News for '-sharmila'

'I don't believe in love games'

'I don't believe in love games'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

'We live in times where love and relationships have a different meaning. People take it very casually. People get sexually bored easily and are always looking for something exciting. I see it happening around me. I know people, who are married or in relationships, get excited with these things.' Tara Alisha Berry on life as she sees it.

When Kishore Kumar created magic with the Burmans!

When Kishore Kumar created magic with the Burmans!

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.

HC tells govt to reply to PIL against AIB comedy show

HC tells govt to reply to PIL against AIB comedy show

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

HC tells government to reply to PIL against AIB comedy show.

The best books to read in 2016

The best books to read in 2016

Rediff.com1 Jan 2016

From Aurangzeb to Sangh Parivar, the year 2016 offers plenty of hope in historical and modern literature.

The Best Shashi Kapoor Films

The Best Shashi Kapoor Films

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

From Awaara to Deewar to Junoon to In Custody, Shashi Kapoor leaves us many movies to love and remember him by.

Politics of economic blockade dominates Manipur polls

Politics of economic blockade dominates Manipur polls

Rediff.com16 Feb 2017

Blockade is an issue which has seemingly widened the divide between the hills and the plains.

Pink interview: 'To play a molested victim was difficult'

Pink interview: 'To play a molested victim was difficult'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

'Doing a biopic on Irom Sharmila is too big a responsibility. I have to analyse a lot of other things before I take that up. I don't want to face the backlash it will get if I do that role. This is the best time to be an actor.' Taapsee Pannu up, close and personal.

Why Sara Ali Khan WON'T think about stardom!

Why Sara Ali Khan WON'T think about stardom!

Rediff.com4 Jan 2019

'There is nothing more beautiful than celebrating with people who make you what you are.'

Birthday Special: The 25 Moods of Lata Mangeshkar

Birthday Special: The 25 Moods of Lata Mangeshkar

Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

Happy birthday, Lataji!

Pix: Bollywood celebrates Mother's Day

Pix: Bollywood celebrates Mother's Day

Rediff.com14 May 2018

'It's your day. Today & everyday'

Women who spell class

Women who spell class

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

They don't have to speak out real loud or wear revealing outfits to make their presence felt. These women, across generations, know just how to make their presence felt and we doff our hats! (You should to!)

Prosenjit's wife to make her Bollywood debut

Prosenjit's wife to make her Bollywood debut

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

The actress has been cast in Onir's forthcoming film Shab.

'90,000 crore will be spent this election'

'90,000 crore will be spent this election'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

'When corporates have a stake in the government through contributions to political parties, democracy, which is supposed to work for the common man, doesn't.'

Naidu to go on fast over united AP; alleges Cong-YSRCP match fixing

Naidu to go on fast over united AP; alleges Cong-YSRCP match fixing

Rediff.com4 Oct 2013

The fight between Jaganmohan Reddy and Chandrababu Naidu for the political supremacy in Seema-Andhra region has taken an interesting turn.

The BRILLIANCE of Hrishikesh Mukherjee

The BRILLIANCE of Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Rediff.com30 Sep 2013

On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker in December 2002.

Sports Shorts: Irfan become first Indian athlete to qualify for 2020 Olympics

Sports Shorts: Irfan become first Indian athlete to qualify for 2020 Olympics

Rediff.com17 Mar 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday

'Daughters are as valuable as sons'

'Daughters are as valuable as sons'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

'Not only the poor in India want sons, but even in the Indian community in the US and Canada. The more educated they are, the more access they have to money and use of technology in gender choice.'

'I think I am getting better'

'I think I am getting better'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2017

'Ek Hasina Thi is the best movie of its kind. Similarly, for Omkara and Hum Tum. But after that, what do you do? You just flatten out and start doing some bad movies because they aren't making any (good movies). I mean, what has Vishal Bhardwaj made after Omkara that is comparable? What has Kunal Kohli made after Hum Tum that is comparable?' Saif Ali Khan hopes that new film Chef impresses.

Why Indian cricket didn't do well in the 1990s

Why Indian cricket didn't do well in the 1990s

Rediff.com10 Oct 2018

'When I entered the Indian team's dressing room, I discovered that there was a divide in the team, like a wall in between two groups of players, there were two teams within one.' 'It was all about individual glory and if the team won in the process great!' 'My entire Test career was about me wishing that my Indian team was more like the Pakistan team.'

Bollywood's YUMMIEST foodie moments!

Bollywood's YUMMIEST foodie moments!

Rediff.com4 Oct 2017

For the love of films... and larger-than-life food!

'Anjan Das taught me a lot of what I know today about filmmaking'

'Anjan Das taught me a lot of what I know today about filmmaking'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

Soha Ali Khan pays rich tribute to National Award-winning director Anjan Das, who succumbed to liver cancer on June 2.

10 Satyajit Ray films that should be re-released

10 Satyajit Ray films that should be re-released

Rediff.com4 May 2016

This is a list of his films that would work wonders for any generation lucky enough to see them on the big screen.

No Sir! The Oscars weren't boring at all!

No Sir! The Oscars weren't boring at all!

Rediff.com5 Mar 2018

'The way the winners react and the speeches they deliver.' 'That is where the fun happens, when the actors and other winners let down their guard, challenge the system, talk about issues that should matter to us,' says Aseem Chhabra.

Did missing Indian student drown in Nebraska creek?

Did missing Indian student drown in Nebraska creek?

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Authorities believe that Anwesha Dey, a 30-year-old doctoral student from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, who went missing on May 3, may have fallen into the creek.

Asha Bhosle: 30 Eternal Classics

Asha Bhosle: 30 Eternal Classics

Rediff.com8 Sep 2018

Dinesh Raheja salutes the legend's versatility in her heyday.

Sonam, Hrithik, Kareena: When star kids resemble superparents!

Sonam, Hrithik, Kareena: When star kids resemble superparents!

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

The resemblance is uncanny!

'A film is like a one-night stand'

'A film is like a one-night stand'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!'

Lessons from Bollywood: Wearing wigs like AB, Rekha & Ash!

Lessons from Bollywood: Wearing wigs like AB, Rekha & Ash!

Rediff.com7 Jun 2016

Whether to cover a bald head or let your hair down, one can learn (and unlearn) a great deal about the art from Hindi movies. Take a look.

'I hate the idea of bullying'

'I hate the idea of bullying'

Rediff.com22 Oct 2018

'I hate people who do such things.' 'The person who bullied me should be ashamed because he tortured other people too.'

How IIFA played out with the stars

How IIFA played out with the stars

Rediff.com17 Jul 2017

The stars behind the biggest films of the year like Prabhas, Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan may have been absent, but IIFA was quite an extravaganza.

'17 hits in 3 years is a record no one else has achieved'

'17 hits in 3 years is a record no one else has achieved'

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

'It is ironic that the guy who set the standard of stardom was forgotten. It was his death that made us remember him again.'

Super Filmi Week: Kudos to Kangana

Super Filmi Week: Kudos to Kangana

Rediff.com6 Sep 2017

Kangana Ranaut's guts, Amitabh Bachchan's venomous threat and dark TV serials occupied Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week.

Why Soni Sori plans to hoist the Tiranga in Maoist heartland

Why Soni Sori plans to hoist the Tiranga in Maoist heartland

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

'India is my country and we will raise our voice against anybody who harms the interests of Adivasis, be it the state government or the Maoists.'

Deven Verma's Top 10 Movies

Deven Verma's Top 10 Movies

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

Looking back at Deven Verma's brilliant movies.

Activists pin hopes on SC to repeal AFSPA

Activists pin hopes on SC to repeal AFSPA

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

Families of victims of extra-judicial killings in Manipur expect a favourable judgment from the apex court.

164 people have died of cold in Delhi so far

164 people have died of cold in Delhi so far

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

In the 66th year of the Indian Republic, eight people died of cold every night in the nation's capital.

Guess how many National Awards Shabana Azmi has won?

Guess how many National Awards Shabana Azmi has won?

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

We give you the answer!

Why Ittefaq is (still) a compelling watch!

Why Ittefaq is (still) a compelling watch!

Rediff.com1 Nov 2017

Can Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha bring back the magic created by Rajesh Khanna and Nanda in the 1969 original?

Soha: My mother has already started planning our menu for the wedding

Soha: My mother has already started planning our menu for the wedding

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

Soha Ali Khan talks about her engagement to Kunal Khemu.

At meet to discuss growing intolerance, historian likens RSS to Islamic State

At meet to discuss growing intolerance, historian likens RSS to Islamic State

Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

The writers, artistes, thinkers and academics had gathered for a "resistance" meet (Pratirodh) against what they described as "attack on reason, democracy and composite culture".