'If today, I have to take up a nude role, I will, if I like the script and the director.'' 'It has to affect me as a script and be meaningful.' 'It should not be to titillate the audience.'
'I have a voice and must use it to do as much as I can.'
Ramie was used in ancient Egypt and China long before cotton was introduced to the Far East.
Bollywood has taught us a lot this year. Sukanya Verma picks the most important lessons.
Sonali Barthwal, who debuted at Lakme Fashion Week, is a Delhi girl, originally hailing for Garhwal, Uttaranchal. Bubbly and effervescent she's got a sense of humour too.
With Joji, Dileesh Pothan has found a way, once more, to use everything he has learnt to further push the boundaries of his art, observes Sreehari Nair.
From a fitness instructor to a top international fashion model and a danseuse -- a range of people have penned books to make yoga relevant to modern lifestyles and help to cope with everything from trauma to weight loss.
Meet 12 celebs who have successfully passed the age-defying test!
'We like to tell the rest of the world that we did it better, that we were stronger, that we had larger cities, that we taught them science,' Naman Ahuja tells Anjali Puri. 'This exhibition is an antidote to insularity -- it is saying we have learnt as much from the world as we have given it.'
Sukanya Verma glances at Virushka's photo album of loveliness.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera recounts the brief moments of interaction and conversation he had with the international celebrity.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'As a remake of Sairat, Dhadak is a travesty.' 'As a standalone, Dhadak is standard Bollywood boy-meets-girl drivel.' As a showcase, Dhadak is a promise that will take some more effort to fully fulfil,' says Sukanya Verma.
This New Year, focus on your fitness goals and shed those extra kilos to live a healthy life.
Everyone wants clear, healthy, glowing skin. And despite facing problems like pollution, toxins and junk food, you can groom yours to flawlessness.
Ranbir's daku aspirations, Alia's magical transformation, Aishwarya's mommy love and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
Pankhuri Gidwani's beautiful smile, toned body and kind nature will win your heart!
In her just-above-a-decade-long career, says Sukanya Verma, the 32 year old has worked in a wide range of movies that reflect a free spirit, a fangirl, a feminist and (occasionally) a fool.
Answer these questions and find out just how healthy your skin really is!
Practice Surya Namaskar every morning to rejuvenate your mind, body and soul.
Everyone wants clear, healthy skin. But how is one to keep it that way when we are out facing pollution, toxins and junk food everyday? Follow these simple steps to help achieve it.
Straight talk from Femina Miss India Earth 2011 Hasleen Kaur.
Workplaces around the globe are changing by the day and so are the rules.
The Audi TT is a stunning package which provides plenty of thrills.
Turbocharged with technology is becoming the Holy Grail of retail.
Benaulim is one of those rare Goan villages with more starfish than holidaymakers.
Rustom, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, PadMan... ...Vishal Bhardwaj's next with Deepika Padukone and Irrfan, John Abraham's Parmanu, Anushka Sharma's Pari, Abhishek Kapoor's Kedarnath, Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Fanney Khan, Shahid Kapoor's Batti Gul Meter Chalu... Meet Prernaa Arora, the young lady above the title...
'I've watched Farhan Akhtar's films, and admired him. Then when I saw him in person, I was overwhelmed.' Candid confessions from Aditi Rao Hydari.
'I felt a constant gag in my throat, and emerged from the movie somewhat mugged,' confesses Sreehari Nair.
Kumar will always be known as the reformer chief minister who brought governance back to Bihar.
'I have worked hard to reach here, and enjoyed myself too. I have been lucky to get the right people. The Miss India organisation supports me, and have a lot of people to guide me, says Ruhi Singh.
Mumbai-based model Pooja Bhamrah tells us why it is important to be fit, positive and balanced.
He was deliberately reducing Ansari to his Muslim identity by linking his career as a diplomat in the Arab world and educationist and his reflections on intolerance with his religion.
'The overarching fact of modern social behaviour isn't that we are irresponsible women and men, but that we are never quite sure, when and how to act responsibly.' 'This is the real side of every Twitter outrage, where those who tweet about stories of 'unreported domestic abuse' end up feeling superior to those neighbours who are summoned up as clueless witnesses.' 'This view of the supposed spiritual decay of our times, which is at the core of Gali Guleiyan, is thus more fashionable than perceptive,' says Sreehari Nair.
It's time you added these places to your bucket list.
The latest news on models, designers and actors from the world of glamour and fashion.
The government's Swachh Bharat programme presents entrepreneurs with a chance to curb open defecation and make money in the process.
The London-based CEO of alldayPA and Isher Capital has been making waves on Instagram with his Rolls-Royce collection.
Saratchandra wrote when India was under British raj, but his concerns were contemporary.
'2.0 has Rajinikanth playing a complex character, it has a lot of shades, and he has different looks too. He was very sporting.' Designer Rocky S lives his dream.
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