A cinematic experience like this one doesn't come by too often, raves Kshamaya Daniel.
'There cannot be any standards at all. Mind your own business.'
Renowned ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, whose velvet smooth voice gave expression to the many colours of love, longing and heartache in songs such as Chitthi Ayee Hai and Aur Ahista Kijiye Baatein, died in Mumbai on Monday, February 26, 2024, after a prolonged illness.
Anand went down to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in what was his second straight loss following a defeat against Alexander Grischuk in the previous round.
A desperate Pakistan will be wary of a competent group of Afghanistan spinners' ability to strike hard on an often-gripping Chepauk pitch when the teams meet in the World Cup match in Chennai on Monday
A look at the pictures.
Looking for style tips to dazzle in on Ganesh Chaturthi this year? Read on and learn from the best:
White is pure. White is powerful. And our movies just love to channelise its immaculate energy and enhance a visual's impact.
Marathi film Sairat will stay with you for a really long time, raves Divya Nair.
Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
The actress wowed in a nude lehenga as she turned muse for designer Reynu Taandon.
The trailer has everything you were looking for: Suspense, action, drama, plotting and vengeance, cheers Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Black is arrogance. Black is modesty. Black is bright. Black is poetry. Do you know how to wear black?
Sukanya Verma remembers the Boss in 30 of his underrated, overlooked gems in Hindi film music.
How to make an impression in a sari, the Kajol way.
'You broke the boundary of what it meant to be an Indian woman and the wife of a diplomat. 'You did not serve tea or sit idly by as men spoke about business matters -- a trope I have seen much too often in Indian and Indian-American households. 'You followed your dreams.'
Gauahar Khan has always smashed it when it comes to fashion. The former Bigg Boss winner shares how she does it right, every time.
Rediff.com looks at actors who shaved their heads for their movie roles.
She made for a charming showstopper in a pink lehenga.
'When he was offered B R Chopra's Zameer, many advised him against playing Saira Banu's father, pointing out that a decade ago, he had been her hero in her debut film, Junglee.' 'When he asked me, I pointed out that he was an actor first, so nothing should stop him from playing any role.'
'...and showcased in their original beauty.'
Besides his strategic and tactical acumen, it was his amazing personality, quick wit and ability to remain unflustered under any circumstances that stood him apart from almost any leader one has read about or known, recalls Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
Looking for Treasures From Mizoram to embrace through 2024 and beyond.
Pancham, like his father, was besotted by Lata Mangeshkar's voice and his career's finest songs were reserved only for her.
In this special series, we re-visit great Hindi film classics. Today, we look back at Amitabh Bachchan and Nutan's 1973 film Saudagar.
Meet the best dressed celebs from the style circuit.
'We did take after take, confusing and stressing her out, until she just threw up her hands and said she couldn't do it.' 'She was close to tears.' A fascinating excerpt from Adman Madman: Unapologetically Prahlad by Prahlad Kakar with Rupangi Sharma.
'The Ek Do Teen star struggled with a problem skin all through her reign as numero uno.' 'And yet acne never got into the way of her incredible success.' All this and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
If Rajesh Khanna was the greatest star of Hindi cinema, the songs played a major part in his superstardom.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is one of the best and most uncompromised films of Indian cinema, says Sukanya Verma.
Songs from big ticket movies regaled on the strength of spunk and swagger even as pre-existing bangers like Diljit Dosanjh's Lover in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, Kohraa's Beqarar Karke Humein in Jawan and an Iranian wedding favourite Jamal Kudu in Animal grew a brand new fanbase in the course of enhancing the storytelling values.
Anu Mehra's bridal collection featured inspirational wedding styles.
'Sudhir Mishra takes us into the dreams and fears of our politicians, into their self-deceiving pitches, and he shows us their demons and angels,' says Sreehari Nair.
As the Pathaan heroine continues to storm the global fashion world, Namrata Thakker looks at 10 of her best international outings till date.
It was more wonderful than you could possibly imagine.
Eight budding young talents participated in the Gen Next showing that opened Day Two of Lakme Fashion Week. Kitschy and classic, daring and conservative, form-fitting and voluminous, here's a quick look at all their creations.
'Even if you admire all the girls who have come before you -- from Sushmita Sen, Aishwarya Rai, me, Priyanka Chopra, Dia Mirza -- it is very important to retain your own personality.' 'All of us won because we were very individually different people.'
From the ruins of a Syrian city to shamans, these are just some of the 60 breathtaking images selected as finalists in Smithsonian Magazine's 16th Annual Photo Contest. The magazine received a whopping 48,000 submissions from photographers in 155 countries between March 27 to November 30 2018. The annual contest has gifted us breathtaking pictures from six different categories: Travel, Altered Images, Mobile, Natural World, People, and The American Experience. March 27 is the day when Smithsonian will announce the winner of the Grand Prize. Till then, enjoy some of the amazing work done by the photographers.
