Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com examines how Salman Khan went from a reviled, spoilt Bollywood brat to being a well-loved superstar.
Mamata took to Facebook and wrote that "some BJP supporters are trying to spread hatred ideology through one section of media -- so-called BJP media and so-called fake video, fake news, misinformation and disinformation to create confusion and to suppress truth and reality."
Comedy may be challenging but that wasn't what stressed Taapsee Pannu during the making of Judwaa 2.
Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt Dutt will act in a movie again after 21 years.
Sukanya Verma lists the memorable use of trees in Hindi movies.
It does not stop here, though. According to field information, state ministers, AIADMK candidates and campaigners are asking BJP cadres accompanying them not to carry party flags at common rallies and also avoid their saffron shawl on those occasions. BJP cadres are also asked to stay out of the common campaign when it enters a minority-dominated areas, especially of Muslims, and re-join later, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
A lot of laughs, a lot of tears and, of course, a lot of questions end Kaun Banega Crorepati 9.
One person has been detained in Uttar Pradesh in connection with an alleged threat and extortion call received by filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, police said on Thursday.
Ratan Tata has made sure his successor won't have to battle cliques within the group - unlike his own experience after he took over.
Between phony philosophical musings and Abbas-Mustan level of believe-it-or-not twists, Sadak 2 dodders towards its dead end destination, notes Sukanya Verma.
The television show, Nayi Soch Ki Talaash Aamir Ke Saath, will be telecast on November 29.
When the doyenne of television decides to party, all her friends make it a point to attend.
Agneepath is less of a remake, more of a tribute, writes Sukanya Verma
'It's a natural alliance and this alliance has been has been formed without compromising the core ideology of the AIADMK.'
'Your strike rate is very important when it comes to seat-sharing.'
The film courted controversy when its trailer got leaked on the internet.
Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya talks about the biggest film of his career, Salman Khan, and his TV shows.
A look at television actors who have tried their hand in films and how successful they are
The contemporary problem with the BJP in Tamil Nadu is that it has been trying hard to package the DMK especially as anti-god and anti-Hinduism, and seeking it to link to Periyar and M Karunanidhi, and by extension to Stalin, the latter's son and successor to the party mantle. Their hope was to consolidate the perceived 'pro-god, pro-religion votes', which they saw returning to the fold post-MGR, post-Jayalalithaa. But no such substantial vote-bank existed even in Periyar's time, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
'The day I am bored with acting, I will shift to something.'
Sukanya Verma looks at notable troikas in Bollywood's catalog of three hero vehicles.
Rediff readers suggest interesting names for Baba Ramdev's new denim brand.
Saif Ali Khan looks ultra cool in his upcoming film.
On his 90th birthday, Sukanya Verma highlights a fraction of the legend's marvelous versatility in this curated list of his 25 unique moods.
'Why should I give you an interview? What will you ask me that has not been asked before?' Devsaab asked A Ganesh Nadar.
Students of a Mumbai school have pooled in Rs 20 lakh for drought-hit people in Marathwada region of Maharashtra
Celebrating Mother's Day by remembering a variety of such movie maatajis and her impassioned assertions.
Causing serious embarrassment to the Trinamool Congress leadership, party MP Kabir Suman has written an autobiography and dedicated it to top Maoist leader Kishenji among others.
Bharat and Vibha Singh from a village in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district had written a letter to the PM asking him to suggest a name for their daughter.
We pay homage to Bhanu Athaiya by celebrating her best creations.
Looking at the actress/TV host from her Mera Naam Joker days to India's Most Desirable.
Virat Kohli is known to be an avid follower of football and the champion batsman has declared his support for world champions Germany at the upcoming Euro Championships in France. Kohli has tweeted a picture with him wearing the German jersey. India's Test captain Kohli has been rested for the Zimbabwe series, which starts from Saturday. Kohli plays football during training and more recently the Celebrity Classico game between the cricketers and Bollywood actors in Mumbai.
State govt said it is not averse to seeking Army's help to maintain law and order.
Dev Anand's films offered, for most part, unalloyed entertainment and had little melodrama and silly fight scenes like most other films. And that was the prime reason to see them, hoping that they would help me prepare better for the exams, remembers Arthur J Pais.
Ultimately, whether the UP ordinance is struck down by the courts or not, it will be the courage of young Hindu and Muslim women and men that will act as a foil to the UP police-cum-mobs who will be out to get them.
'I am only slightly puzzled by why the childishness has not left the minister. It is easy to be prejudiced and closed-minded when one is in one's teens. But adults should view the world as adults, not as squabbling and petty schoolchildren,' says Aakar Patel.
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