'If you look at the Number 1 film in India this year across Bollywood and other regional film industries, it is Avengers: Endgame.'
Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the cinema hall.
American psychological thriller writer Jeffery Deaver has been tapped by Ian Fleming's literary estate to write the next Bond novel.
Asoka still makes for irresistible viewing, raves Sukanya Verma, and tells us why.
Nidhi will make her debut opposite Nasifa Ali's son Ajit, in a love story.
'I have strong reasons to believe that Accused number 4 (A4) Pratim Mukerjea with the assistance of other persons, including Accused no 3 (A3) turned approver Shyamwar Pinturam Rai may have conspired and abducted my daughter Sheena in 2012 and made her untraceable and subsequently destroyed evidence.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The year is ending, but the OTT shows no signs of slowing down. Sukanya Verma brings you everything you can catch this week.
Anushka Sharma, Alia Bhatt, Kangana Ranaut, Rani Mukerji, Sonam Kapoor take centre stage this year.
Home-grown fare, international discoveries, brand new seasons of hugely anticipated series, Sukanya Verma lists her top 10 OTT shows.
'The show is about women taking ownership of their lives.'
'Unless you capture territory and plant your flag, the war is never won.'
'When Zubeida came, everybody loved me and I got a slew of offers of the same kind.' 'People started saying, "Aap nayi Aruna Irani ban jayegi".'
A cheap version of his opus Jodhaa Akbar, Ashutosh Gowariker's Panipat falls flat on its face at every end, with lacklustre writing and terrible character definition proving to be the movie's ultimate undoing, feels Rediff reader Anu Gopinath.
Guilty Minds has too much going on to wolf down it all in one big binge watch session, notes Sukanya Verma.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing.
Rashmi Rocket suffers from overcrowding. Through its runtime of nearly two hours, it hints at too many issues without sinking its teeth into any, observes Deepti Patwardhan.
Yes, a *lot* happened at the Hollywood Film Awards.
'There was a revolt. They were fighting for their rights.' 'They lost their rights after colonial forest policies came into place.' 'These freedom fighters were trying to reassert those rights.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at the big clashes in the Independence Day weekend in the last decade.
Atique Ahmed is one of the most feared dons of Uttar Pradesh today. There was another don who preceded Atique and had he survived, Atique wouldn't have been around today, recalls Sudhir Bisht.
The movie presents a version of Modi that the bhakts wants the rest of us to see, feels Utkarsh Mishra.
'Preparation is not something Salman will admit to because I think it's not "cool" enough to do that.' 'This is the first time I saw him prepare for a role.' 'This is the first time I saw him struggling to get a hold of this character.'
'He has the voice, the performance, the talent and the presence.' 'He is a bankable star, so he brings all these things to the table.'
'Acting, by definition, is a portrayal of a character other than oneself.' 'If every role is to be played only by someone answering to that precise description, most professional actors -- of all ethnicities and genders -- would be out of a job,' observes Indira Kannan.
'Hopefully, I will become more evolved as a performer in the future.'
No one even comes close to the impact Anil Kumble has had on Indian cricket, when it comes to winning matches and series, say Aakash Chopra and Impact Index.
This week's digest of stories that are weird, true and funny.
'Guarding the borders in extreme weather conditions is not easy and most people don't realize it is a very tough job.'
Tiger. Akshay. Ajay. Hrithik. Ajay again. Akshay again. Kartik...
An American film A Call To Spy has beaten Ketan Mehta to the finishing line.
Are you looking forward to Bollywood's new love stories?
The Ghazi Attack tells the story about one of the 'last unsolved greatest mysteries of the 1971 war.'
'That night -- when Gandhi won Best Picture at the 1983 Oscars -- belonged to India and it meant a lot to a young student like me, who was trying to establish his Indian identity among the Americans around him.' Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com, who worked as an extra on Richard Attenborough's acclaimed biopic, salutes the late legend.
The story of Aadu Oru Bheekara Jeeviyanu oscillates between political satire and slapstick, says Paresh C Palicha.
Abbas Alizada not only looks like kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, but has the skills to prove it too. And he has become an instant internet sensation.
Most successful and ambitious business leaders feel persuaded that they have no competent successor, says R G Vilakudi.
'The most difficult thing in the world is to convince someone to put Rs 20 crore on your movie script.'
