'John Abraham has Popeye's muscles and Bluto's scowl, but how many times can you watch a deadpan Hulk pull out a van door or burst forth from a truck tyre?' asks Sukanya Verma.
Special NIA court judge Jagdeep Singh posted the matter for March 14 after a Pakistani woman filed a petition claiming she had some evidence relevant to the case.
Rangoli Chandel is in the news again. This time, for spreading communal hate through her Twitter posts.
For fun's sake, Sukanya Verma puts together an ambitious, star-studded wish list of actors we'd love to see in all the key roles just in case someone decided to do a Hindi version.
In a dig at Adityanath's earlier warning that rioters damaging public property will have to pay, the Congress general secretary said saffron denotes Hinduism, a religion that does not advocate violence or 'revenge'.
'It is pure luck that we did not have any body bags, otherwise things could have been nasty.'
Dhanteras is considered auspicious for investment and buying gold.
'A look at the winners and losers tells us that the topic of the film is but one factor in ensuring success.'
'I am not a politician.' 'I am a normal citizen and as an actor, I loved the subject of Mulk and through this, I am echoing my voice.'
Akhilesh Yadav doesn't need Bollywood stars to power his campaign for the UP election when he has a charming campaigner like his missus.
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'Though it's a story of inspiration, Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak is not the kind of film you walk out feeling entertained or ecstatic about,' says Sukanya Verma.
Shah defended the government for not filing an appeal against the acquittal of all four accused, including the radical right-wing's Swami Aseemanand, in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blasts case.
Movies, their motives and time of release make me wonder if we'll ever be able to see India as India and not a reflection of its governments, notes Sukanya Verma.
'He never had anything to substantiate his allegations while dropping names. It was done more to divert the investigation,' NIA sources tell Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa.
Sukanya Verma looks back at the decade gone by, in the movies.
'I would like to work with certain people, which is not happening. I am still struggling.' 'There are people in this industry who want to work only with their favourite people.'
'...and a bagful of ill-mannered, threatening, creditors.'
'I do drama with the same intensity as any comedy.'
'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.' 'Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'
If you want to take revenge on me, you do it. I have no problem. But the poor of Amethi have done you no harm. They should be treated well," said Rahul.
'The travesty of recent Indian strategic thought is it emerges not from our brains, but from whatever part of the anatomy that secretes the prickliest hormones,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Sukanya Verma picks her favourite Deepika Padukone scenes.
For the party's traditional vote bank -- traders -- demonetisation was a 'political betrayal.'
'Modi followed a prime minister whose second term was marked by such tragic passivity that Indians, it would seem, are willing to go to great pains to help this one realise his ambitions for them.'
Maharaj, who joined the BJP in 2014 soon after Harish Rawat became the chief minister of Uttarakhand, alleged that the Congress is "looking at people as Hindu and Muslim face".
With the Islamic State and Pakistani flags being repeatedly displayed in Kashmir, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Friday said it was an expression of "anger" and "frustration" by the youth who want to "wake up the nation".
An exchange which preaches others on governance must start practising it first, says Shyamal Majumdar.
A way out of the economic slump is to revisit the template of 15 years ago and follow its constituents, recommends Ajay Shah.
Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday hit back at Rahul Gandhi for his attack on Narendra Modi over the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying his "irresponsible" comments were condemnable and he should express regret for these.
'Can he remain ignorant by saying he was 13 years old?' 'That means Rahul Gandhi must not talk on any subject in this country that precedes his adulthood.' 'He should remain unaware of history and knowledge of anything that has happened.'
Yo, Rohit Shetty, what's with the volume, bro? asks Raja Sen
It was a crazy week for the world. Sukanya Verma cannot claim to be any different.
It could be a matter of concern that foreign shareholders of the NSE are registered in tax havens such as Mauritius and Cyprus.
Happy with her latest move, Indrani departed from Courtroom 51 with a spring in her step. The woman who hopped up into the jail truck was a cheerful one.
Rediff's film critic Sukanya Verma lists her worst Hindi movies of 2014.
'Khaike Paan Banarasiwala doesn't sound like a Hindi song,' Kishore Kumar said. 'I don't think I can sing this song.' We pleaded with him. Finally, he relented on one condition...
It is time to take the sainthood away from Dr Manmohan Singh, says Sudhir Bisht.
'Politics is about caste in Eastern UP and religion in Western UP.' Rediff.com's Archana Masih gets a sense of the fault lines in this election's most volatile region -- that can make or break the future of political parties in UP.
