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Moon Moon Sen, the Trinamool Congress candidate, contesting from Bankura in West Bengal pulled off a major upset when she went defeated the formidable nine-time member of Parliament Basudev Acharia from the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Sen, the actress and daughter of Suchitra Sen, triumphed by 97,511 votes over Acharia. She speaks to Subhash K Jha on her victory and her plans for the future.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday presented the Banga Vibhushan awards to 13 luminaries from various fields.
'I have the love of the audience for the last 60 years.' 'I am very greedy in this matter.' 'I want those who love me to continue doing so.'
Pancham, like his father, was besotted by Lata Mangeshkar's voice and his career's finest songs were reserved only for her.
Entertainment may be its raison d'etre but the tears brought about by cinema are no less significant.
The 72-year-old director wins the award over Sulochana and Suchitra Sen.
The most rocking disproportionate screen couples of Bollywood.
Legendary Bengali semi-classical singer Sandhya Mukherjee, who had worked with leading music directors such as S D Burman, Naushad and Salil Chaudhury died on Tuesday evening following a massive cardiac arrest, leaving behind millions of mourning fans of all ages across borders.
Will Ash make a good Meena Kumari? Tell us what you think. The Rediff Movies Message Board.
As Gulzar turns 86 on August 18, Subhash K Jha celebrates the iconic figure by picking his five favourite songs.
'He never went to the Bombay industry.'
'Mamata's fascination with stars is so deep-rooted that she uses her clout as chief minister to get close to them.'
Vidya Balan *really* wants her new film Hamari Adhuri Kahani to do well.
Quite a few Hindi movies have explored different shades of the landlord-tenant relationship in passing or purposefully.
'I have started getting a lot of messages from people, directors, photographers...and I realised the importance of being visible.'
'He always seemed one of us, part of the great aspiring middle class -- his values, his simplicity, even the intellectual snobbery which he could barely hide,' observes Mousumi Sengupta.
'I choose the best of what I get. I will not do every Hindi film that comes my way. I would rather wait and do good films than do rubbish films because I will have no career left. It's tough in Bollywood because there is a lot of competition. You have to create a niche for yourself.' Raima Sen tells us why she's been away from Bollywood.
Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many reasons for marital discord reported in Hindi movies.
The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two. Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life.
Doting daddy Dharmendra talks about Ahana's grand wedding.
'My mom, dad, sister and husband often yell at me to get off the phone. but I say, let me check this picture for the last time...'
One of India's greatest actors -- someone who acted in 14 Satyajit Ray films -- doesn't get good movie roles anymore.
A look back at 2014 in Bollywood as we inch closer to a new year!
As Soumitra Chatterjee turns 80 on January 19, we look back at his best movies.
Dinesh Raheja salutes the legend's versatility in her heyday.
A modern day prince and princess are getting married in Bengaluru this weekend.
On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker in December 2002.
'The critics were writing so well about me, I was shocked!' 'My phone didn't stop ringing!' 'This is the biggest tribute for a senior actor.' 'Now, I can pack up.'
y talking about her struggle with depression, Deepika Padukone has exposed the stress-filled lives of filmstars say Ranjita Ganesan and Veenu Sandhu.
'Hrishi-da often voiced his disenchantment with Bachchan's Angry Young Man persona -- the 'maara-maari', the growth of sidelocks; he even said directors were killing Amitabh the actor and turning him into a stuntman. Yet, as Jaya Bhaduri jovially pointed out, the seeds of that seething persona can be found in Anand and Namak Haraam.'
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