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'I get comfortable with anything that is not me'

'I get comfortable with anything that is not me'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

'As long as you are moving, it's all right.' 'You are going to fall, you are going to have to pick yourself up and sometimes, it will hurt.' 'Sometimes, you would just want to lie there and look at the fan.'

Review: Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara is a laugh riot

Review: Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara is a laugh riot

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

Director Gokul has created some weird, quirky and offbeat characters in hilarious situations who keep the audience entertained

'Laxmmi Bomb is super, super, entertaining'

'Laxmmi Bomb is super, super, entertaining'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

'As fun and funny as it is shooting, it's as scary when you watch it.'

Bald actor? Hit hai, boss!

Bald actor? Hit hai, boss!

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

Going bald seems to increase the film's fortunes!

Review: Aiyaary feels like unending punishment

Review: Aiyaary feels like unending punishment

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

Aiyaary is a bloated, prolonged mess of misplaced purpose that digresses from military misdeeds to animal cruelty, feels Sukanya Verma.

Review: <I>Shorts</i> is worth a watch

Review: Shorts is worth a watch

Rediff.com12 Jul 2013

The stories in this anthology range from breathtaking to borderline bizarre.

'As a cancer survivor, I am much more fearless'

'As a cancer survivor, I am much more fearless'

Rediff.com26 May 2017

'If not now, then when will I take risks and enjoy myself?'

Such a dad! Obama cried at daughter Malia's high school graduation

Such a dad! Obama cried at daughter Malia's high school graduation

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

Malia Obama, 17, graduated from the prominent Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC, last Friday, which was attended by the US president.

Berkshire Hathaway at 50: Buffett's amazing success mantras

Berkshire Hathaway at 50: Buffett's amazing success mantras

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

Buffett's remembers his association with Munger that began in 1959.

'Self-love is the most important thing'

'Self-love is the most important thing'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

'You can be fat, you can be thin, you can be fair, or not, you are whatever you are.' 'It is about being happy about yourself.'

That boy with a yellow plate

That boy with a yellow plate

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

Himanshu Sehgal is traveling across India, armed with a plate and a camera.

'There is no pressure to start a family'

'There is no pressure to start a family'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

Vidya Balan tells us her kahaani.

Review: Batman Vs Superman is the worst superhero film of all-time

Review: Batman Vs Superman is the worst superhero film of all-time

Rediff.com25 Mar 2016

The film whirrs along from disjointed scene to disjointed scene, the only intriguing ones being weird B-movie moments that turn out, far too frequently, to be Batman's dreams, says Raja Sen

Fahrenheit 11/9 turns up heat on Trump

Fahrenheit 11/9 turns up heat on Trump

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

'There are millions of Americans who are doing their best to undo the damage that he (Trump) is doing to the world,' Michael Moore tells Indira Kannan in Toronto.

Review: Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam is brilliant

Review: Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam is brilliant

Rediff.com21 Nov 2015

SuSu Sudhi Vathmeekam handles the subject of physical limitations judiciously without trying to manipulate a viewer's emotions, writes Paresh C Palicha.

Sania decides to play in Asian Games

Sania decides to play in Asian Games

Rediff.com13 Sep 2014

In a significant development, Sania Mirza has agreed to play in the upcoming Asian Games, two days after All India Tennis Association announced that they would allow top players to miss the Incheon event, keeping in mind their requirements on the professional circuit.

Why she said NO to reservation

Why she said NO to reservation

Rediff.com16 Feb 2017

'My parents have taught me that there is nothing more valuable than humanity.' 'I have seen poor and deserving people striving to get ahead in life and how reservation helps them.' 'At the same time I have seen rich kids with well to do parents still taking advantage of reservation.' 'I cannot be an opportunist. I cannot be a hypocrite.' 'I cannot say I believe in humanity and equality and do exactly the opposite.'

'I don't want to waste time on Kangana'

'I don't want to waste time on Kangana'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2019

'Both Kangana and Rangoli really love me and that's because they give me so much of time and attention from their lives.'

Fed's Yellen says US economy faces 'considerable uncertainty'

Fed's Yellen says US economy faces 'considerable uncertainty'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Fed policymakers' deepening uncertainty about their own projections has resulted in the central bank sending mixed messages

Should Rohit, not Virat, lead India's World Cup team?

Should Rohit, not Virat, lead India's World Cup team?

Rediff.com1 Oct 2018

'The past few weeks in England will be remembered as much for Kohli's skilled conquest of his English demons as they will be for his dreadful reading of pitches, curious selection choices, sporadic tactical lapses, and overall inability to help his side cross the finish line,' notes Dhruv Munjal.

'Many bad films become hits'

'Many bad films become hits'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2017

'A lot of fraud films are being made in the name of realistic cinema.'

Making Katrina look SO DIFFERENT

Making Katrina look SO DIFFERENT

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

'Katrina gives a lot of inputs, like the colours that suit her skin tone.'

The Kishore Kumar NO ONE Knew!

The Kishore Kumar NO ONE Knew!

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

Pritish Nandy's interview of Kishore Kumar for The Illustrated Weekly Of India was a stunner.

'Unless there is political, social calm, India's economy won't grow'

'Unless there is political, social calm, India's economy won't grow'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

'The government must keep bad news out of the newspapers. If you have news about a fight everyday, it is not a climate where investment takes place.'

What if Nehru had used the IAF in 1962?

What if Nehru had used the IAF in 1962?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2019

'If we had sent a few airplanes (into Tibet), we could have wiped the Chinese out.' 'And everything could have been different in the 1962 War.' 'They did not believe me there was no Chinese air force.' 'Can you imagine what would have happened if we had used the IAF at that time?' 'The Chinese would have never dared do anything down the line.'

Review: Zubaan is a boring little film

Review: Zubaan is a boring little film

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

Zubaan emerges, sadly, like one of those ads where you can half-hum the song but you forget what it was for, feels Raja Sen.

Is India really a forward-thinking, rational nation?

Is India really a forward-thinking, rational nation?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

A sadhu's dream, and India's bizarre response, reveals the country's true nature, says Amberish K Diwanji.

When Arjun Kapoor would have told you, 'Chal jhoota'

When Arjun Kapoor would have told you, 'Chal jhoota'

Rediff.com21 May 2019

'Ishaqzaade released on May 11, 2012. It has been seven years. But if you had spoken to me on May 10, 2012, and said that I would do 13 films with so many good directors and actors, I would have said, 'Chal jhoota.''

'People feel I have lost my appeal because I'm not single'

'People feel I have lost my appeal because I'm not single'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

'Bollywood runs on the idea of age.' 'The moment you're single, even if you're 40, you're still appealing, you're still young.' 'The moment you're married, even if you're 25, it's uh huh. She's not sexy anymore.'

Parents, you NEED to read this!

Parents, you NEED to read this!

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

'Children are always under some kind of pressure. Pressure to perform in examinations, peer pressure of all kinds, pressure to look good; their hormones are going crazy. And there's nobody to help them.

'I am single but don't try to ask me out on a date'

'I am single but don't try to ask me out on a date'

Rediff.com10 May 2016

Nargis Fakhri is really fun to be around, discovers Patcy N/Rediff.com.

'If it all ended today, I would still be happy'

'If it all ended today, I would still be happy'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2017

Sunny Leone is living it up under the sun.

She loves India but...

She loves India but...

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

Shaderska Valdez from Dominican Republic gets candid with Rediff.com's Anita Aikara.

Review: Deadpool is smarter (and stupider) than you think

Review: Deadpool is smarter (and stupider) than you think

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

The genius of Deadpool lies in the audacity of its storytelling, raves Raja Sen.

Review: Annabelle is a bit of a drag

Review: Annabelle is a bit of a drag

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Coming from the makers of The Conjuring, its spin-off Annabelle pales in comparison, says Paloma Sharma.

Sheena Bora Trial: The tricks memory plays

Sheena Bora Trial: The tricks memory plays

Rediff.com9 Feb 2019

When it came to his cross examination by Sanjeev Khanna's lawyer Niranjan Mundargi, Imtiaz Shaikh appeared to be afflicted by that peculiar gap-in-one's-memory or Choosy Memory Syndrome with his recall of other dates in his life, except those directly related with the murder, shaky or non-existent.

Review: Rituparno Ghosh's Satyanweshi disappoints

Review: Rituparno Ghosh's Satyanweshi disappoints

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Rituparno Ghosh's swansong Satyanweshi is a bit of a letdown, according to Indrani Roy.

23 things Raj Thackeray says about Modi

23 things Raj Thackeray says about Modi

Rediff.com10 May 2019

How has Raj Thackeray, who is as much a businessman as politician, been able to pull it off, when most Opposition politicians live in fear of IT and ED and CBI, asks Krishna Prasad after attending a Raj rally in Nashik.

Salman: For the first time, my sister complimented me

Salman: For the first time, my sister complimented me

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

The opening collection of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo has set a new record. No wonder Salman Khan is a happy man, says Jahnavi Patel.

Tubelight Review: Salman doesn't seem to be having fun

Tubelight Review: Salman doesn't seem to be having fun

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

'How can you blame poor Kabir Khan for the Tubelight fiasco?' 'We know that his Job Description expects him to work below full capacity, to sell his soul, and we know his SOP-sheet has the title: Design the next Salman Khan Project.' Sreehari Nair sees through Kabir Khan's cunning.