Whether to cover a bald head or let your hair down, one can learn (and unlearn) a great deal about the art from Hindi movies. Take a look.
'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!'
'It is ironic that the guy who set the standard of stardom was forgotten. It was his death that made us remember him again.'
'I hate people who do such things.' 'The person who bullied me should be ashamed because he tortured other people too.'
The stars behind the biggest films of the year like Prabhas, Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan may have been absent, but IIFA was quite an extravaganza.
'India is my country and we will raise our voice against anybody who harms the interests of Adivasis, be it the state government or the Maoists.'
Kangana Ranaut's guts, Amitabh Bachchan's venomous threat and dark TV serials occupied Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week.
Families of victims of extra-judicial killings in Manipur expect a favourable judgment from the apex court.
In the 66th year of the Indian Republic, eight people died of cold every night in the nation's capital.
Soha Ali Khan talks about her engagement to Kunal Khemu.
The writers, artistes, thinkers and academics had gathered for a "resistance" meet (Pratirodh) against what they described as "attack on reason, democracy and composite culture".
Can Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha bring back the magic created by Rajesh Khanna and Nanda in the 1969 original?
5 states that contribute just under a fifth of the Lok Sabha's seats will go to the polls early this year.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
There is absolutely nothing in the world a capable PR machinery can't achieve...
'If you look at my career, I am among that rare species that has always worked in non-mainstream films. And people liked it. As for TRPs, popularity, and 100 crore club, I have never thought about it.' Amol Palekar gets ready for his television comeback.
Bengali film Asha Jaoar Majhe is a must watch, a once in the lifetime kind of work that should be supported by film lovers and experienced on the big screen, writes Aseem Chhabra.
Twitter broke down the barrier between movie stars and their fans, says Aseem Chhabra.
Full text of Kevin Pieterse's Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru
The two parties, however, are in a neck-and-neck race in Manipur and Goa.
For people like me, all these fast-moving gadgets are not only costly and confusing but emotionally barren as well notes Barun Roy.
'How can the BJP give Muslim candidates tickets if they don't have any good Muslim candidates?'
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us.
He had even proposed marriage to Madhubala. When she had giggled it off, he was said to have gone home and cried in front of his mother.
'The public has appreciated Badlapur and a black marketeer was trying to sell me a ticket the other day!' Director Sriram Raghavan tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com
'His son had become a composer after all, and one now chased by producers. But while finding peace in one quarter, he had lost it in another. Jet was not a home any more. The room across his was empty, there were no sounds floating through the door.' The world, in the eyes of the Burmans.
The Prime Minister's Office has clarified that the total sanctioned strength of the PMO has been around 525 in the period 2011-14. As against this, the actual strength of the PMO in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 was in the range of 407 to 411. The number has now declined to 385.
The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan salutes the legend.
'I have been offered the main lead many times now, including romantic and action hero roles. But they're not interesting. I want to do films like Aandhi, Angoor, Ram Aur Shyam, Mela, Deewar, Zanjeer and Sholay but I don't have a plan.' Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub gets ready for the next level.
Contracts with India-based domestic assistants for officials abroad have become a headache for the Indian government.
'Not a single person I spoke to there believes that the Kundalkulam plant is safe.'
On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back excerpts from a Rediff interview with the brilliant filmmaker, just after the release of his last film, Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kate.
Drawing and painting can be employed to develop students into critical thinkers, problem solvers and communicators.
'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.
Kareena: Bajrangi Bhaijaan will be the biggest hit of the year
'My great grandfather Henry Ford would have been very happy with the lifestyle I am leading and the things I believe in.' He's a servant of god. A temple builder. Manu Shah meets the Ford who spreads word about the glories of Krishna.
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