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The Last Double Decker Bus Ride

The Last Double Decker Bus Ride

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

Mumbai bids adieu to its iconic red double-decker buses.

Sunny Or Akshay? Who Will You Watch?

Sunny Or Akshay? Who Will You Watch?

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

Which one will you watch on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma gives us her recommendations.

'I'm The OG Pan India Superstar!'

'I'm The OG Pan India Superstar!'

Rediff.com8 May 2024

'I am always rocking.' 'I am a rockstar.' 'That's the way the world will always see me.'

Boney Was Drawn To Sridevi More And More

Boney Was Drawn To Sridevi More And More

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

A fascinating excerpt from Amborish Roychoudhury's book, Sridevi: The South Years.

List of VIPs invited for Ram temple Event

List of VIPs invited for Ram temple Event

Rediff.com21 Jan 2024

While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features 506 A-listers, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, diplomats, judges and high priests.

'Nothing Vulgar In Choli Ke Peeche'

'Nothing Vulgar In Choli Ke Peeche'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

'Many people pointed fingers at me.' 'They would ask, "Why did you sing such a song? Why did you do this 'double-meaning' song?"' 'My mother also asked, "Yeh kya gaaya?"'

'If you meet Bilkis, you'd feel she has become a stone'

'If you meet Bilkis, you'd feel she has become a stone'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

'She had the courage to not cow down before the entire law and order apparatus, to remain sane and human despite inhuman suffering meted out to her and her family.'

'Directors Weren't Noticing Me'

'Directors Weren't Noticing Me'

Rediff.com22 May 2024

'Money was pouring in after Movers & Shakers. At the turn of the millennium, I was voted one of the top 10 Mumbaikars. People joked that even when they switched off their TV sets, I was there! I would ask God if he was compensating me for the loss of Ayush, the greatest tragedy of my life.'

'They wanted to create an image of me as a devil'

'They wanted to create an image of me as a devil'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

'Those giving voice to the voiceless should be welcomed, not punished.' 'Yes, I paid a price -- 10 years in jail -- but it wasn't only me who did so. There are many paying the price.'

'History is littered with religious conflict'

'History is littered with religious conflict'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

'The othering of religious groups inevitably leads to violence.' 'It is sadly a narrative that has echoed through the centuries since man first discovered God.'

10 Must Watch Mani Ratnam Movies On OTT

10 Must Watch Mani Ratnam Movies On OTT

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

Deepa Gahlot lists 10 popular Mani Ratnam films that you can watch on streaming platforms.

Recipe: My Grandmother's Daliya Upma

Recipe: My Grandmother's Daliya Upma

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

This simple kind of upma, made from cracked wheat, is a great beginning to a day.

'Thankfully, I'm not famous'

'Thankfully, I'm not famous'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

'I come from a very small town. I never had my own house in Bombay.' 'Today, that experience helps me as actor.'

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

'Rapists do have families. I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.' 'They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.' 'Why don't we show it that way?'

Veteran recalls Partition, travelling with corpses

Veteran recalls Partition, travelling with corpses

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

They travelled for almost three days in a train with dead bodies, witnessing bloodshed and massacre across the new border that was created between India and the new-formed Pakistan.

Ex-model accused in gangster's death shot in the head in Gurugram

Ex-model accused in gangster's death shot in the head in Gurugram

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

A former model who was one of the accused in a gangster's murder in an alleged fake police encounter in Mumbai was shot dead in a hotel in Gurugram months after she was granted bail, the police said on Wednesday.

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr Leo Varadkar who will step down as Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister) next week.

'I was attacked for being anti-national'

'I was attacked for being anti-national'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

'What the film shows is an India, which was headed in a completely different direction than where we are headed.'

'Main kya tumhe villain lagti hu?'

'Main kya tumhe villain lagti hu?'

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

'Vishal told me he envisioned me while writing (the script), but I was not well.' 'He called me and said, 'Navindraji, hum aap ka dhyaan rakhenge set par.' 'That's how I got on board, and they really pampered me.'

Head constable's daughter who became a shot putter by accident!

Head constable's daughter who became a shot putter by accident!

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

The daughter of a traffic police head constable in Meerut, Kiran Baliyan was an accidental shot putter as her name was entered in a junior tournament by mistake nine years ago.

KWK 7: Gauri Talks About Aryan's Drug Case Arrest

KWK 7: Gauri Talks About Aryan's Drug Case Arrest

Rediff.com22 Sep 2022

Last October, Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's son Aryan Khan grabbed headlines after he was arrested in Mumbai in connection with a drug case. Gauri spoke about it for the first time on the seventh season of Karan Johar's chat show Koffee With Karan.

SC flags bias in educational institutions, asks UGC to end it

SC flags bias in educational institutions, asks UGC to end it

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and MM Sundresh asked the UGC to furnish the details of steps taken on a plea by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi.

Did you know Kabir Bedi's mother was a monk?

Did you know Kabir Bedi's mother was a monk?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

She lived for two-thirds of her life in India, adopted its national cause and customs, and took an Indian passport. She served a prison sentence in Lahore as part of Gandhi's protests against an Imperial power which happened to be her motherland. Freda Bedi delighted in confounding accepted definitions of identity.

'She is my teacher, counsellor and best friend'

'She is my teacher, counsellor and best friend'

Rediff.com5 May 2016

A daughter's ode to her mother.

'My face is my greatest USP'

'My face is my greatest USP'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2024

'My tool is the way I look. This is the only thing that distinguishes me.' 'Most of us dress similarly. What sets you apart is your face. If you change that also, you're like anybody else.'

Jiah Khan case: HC dismisses mother's plea against CBI chargesheet

Jiah Khan case: HC dismisses mother's plea against CBI chargesheet

Rediff.com9 Feb 2017

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Rabia Khan, mother of late actor Jiah Khan, challenging the CBI's charge sheet terming Jiah's death as suicide and not homicide, paving the way for trial to commence against Sooraj Pancholi in the case.

'We will settle scores with each and every person'

'We will settle scores with each and every person'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

'This government will be toppled in 2024.'

Merry Christmas Review: Ho, Ho, Whoa!

Merry Christmas Review: Ho, Ho, Whoa!

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Merry Christmas has a breathtaking climax that will have you sighing like you've never sighed in a Sriram Raghavan movie before, applauds Sukanya Verma.

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.

Hema-Rekha Party Together!

Hema-Rekha Party Together!

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

Hema Malini hosted a party for her friends on her 74th birthday on October 16.

Marathi signboards: SC notice to Maha govt on plea against HC order

Marathi signboards: SC notice to Maha govt on plea against HC order

Rediff.com22 Jul 2022

A bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy issued notice to the Maharashtra government, Mumbai civic body, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, and others on an appeal filed by the Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association challenging the February 23, 2022 order of the high court.

'Sam Loved Chhole Bature'

'Sam Loved Chhole Bature'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

'I am grateful that this film has happened, it makes me so proud of the country and of the Indian Army.' Brandy Batliwala, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's eldest grandchild, on the man behind the hero.

Bombay HC rejects bail plea of ex-Congress MP Nilesh Rane

Bombay HC rejects bail plea of ex-Congress MP Nilesh Rane

Rediff.com17 May 2016

The Bombay high court on Tuesday refused to grant pre-arrest bail to former Congress MP Nilesh Rane in a case of alleged assault and kidnapping

Salaam Bollywood!

Salaam Bollywood!

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

Sukanya Verma doffs her hat at all the salaam-themed titles out there.

Why Did Kiran Rao Struggle?

Why Did Kiran Rao Struggle?

Rediff.com27 Feb 2024

'I was very keen to make another film and I was dying to say action and cut and get back into creating characters and creating worlds.' 'But I just didn't have a script I was happy with.' 'I was working every day on the writing and I was struggling with that.'

Ajay Devgn Calls Karan His 'Sworn Enemy'

Ajay Devgn Calls Karan His 'Sworn Enemy'

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

The ninth episode of Koffee with Karan Season 8 sees Bollywood's Singham Ajay Devgn grace the couch along with Director Rohit Shetty.

Recipes: Swati's Diplomat Pudding. Suzanna's Trifle

Recipes: Swati's Diplomat Pudding. Suzanna's Trifle

Rediff.com26 Dec 2022

Try an alternative to the traditional pudding.

Father Is Watching Uddhav

Father Is Watching Uddhav

Rediff.com23 May 2022

Interesting glimpses of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at an exhibition on his late father Balasaheb Thackeray.

'People will forget everyone when they hear you'

'People will forget everyone when they hear you'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

'The credit for giving me my first major break goes to Master Ghulam Haider.'

10 OTT Shows That Make Us Nostalgic

10 OTT Shows That Make Us Nostalgic

Rediff.com22 Aug 2023

Many films and shows go back in time to bring alive so many fading and forgotten memories.