How The BJP Has Changed Under Modi-Shah

The BJP at 43 is a work in progress, with total ideological continuity and much substantive change in political method and style, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party Supremo......

India is in a coma. Does Modi care?

'Flypasts, bands, helicopters dropping flowers over hospitals treating coronavirus patients are cute ideas for an Akshay Kumar film.''But when lakhs of workers at the lowest rung of the employment......

T V R Shenoy: Farewell to a very special friend

Mr T V R Shenoy, who contributed columns to Rediff.com from its birth, passed into the ages on Tuesday evening.As we grieve and mourn his passing, Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar bids adieu to an......

Justice with judiciousness

While the judiciary remains our most trusted institution, it should debate its internal health, argues Shekhar Gupta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com If I am often allowed to slip cricket into......

'Guru Dutt Taught Us How To Make Films'

'Guru Dutt taught me that pitying oneself can be beautiful, and that heartbreak is cinematic.' IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman and Guru Dutt in Pyaasa. It felt like stepping back in time on Wednesday,......

How Manoj Kumar Became Mr Bharat

IMAGE: Manoj Kumar in Shaheed. Shaheed was Manoj Kumar's first patriotic success. This small-budget black-and-white film had enormous impact, besides laying the foundation for Manoj's famous......

'Music directors never tried to find out my worth'

'If a hero wanted Mr Rafi to sing for him, naturally it had to be him.''Then if it was Dilip Kumar, who is a soft-spoken man, he naturally wanted Talat Mehmood.''Now you tell me, where did I stand......

Meet The *Real* Stars Of Sholay

Salim-Javed became the first Hindi film writers who could be considered brands, and they are still boldface names, celebrities in their own right, chronicles Dinesh Raheja. IMAGE: Salim Khan and......