'When people come to watch my work, I want them to take away something -- it could be the story, it could be an emotion they haven't felt in a very long time.'
'No one's comparing and everyone's taking the song as mine... that's a battle won.'
Movies, their motives and time of release make me wonder if we'll ever be able to see India as India and not a reflection of its governments, notes Sukanya Verma.
'He was full of Hindustan, its tehzeeb and its culture.'
The Congress leaders maintained that such propaganda against the party would not work and the truth shall prevail.
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
Celebrating one of Bollywood's finest cult classics, as it turns 20.
'He could indeed survive [the no confidence vote] even as he faces his biggest political test.'
Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards.
Besides the five Indian films that are playing at the Toronto International Film Festival this year -- a rather large collection at an international film festival, says Aseem Chhabra -- there are more films with an Indian connect.
'During pregnancy, your body may tell you what it's feeling more acutely than during other phases of life, which is your body's way of adapting to protect your pregnancy.'
'The world will remember Kalpana through the characters that showed her brilliance as an actor.'
'I wish there was a little chaos there and I wish there was a little discipline here.' Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee on Bollywood and Hollywood.
'I hadn't just been raped, I was taken to my own house and had been brutalised.'
'For the Tamil Nadu protestors to openly ask popular film actor Vijay Sethupathi not to don Murali in 800 is a travesty in every sense. It may have given them a cause to tell the world, and the governments in New Delhi, Colombo and Chennai, that the Sri Lankan ethnic issue was still alive in the state -- more so, during the current run-up to two major events in the first half of 2021,' says N Sathiya Moorthy.
There's an award for everyone at the Sansui Colors Stardust awards!
'When you write off good artistes, it's easier for them to beat their drums about their own people.'
'I don't believe in focusing on the bad things that have happened in my life.'
'She's the best actor in the family,' her dad, arguably the finest actor in all of Bollywood, said later.
'My mother is a lady with a lot of emotional stability and strength. And wisdom.' 'When I was younger, she would tell me that if I ever refused water to anyone, I would have to drink gutter water.' 'When I grew up, she would say, "Be liberal when you know what you are talking about, and be conservative when you don't".'
Actors cheer Siddharth P Malhotra's Hichki.
'What we are actually missing in India is a platform wherein the government engages with cybersecurity experts, gets them employed and then utilises their capability to deter such attacks.'
'I have done so much work after the Mahabharat, but people still remember me as Duryodhan.'
These festive photographs will instantly light up your mood.
Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday after battling cancer. He was 70.
Why were two of 2018's critically panned films awarded?! exclaims Aseem Chhabra.
'The guilt and shame that comes just from the fact that you are a woman and you want to buy a condom is ten times more.' 'You are put through ten times more shame and guilt just because you are a woman!'
'The worst case scenario for Pakistan is a full-scale Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.' 'Pakistani militants would be inspired and emboldened and seek to replicate the Taliban's successes in Pakistan.'
'I can't wait to see Sushant spin his magic one last time,' notes Namrata Thakker.
'If you enjoy learning and if you can risk the failures, entrepreneurship can be a rewarding, enriching experience.'
'A girl on Instagram got very angry with me and wrote, 'Yeh toh shakal se he harami lagta hai, yeh real life mein bhi harami hi hoga.'
The journey of the star who swept the Best Actor of the Year awards at the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs.
Joginder Tuteja lists 10 of the actor's movies that you can watch on the OTT platform in India to relive his magic.
Will Priyanka start a family? Or does she have some career aces up her sleeve? Longtime Rediff.com contributor Aseem Chhabra, author of
The NCB and Wankhede had earlier in the day filed two separate affidavits before the special court against the allegations of extortion attempt levelled against them.
'But an overthrow of the Afghan government would really embolden regional militant groups in a big way.' 'LeT and JeM could be emboldened, and prompted to replicate in Kashmir what the Taliban did in Afghanistan.'
Sukanya Verma presents an appreciation post for the cast of this must-watch movie.
India should observe October 22 as Kashmir Martyrs Day to pay tribute to those who lost their lives to Paakistan's State terrorism, suggests Brigadier Narender Kumar (retd).
'Dev for me embodied all that kind of charm, optimism, energy, vulnerability, awkwardness and yet strength.' 'He's in every scene for two hours.' 'He has to play drama, melodrama, romance, pathos, comedy.' 'It was a relief when he said yes.'
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