'Happiness is a small word to describe my feelings at the moment.' The Pawars, exuberant after Sunny's success, meet the Thackerays.
Over 50,000 people are expected to attend Rahman's Jai Ho concert at a specially created arena near the airport.
From victories to deaths, 2009 has seen its share of headlines. Here's a look at the year's most memorable stories.
A leading lady in Hollywood musicals and comedies in the 1950s and 1960s, including 'Singin' in the Rain', was rushed to Cedars-Sinai hospital earlier on Wednesday, after an apparent stroke.
Water actress Seema Biswas discusses her Oscar experience, and losing to German film The Lives Of Others.
The cast and crew of Smile Pinki are touring India, to spread the message of the film -- cleft lip operations -- and the greater vision of Smile Train.
Luuk de Jong's first-half header gave Barcelona a 1-0 win at Mallorca
In anticipation of Jeff Bridges taking the trophy, its box office gross went up by 36 percent over the weekend.
Mumbai-based Longines has been choreographing for 15 years. He has won many dancing titles over the years. But his biggest reward may have been the moment Danny Boyle thanked him for his work in Slumdog Millionaire, on the Oscar stage. He spoke about his experiences.
To think that a legendary comic, who was known to bring the house down with his sparkling wit and extraordinary sense of humour, would be battling depression in real life, is beyond us. Here is a peek into heartwarming moments from the late acting stalwart Robin Williams' extraordinary life.
Three days after Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others perished in a helicopter crash, his wife, Vanessa, broke her silence with an Instagram message saying she was "completely devastated" by their loss. Kobe Bryant and the couple's second daughter, nicknamed Gigi, died on Sunday when the helicopter they were flying in en route to the Mamba Sports Academy for a girl's basketball tournament crashed in foggy weather on a hillside northwest of Los Angeles.
As A R Rahman received his Oscars at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, everyone back home was cheering -- including his older sister Reihana, who is the mother of budding music composer G V Prakash. She talks to Shobha Warrier about the excitement at home.
The 43-year-old musician, who won the Oscars for Best Original Music and Best Song for his compositions in Slumdog Millionaire at the 81st Academy Awards, arrived at the Chennai airport from Dubai by an Emirates Airways flight at around 2.30 am.
Slumdog's Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar tells rediff.com about her experience in Los Angeles and her Oscar night.
Nirav Modi jewellery has been worn to the Oscars too!
While Kapil is an academy member of the Laureus World Sports Awards along with Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh, Yuvraj has been invited in role of an ambassador.
'When I came into the process, there was a treatment and in the treatment, there are always stories and parts that take place in Mumbai.'
Yorgos Lanthimos's royal drama has 12 nominations!
A tribute to an incomparable photojournalist who was slain by the Taliban on Thursday night.
Here's looking at the big winners and fashion hits at the recently concluded BAFTA awards!
Why were two of 2018's critically panned films awarded?! exclaims Aseem Chhabra.
Irfan Khan on Bollywood and Oscar rejection
Senior diplomat Vikas Swarup on Saturday assumed charge as Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry.
Johnny Depp has been toppled by a new entrant in the list!
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Only Bong Joon Ho -- whose film Parasite won the Oscars for Best Film, Best Director, Best International Feature -- knows how to work with a heavy hand and still get respectable results, says Ranjita Ganesan.
The actor passed away on Sunday, December 15 after a prolonged illness.
Vikas Swarup, whose debut novel was made into the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, has been appointed as spokesperson in the external affairs ministry.
Arthur J Pais, who has covered the Toronto International Film Festival for Rediff.com for 13 years, glances at the buzz-worthy movies at TIFF 2014.
In a statement posted on his official Twitter handle, the actor's family said he was diagnosed with the disease in 2016.
While revenge and God's grace on the right-doers are the dominant themes of True Grit, one could say the film is equally about special relationships that you forge along the way.
The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners.
The Westerner may just grab some Oscar nominations.
The Aligarh Muslim University will confer the honour on June 7.
'That night -- when Gandhi won Best Picture at the 1983 Oscars -- belonged to India and it meant a lot to a young student like me, who was trying to establish his Indian identity among the Americans around him.' Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com, who worked as an extra on Richard Attenborough's acclaimed biopic, salutes the late legend.
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