What is Adar Poonawalla up to?

What the UK is getting out of the Serum Institute is what India is losing.And the responsibility of the Indian State ought to have been to dictate where Serum Institute's vaccine doses should go,......

Why Indian politics will not get cleaned up

'Narendra Modi said, "No criminal accused will dare to fight polls. Who says that the cleaning cannot happen? I have come to cleanse politics".''Yogi Adityanath was bodily lifted from Parliament......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

Why The Godfather is the Bible of cinema

In March 1972, The Godfather was first screened in a New York theatre.The movies were never the same again.46 years later, longtime Rediff movie critic Raja Sen reveals why that film means that......

'Brando was one of the greatest actors'

Among Marlon Brando's more memorable roles, his portrayal of DonVito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather is considered a reference textbook.Many fine actors refer to Brando's restraint......

25 POETIC FRAMES of Parinda

Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick.Sukanya Verma tells us why. When I first watched Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Parinda 30 years ago, its grim depiction of Mumbai's......

Ravi Shastri, Indian Cricket's Mr Indispensable

'In the merry-go-round of Indian cricket, amid abhorrent match-fixing scandals and incessant politicking, Ravi Shastri is a multifaceted personality who, when called upon, can don any hat with......