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Coming soon: Total Recall remake

Coming soon: Total Recall remake

Rediff.com30 Jul 2010

Filmmaker Len Wiseman is set to create a modern remake of the 1990 action classic Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

'You don't need Rs 100 crore to make a film with great special effects these days'

'You don't need Rs 100 crore to make a film with great special effects these days'

Rediff.com5 May 2016

'Sci-fi is a very expensive genre; I need to become a much bigger star for people to invest that kind of money in me.' 1920 London actor Sharman Joshi talks about his favourite genre, and why he won't be doing it anytime soon.

Shipping, FMCG sectors say nothing to cheer about

Shipping, FMCG sectors say nothing to cheer about

Rediff.com26 Feb 2010

While India Inc seems to be generally pleased with the budget, there are, however, some discordant voices with the shipping, FMCG and education sectors saying there is nothing in the budget for them.

CCEA okays divestment in Shipping Corporation

CCEA okays divestment in Shipping Corporation

Rediff.com6 Oct 2010

The government has approved sale of 10 per cent equity in Shipping Corporation of India. The biggest domestic shipping company would also raise 10 per cent additional equity to fund its expansion plans.

Will Hurt Locker grab more Oscars than Avatar?

Will Hurt Locker grab more Oscars than Avatar?

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

Despite the jaw-breaking success of Avatar, everything isn't magical on the Oscar front. The Hurt Locker rules there.

Toy Story 3 hits all time jackpot in UK

Toy Story 3 hits all time jackpot in UK

Rediff.com8 Sep 2010

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here!

First look: Leonardo DiCaprio's Inception

First look: Leonardo DiCaprio's Inception

Rediff.com16 Dec 2009

The plot of the sci-fi movie directed by Christopher Nolan (of The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Memento, The Prestige fame) is about entering peoples' minds/dreams through an injection.

Avatar overtakes Titanic

Avatar overtakes Titanic

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

The epic movie, set in the year 2154, raked in a staggering 1.841 billion, becoming the best-selling international release of all time.

Oil tanker arrives in Vizag after Iran release

Oil tanker arrives in Vizag after Iran release

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

Shipping Corporation of India's oil tanker, MT Desh Shanti, which was detained in Iran for 26 days, arrived at Visakhapatnam port in the early hours on Wednesday, sources said.

Avatar makes history; crosses $1billion in 3 weeks

Avatar makes history; crosses $1billion in 3 weeks

Rediff.com4 Jan 2010

Avatar now ranks number four among the top global grossers of all time.

Avatar eyes $ 1 billion mark

Avatar eyes $ 1 billion mark

Rediff.com28 Dec 2009

While Sherlock Holmes gives its director Guy Ritchie his first big hit.

Avatar poised to sink the Titanic

Avatar poised to sink the Titanic

Rediff.com25 Jan 2010

The sci-fi movie has hit 1.29 billion dollars in international ticket sales, passing the 1.24 billion dollar mark set by Titanic.

Denzel Washington gives Avatar some competition

Denzel Washington gives Avatar some competition

Rediff.com18 Jan 2010

Denzel's film The Book of Eli grossed $11.7 million on its opening day in America and Canada against Avatar's $10.4 million.

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur invites applications to its various MTech courses for the session 2007-2008.

Coming soon, a stairway to heaven!

Coming soon, a stairway to heaven!

Rediff.com18 Jan 2009

A team of UK researchers has taken the first step on what could be a stairway to heaven.

Pix: Rajinikanth, Akshay, Amy get ready for 2.0's music launch

Pix: Rajinikanth, Akshay, Amy get ready for 2.0's music launch

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

The Superstar takes 2.0 to Dubai and reveals a few secrets.

Choppy trade: Shipping biz strives to float

Choppy trade: Shipping biz strives to float

Rediff.com5 Dec 2008

In a wide-ranging interview with Abhineet Kumar, SCI chairman and managing director S Hajara discusses the problems facing the shipping industry.

Did Nitin Gadkari violate company law?

Did Nitin Gadkari violate company law?

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Will this announcement have any material impact on the stock price when the markets open for trade on Monday, April 18 at 9.15 am?

Aliens targetting the Taj Mahal?

Aliens targetting the Taj Mahal?

Rediff.com25 Nov 2008

Nope, thankfully. Turns out, this picture is just a specially created visual for the Scott Derickson-directed The Day the Earth Stood Still, a contemporary reinvention of the 1951 classic sci-fi flick. This new rendition stars Keanu Reeves of The Matrix fame alongside Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates and John Cleese.

One dozen Priyanka Chopra, please!

One dozen Priyanka Chopra, please!

Rediff.com5 Aug 2009

There are 12 versions of the actress for Hurman S Baweja to choose from in Ashutosh Gowarikar's lighthearted, What's Your Raashee? What's yours?

Ajit, tell me how can I get RICH?

Ajit, tell me how can I get RICH?

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

Meet the NIA chief: Radha Vinod Raju

Meet the NIA chief: Radha Vinod Raju

Rediff.com16 Jan 2009

Raju has vast experience of dealing both with routine crime investigations and terror related policing.

Trust your gut feeling, it's right!

Trust your gut feeling, it's right!

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

Gut feeling or intuition is the result of the way our brains store, process and retrieve information on a subconscious level and so is a real psychological phenomenon even though science has historically ridiculed the concept of intuition.

And the winner is: Jaane Tu

And the winner is: Jaane Tu

Rediff.com8 Jul 2008

Trade Analyst Vinod Mirani and Taran Adarsh give their verdict of last week's releases: Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na and Love Story 2050.

Alien, all time scariest movie

Alien, all time scariest movie

Rediff.com4 Feb 2008

The monster in the 1979 sci-fi flick starring Sigourney Weaver as a kick-butt extra-terrestrial annihilator pulled in about 34 percent votes in a poll of fans for Sky Movies' Creature Features season this week.

Logistics PSU biggies take JV route

Logistics PSU biggies take JV route

Rediff.com13 Jan 2007

Confronted with competition, state-run logistics companies are opting for joint ventures among themselves and with the private sector.

Ambient: The next big 'A' in advertising

Ambient: The next big 'A' in advertising

Rediff.com23 Jul 2008

Ambient advertising is a form of advertising done in a non-traditional media or using a medium in a way it has never been used before either as part of the mainstream campaign or as a stand alone activity. It helps brands be more a part of people's lives, say advertising professionals.

Pollution in Delhi: Air purifier, pollution mask sales spike

Pollution in Delhi: Air purifier, pollution mask sales spike

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

While Hindware is expecting sale of its air purifiers to double this year, brands like Xiaomi, Blue Star and Daikin, too, are expecting significant rise in sales.

Bollywood's SPACE adventures!

Bollywood's SPACE adventures!

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

Sukanya Verma looks at the handful of occasions when Bollywood believed sky was the limit.

Actor Ganesh Venkatraman gets married

Actor Ganesh Venkatraman gets married

Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

A look at the latest updates from the Tamil film industry.

Yeti mystery: Answer now lies in US lab

Yeti mystery: Answer now lies in US lab

Rediff.com2 Dec 2007

An American TV crew which claimed to have found footprints of the mysterious Yeti in the Himalayas plan to get castings from the prints analysed in the US, even as the Nepal Mountaineering Association expressed doubts over the discovery.

'La La Land' earns record 14 Oscar nominations

'La La Land' earns record 14 Oscar nominations

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

The smash-hit musical -- led by Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling -- picked up the most nods on Tuesday, and tied the record set by Titanic and All About Eve.

First Look: Priyanka's red hair

First Look: Priyanka's red hair

Rediff.com18 Apr 2008

Director Harry Baweja launches his son Harman Baweja in LoveStory 2050--a futuristic sci-fi movie. Harman will be paired opposite Priyanka Chopra who will bear a red hair. The actors will be seen in a whole new different look designed by Thea.

Four steps to the N-deal

Four steps to the N-deal

Rediff.com30 Jan 2007

Negotiating the 123 agreement may be tough but well within reach, says nuclear expert Dinshaw Mistry.

Indian American wins chemical industry medal

Indian American wins chemical industry medal

Rediff.com9 Jan 2007

Indian American, Raj L Gupta, chairman, president and CEO of Rohm and Haas Company has been chosen for the chemical industry's most prestigious honour - the 2007 Chemical Industry Medal, by the Society of Chemical Industry.

Your favourite Star Wars memories?

Your favourite Star Wars memories?

Rediff.com25 May 2007

Tell us!

Major quake may hit Indian Ocean

Major quake may hit Indian Ocean

Rediff.com20 Aug 2007

Seismologists draw parallels to the quakes that hit the Pacific region, extending from Peru to Banda Sea in the east of Indonesian islands.

What's the big deal about Parasite?

What's the big deal about Parasite?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2020

'Are we too close as well-off Indians, all with servants and drivers and tuition teachers ourselves, to be able to understand why it is all so awful?', asks Aakar Patel.

17 times Paris Fashion Week made us go WOW!

17 times Paris Fashion Week made us go WOW!

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

Presenting the most dramatic looks from the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2017.