An 81-year-old man, Asgarali Vohra, who claims to be a schoolmate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has found relief in a long-standing land dispute. After Vohra met PM Modi to appeal for a CBI probe, a firm linked to a BJP MLA, Seven Eleven Construction, backed down, surrendering its construction permit and withdrawing a police complaint against Vohra. The dispute involved a prime plot in Palghar district that Vohra bought in 1989, which he alleged was encroached upon by two firms.
Watch Bollywood acting coach Atul Mongia talk about the secrets behind great acting on this latest episode of The Rediff Podcast.
Bollywood is super busy this July. Joginder Tuteja lists the movies coming up in theatres.
Ginny Wedss Sunny 2 is a humourless romcom weighed down by lazy writing and forced emotional conflicts.
There is startling accuracy to Dibakar Banerjee's portrayal, notes Sukanya Verma.
Given all the talent involved and a rousing real life story at its centre, Haq is looking solid, notes Mayur Sanap.
'Love, sex aur dhokha. Now that's a lethal combination, isn't it? Ever since one can remember, Bollywood has used this formula in different shapes and formats.
Against the Samajwadi Party's decision to field actor Jaya Bachchan and retired IAS officer Alok Ranjan as its candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls, Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) leader and party MLA Pallavi Patel on Wednesday said she will not cast her vote.
Kushwaha said Kumar remarks that the JD-U would not join the Modi cabinet reminded him of 'sour grapes'.
Dibakar Banerjee on his provocatively titled movie about sex in India's small towns.
In a medium like cinema, the very idea of realism can be highly misunderstood or simplified.
It was a dull weekend at the box office.
After a long time, a Marathi film has all the ingredients to match a Bollywood entertainer. So what, if it's ripped off dialogue-by-dialogue, scene-by-scene from the Salman Khan starrer No Entry.
The Congress surveys, at least until now, have indicated the nationalistic fervour over the Pulwama terror attack is more an effort by mainstream media outlets, like news channels and newspapers, to shape a particular narrative, when the people on the ground are still asking basic questions of livelihood, jobs and better price for farm produce.
Babil's palpable reactions to invasion of privacy make a strong case for Logout's plausible scenario, observes Sukanya Verma.
Khushi fares better in emotional scenes but her chemistry with Junaid has the passion of a toothpaste campaign, observes Sukanya Verma.
'Ekta has evolved to the extent that she understands the fight to keep the cinemas alive, to keep collective viewing alive.'
Films that turned out to be box office disappointments.
There aren't many original Web series or movies announced for June, but quite a few Bollywood films will have their digital premieres.
From dubbing voices to putting faces with the help of AI, political campaigns are undergoing a Bollywood makeover. Among the favourites is a scene from the Anil Kapoor-starrer Nayak, posted by the BJP, where Kapoor asks about the Chunaavi Vaade (poll promise), with Arvind Kejriwal at the receiving end instead of Amrish Puri.
Joginder Tuteja lists April's theatre releases.
She's the sunshine, sprinkles and all things nice.
Kajol gets ready for her OTT Debut, The Trial: Pyaar, Kaanoon, Dhokha.
In a recent interview to an online media portal, the actor was asked if it is sad that despite a lot of progress in the country there are still some ideas that are holding back women.
It's turning out to be a double whammy season for Rajkummar Rao. Raj ended Bollywood's box office drought with Srikanth and followed it with Mr & Mrs Mahi.
Houseful signs were visible on online booking apps as well as physical boards all over again. It has been ages since one has seen a phenomenon like this.
'When my mom saw my performance in Dhoka, she loved it.' 'She said, "I don't know why I stopped you for so many years. Ab jaa beta, jee le apni zindagi".'
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted on Monday.
Bollywood stars prefer comfort over style when they travel these days.
There's a whole slew of sequels coming up, and Joginder Tuteja lists them for us.
She released the party's manifesto "Unnati Vidhan", which she termed as "Jan Ghoshna Patra'.
Diwali always means special for the theatrical business in India.
Dulquer hangs out with Pooja... Tamannaah chooses silver... Shraddha's casual date...
It was a lull period for Bollywood in August as none of the new releases could work at the box office, hope that it turns around in September.
There's so much entertainment coming your way this July. From exciting theatre releases to fun OTT watch, there's so much happening.
Bollywood celebs attend Nushrratt Bharuccha and Giorgia Andriani's birthday celebrations.
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted on Wednesday.
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted over the weekend.
'I'm very proud of what family I come from, but I feel it must always be an afterthought... 10 years of my work will get nullified when people say "Yeh toh genes main hai".'
