Karisma and her girl gang have never fallen out of fashion favour.
'Laapataa Ladies opened a lot of doors for me.' 'I have gotten so much love from audiences and seniors in the industry that it's overwhelming.' 'I get calls from superstars. I'm holding my heart and it's like, "Oh my God, they are calling me? I am their fan and they love my work!"'
Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
Sukanya Verma gives you options from all the action promised on OTT this week.
Chhori is a remake of the Marathi horror hit, Lapachhapi.
'Playing Shalini Unnikrishnan has physically and emotionally scarred me.' 'Scars to the depths of my soul. Scars that won't be healed in a lifetime.'
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma.
'When I met Atalji for the first time, he wouldn't look at me. He seemed very embarrassed.'
Just a week after Jagat Desai proposed to Amala Paul on her 32nd birthday in Goa, the couple tied the knot on Sunday, November 5, in an intimate wedding ceremony at the Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty in Kochi.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Wide-eyed and curious, Angira is the cutest girl you'd see all day.
'I've been tagged as a Punchnama girl, where I break everyone's hearts. I wanted to be a heroine in that film but what did they make me?'
Chinese teenager Zheng Qinwen suffered with menstrual cramps as she lost to Poland's Iga Swiatek in the French Open fourth round on Monday after taking a set off the world number one.
Mumbai's break dancers pin their hopes on their passion to dance to get out of city's ghettos.
'Know you can do whatever want, as many things as you want and to be proud of who you are no matter where you come from.'
Rediff reader Eaknath Bandu Lote, 40 who is currently working as a private secretary in a government organisation in Mumbai shared his advice:
'Hope is about being more accepting of each other, the kind of solidarity and friendship that even our families may not be able to give.'
'When you walk on to a Sanjay Leela Bhansali set, it is complete surrender. You have to become a sponge.'
'Huge disappointment that we did not qualify for our third consecutive Olympics'
'I will try and make my panchayat a model one in Bihar.'
'The real change will happen when more powerful roles come to me.' 'I am looking forward to that change.'
Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday felicitated the India Under-19 women's cricket team, who won the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in South Africa.
There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
Celebrate the weekend with Shah Rukh Khan and more on OTT.
Wherever Bollywood celebs go, the cameras follow.
'I watched Sui Dhaaga, Balika Badhu and Bhojpuri women's videos to see how the women are there because this is the story of 2001 and I am born in 2007.'
Anshu Malik is one of the four Indian woman wrestlers to have qualified for the Olympics
David Beckham got a taste of a Bollywood bash when Sonam Kapoor Ahuja invited him for a house party.
The scholarship for girls aged between 17 and 23 is a one-time reward of INR 25,000.
Want to know more about Maybelline's new desi face who is also a cop?
Ayushmann Khurrana is ready to repeat the flirtatious woman deed second time around in Dream Girl 2.
Organisers say the soccer training sessions for children hosted at two refugee camps on the Greek island promote dialogue, respect and tolerance among the young participants, helping to easing stress and nurture friendships.
'Dreams aren't easy, but when you decide to take the road less travelled, make it a point to celebrate every small win and keep working towards your larger goal and make it happen!'
'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad.
Ae Watan Mere Watan tries to get a grasp on the mind of youngsters, shaped by the words of inspiring leaders, committed to the cause of independent India. It's significant because their support isn't based on 'andh bhakti', but leadership that encourages questions, observes Sukanya Verma.
Kareena Kapoor Khan embraces 'tradition but with a spin' when she turns into bridal inspiration for Masaba Gupta.
Film and telly folk came to a special screening of the week's release, Thank You for Coming.
ICC names Sachin Tendulkar as 'Global Ambassador' for ODI World Cup
Weddings, holidays, award functions, throwbacks, festivals, family time or fooling around, 2023 saw a variety of posts beaming in joy. Of which these 25 Instagram moments of Bollywood stars are Sukanya Verma's favourites.
'The sari is the most comfortable attire for curvy Indian women, who are all bust and butt.'
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