'There are times I have been rejected at the first stage of the film.' 'Also, accepted first and rejected later, along with when I was almost there, but the film did not happen.'
In this COVID-19 phase, the BJP leveraged its pre-eminence again to tip the power scales in its favour and relegate its allies in the National Democratic Alliance to a lesser position. Radhika Ramaseshan reports.
Her story is sure to tug on your heartstrings.
They just might make a jodi in the period film, Rannbhoomi.
Step aside, dear models. The celebrity showstoppers are here to steal the show.
'You could be out of sight, out of mind but it may take just one song to bring you back and to let you know that your audience is still rooting for you.'
Proof that leading ladies can be friends too.
Ansuya Dutt, who never stopped fighting for women's rights, can be an inspiration to us never to lose sight of our basic beliefs, never mind peer pressure.
It goes way beyond a fantastic team!
With four contenders for the top post in case the BJP wrests power from AAP, party sources say naming of a CM face may trigger factional fights.
'Both Kangana and Rangoli really love me and that's because they give me so much of time and attention from their lives.'
From extraordinary designs to innovative styling techniques, this three-day fashion show held in New Delhi had it all.
ShopClues does 1.5 million transactions a month and claims to have 40 million monthly visitors.
'Working with Papa was the toughest,' confesses Varun Dhawan.
'I haven't given up on spreading awareness about toilet and female sanitation, and I won't give up on this either.'
30 years later, relatives of the 329 people who perished in the Kanishka bombing gathered at a moving service in Ahakista, Cork in Ireland.
'Yes, there will be some posts that will be shared out of revenge but most of the people who have been named and shamed like M J Akbar and Alok Nath have been known to be serial offenders for years.'
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera made an 11-day road voyage across some of South Asia's most deserted, challenging, terrain, always under the gaze of the sacred, dazzling Himalaya.
'We should celebrate when a girl hits puberty, just the way we celebrate New Year, Holi, Diwali.'
'I am really grateful to God with respect to the films I get because choosing them are not a conscious effort.'
There are indications that the Modi dispensation was disinclined to bring the VHP into the temple-mosque frame.
While headline and core WPI are stuck in a disinflationary phase, the retail measure is inching north.
'He resonates more with the youth which is always something brands want.'
Radhika Sharma/PTI catches up with the stars at the international film festival in Goa.
'I am the undiscovered Julia Roberts of India. They haven't figured it out yet.' Kalki Koechlin gets talking.
'We are finicky, extremely detail-oriented, authoritative and we like it like that.'
While a three-year tax holiday and relaxation of capital gains for funds have been received favourably, others argue that not enough has been announced.
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's Bareilly Ki Barfi had the critics reaching for the stars. But that is just the tip of the iceberg discovers Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar.
'I hate people who do such things.' 'The person who bullied me should be ashamed because he tortured other people too.'
'Fearlessness, courtesy, humour, wide interests and wisdom, deep commitment to science and technology, passion for the environment, objectivity and the ability to see many things through not only a national but also an international prism.'
It's not just about saying the right things at an interview with your mouth -- but with your body too.
Ahead of the assembly elections next year, the BJP has been wallowing in a welter of ideas that has resurrected the debate on populism versus pragmatism, as it has to pander to two important but incompatible constituencies, of the freebie consuming masses and Bengaluru's heavy hitters craving for even roads, pristine lakes and unbroken power supply, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.
'There are so many dimensions to history that we need to attend to: We need more space for local and regional histories; we need to delve into the histories of particular communities; we need to emphasise gender history and environmental history.' 'We need to think about India's history beyond India's current borders.'
A look into the state of Dalit entrepreneurship in the country.
'In my personal life, I honestly find it very difficult to express my anger.' 'And then, when you are a public figure, you feel watched that much more and then you are all the more careful.' 'Begum Jaan, therefore, was the answer to my angst.'
Ranjita Ganesan and Nikita Puri chronicle the journey of Abhishek Poddar, one of India's leading art patrons.
Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg spoke about success, surviving loss and failure to the graduating class of 2016 at UC Berkeley.
