Sukanya Verma looks at what's looking hot on the OTT menu this week.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Besides the five Indian films that are playing at the Toronto International Film Festival this year -- a rather large collection at an international film festival, says Aseem Chhabra -- there are more films with an Indian connect.
Satyajit Ray. Films from Italy, Iceland and Albania feature on Aseem Chhabra's list.
'I looked at the smiles around and realised that each day that I smiled was amazing.' 'So I put into play something that I have been toying with for years.' 'I called it the Rich Universe.' 'You often hear people say "I wish I become a superstar and my life gets made".' 'I wondered how it would be if I said if I hug my father, it would be an amazing day, or if I hugged my mother and said how lucky I am.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Satyajit Ray's fabulous use of fantasy to condemn fascism and Shah Rukh Khan's gift of enthralling oratory, Sukanya Verma's fantastic filmi week.
Get to know the Befikre girl better!
In the last ten years, 96 per cent of the sedition cases against 405 individuals pertained to making critical remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, points out Ramesh Menon, author, Modi Demystified: The Making Of A Prime Minister.
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
'We are a young nation. But I wanted to explore the conflict between the young and the old.' 'The cynicism of people who have lived it versus the optimism and naivete of the young.'
'I want to play the heroine.' 'Why not?' 'I can dance, I can act and hopefully through Begum Jaan, people will notice me and say, 'Chalo isko yeh bhi karathay hai.'
'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.'
'I wasn't sure if I could carry off a bikini well. So I did a photo shoot and showed it Madhur Bhandarkar. He said it looked great. That gave me the confidence to carry it off.' Meet Calendar girl Avani Modi.
Can't remember the first Rock On!! magic? We take you through the memory lane.
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
'How do you expect me to tone down my anger when the most prominent culture in India today is the culture of corruption, in every sphere of life?'
Gupt's greatest success lies in how attractive it remains despite the suspense becoming common knowledge, feels Sukanya Verma.
His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions. Siva Sankar pays tribute to S P Balasubrahmanyam, the legendary singer who passed into the ages on Friday.
'Somehow the Flying Sikh has endured in people's memory.'
'I have started getting a lot of messages from people, directors, photographers...and I realised the importance of being visible.'
Aseem Chhabra lists the movies that taught him about the Idea of India.
There's a lot happening in Bollywood, Hollywood and world cinema this year.
Famous sports personalities who wed in 2019.
These pictures will surely make you feel nostalgic.
Looking forward to catch Kill Dill this weekend? Here's a lowdown on its director.
Why has Mumbai's cyber police taken no action against these WhatsApp groups who everyday, commit offences under the Indian Penal Code? The police cannot be unaware of their existence, observes Shruthi Marathe.
Mad Max: Fury Road has a very realistic chance of sweeping the Oscars, predicts Raja Sen.
P Rajendran looks back on the 11 plus years he worked with Arthur J Pais, the India Abroad and Rediff.com editor, who passed into the ages on January 8.
Irrfan Khan's fascinating interview with Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com.
We list down some of the memorable performances as historical figures.
On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker in December 2002.
War is as grand and consummate as love in Bollywood.
AAP will have to learn to be patient as such electoral changes do not happen in a hurry, asserts Ramesh Menon.
An A-Z of Bachchanalia, the letters expanding into unforgettable bits of his filmography.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is one of the best and most uncompromised films of Indian cinema, says Sukanya Verma.
