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'I had to put on weight for my role in Do Knot Disturb'

'I had to put on weight for my role in Do Knot Disturb'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

Sushmita Sen on her latest movie, working with Govinda and fighting with Lara Dutta.

Mohanlal on Unnaipol Oruvan

Mohanlal on Unnaipol Oruvan

Rediff.com14 Sep 2009

Mohanlal on why he agreed to star in the latest Malayalam movie Unnaipol Oruvan.

Post poll debacle, Mulayam does a Sonia

Post poll debacle, Mulayam does a Sonia

Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and Congress president Sonia Gandhi may be poles apart on most counts, but they seem to be acting in a strikingly similar manner when it comes to fixing responsibility for the debacle of their respective parties in the recently concluded LokSabha poll. Sharat Pradhan reports

Varasudhaara is very ordinary

Varasudhaara is very ordinary

Rediff.com10 Mar 2008

Guru Deshpande's Kannada film, Varasudhaara, is a mix of Mario Puzo's best-selling novel, Godfather and Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar.

Another horror story from RGV

Another horror story from RGV

Rediff.com3 Mar 2008

The filmmaker is back with a horror film tentatively called Phoonk, which will be produced by One Thought Entertainment.

Bollywood heads into the forest

Bollywood heads into the forest

Rediff.com6 Aug 2009

With Agyaat ready to release, here's a look at different kinds of forest-based films.

A'bad blasts: Scriptwriter's nightmare comes true

A'bad blasts: Scriptwriter's nightmare comes true

Rediff.com28 Jul 2008

Prashant Pandey, the script and dialogue write of Contract, talks about the similarity between the blasts and a scene from his film.

Amar Singh gives President list of SP MPs

Amar Singh gives President list of SP MPs

Rediff.com9 Jul 2008

Samajwadi Party leaders Amar Singh and Ram Gopal Yadav met President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday. Amar Singh handed over to the President a list of Lok Sabha MPs who contested under the SP symbol.

'Jana Gana Mana Rann is a film song'

'Jana Gana Mana Rann is a film song'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2009

Sarim Momin, 30, who wrote the lyrics of Jana Gana Mana Rann, tries to defend his work, and tells us why it's just a 'film song'.

The TOP 10 Flops from 10 Years Ago

The TOP 10 Flops from 10 Years Ago

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

Joginder Tuteja goes back a decade, and looks at the big movies that flopped from 10 years ago.

Ten MPs take oath in RS

Ten MPs take oath in RS

Rediff.com10 Dec 2008

Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh and his party colleague Ram Gopal Yadav along with eight other new members of Parliament were administered oath by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari on Wednesday.

SC slams RGV for distorting national anthem

SC slams RGV for distorting national anthem

Rediff.com25 May 2009

The Supreme Court came down heavily on Ram Gopal Varma's distortion of the national anthem in his forthcoming film Rann saying it gives a 'totally negative sense.'

Review: Sarkar Raj

Review: Sarkar Raj

Rediff.com6 Jun 2008

This is a watchable, entirely forgettable film, and fans of the original are advised to rewatch that one again. Ramu has concentrated far too much on the angles and the light -- both of which succeed only in making you think you're watching a film without clarity -- and not enough on the focus.

Bollywood's Biggest Patch-ups

Bollywood's Biggest Patch-ups

Rediff.com13 May 2009

Bollywood is as much about friends as it is about feuding. Which is why several starry battles so frequently turn back to friendship. In the end, everybody ends up working together anyway.

Should RGV have tampered national anthem in Rann?

Should RGV have tampered national anthem in Rann?

Rediff.com7 May 2009

Have your say!

'Rangeela was made to capture Urmila's beauty'

'Rangeela was made to capture Urmila's beauty'

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

'She is the main reason why I was inspired to make the film.'

Do you know these actors' first films?

Do you know these actors' first films?

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Joginder Tuteja looks at the lesser known films of these stars.

As major ports get autonomy, minister says no privatisation

As major ports get autonomy, minister says no privatisation

Rediff.com10 Feb 2021

The Major Ports Authority Bill, 2020 was passed through ballot votes in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday with 84 votes in its favour and 44 against it. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on September 23 last year.

'Media is the conscience of the society'

'Media is the conscience of the society'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2010

Amitabh Bachchan talks about his forthcoming films, Rann and Teen Patti.

Isha becomes a brand ambassador

Isha becomes a brand ambassador

Rediff.com11 Jul 2007

Italian fashion label Police Time and Jewellery announced the khallas girl as their brand ambassador.

Repeal farm laws without making it prestige issue: Oppn in RS

Repeal farm laws without making it prestige issue: Oppn in RS

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

Participating in the discussion on the Motion on Thanks to President's Address to the joint sitting of Parliament, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress member Ghulam Nabi Azad suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself should make the announcement on repeal of the laws. Modi was present in the House at the time.

Chat with Vivek Oberoi, RIGHT HERE!

Chat with Vivek Oberoi, RIGHT HERE!

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

Join Vivek Oberoi as he connects with Rediff readers from 1 pm to 1:30 pm on Wednesday, November 6, only on ZaraBol.

Hitting the Ghajini jackpot

Hitting the Ghajini jackpot

Rediff.com14 Jan 2009

Madhu Mantena, Ghajini's producer, entered the film world almost by chance, and now he has a hit on his hands.

Small screen, big buyouts

Small screen, big buyouts

Rediff.com25 Nov 2006

With increasing corporatisation of Indian television, creativity is being backed by professional management. The growth potential is huge.

RGV's Contract disappoints

RGV's Contract disappoints

Rediff.com18 Jul 2008

Contract is a badly-made and disappointing film, way below the standards set by the director himself.

Amitabh on Phalke award: 'Deeply grateful and humbled'

Amitabh on Phalke award: 'Deeply grateful and humbled'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Amitabh Bachchan has been awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award.

Phoonk actor takes on the media in next

Phoonk actor takes on the media in next

Rediff.com9 Dec 2008

Sudeep will play an ambitious mediaperson in his next Hindi film, Rann.

Deshmukh defends Taj visit with son, RGV

Deshmukh defends Taj visit with son, RGV

Rediff.com1 Dec 2008

Brushing aside the criticisms on filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma being part of his entourage to the terror-hit Taj hotel and other sites, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Monday said there was "no bad intention in it".

Operation Parindey review

Operation Parindey review

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

A real life tale is always exciting, especially when done right, and so you are hooked to the proceedings right from the word go, applauds Joginder Tuteja.

5 things you didn't know about RGV

5 things you didn't know about RGV

Rediff.com3 Jun 2008

A quiz on filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, as he readies for his first release of 2008, Sarkar Raj starring the Bachchans.

Too much Govinda in Sarkar Raj

Too much Govinda in Sarkar Raj

Rediff.com2 Jun 2008

Even if you close your eyes and try to picture the almighty Amitabh Bachchan doing his thing against the soundtrack, this really is Govinda-overdose like never before.

MSP for farmers outdated, says committee

MSP for farmers outdated, says committee

Rediff.com2 May 2007

The standing committee on agriculture has criticised the government's criteria of fixing the Minimum Support Price for the farmers

Grand alliance breaks in Bihar; 'humiliated' Mulayam walks away

Grand alliance breaks in Bihar; 'humiliated' Mulayam walks away

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

The Samajwadi Party on Thursday pulled out of the 'grand alliance' in poll-bound Bihar, saying it felt "humiliated" as it was not consulted while deciding seats and would contest the assembly elections in the state on its own.

After 10 years away, Fardeen is back in Bollywood

After 10 years away, Fardeen is back in Bollywood

Rediff.com8 Dec 2020

'We thought we'd be away from Mumbai for two or three years.' 'If only life were that simple!'

Your say: Bored with RGVs films?

Your say: Bored with RGVs films?

Rediff.com6 Mar 2007

Has Ram Gopal Varma lost touch with the pulse of the masses? Or is he the experimental maverick you've always loved?

Music Review: Naan Aval Adhu

Music Review: Naan Aval Adhu

Rediff.com25 Sep 2008

Four music directors, declares the album. Regretfully, barring a horror number, it looks like the composers have decided to deliver the most basic compositions.

Darling: The Rediff Review

Darling: The Rediff Review

Rediff.com7 Sep 2007

Ram Gopal Varma's latest film is watchable, but not scary enough.

Karisma Kapoor is back!

Karisma Kapoor is back!

Rediff.com12 Sep 2008

For two years now, there have been rumours about Karisma Kapoor's comeback with Onir's You and I, Ram Gopal Varma ki Aag, a sequel to Andaz Apna Apna and the Hindi remake of Tamil film June R.

Spotted: Ash, Abhishek in Hyderabad

Spotted: Ash, Abhishek in Hyderabad

Rediff.com28 Aug 2007

Reader Girish Mehta sends us pictures.

Is a black crow hotter than Mallika Sherawat?

Is a black crow hotter than Mallika Sherawat?

Rediff.com25 Aug 2008

In the latest box office battle Mallika Sherawat has lost the battle to a lowly crow and it is Varma who is laughing all the way to the bank.