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RARE PIX: The Making of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

RARE PIX: The Making of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

Rediff.com7 Oct 2017

Have you seen these lovely behind-the-scenes pictures of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro?

Five states hold 60% of total demat accounts

Five states hold 60% of total demat accounts

Rediff.com27 Dec 2007

According to the data available from National Securities Depository (NSDL), the leading depository, nearly 62.8 per cent of the demat accounts are in the five states Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Maharashtra leads the number of demat accounts with 22 per cent share, followed by Gujarat with 18 per cent share. These are the only two states having more than a million accounts in NSDL.

Review: Guddu Ki Gun is hilarious

Review: Guddu Ki Gun is hilarious

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

Guddu Ki Gun is a sex comedy with funny one-liners and great performances from Kunal Khemmu and Sumit Vyas, writes Prasanna Zore.

China elevates Xi as 'core leader', on par with Mao, Deng

China elevates Xi as 'core leader', on par with Mao, Deng

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

President Xi Jinping was on Thursday elevated as the "core leader" of China's ruling Communist Party, conferring on him a status similar to that of party founder 'Chairman' Mao Zedong that dilutes the three-decade-old collective leadership principle to avoid personality cult.

Gujarat polls: 'Modi masks' to woo voters

Gujarat polls: 'Modi masks' to woo voters

Rediff.com22 Nov 2007

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is being projected as a "cult figure" by his own party ahead of the Assembly elections by preparing 'Modi masks' to cash in on his popularity.

No more Lost to be found?

No more Lost to be found?

Rediff.com15 Jan 2007

ABC's hit television show Lost might be looking to wrap things up.

'Modi could be PM for 15 years'

'Modi could be PM for 15 years'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

'The biggest danger is that majoritarianism is getting normalised, insidiously and overtly... We are bringing the worst, not the best in us... We are looking for new enemies - Muslims, urban Naxals, tukde tukde gang, some enemy or the other which keeps this majoritarian wheel turning,' says journalist Rajdeep Sardesai.

The car that can drive sideways

The car that can drive sideways

Rediff.com24 Oct 2007

The car that can drive sideways

'People hated me!'

'People hated me!'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

'I have done so much work after the Mahabharat, but people still remember me as Duryodhan.'

Nokia 8110 4G: The coolest things about the Matrix banana phone

Nokia 8110 4G: The coolest things about the Matrix banana phone

Rediff.com28 Feb 2018

The famous Nokia 8110 comes back to life in a new avatar after 22 years!

The man who changed Indian cricket forever

The man who changed Indian cricket forever

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

'A man who is sometimes loved and loathed in equal measure, a man we're seemingly tired of seeing yet can't imagine life without.' Dhruv Munjal salutes the incomparable M S Dhoni.

Harley unsure, Japanese rivals rev up for India

Harley unsure, Japanese rivals rev up for India

Rediff.com2 May 2007

Even as Harley-Davidson Company, America's cult bikemaker, re-thinks its India strategy on account of the high import duty structure, its Japanese rivals are fast closing in on plans to launch their high-end luxury bikes in India.

British actor Bob Hoskins dies

British actor Bob Hoskins dies

Rediff.com30 Apr 2014

He was 71.

Dangal, PK, QSQT: Aamir Khan's BEST poster face? VOTE!

Dangal, PK, QSQT: Aamir Khan's BEST poster face? VOTE!

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Have a favourite? VOTE!

Cartwheeling Hassan an unlikely star of the World Cup

Cartwheeling Hassan an unlikely star of the World Cup

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

With his face covered in warpaint and his hair kept in place by a bandana in the Afghan flag colours, fast bowler Hamid Hassan has emerged as one of the cult figures of the World Cup.

Stanley Kubrick: Back from the dead

Stanley Kubrick: Back from the dead

Rediff.com2 Nov 2006

Scripts written by the late director have been unearthed, and filming on them will begin soon.

Newbie takes on Big B's role

Newbie takes on Big B's role

Rediff.com29 Aug 2007

Model Prashant Raj Sachdev on his role in Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag.

A liberal case against a uniform civil code

A liberal case against a uniform civil code

Rediff.com19 Oct 2015

A constipated, constricting UCC would be worse than the current scenario of competing personal laws, says Devangshu Datta.

'The virus has always felt at arm's length from me'

'The virus has always felt at arm's length from me'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

'At its peak, COVID-19 in Korea felt like half-disaster, half-disaster movie.'

Aishwarya, Aamir, Salman: Bollywood's OLDEST college students

Aishwarya, Aamir, Salman: Bollywood's OLDEST college students

Rediff.com6 May 2019

In the Bollywood scheme of things, age is as irrelevant as logic.

Which Tamil film will you watch this Pongal?

Which Tamil film will you watch this Pongal?

Rediff.com10 Jan 2017

Pongal is just round the corner and three films are vying for screens this year.

AKS: A Himesh showcase

AKS: A Himesh showcase

Rediff.com29 Jun 2007

Avoid Aap Kaa Surroor at all costs.

Rajasthan youths complain of lack of jobs, but have faith in Modi

Rajasthan youths complain of lack of jobs, but have faith in Modi

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

The Congress has made lack of jobs, along with agrarian distress, its key election plank in the run-up to the December 7 assembly polls.

Drive-in theatres are back!

Drive-in theatres are back!

Rediff.com2 May 2019

'It's a warm evening, but people don't seem to be bothered by the heat as they watch the critically acclaimed film out in the open, where they can drink, smoke and talk, if they feel like.'

Why you must watch Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani today

Why you must watch Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani today

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

Twenty years ago, Aziz Mirza had the foresight to predict the great discord India would witness and revolt against, notes Sukanya Verma.

Of Indira, Of India!

Of Indira, Of India!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2017

'It is from her that present-day political stalwarts continue to draw lessons on testing the limits of Constitutional democracy, and whose slogans even her party's staunchest opponents imitate even after over 30 years of her death,' says Veenu Sandhu.

Maya Bazaar is interesting

Maya Bazaar is interesting

Rediff.com4 Dec 2006

Maya Bazaar is a clean entertainer.

Blow Up!

Blow Up!

Rediff.com27 Apr 2007

Some recent happenings on the realty and SEZ fronts seem to bother nobody. What worries me is that if more of these events occur, my sense of reality may get altered, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

EXPLAINED! Why Kuldeep will be India's No 1 overseas spinner

EXPLAINED! Why Kuldeep will be India's No 1 overseas spinner

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

Shastri made it clear that going forward, Kuldeep is 'already'ahead of Ashwin and Jadeja as country's No 1 spinner.

How Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro was born

How Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro was born

Rediff.com8 Oct 2017

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro mixed comedy with themes of corruption and unemployment that lifted the modest NFDC production into one of the best dark comedies in Indian cinema.

Superheroes are like us and more

Superheroes are like us and more

Rediff.com3 Apr 2019

'When we walk around wearing Batman t-shirts, buy posters of Green Lantern and collect little vinyl figurines of Hulk, such actions remind us that these heroes deal with the realities running rampant in our own lives,' says Kumar Abhishek.

'Modi has rock star status'

'Modi has rock star status'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2019

'While Modi is undoubtedly the star of the show, the online sphere has found in Modi the champion to re-engineer what it means to support the right.'

'A silly film, but SRK rocks'

'A silly film, but SRK rocks'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2006

When movie theatres no longer exist...

When movie theatres no longer exist...

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the cinema hall.

The Funniest Action Scenes In The Movies

The Funniest Action Scenes In The Movies

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

They are so bad, they're good for laughs!

Will Maya Bazaar recreate the magic?

Will Maya Bazaar recreate the magic?

Rediff.com4 Oct 2006

The film does, in a way, remind us of the old one.

Review: Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety amuses in fits and starts

Review: Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety amuses in fits and starts

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

A delightful supporting cast rescues an underwhelming film, says Sukanya Verma.