As Assi gets ready for release this week, Deepa Gahlot lists 10 films that deal with rape in different ways.
'Pahlaj Nihalani came to my rescue. There was no Instagram in those days so I didn't recognise him.' 'I almost fainted when he told me he was Pahlaj Nihalani, the producer of Ilzaam, the hit film that had just made Govinda a star.' 'I told him I was a model and an aspiring actor, and he responded, "You have an interesting face. Come and meet me in the office tomorrow".'
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate strongly criticised Vishwas, calling his remarks "cheap" and "lewd."
Because of Mukesh's much-hailed association with Raj Kapoor, it is often overlooked that the singer has also scored hits with almost all major heroes. On Mukesh's 102nd birth anniversary on July 22, Dinesh Raheja recalls some of his classic songs.
Taapsee gets poetic... Neha takes a selfie... Raashii's sari love...
Living away from home can be tough, especially if you have to cook on your own or rely on takeaways. Simple solutions for you!
Samantha walks the ramp... Parineeti can't look away from the mirror... Kunal chases the clouds...
'If Lord Ram can forgive Manthara, if he can forgive Kaikeyi, if he can even forgive Ravan after the great battle was done, surely you can let go of this extremely small thing in comparison... not that I need your forgiveness.'
Prepare the Vangi Bhat powder beforehand and store in an air-tight container and then make Eggplant Vangi Bhat in a jiffy.
Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14.
The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film?
'I'd define my personal style as comfy, timeless and easy going.'
When Twinkle Khanna asked her celebrity friends what was in their dabba, everyone wrote in and sent their recipes as well. What does Bhumi Pednekar like to include in her dabba? She tells us here.
'I am absolutely blessed to be working with the fittest actors.'
You know the celebrated Raksha Bandhan songs. Subhash K Jha lists the ones you don't.
'Pancham told me once, "It's very difficult to be taken seriously when there are stalwarts like Shankar-Jaikishan, S D Burman, Madan Mohan and Naushad... How do I make my mark?"' Amit Kumar salutes R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary on January 4.
As Jaya Bachchan turns 73 today, Subhash K Jha remembers her lesser known performances.
Bollywood movies have a soft corner for Dil and Pyaar. But its Ram love is no less prolific.
20 Nadeem-Shravan film albums which emerged as chartbusters.
Such a person is rare in today's film world, notes Amit Khanna.
We pick some actresses who we think can replace Shilpa Shinde as Angoori Bhabhi. Vote for your favourite at the end, or simply send us your own picks in the message board below.
'There was a day when I didn't want to live.' 'And there is today, when I want to live long and enjoy my life.'
Most people have made plans to travel over the long Independence Day weekend. What about you? Planned something exciting for the I-Day weekend? No? Fret not! Rediff.com's Anita Aikara is here!
'We brought melody back to Hindi cinema and our songs which came straight from the heart, be it Papa Kehte Hain, Aye Mere Humsafar, Ghazab Ka Hai Din or Akele Hain To Kya Gham Hai, resonates even today.'
A fun excerpt from Diptakirti Chaudhuri's Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood.
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
'The critics were writing so well about me, I was shocked!' 'My phone didn't stop ringing!' 'This is the biggest tribute for a senior actor.' 'Now, I can pack up.'
If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.
Sridevi went through so many expressions in her career, and we love all of them!
Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many reasons for marital discord reported in Hindi movies.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
Jaya is a woman of steel in the truest sense of the word. Despite being the first lady of filmdom, she's as real and rooted to the ground as anyone can get, notes Subhash K Jha on the actor-politician's 74th birthday.
When it came to his cross examination by Sanjeev Khanna's lawyer Niranjan Mundargi, Imtiaz Shaikh appeared to be afflicted by that peculiar gap-in-one's-memory or Choosy Memory Syndrome with his recall of other dates in his life, except those directly related with the murder, shaky or non-existent.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
He isn't Bollywood's go-to guy for the funnies for nothing.
The ripping off the lid, that Mekhail did, on the chain of episodes that lead up to his sister's murder, while condemning Indrani for her actions, for the first time, paradoxically, allowed a more human -- if flawed and complicated -- picture to emerge of Indrani, allegedly The Woman Who Killed Her Own Daughter and shocked a nation.
Love pours in from all around the globe!
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