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The man who made Urmila, Katrina, Kareena look WOW!

The man who made Urmila, Katrina, Kareena look WOW!

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

Take a bow, Manish Malhotra!

Is Pulsar AS 200 a value-for-money bike?

Is Pulsar AS 200 a value-for-money bike?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

The Pulsar AS 200 addresses the shortcomings of the 200 NS with improved refinement and can be deemed as a worthy successor to the 220F, says Indian motoring website MotorBeam.

A Shashi Kapoor movie you must see

A Shashi Kapoor movie you must see

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

Shakespeare Wallah had been out of circulation for a long time, but a restored version of the film opened in New York on November 10. It will travel after that to other cities in the US and hopefully, soon to India as well, says Aseem Chhabra, author of the bestseller Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star.

Lessons from Bollywood: How to write a love letter

Lessons from Bollywood: How to write a love letter

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

Some cool tips, right here!

Review: Dishoom is Varun Dhawan all the way

Review: Dishoom is Varun Dhawan all the way

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

The first half of Dishoom is breezy and snappy, and the increasingly irrepressible Varun Dhawan is on point, feels Raja Sen.

Lessons from Bollywood's tea parties!

Lessons from Bollywood's tea parties!

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Teatime enjoys a special place in Hindi films.

Valentine's Day: What the stars foretell

Valentine's Day: What the stars foretell

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

These predictions will ensure you have the perfect romantic day.

Everything you wanted to know about Jayalalitha, actress

Everything you wanted to know about Jayalalitha, actress

Rediff.com6 Dec 2016

Long before she became a political legend, there was Jayalalitha, the actress.

Review: Watch Naam Shabana for Taapsee Pannu

Review: Watch Naam Shabana for Taapsee Pannu

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

Taapsee is super. But that's not to say that the rest of the cast isn't tremendous, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

'Girls are curious about my sexual orientation'

'Girls are curious about my sexual orientation'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

India's first male ballet dancer began learning the dance form at the advanced age of 19. Eleven years later, his passion for ballet continues to shine brightly.

Top 10 fine dine restaurants in India

Top 10 fine dine restaurants in India

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

TripAdvisor released its list of Best Fine Dinning restaurants in India. Read on to find out which restaurants made the cut...

Review: Aiyaary is deceived by its own cleverness

Review: Aiyaary is deceived by its own cleverness

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

Neeraj Pandey's Aiyaary is the sort of spy fantasy story that drunks narrate in bars, says Sreehari Nair.

When Quentin Tarantino got it so wrong

When Quentin Tarantino got it so wrong

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

Quentin Tarantino, declares Sreehari Nair, will be remembered as someone who made just two great movies, and who then brought misery upon himself.

Mitra, the robot, steals the show from NaMo, Ivanka

Mitra, the robot, steals the show from NaMo, Ivanka

Rediff.com29 Nov 2017

Ivanka spoke for a good 15 minutes, gracefully, looking straight at her audience, her face wreathed often in winning smiles. She is an articulate, striking, woman who charmed her audience.

Dear Barack, thank you for the memories

Dear Barack, thank you for the memories

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

Barack Obama will still be in the Oval Office till the morning of January 20, but gosh, we are already beginning to miss him.

Valentine's Day 2016: Your love horoscope!

Valentine's Day 2016: Your love horoscope!

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

What the stars have in store for your romantic life.

The Jaya you didn't know

The Jaya you didn't know

Rediff.com25 Dec 2016

'We spoke of everything but politics.' 'She was well-versed in the Eng. Lit. canon of Dickens and Austen, but had also read Oscar Wilde's famous epistolary tract from jail, De Profundis.' Sunil Sethi recalls his memorable encounters with Jayalalithaa.

October: When fools dare

October: When fools dare

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

A big part of October's charm is in its taking of a cinematic tragedy and presenting to us how we may experience it in real life, says Sreehari Nair.

Review: Fan is a brilliant film with SRK at his best

Review: Fan is a brilliant film with SRK at his best

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Take a bow, Shah Rukh Khan, raves Raja Sen.

Birthday Special: 20 Amitabh Bachchan collectibles we'd kill for!

Birthday Special: 20 Amitabh Bachchan collectibles we'd kill for!

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Sukanya Verma picks potential AB collectibles as Bollywood's most iconic star celebrates his 72nd birthday on October 11.

Namo's 'outside-in' masterstroke

Namo's 'outside-in' masterstroke

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

By addressing the Indo-American audience with such visionary jargons, Modi has created an inclusive environment for people who are living outside India to contribute back home, says Sriram Balasubramanian

Donald Trump: A POTUS so out of his depth!

Donald Trump: A POTUS so out of his depth!

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

Distressing as the first month of the Trump administration -- with its missteps on matters of governance, ethics and protocol -- has been, it has been a comic opera of buffoons by comparison to the horrors that await us, fears Rahul Jacob.

When Hrithik, Dharmendra ROBBED Diamonds!

When Hrithik, Dharmendra ROBBED Diamonds!

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

Bollywood's grand diamond heists!

Review: Main Aur Charles is a cool, compelling, winner

Review: Main Aur Charles is a cool, compelling, winner

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

'A film that tells its tale with calculated intent -- coolly, cleverly, taking its time -- mirroring the dry panache of its self-assured protagonist.'

Has Royal Enfield hit a winner with the Interceptor 650?

Has Royal Enfield hit a winner with the Interceptor 650?

Rediff.com17 Dec 2018

Does a big multi-cylinder motorcycle need to be expensive? Royal Enfield does not think so, says Jehan Adil Darukhanawala.

First drive: Mini Cooper, an awesome hatchback money can buy

First drive: Mini Cooper, an awesome hatchback money can buy

Rediff.com25 May 2015

The MINI Cooper is easily one of the most fun to drive cars around and in the process also offers more snob value than its rivals which include the Mercedes A-Class and BMW 1-Series.

Sheena Bora murder trial hits a memory block

Sheena Bora murder trial hits a memory block

Rediff.com5 Aug 2017

The Mukerjeas' former driver could remember every detail of Sheena Bora's alleged murder five years ago, including on what day he took Indrani to the beauty parlour, and the brands of liquor he bought, but was unable to recall anything subsequently or more recently...

Mary Kom, Queen, Haider: The best Hindi movie trailers of 2014

Mary Kom, Queen, Haider: The best Hindi movie trailers of 2014

Rediff.com24 Dec 2014

Here's what caught our eye at the movies this year.

Review: X-Men Apocalypse is a silly '80s spectacular

Review: X-Men Apocalypse is a silly '80s spectacular

Rediff.com20 May 2016

In a world now over-stuffed with comic-book movies, X-Men: Apocalypse is far from being the finest movie yet may well rank among the most comic-booky, feels Raja Sen.

10 models with celebrity parents

10 models with celebrity parents

Rediff.com13 May 2016

They have inherited their parents' good genes.

'Looking for that women's doubles Grand Slam'

'Looking for that women's doubles Grand Slam'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Not satisfied with winning the WTA Finals doubles crown with Zimbabwean Cara Black, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza wants to clinch the women's doubles Grand Slam title before hanging up her tennis shoes.

Dola Re vs Pinga: Vote for your favourite song!

Dola Re vs Pinga: Vote for your favourite song!

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Go ahead. Pick a favourite!

DDLJ, Baazigar, Karan Arjun: Vote for your favourite SRK-Kajol movie!

DDLJ, Baazigar, Karan Arjun: Vote for your favourite SRK-Kajol movie!

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

Love them? Then vote for them!

The starry-eyed romance of Sridevi's Chandni

The starry-eyed romance of Sridevi's Chandni

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Rishi Kapoor-Sridevi-Vinod Khanna starrer Chandni.

Saeed Jaffrey: The Great Entertainer

Saeed Jaffrey: The Great Entertainer

Rediff.com22 Nov 2015

'Sent off to interview him in the late 1970s I met him in a cafe in New Delhi's Regal Building called The Parlour. With impromptu send-ups of Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike and the rich, gravelly tones of a well-known All India Radio Hindi newsreader called Devki Nandan Pandey, he soon had the whole restaurant listening in.'

The BEST Performances of 2018

The BEST Performances of 2018

Rediff.com2 Jan 2019

Sreehari Nair picks the top performers of 2018.

Ranbir-Ranveer, sigh sigh!

Ranbir-Ranveer, sigh sigh!

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

From Feroz Khan-Danny Denzongpa's bare skin to Ranbir Kapoor-Ranveer Singh bare soul, Sukanya Verma's super filmi week saw it all!

Still love Sunny Deol? Tell us!

Still love Sunny Deol? Tell us!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

Which 1980s hero is still rocking it? VOTE!

The BEST Moments in Hindi Films in 2016

The BEST Moments in Hindi Films in 2016

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

Aseem Chhabra lists the elements that he loved and was pleasantly surprised by in the movies.

'Judi Dench is obsessed with India'

'Judi Dench is obsessed with India'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

'He cooked chicken curry and so because of him, curries entered the British royal kitchens.' 'Eventually, he became a political advisor to the queen.' 'This guy was disrupting the royal household. It sent shockwaves...' Ali Fazal on his character Abdul Karim and working with acting legend Judi Dench.