The Indian-American was one of the real sheroes at the awards.
'Everywhere, people would ask me why I had left films. They wanted to see more of me.' 'Their words were music to my ears.'
The actress-filmmaker and UN ambassador turns 40 on June 4.
The 'power of women' resonated all through the evening in the most emphatic fashion.
Yorgos Lanthimos's royal drama has 12 nominations!
'I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.' Stirring speeches at the 75th Golden Globes.
Actresses come and go, but these ladies will always dazzle.
Looking at the winners of the big night.
And other top moments from the closing of the 70th Cannes Film Festival.
The Olivier Awards are the British stage equivalent of the Oscars.
A look at the glamorous brigade on the red carpet.
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.
Raja Sen lists his favourite moments.
Mad Max: Fury Road has a very realistic chance of sweeping the Oscars, predicts Raja Sen.
There is a group of La La Land haters -- especially jazz aficionados who feel the film gives too much importance to a white man who sets out to save the musical genre associated with the African American community, points out Aseem Chhabra.
'I didn't get any recognition in Kerala for this film and it has definitely hurt me. When the whole world is celebrating the return of Sanskrit, my state is busy ignoring it.' Vinod Mankara talks about his award-winning film, Priyamanasam.
Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.
A quick look at the winners.
Which films are *you* rooting for?
A good deal of the 92nd Academy Awards (going hostless second year in a row) was a drag what with a staggeringly dull red carpet, long-winded, lacklustre speeches and uneven live acts following too quickly one after another.
Here's a look at top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The 89th Annual Academy awards saw some touching speeches. Here's a look at some of the best ones.
Here are our top 10 moments from this year's Oscars.
Sukanya Verma tells us just what makes Mirch Masala a must watch.
Sukanya Verma looks at what stood out in a mostly humdrum affair.
The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms.
'Kishoreda was very close to our family and offered a lot of support.'
By the time they turned 40, Prithviraj Kapoor had done about 50 films, Raj Kapoor about 46 films and Rishi Kapoor about 80 films. As Ranbir Kapoor turns 40, Deepa Gahlot explores the Kapoors cinematic landscape to find out where the young actor stands in comparison to his great grandfather, grandfather and father.
The 71th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods.
Sukanya Verma looks at the handful of occasions when Bollywood believed sky was the limit.
Saloni Dhumne and Atreya Raghavan speak to young India to find out who their LGBTQ heroes are.
New York-based photographer Mark Bennington recently released his collection of beautiful photographs depicting the typical Bollywood life in a coffee table book called Living the Dream: The Life of the 'Bollywood' Actor.
Heartfelt, sharp, aware, bright, and sincere, these are the best speeches from the show.
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