'The most striking comment Yasser Usman makes -- not only about Sanjay Dutt, but also our contemporary society -- is about the transformation that he goes through: From being a man who claimed Muslim blood to one who is a devotee of Hindu gods,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta.
On the 20th anniversary of her tragic death, the actress remains strikingly relevant.
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
'I am very impressed by Sara though I don't see why her self confidence should surprise me.' 'Whether it was Koffee With Karan, Rajeev Masand, BBC... her confidence, humility and charm made me so happy.' 'It's so heartwarming to see the way she has turned out.'
Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
Sonam Kapoor plays Neerja like she cares and that is all the role needs, feels Sukanya Verma.
Filmmaker Mansoor Khan turned his back to the movies, to live a simple life off the land. He has another passion now -- Mother Earth.
Which one are you looking forward to?
Most consumers are going for token buying of lesser value and are waiting for price correction for purchase of wedding jewellery.
'I am done with that genre. When you don't have a filmi background, it's difficult to do what you want to do.' Gurmeet Choudhary looks ahead with Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana.
Asin joins a long list of actresses, who married rich businessmen!
Shah Rukh and his family flew home to Mumbai last weekend. Roscoe Mendonza, who was on the same flight, captures his impressions of an unlikely encounter.
On Ramesh Sippy's 70th birthday, we celebrate the man and his milestones.
'Yes, seriously. This was the time she was going through a bad phase; her personal life was a mess after her alleged affair with Amitabh Bachchan ended and her career was going nowhere.'
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
Amit Mistry was a wicked actor, someone who could chance a broken arm, who could take deep dives, who could ram his head into walls, all without bothering about the outcome. And, as with that closing bit, the knowledge of where he might have arrived at eludes us now, observes Sreehari Nair.
The court said the theory was based on the hypothesis that the Noida Police would not be able to find the body on the terrace on May 16, 2008 when Aarushi was found dead in her room.
Happy New Year is watchable in parts but its three hours and plus running time makes it woefully difficult.
The book Effective People by Dr TV Rao features inspiring examples of success icons from across the world.
'Modi and the BJP don't want Delhi to function.' 'The LG is like a puppet of the BJP.'
A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar quashed the Centre's notification disqualifying the AAP MLAs, saying the the EC's recommendation against the legislators was "bad in law" and "vitiated".
The Autumn-Winter 2015 season of Amazon India Fashion Week has drawn to a close and we like what we've seen. Here are our picks from the lot!
'The news that the once dashing, absolutely handsome, utterly charming Shashi Kapoor is no more makes me feel terribly sad.' Aseem Chhabra, author of Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, the Star, pays rich tribute to the iconic actor.
'I pray to god that nothing like that happens again in our country so that we are forced to make something like Uri again.'
Vikki Khanna and his family allow us to share the joys and the sorrow of these beautiful last moments, as they prepare to bid adieu to Lord Ganesha.
'Kedarnath has given me that much needed experience right at the beginning.' 'My experience is not limited to only being in front of the camera.' 'It has also taught me how to sleep at night when you don't know if your film will release, and that's a great learning for a newcomer.'
Wonder what the designers were thinking when they created them!
The list has been sent to Governor Ram Naik for approval.
'India has set standard of beauty rules. They feel that everyone needs to be perfect.' 'You may be beautiful and have the perfect body. But if you have big boobs, you'll still get teased.'
With capes, garara pants and dungarees, three designers are taking khadi to luxurious heights.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com gives the lowdown on the 59 seats spread across seven states and one Union territory going to polls in the last and final phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on May 19, 2019.
Sukanya Verma revisits Gulzar's Ghalib and finds Barsaat, and Free Love!
We present an excerpt from Kishore Kumar: Method In Madness by Derek Bose.
'Kishore Kumar lived like a king and knew that he could get away with anything. It's as simple as that.'
'He represented the warmth, gentleness and goodness that existed in Hindi cinema before Bollywood became a loud commodity.' Aseem Chhabra on the legendary actor he admired for over 40 years.
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Sanjeev Kumar's Dastak (1970).
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