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Sacred Games: The Gangster as Mumbai

Sacred Games: The Gangster as Mumbai

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

'What would a composite of Dawood, Rajan, and Arun Gawli be like?' 'What if an absconding mafia boss were to land in Mumbai tomorrow, tired from all the running, and tender his final apology to the city by narrating his story and narrating it with brutal honesty?' Sreehari Nair watches Sacred Games.

The return of the one-horned rhino

The return of the one-horned rhino

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

A painstaking effort is on to bring the one-horned rhino back to Assam's Manas National Park, the place it once inhabited

Why Ittefaq is (still) a compelling watch!

Why Ittefaq is (still) a compelling watch!

Rediff.com1 Nov 2017

Can Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha bring back the magic created by Rajesh Khanna and Nanda in the 1969 original?

12 things you should know about 'super galactico' Cristiano Ronaldo

12 things you should know about 'super galactico' Cristiano Ronaldo

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

From an exclusive interview with GQ magazine's Daniel Riley, for GQ India's April 2016 issue, here are 12 things you should know about Cristiano Ronaldo - the footballer, the father and the man

#RIPSridevi: 'I am in shock. Can't stop crying'

#RIPSridevi: 'I am in shock. Can't stop crying'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2018

Bollywood is in shock after Sridevi's death.

Humans of demonetisation

Humans of demonetisation

Rediff.com19 Nov 2016

The currency ban has changed the lives of the people facilitating this move across India.

'Virat was born to lead'

'Virat was born to lead'

Rediff.com25 Oct 2016

'He was not even 15 when he showed skills at captaincy.' 'Now that he is the captain, I keep telling him not to expect from others what easily comes to him.'

'You want it to sound sexy, na?'

'You want it to sound sexy, na?'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

'You think of Sulu as someone who is sexy, sultry and intimate. You don't imagine her as someone clad in a sari.' And yet, Vidya Balan gets ready to seduce you again.

Of commoners and crows: The genius of R K Laxman

Of commoners and crows: The genius of R K Laxman

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

'No one took umbrage, because they knew Laxman had no malice in him.'

15 stunning cars to blaze Indian roads in the next three months

15 stunning cars to blaze Indian roads in the next three months

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

From a Rs 9-lakh Maruti to a Rs 2 crore-Nissan, Indian auto industry packs quite a surprise for car buyers

Tales of our toilets: Modi has put potty before piety

Tales of our toilets: Modi has put potty before piety

Rediff.com5 Oct 2013

Akbar is rumoured to have once asked the navratnas of his court what the greatest pleasure in the world was. The stock answers came back: wealth, power, women, food, wine and so on, with the emperor's own contribution being hunting. Birbal was the outlier; he asserted that the greatest pleasure in the world was surely a good bowel movement.

'What we leave behind of ourselves through work is most important'

'What we leave behind of ourselves through work is most important'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2016

In an interview to HarmonyIndia.org, the artist, who had famously said that he lived to paint and painted to live, spoke of what the 'bindu' meant to him, about his friend M F Husain and the legacy that he will leave behind.

Asha Bhosle: The ageless singer turns 80

Asha Bhosle: The ageless singer turns 80

Rediff.com9 Sep 2013

The Bollywood veteran celebrated her birthday on Sunday, September 8.

Ashwin: On his way to becoming the greatest

Ashwin: On his way to becoming the greatest

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

What makes Ravichandran Ashwin the world's premier Test spinner?

'We have forgotten to be normal'

'We have forgotten to be normal'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

Shoojit Sircar takes Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni behind the sets of October, and right inside his beautiful mind.

Visit Chennai (and these 9 cities) in 2015!

Visit Chennai (and these 9 cities) in 2015!

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

International travel guide Lonely Planet has just released its list of top ten cities to visit next year. And Chennai made the cut!

Arnab Goswami and his 9 pm fish market

Arnab Goswami and his 9 pm fish market

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

Now that Arnab Goswami is signing off from the Times Group, his cacophony and his shrill sermons will be missed. So will be the fish market. Thank God for that because for me the fish had started to stink, says Sudhir Bisht.

When time ran out for HMT

When time ran out for HMT

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

Being public sector employees, they still saw no reason to stir themselves unduly.

Top five 4G smartphones under Rs 15k

Top five 4G smartphones under Rs 15k

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

These five are budget-friendly yet feature rich.

Rishi Kapoor: I don't like any of Ranbir's films

Rishi Kapoor: I don't like any of Ranbir's films

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

'When we saw Saawariya for the first time, I was aghast.' 'If only Bhansali had told me, I would have dissuaded him.

'People shoot their mouths off on Hinduism without bothering to understand it'

'People shoot their mouths off on Hinduism without bothering to understand it'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

'People on both sides of the Hindutva debate need to read and understand the texts first,' Bibek Debroy, translator of the unabridged Mahabharata, tells Kanika Datta as he gets started on a similar project for the Ramayana.

In the land of the demigods

In the land of the demigods

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

With Tibet to the east and home to three stunning Himalayan ranges, Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh boasts of a colourful culture and beautiful people, says Geetanjali Krishna.

Review: Talvar is a bloody sharp film

Review: Talvar is a bloody sharp film

Rediff.com2 Oct 2015

Talvar is a cleanly-crafted film, says Raja Sen.

Dhoni rubbishes reports of Kohli-Dhawan spat

Dhoni rubbishes reports of Kohli-Dhawan spat

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

Rubbishing the speculations that all is not well in Indian dressing room, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that these imaginary stories that have come out could be made into a movie by Warner brothers.

AFSPA removal: Why Tripura and J&K are very different

AFSPA removal: Why Tripura and J&K are very different

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

My travels made me realise how different the ground situation and people's mindsets in the two states are. People seemed happy and secure in Tripura whilst there was only complaining and suspicion in J&K, says Sanjeev Nayyar.

Bollywood's 10 Great Movies Set in Goa

Bollywood's 10 Great Movies Set in Goa

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

Okay, so we love our Goan filmi characters. Do you love these movies set in Goa? Have a look!

'The lady told me her name is Sheena Bora'

'The lady told me her name is Sheena Bora'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2018

That answer, the strangest of all till date in this courtroom, set off a ripple of excitement, surprise and muted amusement among those present, including Accused No 1 Indrani Mukerjea.

No man on screen was ever quite as magnificent as Peter O'Toole

No man on screen was ever quite as magnificent as Peter O'Toole

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

'He was the manliest of them all, a true man's man. Warrior, King, Pioneer, Thespian, Womaniser, Drunkard, Scoundrel -- he made it all look grander than ever, and he did so with fluent effortlessness.' Raja Sen salutes the great actor who passed into the ages on Sunday.

Mr Modi, be wary of the Chinese!

Mr Modi, be wary of the Chinese!

Rediff.com12 May 2015

'Chinese leaders rarely receive their foreign guests in cities other than Beijing. Such respect for India!' 'Does it mean that Modi could replicate "the warmth and unconventional way" by sending Indian troops into Tibet, as Xi did in Chumur (Ladakh) when he arrived in India? Of course, Indians are far too polite to do so,' says Claude Arpi.

Why Dedh Ishqiya is an important film

Why Dedh Ishqiya is an important film

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

'I salute Dixit and Qureshi for playing roles that are not in line with what mainstream Bollywood expects of its female stars,' says Aseem Chhabra, noting how Dedh Ishqiya makes important points in the most nuanced way.

Hyderabad masala

Hyderabad masala

Rediff.com9 May 2016

An upcoming film on Mohammad Azharuddin promises to be a potboiler, though not a true biopic.

Meet the link between Baahubali and Black Panther

Meet the link between Baahubali and Black Panther

Rediff.com19 Feb 2018

'Disney is presenting Black Panther as Manoj Muntashir's film.' 'Such a big studio, a billion dollar film is being released as Manoj Muntashir's film.' 'It is in the same space of Baahubali, which I wrote.' 'The film has got a kingdom, kings, treachery... things which are very much up my alley.'

Review: Masaan is a truly impressive directorial debut

Review: Masaan is a truly impressive directorial debut

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

Masaan is an immense achievement for a first-time filmmaker and must be applauded, says Raja Sen.

Saudi Surprises

Saudi Surprises

Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

'I am hoping that now with the strategic status of our relationship, the Indian voice will get heard in Saudi Arabia,' says Ambassador B S Prakash.

Of Hindu, Hindustan, Hindi

Of Hindu, Hindustan, Hindi

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Our problem is that we look at these words from a non-Indic perspective, says Sanjeev Nayyar.

'Eid was never complete without having met him'

'Eid was never complete without having met him'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

In Khushwant Singh photographer Mustafa Quraishi found a grandfather he always wanted.

Changing the government culture of shabbiness

Changing the government culture of shabbiness

Rediff.com12 Jun 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered a clean-up of all central government offices. Mahesh Vijapurkar laments the pervading culture of shabbiness in government offices around the country.

'I didn't realise how big Jungle Book is'

'I didn't realise how big Jungle Book is'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

Jahnavi Patel/ Rediff.com chats with Mowgli when he comes to Mumbai.

'I'm surprised that George Clooney got married'

'I'm surprised that George Clooney got married'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

'I think I've got to see Happy New Year but people have told me that I would like Haider,' The Best Of Me director Michael Hoffman tells Paloma Sharma.

'I don't know why I haven't had a baby yet'

'I don't know why I haven't had a baby yet'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2017

'I am the undiscovered Julia Roberts of India. They haven't figured it out yet.' Kalki Koechlin gets talking.