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Ravi Chandran's Best Films

Ravi Chandran's Best Films

Rediff.com17 Jun 2005

The cinematographer lists some of the best films made in India.

Munnabhai: India's Best?

Munnabhai: India's Best?

Rediff.com16 Jun 2005

Director Pradeep Sarkar's list of the best Indian films of all time.

Paheli director's top 10 films

Paheli director's top 10 films

Rediff.com15 Jun 2005

A mixed bag of Marathi, Bengali and Hindi films.

Ram Gopal Varma's 10 Best Films

Ram Gopal Varma's 10 Best Films

Rediff.com10 Jun 2005

India's Best Films: P C Sreeram

India's Best Films: P C Sreeram

Rediff.com9 Jun 2005

The cinematographer lists the best Indian movies he has seen.

India's Best Films: Mohanlal

India's Best Films: Mohanlal

Rediff.com7 Jun 2005

Sholay & Lagaan: India's Best?

Sholay & Lagaan: India's Best?

Rediff.com3 Jun 2005

Question the PM freely, but with some sense: Rijiju

Question the PM freely, but with some sense: Rijiju

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Hours after Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju became the top trend in the social media for taking a potshot at filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, saying people use Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name to get into news, the former seems to have toned down his stance.

'Hate gets called out': Congress on Kashmir Files row

'Hate gets called out': Congress on Kashmir Files row

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

'In a bid to polarise the people of India, the BJP govt went all out in promoting the movie, resulting in a huge embarrassment for India on the international scale'

'The need for third party intervention in Kashmir'

'The need for third party intervention in Kashmir'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2009

Noted Indian filmmaker and human rights activist Tapan Bose believes the only way there can be some progress towards a resolution of the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan is through third party intervention.

Umrao Jaan director to make film on Rumi

Umrao Jaan director to make film on Rumi

Rediff.com13 Jul 2009

Famed 13th century Sufi poet and philosopher Jalaluddin Rumi, who in the past has been called the Smiling Face of Islam, is set to receive recognition from the Qatar Foundation.

Subhash Ghai on India's Best Films

Subhash Ghai on India's Best Films

Rediff.com2 Jun 2005

Ghai talks about his pick of the all-time best Indian films.

Meet the techie who turned into filmmaker

Meet the techie who turned into filmmaker

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

'There are movies made with IT as a backdrop and about the mafia. But no one connected the two. That's how Mumbhai Connection was born',says Atlanta Nagendra.

Pakistani filmmaker wows UK

Pakistani filmmaker wows UK

Rediff.com3 Nov 2003

Desperately seeking Apu's room

Desperately seeking Apu's room

Rediff.com3 Aug 2011

Robert Hirschfield goes looking for the space he made his own from the moment he saw Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray's The World of Apu.

Sony's Stringer high on India

Sony's Stringer high on India

Rediff.com22 Oct 2005

You should be ashamed: Israeli envoy to IFFI jury head

You should be ashamed: Israeli envoy to IFFI jury head

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

The Israeli envoy said Nadav Lapid has abused the Indian invitation to chair the panel of judges at IFFI Goa, as well as, the trust bestowed on him.

India protests detention of film-maker in Malaysia

India protests detention of film-maker in Malaysia

Rediff.com28 May 2007

Voicing concern, the high commission said such incidents would send a wrong signal to Indian tourists who visit Malaysia in large numbers every year.

'Women are being used to create ideas of Indian identity'

'Women are being used to create ideas of Indian identity'

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

Filmmaker Nisha Pahuja, whose widely acclaimed documentary opens in Indian theatres on June 6, in conversation with Aseem Chhabra.

India's first Oscar winner Bhanu Athaiya passes away

India's first Oscar winner Bhanu Athaiya passes away

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

Athaiya, who won an Oscar for her work in the 1983 film Gandhi, passed away peacefully in her sleep, her daughter Radhika Gupta told PTI.

Tony Blair in Shekhar Kapur's next

Tony Blair in Shekhar Kapur's next

Rediff.com11 Jun 2007

The 54-year-old stars in Global Cool, with actress Sienna Miller.

So, What Was It About Naatu Naatu?

So, What Was It About Naatu Naatu?

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

RRR threw a lifeline, or so it seemed -- to a world that was down in the dumps. Keeravani and his Naatu Naatu just happened to be in the right place at the right time, notes Saibal Chatterjee.

SRK, Anushka, Taapsee elated with BCCI's landmark pay ruling

SRK, Anushka, Taapsee elated with BCCI's landmark pay ruling

Rediff.com28 Oct 2022

Taking to Instagram Stories, Anushka shared the screenshot of BCCI secretary Jay Shah's tweet and reacted to the post with three clapping emojis. The actor is set to play former pacer Jhulan Goswami in the upcoming film "Chakda Xpress".

Yoga Day: Modi to lead a session at UN headquarters

Yoga Day: Modi to lead a session at UN headquarters

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

In a historic commemoration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a yoga session for the first time at United Nations Headquarters in New York on the 9th International Day of Yoga to be celebrated on June 21.

'Comedy is really hard'

'Comedy is really hard'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2008

British-Indian filmmaker Bharat Nalluri talks about his new film, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.

Aamir Khan should not hurt religious sentiments: MP's Narottam Mishra

Aamir Khan should not hurt religious sentiments: MP's Narottam Mishra

Rediff.com12 Oct 2022

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narottam Mishra on Wednesday said actor Aamir Khan should stay away from advertisements and acts which hurt religious sentiments after a bank commercial featuring Khan and actor Kiara Advani faced criticism from sections of netizens.

Vidhu Vinod comes to Dekh Indian Circus' rescue

Vidhu Vinod comes to Dekh Indian Circus' rescue

Rediff.com14 Jun 2012

Vidhu Vinod Chopra has agreed to support the film in every way possible.

Lisa Ray's lesbian act!

Lisa Ray's lesbian act!

Rediff.com20 Nov 2008

The lovely actress will be seen in Shamin Sharif's A World Unseen and I Can't Think Straight, releasing in November.

Film festival sparks row at Odisha varsity, two movies dropped from line up

Film festival sparks row at Odisha varsity, two movies dropped from line up

Rediff.com4 Mar 2023

The Ray-helmed film was screened on Friday, despite the initial objections, but two other movies - Gay India Matrimony and Had Anhad were removed from the list by the university, reportedly at the insistence of a right-wing group.

5 Indians in WEF's Young Global Leaders list

5 Indians in WEF's Young Global Leaders list

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

Byju Classes' founder Byju Raveendran, Zomato co-founder Gaurav Gupta, CEO of Antara Senior Living, Tara Singh Vachani, Vinati Organics' MD & CEO Vinati Mutreja and Swapan Mehra, CEO of Iora Ecological Solutions are among 115 young leaders.

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Rediff.com7 Nov 2023

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you.

Has Bollywood Lost The Plot?

Has Bollywood Lost The Plot?

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

If in the current streaming age, audiences can watch the originals, why would they spend their money on second-hand content? Is it possible that mainstream Hindi filmmakers have lost the pulse of their audience, asks Deepa Gahlot.

Indian scientists develop low-cost COVID-19 test, Feluda

Indian scientists develop low-cost COVID-19 test, Feluda

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

Named after 'Feluda', the detective character in legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's stories, the test has been developed by Debojyoti Chakraborty and Souvik Maiti as a simpler way of detecting SARS-coV2 presence in clinical samples, IGIB Director Anurag Agarwal said.

Writing With Fire: Only Indian Film In The Oscar Race

Writing With Fire: Only Indian Film In The Oscar Race

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

'This is a film that speaks to the spirit of women who have been cast into the bottom of India's social hierarchy, and how they have navigated their way to redefine the meaning of power.'

'Shah Rukh bahut sharif aadmi hai'

'Shah Rukh bahut sharif aadmi hai'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2005

'They played Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo At The White House'

'They played Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo At The White House'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

'It was beautifully played by an American band.'

West Indian cinema's unknown Indian roots

West Indian cinema's unknown Indian roots

Rediff.com6 Jan 2005

Mickey Nivelli, an Indian expat better known as Harbance Kumar, is often credited with pioneering the art of filmmaking in the Caribbean.

'Adipurush' makers under fire over 'tapori' language

'Adipurush' makers under fire over 'tapori' language

Rediff.com17 Jun 2023

'The dialogues and language used in this movie are indecent. In Tulasidas' Ramayana, Lord Ram was portrayed as 'Maryada Purushottam' and decent language was used. In Adipurush, dialogues of characters are of very low level'