Deepika Padukone embodies to perfection the Gehraiyaan in the title, applauds Sukanya Verma.
The death of the veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor a huge loss for the Indian film industry.
'It's only in the last seven years, I have taken acting seriously.'
'Films like Arth don't happen again and again. They come once in a lifetime. I was lucky to make it, and I couldn't have done it without Smita and Shabana.'
'Rajesh Pillai was a child at heart, crying at the sight of an injection syringe or making a fuss over the number of pills he was made to pop.'
The actor succumbed to multiple organ failure, and died in his sleep.
Irrfan was hoping he would get a role as one of the kids in Salaam Bombay!, and when that didn't happen, heartbreak and tears followed.
'Gerson existed at the intersection of principle and conscience. 'One of our conversations turned to his return to India from Brazil. 'He spoke about the choices he made and the things he felt he had failed at. 'What emerged was how he always steadfastly stuck to his beliefs and was true to them and himself. 'The need to -- in Spike Lee's words -- Do The Right Thing.' Director Dev Benegal remembers Gerson da Cunha, 'friend, guide, light'.
Subhash K Jha lists interesting Dulquer movies to watch on his birthday on July 28.
'I have more respect for this kind of cinema,' actress Swati tells Radhika Rajamani.
Gentle, fiery, magnanimous or disadvantaged, there are many faces of the Bhansali heroine. Sukanya Verma looks at every single one.
'My mother is a lady with a lot of emotional stability and strength. And wisdom.' 'When I was younger, she would tell me that if I ever refused water to anyone, I would have to drink gutter water.' 'When I grew up, she would say, "Be liberal when you know what you are talking about, and be conservative when you don't".'
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, eminent personalities, politicians described Lata Mangeshkar as the "nightingale of the subcontinent"
Meel Patthar is, both by theme and design, a tragedy of inertia, observes Rohit Satish Nair.
Ranjith Shankar talks about directing his latest Malayalam movie Passenger.
On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.
'Laxmi and I firmly believed that while working, the egoistic word 'Main (I)' never interferes.'
No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
'Today, 25 years later, Raja Hindustani is as much a Dharmesh Darshan film as it is Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's 'different' love story.'
Hindi cinema witnessed unique facets of womanhood, her complexities and morality this year.
The actor is all set to venture into international cinema with gangster flick American Empire to be directed by Andy Armstrong.
The star reveals his plans to return to the Formula 2 circuit in this exclusive interview to rediff.com
The withering, never-ending season of gangster movies continues in Tamil films with Thotta, starring Jeevan and Priyamani.
'People, who are greedy, are very self-oriented and cannot be team players.' 'I don't think you can be a part of great cinema if you are self-oriented.'
'For some people it is food, for some it is music... For me, it is cinema.' Kamal Haasan tells Radhika Rajamani what drives him.
As Amitabh Bachchan turns a year older, film folk make sure to wish him and cherish their bond with the superstar.
This Mohanlal suspense drama may well go down as yet another modern day classic, raves Joginder Tuteja.
'Hot Mess Holiday airs on December 11 -- it's a really fun story.'
Surender Reddy talks about making Athidhi and directing Mahesh Babu and Amrita Rao.
'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh Bachchan go through such a tough phase.' 'He had been there, done it all and really didn't need to prove himself.' 'Yet, he channelised it all and came out with one of his best performances,' Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com in a fascinating conversation about the films he has made and the actors he has worked with.
As cinemas remain shut and watching movies on big screen still a distant dream, OTT platforms are keeping us distracted from the pandemic with its steady supply of content.
Kaushik Roy talks about his first feature film, Apna Asmaan.
The duo gave Humans of Bombay a glimpse into their adorable love life.
It is to Vajpayee's credit that he told Dilip Kumar to ignore Thackeray and to follow his own conscience. But the episode -- as indeed, the manner in which Dilip Kumar has been made to pay for being a Muslim throughout his life -- shames us all as Indians, says Vir Sanghvi.
Sulabha Deshpande passed away on June 3.
