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Ankur Warikoo: AI Could Be Your 'Best Friend' in the Future

Ankur Warikoo: AI Could Be Your 'Best Friend' in the Future

Rediff.com20 Feb 2026

'Relationships do not work out because people are unpredictable. They're emotional. They are biased. An AI companion will not be any of these,' says entrepreneur Ankur Warikoo.

'Emotion Is Very Scarce Right Now'

'Emotion Is Very Scarce Right Now'

Rediff.com18 Dec 2025

'We have come to the point in civilisation where emotion seems to be something you hide or you have to be discreet about, or to be ashamed of.'

Matt Damon In Nolan's Next, Odyssey

Matt Damon In Nolan's Next, Odyssey

Rediff.com21 Feb 2025

Scheduled for a 2026 release, the period film is adapted from Homer's immortal Greek poem The Odyssey.

Goodbye Maggie!

Goodbye Maggie!

Rediff.com28 Sep 2024

The legendary British actress Dame Maggie Smith passed into the green room of eternal performers up in Heaven on Friday, September 27, 2024. She would have turned 90 on December 28.

A Grand Night For James Bond

A Grand Night For James Bond

Rediff.com29 Sep 2021

The red carpet was rolled out for the long awaited new James Bond movie, No Time To Die at the Royal Albert Hall in London, September 28, 2021.

'Oppenheimer' sparks social media row over scene involving Bhagavad Gita

'Oppenheimer' sparks social media row over scene involving Bhagavad Gita

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

Uday Mahurkar, Information Commissioner, government of India, wrote an open letter to Nolan, terming the scene a "disturbing attack on Hinduism" and appealed to the director to remove the scene worldwide.

'I love Devdas so much'

'I love Devdas so much'

Rediff.com28 Apr 2023

'I didn't want to use contemporary Bollywood music.'

Jennifer Lawrence in Shekhar Kapur's Paani?

Jennifer Lawrence in Shekhar Kapur's Paani?

Rediff.com8 Jan 2014

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right there!

Fifty Shades Darker banned in India

Fifty Shades Darker banned in India

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

The Censor Board Of Film Certification(CBFC) has struck again.

Fast and Furious 7 on hold after Paul Walker's death

Fast and Furious 7 on hold after Paul Walker's death

Rediff.com5 Dec 2013

Here's what's happening in the world of Hollywood.

Jeremy Renner: A star is 'bourne'?

Jeremy Renner: A star is 'bourne'?

Rediff.com14 Aug 2012

With the solid opening of The Bourne Legacy, well known actor and two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker and The Town) has suddenly become a star.

Atonement director to make film on India

Atonement director to make film on India

Rediff.com18 Sep 2009

Joe Wright's film, Indian Summer, may star Cate Blanchett.

Robert Pattinson to play Kurt Cobain in biopic?

Robert Pattinson to play Kurt Cobain in biopic?

Rediff.com9 Apr 2010

According to the British tabloid The Sun, Pattinson, 23, has landed the role of the Nirvana lead singer, who shot himself in 1994.

Zac Efron to play Spider Man

Zac Efron to play Spider Man

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

The High School Musical star will step into Tobey Maguire's shoes for the fourth blockbuster movie, slated to start shooting later this year and hit theatres in 2012.

Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts together!

Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts together!

Rediff.com12 Jan 2006

The latest Hollywood gossip.

Denzel Washington's inside story!

Denzel Washington's inside story!

Rediff.com7 Apr 2005

The actor will star in Universal's Inside Man.

'They won't ban skin show'

'They won't ban skin show'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2005

Meghna Naidu says it like it is.

Deep Throat sells book, film rights

Deep Throat sells book, film rights

Rediff.com16 Jun 2005

The potential sale has been the subject of intense speculation in the publishing industry and in Hollywood since Felt's identity was revealed last month in an article in Vanity Fair magazine.

Cat purrs to the top

Cat purrs to the top

Rediff.com24 Nov 2003

2 Fast 2 Furious opens at No 1

2 Fast 2 Furious opens at No 1

Rediff.com9 Jun 2003

Cat's on the top!

Cat's on the top!

Rediff.com1 Dec 2003

Guru grabs big bucks

Guru grabs big bucks

Rediff.com3 Feb 2003

40 years later, the water still scares Raja Sen

40 years later, the water still scares Raja Sen

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

After all these years, Jaws still taps into the nightmares, says Raja Sen.