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Vidhya's Grand Shillong Diwalis

Vidhya's Grand Shillong Diwalis

Rediff.com31 Oct 2024

Vidhya Pant remembers the Diwalis celebrated in her home in Shillong in the 1960s.

Review: Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho lacks bite

Review: Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho lacks bite

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho takes off with a great premise but fails to realise its full potential, says Nishi Tiwari.

Quiz Time: Who was the original choice to play Dr Dang in Karma?

Quiz Time: Who was the original choice to play Dr Dang in Karma?

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!

'Sadashiv Amrapurkar was offered limited roles but he picked the best'

'Sadashiv Amrapurkar was offered limited roles but he picked the best'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

'Sadashiv Amrapurkar was a unique actor in the history of cinema. Such actors don't create a void, they leave behind a legacy of cinema,' Govind Nihalani tells Patcy N.

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

A pick of just 10 watchable (a couple of them admittedly in the so-bad-it's-fun category) foreign films starring Bollywood stars in significant roles are available to watch on streaming platforms.

Country comes first, actors later: Nana Patekar

Country comes first, actors later: Nana Patekar

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Veteran actor Nana Patekar has waded into the debate whether Pakistani artistes should be banned from working in Bollywood, saying a country comes first and soldiers are its biggest heroes.

25 FIERY frames of Mirch Masala

25 FIERY frames of Mirch Masala

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

Sukanya Verma tells us just what makes Mirch Masala a must watch.

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

Rediff.com12 Sep 2024

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.

Fahadh to play a baddie in his Tamil debut?

Fahadh to play a baddie in his Tamil debut?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.

Ghazi trailer worth a watch!

Ghazi trailer worth a watch!

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

Now, let's wait for the movie, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Behind the scenes of Salman's Tubelight

Behind the scenes of Salman's Tubelight

Rediff.com22 Jun 2017

A trip to the busy and starry sets of Tubelight.

What made Vijay Sethupathi Brilliant in Navarasa

What made Vijay Sethupathi Brilliant in Navarasa

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

'I always feel I speak best through my silences.'

Tubelight Review: Salman doesn't seem to be having fun

Tubelight Review: Salman doesn't seem to be having fun

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

'How can you blame poor Kabir Khan for the Tubelight fiasco?' 'We know that his Job Description expects him to work below full capacity, to sell his soul, and we know his SOP-sheet has the title: Design the next Salman Khan Project.' Sreehari Nair sees through Kabir Khan's cunning.

Bipasha's Hollywood debut gets straight to DVD release

Bipasha's Hollywood debut gets straight to DVD release

Rediff.com4 May 2015

The film had been four years in the making.

Why Pahlaj Nihalani stalled 2 movies about Modi

Why Pahlaj Nihalani stalled 2 movies about Modi

Rediff.com17 Feb 2017

'Stop using the censor board as a means to get publicity for films,' the censor chief warns filmmakers.

Holi Movies In The Last 10 Years

Holi Movies In The Last 10 Years

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

A look at the Holi releases in the past decade.

EC notice to Priyanka Gandhi, Kejriwal for remarks against PM

EC notice to Priyanka Gandhi, Kejriwal for remarks against PM

Rediff.com14 Nov 2023

The AAP on Wednesday last had posted a video story on 'X' featuring industrialist Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Modi. The next day, the party posted a picture of Adani and Modi, and alleged that the prime minister works for the industrialist and not the people.

'Father of Indian theatre' Ebrahim Alkazi dies at 94

'Father of Indian theatre' Ebrahim Alkazi dies at 94

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama and mentored generations of actors, produced plays such as Girish Karnad's Tughlaq and Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug.

When Neena Gupta IMPRESSED us!

When Neena Gupta IMPRESSED us!

Rediff.com19 May 2021

Do you know that the veteran actress has more than 100 films and TV serials to her credit in a career spanning four decades?

Meet Bollywood's filmi photographers

Meet Bollywood's filmi photographers

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

Say CHEESE!

Cinema owners boycott Ae Dil Hai Mushkil?

Cinema owners boycott Ae Dil Hai Mushkil?

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

Cinema owners association bans films starring Pakistani actors.

Box Office: NH10 opens poorly but picks up

Box Office: NH10 opens poorly but picks up

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

Meanwhile, Dum Laga Ke Haisha is a hit!

Satish Shah: I owe my success to Kundan Shah

Satish Shah: I owe my success to Kundan Shah

Rediff.com8 Oct 2017

'Naseeruddin (Shah), me and others weren't typically good looking actors as was the demand then but he (Kundan Shah) saw something in us. I can never forget that.'

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro director Kundan Shah passes away

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro director Kundan Shah passes away

Rediff.com7 Oct 2017

'What a tragic loss for cinema, for India.'

Why did Salman Khan get emotional at the Tubelight trailer launch?

Why did Salman Khan get emotional at the Tubelight trailer launch?

Rediff.com25 May 2017

The third Salman Khan-Kabir Khan film releases this Eid.

Adarsh Gourav on BAFTA nomination: 'I am dazed'

Adarsh Gourav on BAFTA nomination: 'I am dazed'

Rediff.com10 Mar 2021

'If I've been nominated alongside these greats, it means something.'

Watch Konkona's Killer Magic On OTT

Watch Konkona's Killer Magic On OTT

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

Some of her best films are not available on streaming platforms, but Deepa Gahlot looks at her Hindi cinema oeuvre on OTT.

Have you seen these 3 AMAZING films?

Have you seen these 3 AMAZING films?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2017

Small-town India shines right through in these movie gems.

Arshad Warsi's Finest Five Films

Arshad Warsi's Finest Five Films

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

There is more to Arshad Warsi than meets the eye. Much more.

Box office: Mallika Sherawat's Dirty Politics opens poorly

Box office: Mallika Sherawat's Dirty Politics opens poorly

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

Bhumi Pednekar beats Mallika Sherawat at the box office!

TMC, AAP, CPI to boycott new Parliament's inauguration, more parties may follow suit

TMC, AAP, CPI to boycott new Parliament's inauguration, more parties may follow suit

Rediff.com23 May 2023

The Trinamool Congress and the Communist Party of India on Tuesday said they will skip the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament building even as the war of words over the prime minister and not the President scheduled to do the honours on May 28 continued between the government and the Congress.

Which Malayalam movie will YOU watch this weekend?

Which Malayalam movie will YOU watch this weekend?

Rediff.com20 May 2016

Four films are releasing today, which one are you looking froward to?

Mammootty looks younger than his son Dulquer?

Mammootty looks younger than his son Dulquer?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.

PIX: Bidding farewell to old Parliament building

PIX: Bidding farewell to old Parliament building

Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

Dressed in colourful attire, members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday got their group photograph clicked in the old Parliament building, hours before legislative proceedings shift to the new Parliament House.

Nawaz and Nandita Das present Manto in Cannes

Nawaz and Nandita Das present Manto in Cannes

Rediff.com24 May 2017

Check out what's happening in Cannes!

Adil Hussain is playing the lead in a Hollywood film

Adil Hussain is playing the lead in a Hollywood film

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

'A producer is chartering a flight to take us to London to shoot. I am playing the lead in a Hollywood production which got postponed due to COVID-19.'

Rahul writes to Speaker to allow him to speak in LS over UK remarks

Rahul writes to Speaker to allow him to speak in LS over UK remarks

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to allow him to speak in the house over his democracy remarks made in London, sources said on Monday.

5 SHOCKING Films On Caste

5 SHOCKING Films On Caste

Rediff.com14 Apr 2022

As we celebrate Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's birthday on April 14, Subhash K Jha picks 5 fine films based on inequality and the caste system.

Jim Sarbh, the terrorist who steals the show in Neerja

Jim Sarbh, the terrorist who steals the show in Neerja

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

Jim says he was charged as an actor and at the same time a bit anxious about playing a terrorist in his first film.

Akshay, Kamal Haasan, Anil Kapoor: Bollywood's anti-corruption crusaders

Akshay, Kamal Haasan, Anil Kapoor: Bollywood's anti-corruption crusaders

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

It's not just the aam aadmi who has been feeling the corruption heat.