News for 'first-sight'

Surgical strike not an answer to Pak terror

Surgical strike not an answer to Pak terror

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

'Nobody is going to fight India's war.' 'India has to fight its own war against the rogue State and the evil forces nurtured by it.'

Chopra: Ready for an open challenge

Chopra: Ready for an open challenge

Rediff.com29 Sep 2003

Review: Muthina Kathirikai is a tedious watch

Review: Muthina Kathirikai is a tedious watch

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

The film is packed with comedy actors, trying to outdo each other but the narrative is slow and tedious, says S Saraswathi.

Jab We Met: 'I was smitten by her cute looks'

Jab We Met: 'I was smitten by her cute looks'

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

Zahihr Shaikh tells us how Samina's cuteness took his heart away.

Anushka-Virat's romantic album of memories

Anushka-Virat's romantic album of memories

Rediff.com12 Dec 2017

Sukanya Verma glances at Virushka's photo album of loveliness.

Modi shares stage with Ramdev; promises relook at taxation system

Modi shares stage with Ramdev; promises relook at taxation system

Rediff.com5 Jan 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today promised to review and reform of the taxation system in the country, saying the existing structure is a burden on common man.

Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's love story in pictures

Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's love story in pictures

Rediff.com27 Feb 2018

'I went up to her set, met her and when I met her it was almost like a dream coming true.' It was love at first sight for Boney Kapoor!

Sridevi: The 10 Best Songs

Sridevi: The 10 Best Songs

Rediff.com25 Feb 2018

It's no wonder several of her hit songs have made a comeback in remixed avatars.

Nature's great spectacle: Watching Amur falcons roost in Nagaland

Nature's great spectacle: Watching Amur falcons roost in Nagaland

Rediff.com22 Feb 2018

And it happens in Nagaland.

Review: Sanam Re is utterly stupid!

Review: Sanam Re is utterly stupid!

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

Sanam Re is a moronic film, feels Sukanya Verma.

Review: Idhu Namma Aalu is a fun, romantic entertainer

Review: Idhu Namma Aalu is a fun, romantic entertainer

Rediff.com27 May 2016

The charming performances by the lead actors make director Pandiraj's Idha Namma Aalu worth a watch!

Jab We Met: 'I fell in love for the first time'

Jab We Met: 'I fell in love for the first time'

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Rediff reader Santanu Ghosh shares his love story.

#JabWeMet: We waited for eight years

#JabWeMet: We waited for eight years

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

How they went from friends to life partners. Here's Vishal and Pallavi's love story.

10 Things Textbooks Won't Tell You About Mohenjo Daro

10 Things Textbooks Won't Tell You About Mohenjo Daro

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

10 important things we've learned purely by watching Mohenjo Daro's extravagant trailer!

Review: Naanum Rowdy Dhaan is refreshing

Review: Naanum Rowdy Dhaan is refreshing

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Simple, sweet and uncomplicated, Naanum Rowdy Dhaan is a romantic comedy that deserves a watch, writes S Saraswathi.

How can Daniel Day-Lewis retire?

How can Daniel Day-Lewis retire?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

One of the finest actors of our time says goodbye, yet again.

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Biswas looks back at a devastated country she continues to love deeply.

20 scenes that took our breath away!

20 scenes that took our breath away!

Rediff.com28 May 2019

Things are off to a good start when a lead movie character appears for the first time against strategic music or swaggering drama and the audience bursts into wholehearted whistles and applause.

#JabWeMet: 'I could never forget her'

#JabWeMet: 'I could never forget her'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Rediff reader Pritam tells us how he met his wife Seema.

#JabWeMet: I thought she'd have forgotten me

#JabWeMet: I thought she'd have forgotten me

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

We invited you, dear readers, to share your love stories this Valentine's Day. Here, Sumit Biswakarma Shah shares how he found his soulmate.

Mount Kailash: The magic mountain

Mount Kailash: The magic mountain

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

The towering face of Kailash reminded us that we were but insignificant participants in a pilgrimage ritual that has played out over millennia for people of four major religions -- Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Bon, notes Sonia Trikha Shukla.

Mumbai's annual rain pain

Mumbai's annual rain pain

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

'At the first sign of rain, Mumbai's infrastructure begins crumbling.' 'The monsoon is the true test of the durability and effectiveness of any system.' 'What most don't realise is that the city is dead,' mourns N Suresh.

Review: Kaaviya Thalaivan is worth a watch

Review: Kaaviya Thalaivan is worth a watch

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

Tamil film Kaaviya Thalaivan is a thoroughly enjoyable experience, says S Saraswathi.

Kaabil Review: It's all about Hrithik!

Kaabil Review: It's all about Hrithik!

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

Kaabil serves nothing beyond an unabashed platform to vaunt a seething Hrithik, sentimental Hrithik, snarky Hrithik, sly Hrithik or spry Hrithik, feels Sukanya Verma.

Football Briefs: 'New Liverpool keeper Alisson desperate to play'

Football Briefs: 'New Liverpool keeper Alisson desperate to play'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Review: Salala Mobiles fails as a love story

Review: Salala Mobiles fails as a love story

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

Salala Mobiles is an average film, according to Paresh C Palicha.

Celina Jaitly, Purbi Joshi: Stars and their firang loves!

Celina Jaitly, Purbi Joshi: Stars and their firang loves!

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

A look at Indian celebs who got bowled over by foreigners!

It's *RAIN*ing movie titles!

It's *RAIN*ing movie titles!

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Sometimes, the movies likes to use the rains in its title!

Prosenjit's wife to make her Bollywood debut

Prosenjit's wife to make her Bollywood debut

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

The actress has been cast in Onir's forthcoming film Shab.

Review: Premam is a winner all the way

Review: Premam is a winner all the way

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

With Premam, director Alphonse Putheran proves that he has the knack of presenting themes that have blockbuster written all over, writes Paresh C Palicha.

Here's what you missed Mrs Obama

Here's what you missed Mrs Obama

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

Michelle expresses her disappointment at not being able to visit the Taj

Champions League: City ease through despite loss; Juve stun Spurs

Champions League: City ease through despite loss; Juve stun Spurs

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

Manchester City advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals despite suffering their first home loss in over a year, going through 5-2 on aggregate after a 2-1 defeat by Swiss champions Basel on Wednesday.

Remembering Girija Devi, the voice of Benares

Remembering Girija Devi, the voice of Benares

Rediff.com10 Nov 2017

'There is no one who can fill the vacuum created by the passing of Girija Devi,' mourns Sunita Budhiraja.

Bollywood's Most Successful Wedding Movies

Bollywood's Most Successful Wedding Movies

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

Here's why Bollywood loves shaadi movies.

The Performance of the Year

The Performance of the Year

Rediff.com25 Oct 2018

Gajraj Rao's performance in Badhaai Ho is the finest by an actor in a Hindi film this year, applauds Sreehari Nair.

This Rail Budget is different but on the right track

This Rail Budget is different but on the right track

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

The railways have been able to project improvement in finances.

#JabWeMet: Everything just clicked

#JabWeMet: Everything just clicked

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Meena Kumari Pathak tells us how she first met her husband and how they fell in love.

Review: Yaan is a terrible bore

Review: Yaan is a terrible bore

Rediff.com2 Oct 2014

Cinematographer Ravi K Chandran's Yaan is a long, tedious and completely over-the-top action drama.

Tim Pigott-Smith could never leave India behind

Tim Pigott-Smith could never leave India behind

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

Tim Pigott-Smith hated the natives in The Jewel in the Crown, but went back a lover of India at the end of the four-month shoot. India not only gave him a career-defining role but touched him in many different ways. Documentary filmmaker Siddharth Kak -- who acted with the classy actor in the beloved television series -- shares his memories with Rediff.com's Archana Masih.

A prince who walked on the wild side

A prince who walked on the wild side

Rediff.com25 Aug 2017

'A Life With Wildlife is a must for all who are concerned about how a billion Indians will coexist with over 500 mammals and 1,300 birds, not to mention 25,000 flowering plant species in the new century,' says Mahesh Rangarajan.