News for 'Gulzar'

Dedh Ishqiya trailer to be showcased with Bullet Raja

Dedh Ishqiya trailer to be showcased with Bullet Raja

Rediff.com17 Nov 2013

Dedh Ishqiya is slated to release next year on January 10.

PM congratulates Slumdog team

PM congratulates Slumdog team

Rediff.com23 Feb 2009

The Prime Minister "congratulates A R Rahman, Resul Pookutty (sound engineer), Gulzar (lyricist), and entire Slumdog Millionaire team for the success at the Oscars," a PMO spokesperson said. Singh said "they have done India proud".

Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy acquitted in anti-national speech case

Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy acquitted in anti-national speech case

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

Ghandy, 66 told reporters after the acquittal that he had disassociated himself from the banned outfit of Communist Party of India-Maoist.

Bollywood bids farewell to Om Puri

Bollywood bids farewell to Om Puri

Rediff.com7 Jan 2017

A look at pictures from the funeral.

10 facts you should know about Lata Mangeshkar

10 facts you should know about Lata Mangeshkar

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

The legendary singer turns 87 today!

Lashker-e-Tayiba module busted in Kashmir

Lashker-e-Tayiba module busted in Kashmir

Rediff.com1 Nov 2014

Security forces on Saturday busted a Lashker-e-Tayiba module in Sopore in north Kashmir with the arrest of four militants.

25 Memorable Dilip Kumar Films

25 Memorable Dilip Kumar Films

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.

Slumdog screening in Parliament on August 3

Slumdog screening in Parliament on August 3

Rediff.com24 Jul 2009

But the icing in the cake will be the presence of its Oscar winners -- music director A R Rahman, lyricist Gulzar and sound engineer Resul Pookutty -- at the special screening.

Remembering Amitabh, the Supremo superhero

Remembering Amitabh, the Supremo superhero

Rediff.com10 Nov 2009

We re-discover the fun superhero comics starring Amitabh Bachchan.

'I have become Ranbir, Shahid, Saif many times'

'I have become Ranbir, Shahid, Saif many times'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2009

Ajab Prem lyricist Irshad Kamil tells us what inspires him.

ED grills Farooq for 6 hrs, Kashmir parties call it vendetta

ED grills Farooq for 6 hrs, Kashmir parties call it vendetta

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

The 82-year-old former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister received the ED summons a day after the formation of the People's Alliance led by him was announced on October 15.

Basu Chatterjee was the Master of Hope

Basu Chatterjee was the Master of Hope

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

'I always felt that Basu Chatterjee was a kind, gentle, man who truly believed that in directing films like Chhoti Si Baat, he was impacting our lives,' remembers Aseem Chhabra. 'He seemed to be on a mission to make us believe that the world could be a better place.'

Bollywood on censorship: Are we heading back to the dark days?

Bollywood on censorship: Are we heading back to the dark days?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

The meeting lasted for nearly two and a half hours.

Meet the singers of Jai Ho

Meet the singers of Jai Ho

Rediff.com26 Feb 2009

Mahalakshmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash and Tanvi Shah were the other three besides Sukhwinder Singh sang in Rahman's award-winning song Jai Ho. Here are their stories.

India conquers the Oscars

India conquers the Oscars

Rediff.com23 Feb 2009

Indian cinema has gone from winning two Oscars in all its lifetime -- a lifetime achievement Honorary Oscar for Satyajit Ray, one for Bhanu Hathaiya for Costume Design in Gandhi -- to adding three more in the same day. Wow.

Terrorists kill trader, migrant labourer in Kashmir

Terrorists kill trader, migrant labourer in Kashmir

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

Three terrorists were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag.

It's ELECTIONS in the Movies!

It's ELECTIONS in the Movies!

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

This is how politics played out on the screen.

Film fraternity cinema hails Rahman, Pookutty

Film fraternity cinema hails Rahman, Pookutty

Rediff.com23 Feb 2009

As A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty scripted history by picking up three Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire, members of the film fraternity here joined voices to applaud the enviable feat achieved by the duo.

Bengali actor, ex-TMC MP Tapas Paul dead

Bengali actor, ex-TMC MP Tapas Paul dead

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

Paul, who was in Mumbai to visit his daughter, complained of chest pain at the Mumbai airport during his return to Kolkata and was rushed to a hospital in Juhu but died around 4 am, they said.

Pix: Shah Rukh, Ranbir, Kiran Rao vote

Pix: Shah Rukh, Ranbir, Kiran Rao vote

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

Here's a look at the pictures.

20 Things We Love About Satya

20 Things We Love About Satya

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

Celebrating one of Bollywood's finest cult classics, as it turns 20.

When Bollywood went over the moon!

When Bollywood went over the moon!

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

Sukanya Verma goes through the cool and crazy ways moon/chand/chanda/chandrama is depicted in Bollywood movies.

Premium is the way to go for Shoppers Stop

Premium is the way to go for Shoppers Stop

Rediff.com16 Oct 2008

Nagesh says the real estate cost and employee cost are expected to sober down this year, and that would mean a sharp increase in margins.

Why Rahman starved before the Oscars

Why Rahman starved before the Oscars

Rediff.com6 Feb 2019

Celebration time for Slumdog Millionaire's India team.

Konkona launches her first directorial venture

Konkona launches her first directorial venture

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

The latest updates from Bollywood!

4 sentenced to 10 years for possessing explosives

4 sentenced to 10 years for possessing explosives

Rediff.com9 Jul 2007

Two of them are Hizbul Mujahideen militants.

Delhi cops win first conviction in blast cases

Delhi cops win first conviction in blast cases

Rediff.com5 Jul 2007

With their arrest, the police had claimed to have solved six blasts cases including 2001 Sena Bhavan blast case.

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.

Did Musharraf tell Sharif about Kargil?

Did Musharraf tell Sharif about Kargil?

Rediff.com6 Jun 2008

Who is telling the truth -- Musharraf in his book in which he claimed that Nawaz was on board or General Kiani, who claims that Nawaz was informed in passing after the Pakistan army had moved into the Kargil heights?

Now, Mithunda's got his own comic!

Now, Mithunda's got his own comic!

Rediff.com3 Jun 2008

Writer Saurav Mohapatra channels his inner Manmohan Desai, tosses in a dash of Mad Magazine, and emerges with a comic that is likely to have Farah Khan chuckling awhile.

Sharif wants probe into Kargil 'blunder'

Sharif wants probe into Kargil 'blunder'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2008

Sharif was referring to revelations by Lt Gen (retired) Jamshed Gulzar Kayani, a former aide of Musharraf, who said in an interview on Monday night that Sharif was not initially aware of the army's plan to intrude into Kargil, but on learing of it, he offered to support the operation as long as it meets success.

Sing Jai Ho!

Sing Jai Ho!

Rediff.com24 Feb 2009

A R Rahman has bagged two Oscars this year, and this is one of the reasons. His song, Jai Ho, for Slumdog Millionaire, penned by Gulzar, sure reads like a winner. Sing along.

Box Office: Raazi is a hit

Box Office: Raazi is a hit

Rediff.com15 May 2018

The hits and misses of the week.

The Charming Faces of Vidya Sinha

The Charming Faces of Vidya Sinha

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

Sukanya Verma remembers the star in some of her significant movies.

25 Beautiful Frames of Dil Se..

25 Beautiful Frames of Dil Se..

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Sukanya Verma feels wonderment for Dil Se's fabulous, flawless frames, and she tells us why.

'Urdu writers don't want to get into trouble'

'Urdu writers don't want to get into trouble'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

'They will talk about secularism, but communalism -- they just won't say there exists such a beast.' 'It's harmful for society to brush it under the carpet.' 'If we talk about secularism, we must talk about communalism.'

Karadi Tales weaves a spell on children

Karadi Tales weaves a spell on children

Rediff.com14 Nov 2007

Karadi Tales, a Chennai-based company which publishes children's books, has released a set of e-audiobooks on Children's Day.

Daler sends legal notice to Yash Chopra

Daler sends legal notice to Yash Chopra

Rediff.com29 May 2007

The singer claims that his voice has been replaced by another singer in the title track of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom.

'I have not entertained negativity in my life'

'I have not entertained negativity in my life'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

'Chhapaak is definitely the most challenging film of my career.' 'I have gone through many emotionally challenging experiences, but none affected me the way it did when I played an acid attack survivor.'

RailTel starts free public Wi-Fi service at Mumbai Central

RailTel starts free public Wi-Fi service at Mumbai Central

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

The project was announced by Prime Minister in September.