'What can I do for my India except make films that showcase it's greatness to the world, which touch on national issues and arouse the feeling of patriotism?'
'I remember in 2011 I went the year so ashamed of who I became as a human being that I couldn't look at myself in the mirror.' 'I went all of 2011 just not looking at myself in the mirror.'
Dhanush deserves credit for imagining a visually rich, edgy action thriller which is enhanced by a fascinating background score from A R Rahman, observes Divya Nair.
In two years, the start-up Overqualified Housewives has helped over 6,000 women across India find flexible-job roles across India from salaries ranging between Rs 8,000 to Rs 80,000, making them financially independent.
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on streaming platforms this weekend.
Kamala's role as vice president was more than just symbolic. Unlike her predecessors, she wielded considerable power during Biden's presidency.
'If the government sincerely addressed the issue of missing persons, it would alleviate 80% of the grievances in Balochistan.' 'No matter how many development projects Islamabad announces for the region, the people will remain upset as long as their loved ones are missing.'
'You want to play for a leader like that, who gives you that confidence.'
Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time. Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then becoming irate about the jeweller who had gypped them, the local jewellery industry leaning heavily on the Tanishq franchisees to desist from using it, some jewellers even threatening violent action.
Ravichandran Ashwin has taken criticism on the chin and has responded with a bagful of wickets, refusing to let that 'outside noise' disturb the equilibrium of his mind.
'Everyone is watching Korean content.' 'Their films are a lot like our Indian films.' 'Their emotion, expressions, it's all very Indian.'
Mani Ratnam confirms Aditi Rao Hydari's casting in Hindi-Tamil bilingual.
'It is important to understand that the disability is not in the person.' 'The problem lies in societal attitude and the discriminatory treatment given to disabled people in our country.'
As Royal Enfield beats Harley Davidson in sales, we are inviting you, our dear readers to share your Enfield story!
'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.' 'It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.' 'Whether it's a series, a movie or even a Korean film, the audience has access to all of it.' 'Slowly, the boundaries are blurring, so that's great for actors.'
A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com meets Chennai's all-girl street children football team who competed in the Street Child World Cup in Moscow.
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can catch in the world of streaming.
Former Indian star batter Suresh Raina has entered the culinary world as he opens his new restaurant in Amsterdam.
Rediff reader Shankar Vasan from Toronto, Canada tells us how he met his partner on a train journey.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'...without looking into yourself.' 'What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.'
A group of retired army officers have come together to provide a home for girls who never had a home before.
Anand Magesh shares his heart warming love story.
'The heart is to honour all who have been struck by Covid and the map signifies that as a country, we can win this together.'
Indian cricket fraternity reacts to Silkyara tunnel rescue
Director Jeeva Sankar's Amara Kaaviyam is an unmemorable love story, feels S Saraswathi.
From working in a garment factory, selling bread, and driving an autorickshaw, the 24-year-old fast bowler's path to representing domestic giants Mumbai was anything but easy.
Nandini Krishnan, author of Hitched: The Modern Woman and Arranged Marriage shares her insights on how arranged marriages work in the Internet Age.
Dulquer Salman and Nithya Menen feature in the legendary director's musical love story.
Vineeth Sreenivasan deserves applause for striving to blend the past with the present and revoking your memories, states Divya Nair.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The never-ending speculation surrounding Mahendra Singh Dhoni's retirement, Virat Kohli's 16-year-itch, the second chance that life has offered Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma's bleeding heart will make for intriguing sub-plots in the annual carnival called the Indian Premier League starting on Friday.
Vijay has a lot of young and middle-aged women fans, but as voters, they are possibly now with the DMK, or remain with the AIADMK. Recapturing this constituency would have helped Vijay's political launch and the GOAT script and dialogues could have gone a long way in helping out. But the kind of script and screenplay and the unusually and equally unnecessary long run-time (3 hours, 3 minutes) that GOAT offers takes the film experience over the heads of those that are not familiar with secret agents and uranium theft in Tamil cinema, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Each bottle of pickle that leaves FarmDidi, headed to a consumer, has a little kahani behind it -- it's linked to the tale of a life, the life of a simple, striving village woman who created it, and that's what gives Manjari Sharma satisfaction and happiness.
Stars attend the screening of Modern Love: Mumbai, which will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video from May 13.
Get ready to be spooked by Nayanthara this week.
We recently discussed airline bloopers and invited readers to share their air travel stories with us. Here, reader Hari shares his experience of finding love on board a flight.
Sandeep Warrier has seen better half Aarathy Kasturi Raj's struggles over the years and as her biggest strength and pillar of support, couldn't be more proud seeing the acclaimed roller skating ace win her first Asian Games medal.
'I am a spontaneous actor. I follow what works for the character.'
Divya Nair makes a list of Tamil films you must watch at least once. The good news is that they're on OTT right now.
