News for 'crime-and-punishment'

Raj Kapoor@100: The Showman Special Quiz

Raj Kapoor@100: The Showman Special Quiz

Rediff.com12 Dec 2024

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.

Raj Kapoor@100: The Essential RK Playlist

Raj Kapoor@100: The Essential RK Playlist

Rediff.com14 Dec 2024

Sukanya Verma remembers some of his greatest solo numbers in our fondly curated playlist.

GOAT, Vijay's Failed Political Launch Vehicle

GOAT, Vijay's Failed Political Launch Vehicle

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

Vijay has a lot of young and middle-aged women fans, but as voters, they are possibly now with the DMK, or remain with the AIADMK. Recapturing this constituency would have helped Vijay's political launch and the GOAT script and dialogues could have gone a long way in helping out. But the kind of script and screenplay and the unusually and equally unnecessary long run-time (3 hours, 3 minutes) that GOAT offers takes the film experience over the heads of those that are not familiar with secret agents and uranium theft in Tamil cinema, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Anweshipin Kandethum Review: No Novelty Here

Anweshipin Kandethum Review: No Novelty Here

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

Anweshipin Kandettum is a fascinating genre exercise let down by its incessant attention to details, observes Arjun Menon.

'Sexual violence, murder, loot are bound to happen'

'Sexual violence, murder, loot are bound to happen'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

'We cannot accept that this incident was not in the knowledge of the home ministry.' 'If they had no knowledge about this incident, then it is a big intelligence failure as the Union home ministry has no idea what is going on in Manipur and what the state police is doing.'

Mohanlal would be perfect as Georgekutty.. 25 years ago

Mohanlal would be perfect as Georgekutty.. 25 years ago

Rediff.com5 Mar 2021

The curse of stardom, especially in a country like India -- which wants its Gods to be tidy and punctilious -- is that stardom forces you to stop exploring the frozen sea inside you, and instead inspires you more and more to perform out of a small puddle, observes Sreehari Nair.

Ashram attack: Advani seeks quick probe

Ashram attack: Advani seeks quick probe

Rediff.com25 Aug 2008

Asking the Orissa government to order an expeditious probe into the killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four others in Kandhamal district, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Sunday expressed outrage over the incident.Advani said, "The fact that he was assassinated on the auspicious day of Janmashtami while celebrating the festival, reveals an ominous motive behind the incident, suspected to have been committed by Maoists."

Is Fahadh Faasil India's Finest Actor?

Is Fahadh Faasil India's Finest Actor?

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

As Fahadh Faasil turns 39 on August 8, Subhash K Jha looks back at his favourite films featuring the brilliant actor.

A new movie star: Jennifer Garner

A new movie star: Jennifer Garner

Rediff.com26 Apr 2004

The Best of Khayyam's Melodies

The Best of Khayyam's Melodies

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Sukanya Verma salutes the legend and celebrates some of the finest soundtracks of his career.

Crime writers' forum is born @ Jaipur Lit Fest

Crime writers' forum is born @ Jaipur Lit Fest

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

Encouraged by the success of the ongoing crime and punishment series at the Jaipur Literature Festival, the Crime Writers Association for South Asia has been co-founded by Namita Gokahle and author Kishwar Desai.

Sports Shorts: NBA star LeBron James's home vandalized with racial slur

Sports Shorts: NBA star LeBron James's home vandalized with racial slur

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday

All eyes on Stuttgart as Sharapova poised for return

All eyes on Stuttgart as Sharapova poised for return

Rediff.com24 Apr 2017

While some say the five-times Grand Slam champion, initially banned for two years after testing positive for Meldonium, has done her time some fellow players are angry the red carpet is being rolled out.

Mahua Moitra and the Goebbelsian onslaught on Modi

Mahua Moitra and the Goebbelsian onslaught on Modi

Rediff.com10 Jul 2019

'It disappoints and saddens me no end that Mahua has allowed herself to be carried away by the Goebbelsian onslaught mounted on the BJP and Narendra Modi by certain vested interests which find themselves exposed and thrown out of the gravy train,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

Are masala movies dead?

Are masala movies dead?

Rediff.com28 May 2019

'What we have is 'masala redeemed' as opposed to just 'masala resurrected',' argues Sreehari Nair.

Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas to be divorced

Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas to be divorced

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

A lowdown on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here.

'We must empower police to insulate probes from powerful accused'

'We must empower police to insulate probes from powerful accused'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

'The ideal of justice is ingrained in every human being.' 'I truly feel that if we empower our forces, the rich and the powerful will lose their hold on them.' Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand in an exclusive interview.

What a writer this man is!

What a writer this man is!

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

'One of his most famous scenes is set in a prison in Delhi where the British try to subvert Karla, the legendary Soviet spy who is being transferred back to Moscow and is being temporarily detained by the Indian agencies.' Ambassador B S Prakash salutes John le Carre.

To appreciate Raman Raghav 2.0, you will have to surrender to it

To appreciate Raman Raghav 2.0, you will have to surrender to it

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

'There is no way you can view the movie from a distance, from a moral high ground, and get to its core.' 'To truly appreciate what Anurag Kashyap is trying to do here, you may have to lose a part of yourself to it, first,' says Sreehari Nair.

It's time to fix the IPL!

It's time to fix the IPL!

Rediff.com30 May 2016

The IPL has produced more controversies in its short lifespan than any other sporting league in history.

Top 11 Foreign Language Films, 2014

Top 11 Foreign Language Films, 2014

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

Beautiful movies, from across the world.