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Shamitabh spends all its time explaining its own jokes, notes Raja Sen.
The incidence of corruption cases can be checked to a large extent if the suggestions already available with RBI and the government are taken seriously, says Shyamal Majumdar.
According to Sukanya Verma, The Hobbit series continues to exhilarate and astound with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
As a parent, there can be nothing worse than hearing your child diagnosed with cancer. When Emraan Hashmi's four-year-old bundle of joy, Ayaan, was diagnosed with cancer in early 2014, it shattered his universe and that of his wife, Parveen.
Highway isn't merely concerned with cataloguing the virginal, versatile landscapes of Northern India. Often it's the only ray of cheer to offset the grimness concealed within two wounded souls, feels Sukanya Verma.
Quentin Tarantino's latest film is his most unpleasant, feels Raja Sen.
Here's a look at some of the other darbars in the hard-to-please city of Amritsar, known for its appetite for food and drink and its insolent humour:
Finding Fanny strikes gold, raves Raja Sen.
'The creation of Pakistan was integral to Britain's grand strategy.' 'If they were to ever leave India, Britain's military planners had made it clear that they needed to retain a foothold in the NWFP and Baluchistan because that would provide the means to retain control of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar.'
'For all its swagger and insolence, the script is full of silly loopholes, annoying clichs and glaring superficiality.'
Bollywood's Badshah turns 50 on November 2, and it's time to celebrate his life and his movies.
Street art has emerged from its rebellious underground existence to a growing art genre in its own right. Ritika Bhatia maps the Indian leg of the movement.
Brilliant cinema at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival, raves Sukanya Verma.
'Peddlers isn't a movie of grand cinematic achievements, but one of small yet startlingly original victories.'
Abhishek Bachchan talks about Housefull 3, co-star Nargis and fatherhood!
Now that Tamil Nadu's tallest politician is no more, it remains to be seen how new political re-alignments could shape up, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Rahul Bhattacharya recounts the anxiety of being in the labour room and the joy that follows.
The gulf between Hindi cinema's finest current actor and his contemporaries widens with each film. But even Irrfan Khan, in Mick Jagger's words, can't always get what he wants. Raja Sen tells us why that's not a bad thing.
Rediff.com reproduces the 1997 feature about Laxman, his passion for crows, and of course, his genius.
