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Jurassic World Dominion Review

Jurassic World Dominion Review

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

Dear Mr Spielberg, can we now put to rest this overstretched, bloated dinosaur franchise? asks Aseem Chhabra.

Do Audiences Like Bollywood's Revolutionaries?

Do Audiences Like Bollywood's Revolutionaries?

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

With RRR adding to the line-up, Joginder Tuteja takes a look at how well films on revolutionaries have done at the box office.

Gandhi director living in care home with wife

Gandhi director living in care home with wife

Rediff.com25 Mar 2013

According to his family, Attenborough is now too unwell to care for himself.

Why Sonam is more than just the 'F' word

Why Sonam is more than just the 'F' word

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

The word 'Fashionista' is used dismissively to ridicule Sonam's other abilities, as though being fashionable (along with being beautiful) discounts her from any chance of being a competent actor, argues Subhash K Jha.

'The next Cannes is in India'

'The next Cannes is in India'

Rediff.com18 May 2022

'We are the land of stories.'

What YOU Must Watch on OTT

What YOU Must Watch on OTT

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

The pandemic situation in India has reached a breaking point and the only thing one can do now is stay safe and stay indoors. Here's everything OTT has to offer to keep you distracted this week.

What to WATCH on OTT this week

What to WATCH on OTT this week

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

The OTT glass is full again. Here's all the exciting new fare to watch over the week. Sukanya Verma offers a peek.

Did Modi Inspire This Grammy Win?

Did Modi Inspire This Grammy Win?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2022

'Now, no one can stop me from making music till the day I die.'

30 Years of Gandhi: The key players look back

30 Years of Gandhi: The key players look back

Rediff.com30 Nov 2012

Rohini Hattangady, Alok Nath, Bhanu Athaiya look back at the making of the epic.

Gandhi award for Binayak Sen, Bulu Imam

Gandhi award for Binayak Sen, Bulu Imam

Rediff.com12 Jun 2012

Sen has reportedly been handed his passport by a Chhattisgarh court to enable him to travel to London to receive the award. He is accompanied by his wife, Ilina Sen

Special: Walking the last walk with Gandhi

Special: Walking the last walk with Gandhi

Rediff.com3 Dec 2012

'My heart skipped a beat as I saw myself on the giant screen. I have watched the film a few times since then. And I can still see my face in that brief shot, immortalised like the rest of the film.'

Why Bhanu Athaiya wants to return her Oscar

Why Bhanu Athaiya wants to return her Oscar

Rediff.com24 Feb 2012

The costume designer, who had won an Oscar for her work in Gandhi, gives her reasons.

Sean Connery, first James Bond, passes away

Sean Connery, first James Bond, passes away

Rediff.com31 Oct 2020

In the career spanning half a century, the actor featured in many critically-acclaimed and commercial blockbusters such as The Hunt for Red October, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Murder on the Orient Express and The Rock.

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Rediff.com27 Dec 2021

Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.

'Mumtaz looked great in Western clothes'

'Mumtaz looked great in Western clothes'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

'Other designers take empty suitcases and go shopping for the actors's clothes in New York.' 'To me, this is bankruptcy of imagination.'

Tom Alter passes away

Tom Alter passes away

Rediff.com30 Sep 2017

'So much goodness. Warmth. Friendly. Attracts and exudes positivity and peace. A distinct voice.' Bollywood salutes the veteran actor.

Indian solar group wins top UK award

Indian solar group wins top UK award

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

The prize, worth 40,000 pounds, was announced yesterday night by noted environmentalist and broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough.

Are you up for this Oscar quiz?

Are you up for this Oscar quiz?

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

Test your Oscar Q on everything to do with the biggest movie awards show on the planet.

Anil Dharker: Editor, bon vivant, mentor to many

Anil Dharker: Editor, bon vivant, mentor to many

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

'Everywhere Anil Dharker went, he assembled teams of talented people, gave them opportunities, then got out of the way and allowed them to flourish.' Meenakshi Shedde remembers a very special editor.

Thought her eco-crusade was bad idea: Greta Thunberg's dad

Thought her eco-crusade was bad idea: Greta Thunberg's dad

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

Svante Thunberg revealed how his teen daughter, who initiated a global movement demanding world leaders take action over climate change, was crippled with depression and her activism has now made her 'very happy'.

Alyque Padamsee on what is a great ad

Alyque Padamsee on what is a great ad

Rediff.com4 Oct 2006

An interview with ad guru Alyque Padamsee.

'Your love for your motherland is timeless...Evergreen'

'Your love for your motherland is timeless...Evergreen'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

'What can I do for my India except make films that showcase it's greatness to the world, which touch on national issues and arouse the feeling of patriotism?'

Ad guru and actor Alyque Padamsee passes away at 90

Ad guru and actor Alyque Padamsee passes away at 90

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

Padamsee will be best remembered for iconic campaigns such as 'Lalitaji' for Surf, 'Cherry Charlie' for Cherry Blossom Shoe Polish, MRF's 'Muscle Man', the Liril girl in the waterfall and 'Hamara Bajaj' for the auto major.

Wild Karnataka, India's first natural history film

Wild Karnataka, India's first natural history film

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

After four years in the making, a band of 20 film-makers were left with 400 hours of footage for what is now India's first blue chip natural history film.

Alvida: Film folk who left us in 2019

Alvida: Film folk who left us in 2019

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

Hindi cinema lost some of its most celebrated faces in 2019, leaving a void in the fraternity as well as in the hearts of the audiences. We take a look at those who passed on.

Ben Kingsley's marriage breaks up

Ben Kingsley's marriage breaks up

Rediff.com20 Jan 2005

Veteran actor Shriram Lagoo passes away

Veteran actor Shriram Lagoo passes away

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

Dr Lagoo, who was a trained ENT surgeon, played important role in the growth of theatre movement in Maharashtra in post-Independence era.

The return of John Mathew Matthan

The return of John Mathew Matthan

Rediff.com29 Dec 2005

The director talks about his new film, Shikhar.

Ben Kingsley: My mother refused to acknowledge my knighthood

Ben Kingsley: My mother refused to acknowledge my knighthood

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

The veteran actor talks candidly about his mother.

'He was the finest writer in Hindi'

'He was the finest writer in Hindi'

Rediff.com12 Jul 2003

'I didn't feel I was with the President of America'

'I didn't feel I was with the President of America'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

Nitin Singh, tourist guide, spent 75 minutes with Donald and Melania Trump at the Taj Mahal. 'They were very down to earth and listening to me intently as I told them the story of the Taj and the Mughals.'

Jurassic World 2 Review: Predictable, yet petrifying!

Jurassic World 2 Review: Predictable, yet petrifying!

Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is every bit a horror film split into predictable hostility and periodic close calls,' says Sukanya Verma.

10 Must Watch Shreeram Lagoo Films

10 Must Watch Shreeram Lagoo Films

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

We salute the late thespian in this compilation of his ten essentials movies that highlight his range and stature as an actor par excellence.

The Forgotten Army review

The Forgotten Army review

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

'What was previously buried in the sands of time now gets buried by the weight of banality,' notes Sreehari Nair.

How Bollywood's Best Costumes Were Made

How Bollywood's Best Costumes Were Made

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

We pay homage to Bhanu Athaiya by celebrating her best creations.

Shashi Kapoor's good looks helped launch Saeed Jaffrey's film career in India

Shashi Kapoor's good looks helped launch Saeed Jaffrey's film career in India

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

'Once Attenborough had locked the shot, Jaffrey turned to Amitabh and told him in a very controlled but stern voice that he should never talk to an actor in between takes.'

Alyque, Advertising Man of the Century

Alyque, Advertising Man of the Century

Rediff.com20 Nov 2018

'What fascinated me always was Alyque's ability to think in the vernacular despite his South Bombay and genteel upbringing,' notes Sandeep Goyal. 'Lalitaji or Hamara Bajaj were obviously not birthed in the hallowed environs of the Bombay Gymkhana.'