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PIX: Vinicius 'tricks' Real Madrid to big win; PSG thrash Angers

PIX: Vinicius 'tricks' Real Madrid to big win; PSG thrash Angers

Rediff.com10 Nov 2024

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr scored a hat-trick to help the LaLiga champions snap a two-game winless run in all competitions.

Russell Crowe wants to do a Bollywood film

Russell Crowe wants to do a Bollywood film

Rediff.com14 May 2010

The Academy Award winning actor whose film Robin Hood opened the prestigious Cannes festival, has been in talks with Indian financiers and plans to star in the production too.

Why India chose Jallikattu for the Oscars

Why India chose Jallikattu for the Oscars

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

'Kerala is making wonderful films.'

Can India's archers finally end Olympics jinx?

Can India's archers finally end Olympics jinx?

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

India's archers have never been able to go past the quarter-final hurdle at the Olympic Games.

Bollywood awards rake in big moolah

Bollywood awards rake in big moolah

Rediff.com5 Jun 2009

Even as Bollywood copes with its worst financial turmoil, with no film having been released for over two months, its award shows are raking in big moolah.

What Angelina Jolie wanted

What Angelina Jolie wanted

Rediff.com24 Jun 2008

Rising star James McAvoy talks about his crucial career breaks and Wanted, the new big-budget action movie with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman.

Keira Knightley takes on Audrey Hepburn

Keira Knightley takes on Audrey Hepburn

Rediff.com16 Jun 2008

According to news reports, Keira Knightley has been roped in to play Eliza Doolittle, the role played by Audrey Hepburn while Daniel Day-Lewis has been described as a perfect candidate for Rex Harrison's role as the pig-headed professor, Henry Higgins in the 1964 remake of the musical, My Fair Lady.

Asia's Greatest Actors of all time

Asia's Greatest Actors of all time

Rediff.com5 Mar 2010

India has highest number of entries, with five actors included in the list.

Vikas Swarup takes over as Spokesperson in MEA

Vikas Swarup takes over as Spokesperson in MEA

Rediff.com18 Apr 2015

Senior diplomat Vikas Swarup on Saturday assumed charge as Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry.

From Gandhi to Fifty Dead Men Walking

From Gandhi to Fifty Dead Men Walking

Rediff.com6 Apr 2009

Fifty Dead Men Walking, written and directed by Kari Skogland, is a loose adaptation of Martin McGartland's 1997 autobiography, also called Fifty Dead Men Walking.

Avatar, Hurt Locker lead Oscar nominations

Avatar, Hurt Locker lead Oscar nominations

Rediff.com2 Feb 2010

Here's a look at the Oscar nominations, 2010.

Predicting the Oscar nominations, 2010

Predicting the Oscar nominations, 2010

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

Aseem Chhabra tries to guess which movies will be a part of Oscar history, if only as a nomination.

Oscars 2021: Jennifer Garner's WOW throwback!

Oscars 2021: Jennifer Garner's WOW throwback!

Rediff.com26 Apr 2021

While a lot of Hollywood celebrities attended the 93rd Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, others celebrated the grand event on social media by sharing lovely memories and throwback pictures.

Novelist Sara Joseph returns Akademi Award; says intolerance is visible everywhere

Novelist Sara Joseph returns Akademi Award; says intolerance is visible everywhere

Rediff.com10 Oct 2015

After eminent writers Nayantara Sahgal and Ashok Vajpeyi, Malayalam novelist and Aam Aadmi Party leader Sarah Joseph today said she would return the Sahitya Akademi award in protest against what she called the "growing communalism" and "life threat faced by writers" in the country after Narendra Modi government assumed office.

AR Rahman's back in Oscar race with Tamil song

AR Rahman's back in Oscar race with Tamil song

Rediff.com19 Jan 2010

The Tamil song 'Na Na' has been shortlisted for nomination in the original song category for the 82nd Academy Awards.

India conquers the Oscars

India conquers the Oscars

Rediff.com23 Feb 2009

Indian cinema has gone from winning two Oscars in all its lifetime -- a lifetime achievement Honorary Oscar for Satyajit Ray, one for Bhanu Hathaiya for Costume Design in Gandhi -- to adding three more in the same day. Wow.

Another Slumdog at the Oscars

Another Slumdog at the Oscars

Rediff.com2 Feb 2009

Smile Pinki, nominated for Best Documentary -- Short Subject, has gone largely unnoticed.

Maxim girl meet Peopl's boy

Maxim girl meet Peopl's boy

Rediff.com19 Feb 2008

Noureen DeWulf, ranked one of Maxim Magazine's Hot 100 last year has just landed herself a lead role opposite Matthew McConaughey in New Line's The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

Liked Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris? VOTE!

Liked Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris? VOTE!

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

Take this fun poll!

Three scientists share Nobel Prize for 'Click Chemistry'

Three scientists share Nobel Prize for 'Click Chemistry'

Rediff.com5 Oct 2022

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 to Carolyn R Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K Barry Sharpless.

Pinki smiles on Rediff!

Pinki smiles on Rediff!

Rediff.com2 Oct 2009

The Smile Pinki team -- director Megan Mylan, Dr Subodh Kumar Singh, Pinki and Ghutaru -- chat with Rediff readers.

Nicole Kidman to quit films?

Nicole Kidman to quit films?

Rediff.com18 Nov 2008

Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman revealed at a recent press conference -- one meant to promote her upcoming film Australia -- that she's not quite certain about her future in the film industry, adding that rather than continue to act she may instead have more children.

It's all about enjoying the sport!

It's all about enjoying the sport!

Rediff.com8 Sep 2009

If you bring out the sportsman in you to the fore in the rain, there won't be a shortage of options.

Rang De heads to the Oscars!

Rang De heads to the Oscars!

Rediff.com25 Sep 2006

'I don't have a Batman theme!'

'I don't have a Batman theme!'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2005

What the Slumdog kids have been up to

What the Slumdog kids have been up to

Rediff.com11 Aug 2009

Here's tracing the lives of the Slumdog kids, six months after the Oscar.

Amitabh: TZP is most deserving for Oscars

Amitabh: TZP is most deserving for Oscars

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

The film industry praises Aamir Khan's directorial debut Taare Zameen Par, as it goes to the Oscars next week.

Taare Zameen Par is India's Oscar entry

Taare Zameen Par is India's Oscar entry

Rediff.com21 Sep 2008

Actor Aamir Khan's debut directorial venture Taare Zameen Par, a sensitive story of an eight-year-old dyslexia child, was selected as India's entry to the foreign language category for Oscars at the 81st annual Academy awards.

PIX: Celta hold 10-man Barca; Milan-Juve play out dour draw

PIX: Celta hold 10-man Barca; Milan-Juve play out dour draw

Rediff.com24 Nov 2024

Leverkusen's Schick scores hat-trick in comeback win over Heidenheim.

Salman and Govinda in Leeds

Salman and Govinda in Leeds

Rediff.com18 Jun 2007

Reader Diviya Garg spotted the actors in Leeds after the IIFA awards.

Student arrested for 'obscene' painting of gods

Student arrested for 'obscene' painting of gods

Rediff.com10 May 2007

Meanwhile, noted artists, including Padma Shree awardee Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Nilima Sheikh and Surendra Nair have criticised the police action.

Al Pacino to play Napoleon

Al Pacino to play Napoleon

Rediff.com10 Apr 2009

Academy award winning actor Al Pacino, who had a longtime wish to don the character of Napoleon, is now getting a chance to play the French emperor in an on-screen adaptation of children's book.

Rahman returns amid much fanfare

Rahman returns amid much fanfare

Rediff.com26 Feb 2009

The 43-year-old musician, who won the Oscars for Best Original Music and Best Song for his compositions in Slumdog Millionaire at the 81st Academy Awards, arrived at the Chennai airport from Dubai by an Emirates Airways flight at around 2.30 am.

Tanvi: Kate Winslet said I looked great

Tanvi: Kate Winslet said I looked great

Rediff.com25 Feb 2009

Slumdog's Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar tells rediff.com about her experience in Los Angeles and her Oscar night.

L K Advani wishes Rahman

L K Advani wishes Rahman

Rediff.com24 Feb 2009

The whole world is goning ga-ga over Slumdog Millionaire's victory at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. L K Advani congratulated the team for winning eight Oscars.

Mom, coach, strategist: Purnima Mahato prepares archers for Paris Olympics

Mom, coach, strategist: Purnima Mahato prepares archers for Paris Olympics

Rediff.com23 Jul 2024

Medal layenge, medal layenge yeh baat tum dimaag se nikal do (a medal will never come if you chase after a medal, just focus on the processes)

Plunging necklines, frills & thrills at SAG awards

Plunging necklines, frills & thrills at SAG awards

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

A look at what transpired at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.

Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney passes away

Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney passes away

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

The actor was 93.