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'Many people prophesied that marrying so early would be disastrous for my career, but all I knew was that I did not want to waste another day without her.'
Reader Shilpi tells us how she fell in love with a guy whom she first disliked from his photograph.
Shoojit Sircar picks two Oscar-winning, slice-of-life films which say a lot with the minimum of fuss.
A good deal of the 92nd Academy Awards (going hostless second year in a row) was a drag what with a staggeringly dull red carpet, long-winded, lacklustre speeches and uneven live acts following too quickly one after another.
'I found myself a bigger playground to play around in as an actress.' 'The characters I choose to play are far removed from the person that I am.' 'That, I suppose, is the fun of being an actor.' 'You can live many lives in one lifetime, right?'
'What can I do for my India except make films that showcase it's greatness to the world, which touch on national issues and arouse the feeling of patriotism?'
While we await Shilpa's second innings in the movies, Joginder Tuteja looks at how well the top '90s actresses have done when they returned to acting.
Readers share their love stories ahead of Valentine's Day.
'We have known each other for the last five years.' 'He patiently waited for me and finally proposed last year.' 'It was beautiful, just the sort of thing I had always imagined.'
Newly-weds Sweta and Vishal, who got married on January 21, share their romantic journey with us.
The Great Indian Kitchen is one of the most powerful films Divya Nair has watched in recent times. One that will unsettle you long after you've watched it. And that's why everyone -- married or single, man or woman -- must watch it.
Sania Mirza's spokesperson said that the Indian tennis star will marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik today, Monday April 12.
Ajoy shares some of the lessons he learned as a new parent.
Another love story in Hollywood reportedly comes to an end.
The relative ranking of castes can vary across regions and localities and depends on a number of factors including control over land, wealth, and political power. Castes have often tried to 'upgrade' themselves (a process sociologists refer to as Sanskritization), and sometimes get 'downgraded'. A revealing excerpt from Upinder Singh's Ancient India: Culture Of Contradictions.
Sameer Kulkarni tells us how the girl he never wanted to marry became his wife.
Ramya Nair tells us how she found love in Arun.
'It feels good when you are able to share your experiences and learning with someone who is willing and happy to listen and accept.' 'More than moulding him, I gave with an open heart, and Ahan was very receptive.'
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'We, the audience, listen to stories that have nothing to do with us and we cry, just from the truth of those stories.' 'And Anvita is one of those people who makes this happen.'
'It is an amazing start to a lifetime of togetherness.'
It's a treat to watch Pooja Bhatt explode on the small screen, raves Sukanya Verma.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
If you'd like to know more about Rajini the actor, Saisuresh Sivaswamy offers a wide selection.
Justice, revenge, romance, tears, take your pick from Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations for the week.
She lived for two-thirds of her life in India, adopted its national cause and customs, and took an Indian passport. She served a prison sentence in Lahore as part of Gandhi's protests against an Imperial power which happened to be her motherland. Freda Bedi delighted in confounding accepted definitions of identity.
In the past, she "forcefully defended" her father who was fighting against gay rights and marriage equality in Hawaii.
Rediff reader Ritesh Darda, who met his wife online, shares his love story!
Although the film attempts to present Ravi Teja differently, but it fails to appeal.
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Dil Bekaraar is watchable, but not quick-witted enough to binge watch, feels Sukanya Verma.
Relationship advice from author, psychologist and 'Marriage 101' course teacher Alexandra Solomon.
Dr VijayKumar tells us how two people from different cities ended up as partners for life.
Indian Americans in inter-faith marriages tell Sandip Roy how they celebrate the festival.
Payal Kumari, daughter of a migrant worker from Bihar, battled the odds including financial woes, to top the BA archaeology course at Kerala's Mahatma Gandhi University.
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