'What does Indira Gandhi want from me? At this age, what will I do to her?'
'One day I told him, if you want to be a cricketer with a long career, you cannot be a fast bowler.' 'I felt more than pace, unorthodox left arm spin would suit him better.' 'Please don't give me credit for what he is doing now. I only made a suggestion.'
He might be drawing comparisons with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel on Friday said nobody can quite match up to the former India captain and he would rather focus on carving his own niche in international cricket.
'He didn't tell me 'well played' ever'
'No matter how much you get paid or how successful you get, nothing can match the fauj.'
Reigning world chess champion D Gukesh has stated that he is open to competing in all formats of chess, including the newly popular freestyle format, but believes that classical chess, with its rich history, will always hold the greatest significance. Despite concerns of a potential split in the sport between supporters of freestyle and classical chess, Gukesh sees no reason for division, highlighting the excitement of freestyle while acknowledging the importance of the traditional format's legacy.
'Jaat is not just a community, an agent, or an individual; it's an emotion.'
While Australia travelled to the UAE on Saturday, South Africa were slated to board a flight out of Pakistan on Sunday.
'When they took my name, I went numb.' 'Before I went on stage, my dress got caught in my shoe!' 'I said, stay calm.' 'Then I started walking and was like, okay, now think of what you're going to say, quickly!'
It was an emotional evening for many film folk, as they won the top awards at the 25th IIFA ceremony in Jaipur.
'When there is a money crunch in the industry, actors like us are the ones who face budget cuts. Not the big actors.'
Ask rediffGURU and tax expert Mihir Tanna your income tax-related questions.
Brook is fourth in the list of highest run-scorers in 2024 behind table-topper Root, India's Yashasvi Jaiswal (1,478 runs at 54.74) and England's Ben Duckett (1,149 runs at 37.06).
'Since childhood, I have enjoyed playing with children. Even when I did films early in my career, I would make sure that whatever content I am putting out, kids should be able to watch these films.'
'Some people tell me you're playing hard to get. But I'm not. It's the other way around.'
'I will never ever forget Paatal Lok 2 because I left for the shoot the night I got married!'
'I hadn't worked for three-and-a-half years.' 'I felt industry was based on who you knew.' 'I didn't belong to a network.'
'I'm very happy with the honour, but I don't let myself get too high'
Non-emergency services, such as OPD and diagnostics, and elective surgeries at city-based health facilities, including at Centre-run AIIMS, Safdarjung hospital and RML hospital, are hit since Monday.
Having recovered completely from an injury following a car accident, Mumbai's Musheer Khan is determined to make an impact in his maiden IPL season.
'Look at the amazing combination of you coming from Punjab, me coming from Chennai, and we are making a Marathi film.'
'Sunny sir keeps me distracted from my morning sickness.'
Nair's runs have powered Vidarbha into the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament, where they will take on Karnataka in Vadodara on Saturday.
'I chose to give priority to my personal life.' 'It's not like I didn't want to act but I guess with certain times in your life, you have to handle certain things.' 'I've had a couple of ups and downs, so I kept taking breaks.'
Rohit Shetty is so pleased with Tiger Shroff's Lakshman act in Singham Again that the director is reportedly building an entire film around his character.
'Right now, we have no relationship with Pakistan. And the relationship with China is not great.'
'With Chhaava, we had to look from a different lens.' 'We had to write it in such a way that apart from the sacrifice, the fight and the war, there's a lot more to understand about the history of the Marathas.'
'I've had a 10-and-a-half year journey behind the camera and people don't know who I am.'
'My mom said when she was in college, her classmates said they want to marry somebody like Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan.' 'That's the kind of pressure I had the moment Mani sir said you have to play this part.'
'Rinku supported Zeeshan a lot during UP T20 league. A leg-spinner needs a lot of confidence from his captain. He was brought into bowl at crucial junctures and that helped him catch attention of scouts.'
'It could take the form of sporadic LoC violation through heavy artillery and mortar fire, focusing on border villages where the Hindu Dogra population is predominant.'
'She was so happy that she misses Chhaava now.'
'What we did in this (1971) war and with what motive (was incredible).' 'We helped Bangladesh become an independent country, and the very next day, we left their soil and came back to our country.'
'When Dr Murli Manohar Joshi wanted to start a course on astrology, Jayant was the first one to have the courage to stand up and say astrology is not science.' 'That's a very rare quality -- to stand up to authority.'
'The Zomato delivery guy wants to click a picture with you.' 'My car has gone for servicing so I ended up going in rickshaws and they recognise me from ads.' 'When I'm walking my dog, people stop by and say, "Oh, we loved you in Bigg Boss.' 'I was shooting for Housefull in a village and there, people were coming over and clicking pictures with me.'
rediffGURU Radheshyam Zanwar counsels students about how to pursue a successful career in science, medicine and technology.
'He was a visionary who redefined storytelling and inspired generations.'
Abhishek Sharma's record-breaking 135 off just 54 balls against England in the fifth T20I at Wankhede Stadium was a performance for the ages.
'This is about history and history is important.' 'It is the history of my ancestors, my parents, my grandfather, my chacha...'
'... and wants to become a man, things change.' 'The child no longer wants to listen to anyone, and the father doesn't stay silent.'
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