Salman Khan gets the Ganpati rituals wrong, and sister Arpita Khan Sharma sweetly guides him.
Recipes that we learned from our Mothers are almost sacred for us, especially when we no longer have them with us anymore. Here are 14 wonderful Mummy recipes Our Mummies often don't write their recipes down but every time our Ammas make a particular dish, it's more spectacular than the last time they made it! Without doubt, right? We were fortunate to get a few of our Ammis to jot down how she made a certain oh-so-yummy preparation
Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani joins the Patkar family as they say goodbye to Lord Ganesha.
Looking for style tips to dazzle in on Ganesh Chaturthi this year? Read on and learn from the best:
Thank God Bappa or Morya Re?
Temples across Maharashtra are increasingly adopting dress codes for visitors, urging devotees to wear modest and traditional attire. While temple trusts argue that these codes maintain sanctity, visitors have mixed reactions. The trend, which started with the Shree Siddhivinayak Ganpati Temple in Mumbai, has spread to other temples, including those in Pune, Ratnagiri, and Ahilyanagar. The move has been welcomed by some, who believe it promotes respect and decorum within religious spaces. However, others argue that it is unnecessary and restrictive. Right-wing organizations are advocating for similar dress codes across all temples in Maharashtra, including prominent state-run temples like the Shirdi Sai Baba Temple.
This Ganeshotsav welcome the elephant God with this easy-to-make recipe.
On Ganesh Chaturthi, welcome the elephant god with this traditional, easy-to-make recipe.
The sweet taste of a laddoo is believed to attract prosperity and abundance.
Go experimental while making your modaks! Try unusual stuffings and coverings.
Get ready for Ganeshotsav with this simple sweet made using dry fruits.
Rocking festive styles and designer dazzle, Sukanya Verma picks the stars, who aced the fashion game in September.
If you're planning to go healthy this Ganesh Utsav, then this recipe is for you.
'On this day, recollecting all our divine memories, we paid obeisance to our father's beloved deity -- Lord Ganesha -- to bestow on all of us the happiness and joy and to remove all hurdles and obstacles throughout this journey of mortal life.'
Transformed! The Mahim Reti Bunder Beach gets a facelift.
Married women pray to Goddess Gauri for marital bliss and the long life of their husbands. Unmarried girls worship her in order to get virtuous husbands.
It is Mumbai's favourite festival and is celebrated each year with fervour and frenzy. But when the city welcomes "Ganpati Bappa" this Friday, the celebrations will be low key. With a cap on the size of idols, ban on processions and restrictions on devotees visiting pandals, celebrations are toned down for the second year in a row. Festival budgets have shrunk and as a result, corporate sponsorships have dried out.
'I come from a small town and I never thought I would ever sing professionally or become a playback singer.' 'But I made a career here.'
Wow your guests with these delicious modak preparations.
Amole Gupte strokes Sniff with a gentleness that one has now come to associate with his filmmaking (Taare Zameen Par, Stanley Ka Dabba or Hawaa Hawaai), says Sukanya Verma.
"Our soldiers don't have any personal animosity with Pakistani soldiers. The bullets our soldiers face are not filmy. Salman gets up after being hit by a bullet," Raj said, reacting to Salman's remarks, adding "I have seen his tubelight blinker many a time."
'I don't get involved in my movie characters. That's fake. Let's be practical. We get a nice air-conditioned vanity van to sit in, which has lovely fruits and dry fruits. We get to work with lovely ladies. So it is not taxing at all!' Akshay Kumar gets candid.
Sandeep Gajakosh wanted to be an artist, and God, he tells Tista Sengupta/Rediff.com, helped him find a way.
'I am learning good things and trying to avoid the bad. I am moving ahead with a positive attitude. That is my biggest achievement.'
This Ganeshotsav prepare these sweet offerings.
Sukanya Verma's pick of this year's 10 most unpleasant is a mix of ghastly gone gaga, bilge that makes one reconsider their profession and faith-shattering misfires from the masters
Tiger Zinda Hai returns to the same moronic space where it's all about slow-motion Salman, his checkered scarf, his fleeting shirtless-ness, his unrealistically beefed up body and a taken-for-granted indestructibility, says Sukanya Verma.
Celebrating one of Bollywood's finest cult classics, as it turns 20.
Hers is a rags-to-riches story for the ages, peppered with risks, determination and strokes of luck.
