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Bollywood's most glam star at Cannes? VOTE!

Bollywood's most glam star at Cannes? VOTE!

Rediff.com7 May 2015

These desi hotties could stop traffic!

What makes Shah Rukh feel 'beautiful'

What makes Shah Rukh feel 'beautiful'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Of clashing superheroes and crying Khans!

Of clashing superheroes and crying Khans!

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

Superheroes, Holi, apples and other happenings from Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!

Remembering the incredible Tom Alter!

Remembering the incredible Tom Alter!

Rediff.com30 Sep 2017

Saluting Tom Alter, who passed into the ages on September 29.

Super Filmi Week: Kajol is the boss

Super Filmi Week: Kajol is the boss

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Christopher Nolan's next, Gulzar's gussa, Shyam Benegal's Shivaji and RD's Lawrence of Arabia connection, catch all this and more in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week.

#PadmavatiControversy: It is heartbreaking to see a director defend his movie

#PadmavatiControversy: It is heartbreaking to see a director defend his movie

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

Hansal Mehta takes on the Padmavati controversy, and much more.

Super Filmi Week: KJo's call for grace!

Super Filmi Week: KJo's call for grace!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2017

Be it Oscars, Kareena Kapoor or Karan Johar, Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week is a study in grace for both the right and wrong reasons.

'I wanted to understand what happened to Amy and why'

'I wanted to understand what happened to Amy and why'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

'It was impossible to please everyone with Amy Winehouse's story because it is complicated and dark. Everyone has his or her own version of what was going on and I found myself caught in the middle of it.'

'I don't want to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali'

'I don't want to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali'

Rediff.com8 May 2018

'You don't need a godfather to protect you from dangers of Bollywood because nobody will.'

'People feel I have lost my appeal because I'm not single'

'People feel I have lost my appeal because I'm not single'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

'Bollywood runs on the idea of age.' 'The moment you're single, even if you're 40, you're still appealing, you're still young.' 'The moment you're married, even if you're 25, it's uh huh. She's not sexy anymore.'

Wishlist: Stars we want to play Yuvraj, Shikhar Dhawan, Sehwag on screen

Wishlist: Stars we want to play Yuvraj, Shikhar Dhawan, Sehwag on screen

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

When Indian skipper MS Dhoni has commissioned a film on his life, why should other cricketing luminaries be left behind? Raja Sen presents his wishlist for potential cricketing biopics.

Bollywood's Most Money-Making Sports Movies

Bollywood's Most Money-Making Sports Movies

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Loved Mary Kom? You might want to see this list of other memorable sports films Bollywood has churned out over the years.

O Genie, My Genie: Waving goodbye to Robin Williams

O Genie, My Genie: Waving goodbye to Robin Williams

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

Raja Sen doffs his cap to Robin Williams, a comedian who believed in going all-out."

Rocky showed up at The Golden Globes -- and she won!

Rocky showed up at The Golden Globes -- and she won!

Rediff.com9 Jan 2017

Rocky showed up at The Golden Globes -- and she won! Raja Sen sums up the 74th Golden Globes perfectly.

Lunchbox director: From Irrfan to Broadbent to Redford

Lunchbox director: From Irrfan to Broadbent to Redford

Rediff.com15 Mar 2017

'One of the director's primary jobs is to make sure that all the actors perform as if they are in the same movie, playing in the same band -- one is not acting in a different band than the other.'

'Why should Hollywood be interested in us?'

'Why should Hollywood be interested in us?'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

'They are busy making films that suit their purpose. If it suits their purpose to make a Slumdog Millionaire, they will make it.' 'Why are we so upset about not getting an Oscar or producing Oscar quality work? Just look at the quality of work that is venerated by the Oscars. It is not particularly great work. Why are we so desperate to get acknowledgment from the West?'

Review: The Imitation Game is well-performed but spineless

Review: The Imitation Game is well-performed but spineless

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

The Imitation Game is an unsubtle film that delivers exactly what you expect in the most predictable way, laments Raja Sen.

'Gandhi's honesty floored me'

'Gandhi's honesty floored me'

Rediff.com17 Apr 2017

Putting together a play about the Father of the Nation is no easy task. But when that play is a musical, the challenges increase.

PICS: 9 more new faces at Victoria's Secret fashion show

PICS: 9 more new faces at Victoria's Secret fashion show

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

Check out these nine more models who will storm the runway in sexy lingerie.

Why a Modi bhakt decided to play Manmohan Singh

Why a Modi bhakt decided to play Manmohan Singh

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

'People have a certain perception about my political leanings -- and rightly so.' 'But I am an actor first, and then an activist.' 'And I am not an accidental actor.' 'There was no way I was going to be dishonest with my acting,' Anupam Kher tells Veenu Sandhu.

Karan Johar: I couldn't have made a film as good as Lunchbox

Karan Johar: I couldn't have made a film as good as Lunchbox

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

The film will finalled release on September 20.

'Wow. The power of women'

'Wow. The power of women'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

'I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.' Stirring speeches at the 75th Golden Globes.

Review: The Jungle Book: What a fun movie!

Review: The Jungle Book: What a fun movie!

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

The characters drawn for the 2016 film have an edge that wasn't present in the 1967 version. This is perhaps why The Jungle Book has been given an U/A certificate in India. For once, Pahlaj Nihalani may be right, feels Aseem Chhabra.

Resul Pookutty: How Hrithik made my life hell

Resul Pookutty: How Hrithik made my life hell

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

The Oscar winner tells Subhash K Jha how Hrithik's voice was used to sound like various characters in Kabali.

EPL: Hazard and Torres fire Chelsea to the top

EPL: Hazard and Torres fire Chelsea to the top

Rediff.com12 Jan 2014

Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres applied the gloss to a workmanlike 2-0 victory at Hull City that lifted Chelsea ominously to the top of the Premier League on Saturday.

Class and Crime in India in Zurich's Top 10 Films

Class and Crime in India in Zurich's Top 10 Films

Rediff.com8 Oct 2014

Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival.

Mohenjo Daro Review: A 155-minutes long fancy dress competition!

Mohenjo Daro Review: A 155-minutes long fancy dress competition!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Mohenjo Daro takes too long to get there and feels even longer than the time that's passed, feels Sukanya Verma.

Review: Nebraska is a very special film

Review: Nebraska is a very special film

Rediff.com28 Feb 2014

Nebraska is not merely a black comedy, but one laced with light, with hope, with brightness. Black and White, then. Sometimes they do make 'em like they used.

Om Puri gave a scene dignity just by his presence

Om Puri gave a scene dignity just by his presence

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

He had no airs about his talent, he did not intellectualise it, he just lived and breathed acting.

Review: Dracula Untold is too dull

Review: Dracula Untold is too dull

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

A film that could have been a genre breaking masterpiece, Dracula Untold in its present form would be a more honest work of art if it were titled Dracula Unfortunately, says Paloma Sharma.

'You should know what the mood of the country is'

'You should know what the mood of the country is'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

Riteish Deshmukh on movies, Genelia and what he'd like to teach his sons.

'Mars was something new for all of us...'

'Mars was something new for all of us...'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

'ISRO provides a very positive atmosphere. What matters here is your talent, not your gender,' says Ritu Karidhal, Deputy Operations Director, India's Mars orbital mission, Mangalyaan. A fascinating excerpt from Minnie Vaid's Those Magnificent Women And Their Flying Machines, Isro's Mission To Mars.

Review: Logan is a powerful finish to the Wolverine saga

Review: Logan is a powerful finish to the Wolverine saga

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

Logan is a relentless and thrilling film, a film that takes things farther than you may imagine, writes Raja Sen.

Harish Kapadia: India's Greatest Mountaineer

Harish Kapadia: India's Greatest Mountaineer

Rediff.com10 Feb 2018

Harish Kapadia is the only Indian to win mountaineering's most prestigious award.

Controversy's favourite child, Salman Khan!

Controversy's favourite child, Salman Khan!

Rediff.com27 May 2016

Salman and his never-ending list of controversies!

Super Filmi Week with Hit Girl Asha Parekh

Super Filmi Week with Hit Girl Asha Parekh

Rediff.com24 Apr 2017

Kamal Haasan's unrivalled make up skills, Jack Nicholson's haunting imagery, Asha Parekh's life as a Hit Girl and the surprise package of Beauty and the Beast, it's all there in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week.

Why you should head to Goa RIGHT NOW!

Why you should head to Goa RIGHT NOW!

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

'One afternoon, I spotted Karan Johar and film critic Rajeev Masand having tea with Nina Gupta, the head of NFDC, and barged into their meeting.' Aseem Chhabra's IFFI diaries...

When a gora produced a Bollywood movie

When a gora produced a Bollywood movie

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

'The first time we actually got to meet a Bollywood star, it was Salman Khan.' 'We met him at his farm house.' 'For Pia, an actor is just an actor. There is no such thing as a star in her world, and that may or may not go down well with some people.'

The sexiest people of 2017 are...

The sexiest people of 2017 are...

Rediff.com18 Apr 2017

Lifestyle brand Victoria's Secret's annual list of What Is Sexy features actors, singers and an athlete.

EPL: Klopp praises Salah for keeping grounded

EPL: Klopp praises Salah for keeping grounded

Rediff.com14 May 2018

Guardiola says City's points record may last years