News for 'Chekhov'

Paradise Review: Riveting!

Paradise Review: Riveting!

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

Prasanna Vithanage's Paradise leaves the audience to read between the lines and draw their own conclusions about the frailty of human nature, and how easily violence seizes the most unexpected prey, observes Deepa Gahlot.

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode might take,' observes Sreehari Nair.

Why Are Our Anthologies So Bad?

Why Are Our Anthologies So Bad?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2021

I am yet to encounter an anthology of films (made in this country or elsewhere) in which every feature has adhered to a minimum level of quality, asserts Sreehari Nair.

Indians crash out

Indians crash out

Rediff.com26 Nov 2007

Indians failed to impress on day one of the ONGC ATP Challenger tournament as all four of them in singles action lost in New Delhi

Mohanlal's blog on freedom receives extreme reactions

Mohanlal's blog on freedom receives extreme reactions

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.

Review: Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain: A movie failed by love

Review: Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain: A movie failed by love

Rediff.com18 May 2018

'What we have here is a director who understands how people fight, but has not a clue about how they make love,' points out Sreehari Nair.

The girl who lost Dangal, but found Aashram

The girl who lost Dangal, but found Aashram

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

'Bobby Deol has a child-like quality which makes you love him instantly.'

'I think I was chosen for my eyes'

'I think I was chosen for my eyes'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

Actress Fagun Thakrer talks about her film, Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain.

Canadian Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Canadian Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

Author Alice Munroe, has been named the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday. The 82-year-old is the first Canada-based writer to win the honour.

Ghost Stories review

Ghost Stories review

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

'Dibakar Banerjee isn't simply giving a particular fascistic regime the finger.' 'Here, he wants to offer us a preview of the invisible forces and human tendencies that drive fascism, blind conformity, and mass hysteria,' says Sreehari Nair.

Review: A Death in the Gunj: Minor achievement, minor disappointment

Review: A Death in the Gunj: Minor achievement, minor disappointment

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

Despite its many problems, A Death in the Gunj is an important work says Sreehari Nair.

Review: Mulk screams so bad it mutes its distinct voice

Review: Mulk screams so bad it mutes its distinct voice

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

'Mulk gets a lot of things right, including its vision of the country as a place where underneath the punctilious, forced-secular surface there are volatilities waiting to go off,' says Sreehari Nair.

'When the baby finally arrived, the neglect I displayed still shames me deeply'

'When the baby finally arrived, the neglect I displayed still shames me deeply'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Naseerrudin Shah speaks about his first wife Purveen and her pregnancy and how he neglected her and his first child Heeba excerpted from the autobiography And Then One Day: A Memoir.