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Work-life balance: Let your spouse take control

Work-life balance: Let your spouse take control

Rediff.com22 Jun 2018

A parent who regularly works the night shift may deliberately try to be awake and available for children before and after school.

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

'Sky Is Pink required big stars'

'Sky Is Pink required big stars'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

'There is never a safe choice in the movie business.' 'Everything is chance.'

Dangal: Bollywood's most successful export

Dangal: Bollywood's most successful export

Rediff.com25 Sep 2017

Dangal has grossed four-and-half times PK's overseas business.

Bollywood moves to Bharat

Bollywood moves to Bharat

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

'Perhaps there is a greater understanding of small town India amongst our stars today than earlier.'

What are Priyanka's plans after her wedding?

What are Priyanka's plans after her wedding?

Rediff.com30 Nov 2018

Will Priyanka start a family? Or does she have some career aces up her sleeve? Longtime Rediff.com contributor Aseem Chhabra, author of

Why did Nargis Fakhri disappear from Bollywood?

Why did Nargis Fakhri disappear from Bollywood?

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

'I am not actively searching for a film; I leave it up to the universe.'

Amitabh Bachchan: The best Holis were played at Allahabad

Amitabh Bachchan: The best Holis were played at Allahabad

Rediff.com24 Mar 2016

Amitabh Bachchan remembers Holi over the years.

How Bollywood's writers are fighting back

How Bollywood's writers are fighting back

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.' 'Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'

The Tumhari Sulu in your life

The Tumhari Sulu in your life

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

Radio jockeys, the new celebrities.

Reader Reviews: Avengers: Endgame gave me goosebumps!

Reader Reviews: Avengers: Endgame gave me goosebumps!

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

'Does Avengers: Endgame close satisfactorily?' 'Does it beat that gold standard of superhero movies, which Mr Nolan gave us nearly seven years ago?' 'After watching on an IMAX screen at a midnight show yesterday, I would say, yes sir, it most certainly does.'

Barack Obama is a big fan of Prateek Kuhad

Barack Obama is a big fan of Prateek Kuhad

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

'We all live very intense lives. S*** goes down all the time.' 'This 'eureka moment' doesn't really happen.' 'The discipline of writing and polishing a song is way harder,' Prateek Kuhad, the singing sensation, tells Veer Arjun Singh.

China wants different American President: Mike Pence

China wants different American President: Mike Pence

Rediff.com4 Oct 2018

Pence accused the Chinese government of orchestrating an aggressive military, economic and political campaign to expand its influence inside the US and across the world.

Meet the voice behind your favourite cartoons

Meet the voice behind your favourite cartoons

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

Dubbing artiste Meghana Erande talks about some of her most important projects and how she found success in a niche industry.

'I'm thrilled Bombay Velvet even got made!'

'I'm thrilled Bombay Velvet even got made!'

Rediff.com25 May 2015

Mumbai Fables author Gyan Prakash stands by its cinematic outing, Bombay Velvet.

The Mummy: Tom Cruise fights beasts and boredom!

The Mummy: Tom Cruise fights beasts and boredom!

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

'As the longest-lasting action hero, Cruise doesn't go down without a fight.' 'He throws in a quip here and there, runs like he's only ran in his last 20 movies, takes a whole lot of pounding from beauties and beasts, but The Mummy's garbled mythology and recycled imagery doesn't have the wits to complement his popping-from-the-veins enthusiasm,' says Sukanya Verma.

'Kamal Haasan has left me baffled many times'

'Kamal Haasan has left me baffled many times'

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

'Working with Kamal Haasan was a different experience because of his knowledge and the experience he brings to the table. Everybody says he is an encyclopedia and he is one, indeed.' Sound designer Kunal Rajan discusses Kamal Haasan, and their latest film together Uttama Villain.

Football Focus: Inter sign Sanchez from Man United

Football Focus: Inter sign Sanchez from Man United

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.

HOTTEST ramp styles from Down Under

HOTTEST ramp styles from Down Under

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Drool worthy designs that will knock your socks off.

Apple may finally dip its toes in Indian retail pool

Apple may finally dip its toes in Indian retail pool

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

Still, the earliest India will get to experience Apple online will be early 2020 and the company's first fully-owned signature store should be up around 2022 -- almost two decades after it had opened its first store worldwide, writes Nivedita Mookerji.

How Rahul can upstage Modi

How Rahul can upstage Modi

Rediff.com26 Sep 2017

'Even if Rahul doesn't emerge with flying colours -- at least initially -- during the jousts with the media, he will at least be posing a kind of challenge which will not be to Modi's liking,' feels Amulya Ganguli.

12 things you need to know about Britain's new woman PM

12 things you need to know about Britain's new woman PM

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

Here is a look at May's background, career and personal life.

SHOCKING night at the Golden Globes!

SHOCKING night at the Golden Globes!

Rediff.com7 Jan 2019

Why were two of 2018's critically panned films awarded?! exclaims Aseem Chhabra.

Disney homes in on developers

Disney homes in on developers

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Having established its licensing business for a decade, it is tapping real estate to build on its themes.

Hold Still: UK lockdown caught on camera

Hold Still: UK lockdown caught on camera

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

After months of anticipation (and 31,000 submissions from the British public), the Britain's Duchess of Cambridge's final selection of images for Hold Still is available to view on the National Portrait Gallery's website. Designed to "capture and document the spirit, the mood, the hopes, the fears and the feelings of the nation" during lockdown, the project brings together 100 moving amateur shots of everything from at-home haircuts to make-shift classrooms; exhausted NHS staffers on duty to dedicated postmen in superhero costumes; pensioners FaceTiming with their grandchildren to mothers cradling their newborn babies. Below, see 22 remarkable images from Hold Still - then head to the The National Portrait Gallery website for the full exhibition.

Why we must watch Meel Patthar

Why we must watch Meel Patthar

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

'We are a young nation. But I wanted to explore the conflict between the young and the old.' 'The cynicism of people who have lived it versus the optimism and naivete of the young.'

#ReadersReviews: Tom Holland is BEST EVER Spider-Man

#ReadersReviews: Tom Holland is BEST EVER Spider-Man

Rediff.com10 Jul 2019

It is a good follow up to Avengers Endgame and marks the start of a new Avengers team, led by the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Review: The Five-Star Classic

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Review: The Five-Star Classic

Rediff.com7 Oct 2017

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is one of the best and most uncompromised films of Indian cinema, says Sukanya Verma.

The Chinese don't want to fight a war

The Chinese don't want to fight a war

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

'They know it can embarrass them, as this surely isn't 1962.' 'They also know the moment they fire the first shot, all insecure powers in their front-yard, Australia to Japan and all the way westwards to India, will be brought together overnight, not something the deputy superpower wants,' says Shekhar Gupta.

Why the Kochi Biennale is a must visit

Why the Kochi Biennale is a must visit

Rediff.com15 Mar 2017

Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera shares his impressions from the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India's landmark artistic extravaganza.

Odd, curious, heartwarming: What Bollywood tweeted in 2014

Odd, curious, heartwarming: What Bollywood tweeted in 2014

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

From odd to heartwarming, the best of Twitter conversations in 2014.

Christopher Fry: Twitter's engineer who gets $10 mn salary

Christopher Fry: Twitter's engineer who gets $10 mn salary

Rediff.com15 Oct 2013

Shortage of top engineering talent in Silicon Valley is inflating paychecks.

10 things you should know about To Kill A Mockingbird

10 things you should know about To Kill A Mockingbird

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

Here's everything you need to know about To Kill a Mockingbird.

Airlift cements Akshay's bankable star status

Airlift cements Akshay's bankable star status

Rediff.com31 Jan 2016

Airlift may turn out to be Akshay Kumar's best-performing film, surpassing Rowdy Rathore

Why Bollywood is not growing

Why Bollywood is not growing

Rediff.com20 Sep 2016

'Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan now act in only about one film each year, and made money through advertisements and television.' 'This meant that many people, even if they had the money to spend on a movie and wanted to go, often had nothing available for them to watch.'

He Makes History Speak

He Makes History Speak

Rediff.com7 Jul 2018

'We like to tell the rest of the world that we did it better, that we were stronger, that we had larger cities, that we taught them science,' Naman Ahuja tells Anjali Puri. 'This exhibition is an antidote to insularity -- it is saying we have learnt as much from the world as we have given it.'

20 brands crowd the ring-side of Mary Kom film

20 brands crowd the ring-side of Mary Kom film

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Brand associations have helped Priyanka Chopra-starrer gain traction in traditional and digital media.

Nothing's changed, yet everything has, for Bhumi Pednekar

Nothing's changed, yet everything has, for Bhumi Pednekar

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

'I still fight with my sister.' 'I still get scolded by my mom.' 'I still travel by autos sometimes.'

Brands outsource ideation to India for their global campaigns

Brands outsource ideation to India for their global campaigns

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

With India's communication needs outstripping neighbours', companies are finding it easier for campaigns to be either based out of or outsourced to Indian agencies.

Looking at Carrie Fisher's life in pictures

Looking at Carrie Fisher's life in pictures

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

Carrie Fisher, who made Star Wars character Princess Leia so popular, passed into the ages on December 28