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'In India, nobody has told a story like this'

'In India, nobody has told a story like this'

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

'The Second World War is the biggest event that happened in the recent history. Not many know that 25 lakh Indian soldiers fought in it. So there are 25 lakh stories.' Telugu director Krish Jagarlamudi talks about his film, Kanche.

Classic Revisited: Guide is as glamorous as it is soulful

Classic Revisited: Guide is as glamorous as it is soulful

Rediff.com8 Aug 2017

As Shah Rukh Khan turned guide in Jab Harry Met Sejal, Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood's original Guide.

Review: Suicide Squad is a noisy mess

Review: Suicide Squad is a noisy mess

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Suicide Squad is less an actual movie and more an assemblage of moments, moments mostly to do with popular music appropriated around shots of spectacle, with every single scene trying to hit a crescendo of cool and the film, thus, failing to find any peaks at all, says Raja Sen.

Review: Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu is a breezy entertainer

Review: Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu is a breezy entertainer

Rediff.com12 Aug 2013

The film is a romantic thriller that has all the necessary twists and turns which will definitely entertain the audience.

The Dileep Saga: It's only the interval, folks!

The Dileep Saga: It's only the interval, folks!

Rediff.com20 Jul 2017

Like many such cases, this case too would have remained under wraps had the survivor not exposed the villains and the crime they had commited.

Review: <I>Mariyaan</i> is a beautiful love story

Review: Mariyaan is a beautiful love story

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

This Dhanush starrer is a must-watch!

The best Sholay character? VOTE!

The best Sholay character? VOTE!

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

Take this fun poll now!

Tip Gear: Some advice for Jeremy Clarkson and the boys

Tip Gear: Some advice for Jeremy Clarkson and the boys

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

Now that Jeremy has decided to try his hand at something new, we asked Top Gear's Top Fan Anywhere, Raja Sen, to give Mr C some advice.

Rowdy Rathore, Holiday, Baby: Akshay Kumar's TOP 10 action scenes!

Rowdy Rathore, Holiday, Baby: Akshay Kumar's TOP 10 action scenes!

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

Here's looking at 10 of his most action-packed Akshay Kumar moments on screen.

Review: Neerja is an absolute must-watch

Review: Neerja is an absolute must-watch

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Sonam Kapoor is exceptional as Neerja Bhanot, says Raja Sen.

Review: Gurgaon is supremely entertaining

Review: Gurgaon is supremely entertaining

Rediff.com4 Aug 2017

Director Shanker Raman, with an appetite for noir and a natural temperament for fast-cutting, takes you so swiftly and so deeply inside Gurgaon's anomie that you may mistake his vision of the city for some dystopian view of the future, feels Sreehari Nair.

Didn't watch Sunny Deol's 1990 Ghayal? Read this!

Didn't watch Sunny Deol's 1990 Ghayal? Read this!

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

As Sunny Deol returns as Ajay Mehra in Ghayal Once Again, tomorrow, we remember his dialoguebaazi in Ghayal.

'Rajinikanth is god, other actors are devotees'

'Rajinikanth is god, other actors are devotees'

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

'Top actors came to me while Kabali was being shot, to ask me to cast them in at least one scene with Thalaivar -- even if it required them to clean a table on the side while Thalaivar is in the shot.' Kabali producer Kalaipuli S Thanu tries to explain the Rajinikanth phenomenon.

'I feel sorry for the actors in today's comedies'

'I feel sorry for the actors in today's comedies'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

'I have watched comedies but some have failed to make me laugh. The characters indulge in too much buffoonery. They move too much, falling, hitting each other, making faces... Comedy is very serious business.' Director Anees Bazmee tells us how he makes people laugh with his films.

How Sholay has played out in our lives again and again

How Sholay has played out in our lives again and again

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

'A friend said there was a new phenomenon occurring during every screening. Audience members were mouthing the dialogues with the characters on screen.' 'It was a truly amazing experience. It was impossible to hear what was being said on the screen. There was so much noise, laughter and celebration in the theatre. And the film was not even a month old.' Aseem Chhabra remembers seeing Sholay twice in the couple of weeks after it opened.

Review: Hunterrr is a waste of terrific actors

Review: Hunterrr is a waste of terrific actors

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Hunterrr is a deeply problematic film, and fails rather miserably, warns Raja Sen.

Indian Cinema gets its finest love story

Indian Cinema gets its finest love story

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

And it's written with tears, blood and unspoken lines.

Review: Akshay Kumar's Boss: All title, no thunder!

Review: Akshay Kumar's Boss: All title, no thunder!

Rediff.com16 Oct 2013

Boss is hell bent on assaulting the eardrums and senses with a vigorous spectacle of mindless action and screeching soundtrack.

Review: Phata Poster Nikhla Hero is a cliched farce

Review: Phata Poster Nikhla Hero is a cliched farce

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

Regardless of Phata Poster Nikhla Hero's uneven pace and indecisive disposition, Shahid Kapoor, armed with a kooky grin, gives it his best shot.

Rishi Kapoor: I don't like any of Ranbir's films

Rishi Kapoor: I don't like any of Ranbir's films

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

'When we saw Saawariya for the first time, I was aghast.' 'If only Bhansali had told me, I would have dissuaded him.

Akshay, Ajay, Sunny: VOTE for Bollywood's Super Sardar!

Akshay, Ajay, Sunny: VOTE for Bollywood's Super Sardar!

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

Here's looking at Bollywood's coolest turbanators!

'Sushant and I have a khatta-meetha equation'

'Sushant and I have a khatta-meetha equation'

Rediff.com29 May 2017

'We are caring and sweet to each other.' 'We do have our tiffs, arguments on everything; neither of us agrees to be wrong.'

Indrani's sharp eyes roamed the court...

Indrani's sharp eyes roamed the court...

Rediff.com18 Jul 2017

Indrani looked cheerful and upbeat and announced she had quite recovered from her wounds...

Review: <I>The Lone Ranger</I> is a tad tiring

Review: The Lone Ranger is a tad tiring

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

The Lone Ranger does provide more than a handful laughs but takes too long to get to the point, making you wish you'd left it alone.

'I would be stupid not to be part of Rock On II'

'I would be stupid not to be part of Rock On II'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

Purab Kohli on fatherhood, Rock On!! 2, POW and more...

2014-15 a year of financial sector reforms

2014-15 a year of financial sector reforms

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

The year 2014-15 could well go as one of long-pending financial sector reforms, expected to have a lasting impact.

Review: Madras Cafe deserves an audience

Review: Madras Cafe deserves an audience

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

Madras Cafe is a swift, smart and serious study of an inglorious chapter of history, writes Sukanya Verma.

Review: Kick is Salman's best film in a decade

Review: Kick is Salman's best film in a decade

Rediff.com25 Jul 2014

In the world of harebrained Bhai films, Kick is the best made and the most fun, says Raja Sen.

Sukanya Verma reviews Dhoom 3: Mazaa Le!

Sukanya Verma reviews Dhoom 3: Mazaa Le!

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

Dhoom 3 continues the tradition of extravagance in adventure and expenditure by roping in the fastidious Aamir Khan as its latest star antagonist, writes Sukanya Verma.

The starry-eyed romance of Sridevi's Chandni

The starry-eyed romance of Sridevi's Chandni

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Rishi Kapoor-Sridevi-Vinod Khanna starrer Chandni.

Will the IAF not get its Rafales?

Will the IAF not get its Rafales?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

With the Rafale fighter deal stuck over price negotiations, can the prime minister step in and find a way out for both countries?

Review: Lakshmi is a shocking eye-opener

Review: Lakshmi is a shocking eye-opener

Rediff.com21 Mar 2014

When you come out of the theatre, you will be plagued by the knowledge we, as a society, are enabling the evil exists in this world.

Kick Review: Nawaz steals Salman's thunder

Kick Review: Nawaz steals Salman's thunder

Rediff.com25 Jul 2014

Despite four screenplay writers and Salman Khan's best efforts, Kick fails to impress, says Sukanya Verma.

DRDO's new assault rifle will be a disaster for the army

DRDO's new assault rifle will be a disaster for the army

Rediff.com18 Jul 2015

The Indian Army rejected DRDO's INSAS assault rifle in 2010 due to its all-round inefficiency. Now the army is being forced to accept DRDO's Excalibur rifle, which is basically an ungraded variant of the INSAS, to make up for a severe shortage of small arms.

Sukanya Verma's Chennai Express review: Rollicking trip to nowhere

Sukanya Verma's Chennai Express review: Rollicking trip to nowhere

Rediff.com9 Aug 2013

The movie evokes a few laughs but otherwise it decides to shift tracks from droll comedy to dreadful drama.

Review: Action Jackson is a milestone in feminist cinema

Review: Action Jackson is a milestone in feminist cinema

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

Action Jackson is a drinking game of a film, one well over the so-bad-it's-good line, its main merit being that it holds some genuine surprises -- and makes sure its hero looks like a jackass, says Raja Sen.

40 things we LOVE about Sholay

40 things we LOVE about Sholay

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

Celebrating Bollywood's most loved film of all time on its 40th anniversary.

The Best Films of Smita Patil

The Best Films of Smita Patil

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.

OnePlus 3 leaps into the big league

OnePlus 3 leaps into the big league

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

6GB RAM, 16MP camera, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor... Himanshu Juneja reviews the OnePlus 3

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a pain in the web

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a pain in the web

Rediff.com1 May 2014

The new Spider-Man film gets everything wrong except the girl, feels Raja Sen.