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.
In anticipation of Jeff Bridges taking the trophy, its box office gross went up by 36 percent over the weekend.
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.
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.
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.
Nirav Modi jewellery has been worn to the Oscars too!
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.
'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.'
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.
A tribute to an incomparable photojournalist who was slain by the Taliban on Thursday night.
Yorgos Lanthimos's royal drama has 12 nominations!
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.
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.
Johnny Depp has been toppled by a new entrant in the list!
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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.
Nomadland dominates BAFTAs 2021 with four wins.
Spacey has also been citicised by Star Trek actor, Zachary Quinto, for his 'calculated manipulation to deflect attention from the very serious accusation (of making an unwanted sexual advance)'.
'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.
A look at what transpired at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.
The Academy award winner was a bisexual who fought mental illness throughout her adult life, a new biography has revealed.
The Lunchbox director responds to the FFI letter.
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