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The Khata Peeta Bollywood Quiz

The Khata Peeta Bollywood Quiz

Rediff.com18 Dec 2025

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.

Pankaja, O'Sey Balamma Make It To Sundance

Pankaja, O'Sey Balamma Make It To Sundance

Rediff.com26 Jan 2026

Pankaja and O'Sey Balamma bring deeply personal yet universally resonant stories to Sundance. They represent a new wave of South Indian storytelling, blending cultural authenticity with cinematic innovation, and mark an important step in amplifying regional voices on the international stage.

Freida Is All Set For A Scandal

Freida Is All Set For A Scandal

Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

Freida Pinto is all set to star in a new series adapted from Jhumpa Lahiri's acclaimed short story collection Unaccustomed Earth.

The Lunchbox: Critics choice for the Oscars

The Lunchbox: Critics choice for the Oscars

Rediff.com16 Sep 2013

Most critics have picked this film as a favourite that should be sent to the Oscar awards

The Lunchbox gets nominated at BAFTA 2015

The Lunchbox gets nominated at BAFTA 2015

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

Directed by Ritesh Batra, it stars Irrfan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddique, and tells a unique love story.

Box Office: The Lunchbox does well, Phata Poster fails

Box Office: The Lunchbox does well, Phata Poster fails

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

Trade analyst Vindo Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.

PIX: The Lunchbox team at Dubai film festival

PIX: The Lunchbox team at Dubai film festival

Rediff.com12 Dec 2013

The acclaimed film was screened at the ongoing festival.

All We Imagine As Light Is Exquisite

All We Imagine As Light Is Exquisite

Rediff.com25 Nov 2024

All We Imagine As Light remains heart-warmingly affecting because you know experiences like this are few and far between. Payal Kapadia's film-making voice must be cherished, asserts Mayur Sanap.

'We hope The Lunchbox will find an audience for it in India'

'We hope The Lunchbox will find an audience for it in India'

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

Director Ritesh Batra discusses his film, The Lunchbox, which releases this week.

Nimrat Kaur: The Lunchbox is not a film; it's an event

Nimrat Kaur: The Lunchbox is not a film; it's an event

Rediff.com17 Feb 2014

'I want the next film to be worth all the acceptance and praise The Lunchbox has brought me,' Nimrat Kaur hasn't signed her next film yet, but she's loving every minute of her exciting career so far.

The Lunchbox is simply not believable!

The Lunchbox is simply not believable!

Rediff.com30 Sep 2013

'Please, ye gods of Bollywood: Someday, give us a tightly edited film, with believable characters and dialogue, definitely without endless close-ups of dabbas. Then maybe you won't need to moan mournfully about missing the Oscar bus with a film that doesn't belong there anyway,' says Dilip D'Souza.

Review: The Lunchbox is the best Indian film in years

Review: The Lunchbox is the best Indian film in years

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

Raja Sen feels The Lunchbox id this generation's Masoom.

Please Send Payal's Film To The Oscars!

Please Send Payal's Film To The Oscars!

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

How wonderful it would be for all of us to watch the Oscar ceremony on March 2, 2025 and watch AWIAL win an Oscar, notes Aseem Chhabra.

Catherine Zeta-Jones' Shah Rukh Khan Connection

Catherine Zeta-Jones' Shah Rukh Khan Connection

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

'I love the country and the people so very much. My children grew up watching Om Shanti Om.'

It's Bollywood Quiz Time, Folks!

It's Bollywood Quiz Time, Folks!

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.

'I was becoming wary of playing sinister characters'

'I was becoming wary of playing sinister characters'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who played Irrfan's friend and colleague named Shaikh in The Lunchbox, has only words of praise for the film, its director and co-star.

Sanya, Vidya At Guneet's Pre-Wedding Party

Sanya, Vidya At Guneet's Pre-Wedding Party

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

Producer Guneet Monga and her fiance Sunny Kapoor threw a grand cocktail party on Sunday, December 11, a day before their wedding.

How Many Of These Films Have You Seen?

How Many Of These Films Have You Seen?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 100 best (and must watch) films -- many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites.

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Rediff.com28 Jan 2024

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them!

Karan Johar Makes 'Most Violent Film' In India

Karan Johar Makes 'Most Violent Film' In India

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

'The only violence I have had in any film of mine is a slap.' 'When Nikhil narrated the film to me, I was blown away.' 'I was literally screaming out of my chair.'

The 20 Best Romances On OTT

The 20 Best Romances On OTT

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

After a dry, dreadful, spell of darkness and desolation, it looks like Bollywood love stories are ready to rock the silver screen again.

This isn't a good Photograph

This isn't a good Photograph

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

Unlike his The Lunchbox, Ritesh Batra's Photograph fails to engross us, feels Ritwik Sharma.

'All of us lie -- small lies, big lies...'

'All of us lie -- small lies, big lies...'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2023

'People go through lifetimes without speaking about what they've gone through as kids.' 'And that colours their entire lives, their choices, their bosses, their friends, their lovers, the way they are with their children.'

When EATING Gave Nimrat SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

When EATING Gave Nimrat SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

'I am greedy to have my eggs in different baskets.'

Flashback 2022: Malaika-Arjun's 'M' Word

Flashback 2022: Malaika-Arjun's 'M' Word

Rediff.com30 Dec 2022

As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.

SHOCKING! America's PGA honours 'Irrif Kahn'

SHOCKING! America's PGA honours 'Irrif Kahn'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2021

In a disgraceful display of First World arrogance, the prestigious Producers Guild Of America 'honoured' Irrfan Khan in its 'In Memoriam' section. But the honour was hardly honourable, as the PGA misspelt Irrfan's name as 'Irrif Kahn'!

Why Irrfan picked Piku over Matt Damon

Why Irrfan picked Piku over Matt Damon

Rediff.com10 May 2020

'For the first time, I was seen in an overt romantic role.'

'The real test of a movie is the test of time'

'The real test of a movie is the test of time'

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

'The real test whether the movie has worked or not is when the people remember it five years later. Just like wine and relationships, the same is true for movies.'

Deepika wouldn't have played Piku if...

Deepika wouldn't have played Piku if...

Rediff.com10 May 2021

Did you know that the original choice for the title role in Piku was not Deepika Padukone? It was Parineeti Chopra.

'Irrfanbhai was my mentor'

'Irrfanbhai was my mentor'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

'To be pitched against him as a rival was not right. Luckily, it did not affect our personal equation.'

Nimrat: Homeland just fell into my lap

Nimrat: Homeland just fell into my lap

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

The actress plays a Pakistani ISI agent in the American series.

PIX: Nimrat Kaur's GORGEOUS BAFTA looks!

PIX: Nimrat Kaur's GORGEOUS BAFTA looks!

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

The actress spent a glamorous weekend in London.

12 Years A Slave actress showers praise on Lunchbox, Irrfan thrilled

12 Years A Slave actress showers praise on Lunchbox, Irrfan thrilled

Rediff.com8 Apr 2014

'Her reaction to our film is most precious,' the actor says.

View: How India may have blown its best Oscar chance

View: How India may have blown its best Oscar chance

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

Aseem Chhabra is heartbroken that India overlooked the acclaimed film, The Lunchbox, as its Oscar nominee.

Nimrat Kaur: My character in Homeland is a bit of a seductress

Nimrat Kaur: My character in Homeland is a bit of a seductress

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

The Lunchbox actress talks about her follow-up project and how it all started.

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

Rediff.com31 Dec 2022

Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 10 international films that mattered to him, stories that he connected with and characters that gave him a better understanding of the human condition.

When Bollywood did housework!

When Bollywood did housework!

Rediff.com18 May 2020

Sukanya Verma shows us how Bollywood has depicted housework on the big screen.

'Don't harbour dreams of buying a Jaguar with my money. I have other plans'

'Don't harbour dreams of buying a Jaguar with my money. I have other plans'

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

'The roles I'm getting are of seductive divas and everything in the opposite direction of a jaded housewife trapped in a loveless marriage!' The Lunchbox actress Nimrat Kaur looks ahead.

'We may have just lost our golden chance at the Oscars'

'We may have just lost our golden chance at the Oscars'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

'Lunchbox is such a good film that I'm not worried about how it will do'

'Lunchbox is such a good film that I'm not worried about how it will do'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

Actress Nimrat Kaur talks about her upcoming release, The Lunchbox.