'Irrfan was known in his friend circles as a Sufi-esque man who was never detached from any incident, person or situation,' remembers Rajesh Abhay, a friend of the actor since their days at NSD.
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'It isn't an art house film. It is essentially a feel-good story.'
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
Irrfan was hoping he would get a role as one of the kids in Salaam Bombay!, and when that didn't happen, heartbreak and tears followed.
Aseem Chhabra is impressed by Rima Das's Bulbul Can Sing, Ritesh Batra's Photograph and eight other outstanding films.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra.
Mumbai's famous dabbawalas are reinventing themselves to meet the challenge posed by food delivery portals.
'Irrfan transcended celluloid and gave us a taste of his humility and humanity,' observes Sukanya Verma.
Is Mumbai done with shared lives and overshared living spaces?
Eating too less or binge eating are just subtle hints of eating disorders which may have harmful effects on your teen, says Dr. Atish Laddad.
'He was capable, concise, calm, sublime, and profound, and perhaps that's also why Irrfan's passing felt 'personal' to many.'
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
God bless Ritesh Batra, raves Sukanya Verma.
How Satyendra Sahay lost 24 kilos in 6 months will inspire you too.
We take a look at some of the latest to join the makeover bandwagon and their incredible shift from boring to bombshell.
'Eat dhoklas, walk on Juhu beach and eat pani puri -- and not tell my parents because I will get sick!' Kal Penn shares his game plan for India with Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com
'I am really grateful to God with respect to the films I get because choosing them are not a conscious effort.'
The Italian bread roll makes for an ideal tea time snack.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Khiladi Kumar really knows how to place his bets on newbies...
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Sukanya Verma gives us a recap of the 91st Academy Awards.
'I had seen Waqt, starring Balraj Sahniji, and I can never forget it. There is a happy family and an earthquake later, everything is gone. That movie got stuck in my head. How one man loses his entire family and becomes a pauper. The same thing happens in Airlift.' Akshay Kumar, and his lovely leading lady Nimrat Kaur discuss their latest film.
'AAP wins one of the biggest electoral victories in Indian history.'
We haven't seen them on the big screen yet, but these stars are working *very* hard!
The great pity is that Mr Siddiqui has a remarkable, even inspiring, story to tell, feels Sunil Sethi.
'Are we seeing the beginning of the communalising of one of the most iconic film industries in the world?' asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
The Lunchbox director responds to the FFI letter.
'There is never a safe choice in the movie business.' 'Everything is chance.'
The government would extend to the Maratha community the educational concessions given to OBCs.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
These curious onscreen pairings will make you go... whoa!
Umrika, which won the audience award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, finally releases in India.
Vanita Kohli-Khandekar on why Indian media and entertainment quality will remain a national gripe and why we, the viewers, are not blame free.
'No short cuts, no sensationalism, but sheer talent is responsible for Nawaz's position as one of the finest actors of his generation.'
The growth of a credible, objective news media business in India requires political will and a belief in free speech.
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