The Dhadak trailer makes you believe that the film will redefine love in Bollywood, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'Centres like polling booths can be set up for the area till the last adult is vaccinated -- open on all days from 9-9.' 'People should be able to come as per their convenience.'
'There is a sense within the government and Modi that things are not as good as they were in 2019.'
'Every Indian knows why the BJP is targeting Hamid Ansari.'
'Putin has set aside all the rules and now he is deciding the rules.'
'For 13 years, my father lived with the stain that his son was a terrorist. It was the worse thing to happen to him'
'No Musharraf or Vajpayee can solve this problem till the people of Kashmir are involved,' JKLF leader Yasin Malik tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Akshaye Khanna talks about his latest, Hulchul.
'Many people have this perception that Biharis are abnormal people,' says director Prakash Jha.
'Why should I as a common man not know where my parents are in Kashmir, how they are doing. It is my right,' student Mohammed Aleem Syed, who moved the Supreme Court to be allowed to visit Kashmir, tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'After Ambedkar, Dr Gail was the only writer who wrote critically on caste issues.'
There are many life lessons to be learnt from the way Sharad Pawar handled the Maharashtra political crisis.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf is unimpressed by the Uri trailer.
'It was disappointing on two counts. One is on the leadership issue and second is how the Congress must win elections.'
'Only then will we withdraw the agitation.'
Aftab Shivdasani on his new film, Koi Aap Sa.
'We are seeing an era where only what Modi wishes is going to happen.' 'A clear message has now been sent to others that if this fate could befall on Nitin Gadkari, then just think what could happen to lesser mortals.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com traces how the beating up of a man in Ghaziabad went from alleged communal attack to reported regular crime in a matter of days.
'Today in Uttar Pradesh all big parties like Samajwadi Party, BJP or even Bahujan Samaj Party are out to woo smaller parties as they know the Hindu votes are getting divided.'
The answers will come -- hopefully! -- when the film releases on August 15, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
The beefcake looks lost, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf, his expressions for a gangster just don't hold up.
'The Ever Given, which had 200,000 tonnes of cargo, was too long for the Suez Canal.'
It looks as if first-time director Abhay Chopra has forgotten what 2017 is like, as he adapts the 1969 classic to the present time.
'The actual amount due to Jet Airways employees is Rs 1,200 crore, and the management is giving only Rs 52 crore.'
'To simply let the rupee depreciate to any level according to market forces will not be in the country's interests.'