Both our families believe firmly in astrology and matching gunas (compatibility attributes). That day, for some strange reason, no one from either family mentioned the janam kundli milan (matching of horoscopes), says Rediff reader Mukesh Soni.
During Valentine's Week, Mihika Shenoy and Trishina Kirpalani share the story on how they met and fell in love.
Abhishek Bidwai tells Rishika Shah how he met his wife, Prajakta.
During Valentine's Week, Prabhat Kumar shares the story on how he met his wife, Ranjana.
Sanjeev Yadav shares the story of how he met his wife, Damini. A Valentine's Week special.
During Valentine's week, Mukul Shah tells us how he met his wife Mamta.
On Valentine's Week, Sneha Sheth shares her story on how she met her husband, Harshit.
During Valentine's Week, Prabhat shares the story on how he met his wife, Pooja.
Bobby Deol's journey in Bollywood had its fair share of highs and lows, but one of the most poignant moments he shared recently was about missing out on the iconic film Jab We Met.
Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor juggled their personal lives with the pressures of fame and stardom... till they couldn't anymore, and decided it was just not meant to be.
'A director's actor, if I had told her to jump from a building, she would probably have.' 'But I only told her to jump off a running train...'
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleges the government discourages foreign dignitaries from meeting the Leader of the Opposition due to insecurity, breaking established traditions.
When one of the most adored voices of India decided to hang up his boots as far as playback singing is concerned, fans and fraternity went in a tizzy. Sukanya Verma tells you why.
10 great movie choices for that date night on February 14.
'...That people are suddenly recognising me.'
Sheena Bora's birthday fell on February 11 and it's been 14 years since she disappeared into thin air. She would have been 39. Nearly one-and-a-half decades later are we patiently inching nearer to knowing the truth of what happened?
'What's amazing is that many of his fans are not Indians.' 'Even in countries where they don't speak or understand Hindi, Shah Rukh is hugely popular.'
'Once when he was on a flight, the plane hit an air-pocket.' 'The turbulence outside caused it to see-saw violently which caused a lot of panic inside. While his co-passengers were crying and praying for their lives, Salil kaku was writing a song in his head.'
Nothing about TMMTMTTM feels fresh. That includes the painfully uninspired romance between the leads, who lack both genuine chemistry as well as individual charm to make a romantic drama like this work, sighs Mayur Sanap.
Over 25 years, societies evolve and tastes change. Cinema absorbs and reflects this transformation. Picking only 25 films from the first quarter of the century is tough.
The wife and daughter of Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who died in the Tejas crash at the Dubai Air Show, bid him a tearful farewell as he was cremated in his native village.
As the year draws to a close, Rediff's Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya takes a look at the hits and misses, the highs and lows, the newsmakers and the dealbreakers in alphabetical order.
During the toss for the first Test, Shastri couldn't resist a cheeky nod to those events while introducing Pycroft.
Tempers flared, words were exchanged, and emotions spilled over in a heated contest that India ultimately dominated.
Meet the maverick serial election contester who shares his name with current Bihar's best known politician.
Rediff reader Shankar Vasan from Toronto, Canada tells us how he met his partner on a train journey.
Meena Kumari Pathak tells us how she first met her husband and how they fell in love.
Tarun Purohit tells us how his aunt played a key role in connecting him and Monika
Reader Swati shares her Jab We Met story. You can share yours too!
Rediff reader Syed Anwar tells us how he met Neha Shaikh.
'Bappi Lahiri was looking for a break so he and his father would meet me.' 'I told Director Bhisham Kohli about this promising young boy from Kolkata, and Bappi came over with his harmonium.' 'Bappi played this composition and Bhisham liked it immediately.' 'As we were discussing, I said I would give the words, and that's how I wrote this song.'
How they went from friends to life partners. Here's Vishal and Pallavi's love story.
Rediff reader Rahul Kapse tells us how he met and fell in love with Ashwini.
Rediff reader Kamaljit Medhi tells us how a chance meeting with Arpana rekindled their love in the sleepy town of Digboi.
Vijayendra Sheth tells us how he found love.
Rediff reader Ashish Gupta shares his love story.
Rediff reader Pritam tells us how he met his wife Seema.
Amit tells us how he met and fell in love with his classmate and wife Sharvari.
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