist, passed into the ages on August 4, 2019, at the age of 88. In tribute, we reproduce an article his wife Sheela Bhatt wrote about him 19 years......

The photographer who refused to shoot the prime minister

Photographer S Paul, who died this month, was furiously protective about his independence and intensely sure about his work.So much so that he once walked away from a shoot with a prime......

'No idea can be anti-national'

'Not allowing people to speak or listen is the biggest act of anti-nationalism,' says Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, one of India's finest poets. Archana Masih/Rediff.com met the poet who is rock-star......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world. Meet the 'World's sexiest dwarf' Super-glamorous Karina Lemos is living proof that good things come in small......

The fun and essence of Cannes ad fest

Okay, today the curtains are going to come down on the 2010 Cannes Advertising Festival. It's been a week of stimulating seminars, inspiring award shows, long walks and delectable foi gras. In the......

Lagaan to help Sahara expand globally

Sahara India, one of India's biggest business houses with an asset base of $10.98 billion, plans to organise a ten-day Bollywood film festival in the United Kingdom and the United States from......

The Lady Behind Alia's Mesmerising Dholida

'The pressure was very high because I am not a Saroj Khan or a Vaibhavi Merchant.''I am someone from a reality show.''I was a nobody who was given an opportunity to express myself in the best way I......

Why Deepa Mehta made Funny Boy

'There are so many who live in fear, just because they are being oppressed on the basis of who they love.' IMAGE: Brandon Ingram and Rehan Mudannayake in Funny Boy. Deepa Mehta's Funny Boy has......

You must watch these AMAZING movies!

The stars were there. For a small festival in its fourth year, the International Film Festivals and Awards Macao brings quite a few global film personalities to promote their films. French actress......

How a desi is making waves at MoMA

'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'Indira Kannan reports. IMAGE: Members of the 69th Berlin film festival's international jury arrive for the awards......

'Ladies First': Story of Deepika's journey from Ranchi to Rio

'It's a story of a fightback and believing in yourself. You should never give up.' IMAGE: Deepika Kumar in action during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters The......