Nothing was too bad for Prem Chopra's on-screen persona -- rape, murder, blackmail... In real life, however, the actor is calm and soft-spoken, says Patcy N.
The Games had to be postponed from last July and August as the coronavirus spread around the world and are now scheduled for July 23-Aug. 8.
Twenty years ago, Aziz Mirza had the foresight to predict the great discord India would witness and revolt against, notes Sukanya Verma.
The IPL, which was indefinitely suspended on Tuesday, had bookies plugging an accredited cleaner at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground for doing 'pitch-siding' which helps ball-to-ball betting.
'Nitish Kumar was not happy about promoting R C P Singh as Union minister.'
Up next for the twice Grand Slam champion is Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova who ended Angelique Kerber's resurgence with a 6-3, 6-3 victory.
Giselli Monteiro, who had debuted in Love Aaj Kal, transforms into an item girl in her next.
'I didn't get enough time to spend with Dharamji since our marriage. But that's okay. 'Whatever time we have together is precious and I make it a point not to crib.'
Nothing is certain as Tokyo's postponed Olympics hit the 100-days-to-go mark on Wednesday
As Gulzar turns 86 on August 18, Subhash K Jha celebrates the iconic figure by picking his five favourite songs.
Here are the best images from across the world from the previous week.
2021 has a lot to offer for sports lovers with the Tokyo Olympics topping the list.
'Amitabh Bachchan Sir said some nice and encouraging things about the trailer, the way I directed it and, of course, about Abhishek's performance.'
Two members of the Haas Formula One team and one from McLaren were quarantined in Melbourne on Wednesday as a precaution amid coronavirus fears ahead of Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix. McLaren said one team member had self-isolated in the team hotel as a precaution for showing 'coronavirus-like symptoms'.
How many of these destinations will you add to your 2020 bucket list?
'It started as a kind of joke. Now I think it has gone far enough.'
IMAGES from the Australian Open matches played on Monday
Karan Johar has his own grammar coming into play when it comes to films set in a campus says Joginder Tuteja.
A comedy show leads to some not-so-funny moments.
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike brought the Olympic flag to Japan from Brazil on Wednesday and called for all parties to work together to host a successful Summer Games in 2020.
Speed skating - Swings wins mass start, brings first Belgian Winter gold in 74 years.
We continue celebrating Lataji's birthday, as Subhash K Jha picks 12 unknown but exquisite Lata songs
Sukanya Verma revisits Chaalbaaz where Sridevi was such a pleasure to watch, twice over!
The measures, rubber-stamped by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council by an online vote, aim to create a more level playing field for the 10 teams and a more sustainable future.
'Somewhere, I have to be true to myself. At this point in life, I am more interested in human drama.'
Amrita will connect with Rediff readers on July 18 at 3 pm.
In the eye for her hate speech in New Delhi while being on the campaign trail, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti apologized for her remarks but said that she would not quit the Cabinet.
Sukanya Verma salutes the power of Saroj Khan and her brilliant choreography.
Plus there's Javed Akhtar and Shatrughan Sinha.
A row had earlier erupted over Bachchan's participation in the second anniversary celebrations of National Democratic Alliance government with Congress targeting him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the light of the megastar's name figuring in Panama Papers expose.
She breathed her last in a hospital in Mumbai on August 15.
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi says Neymar remains determined to return to the club
Arjun Patiala doesn't add up to be the spoof it was meant to be, complains Prasanna D Zore.
Murray has struggled to regain form since undergoing hip surgery last January, and was quickly dismantled by the six-time Australian Open champion at Margaret Court Arena before the players called time on their match after less than an hour.
Will India finally reach the elusive double-digit mark? Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry, for one, is willing to stick his neck out on the possibility.
'Everyone wants to get involved when there is success.' 'But what about guaranteeing it?' 'Making sure girls have the opportunity to succeed all the time?'
Following the cancellation, the Korea Open in Seoul is the only event left in Asia on WTA's provisional calendar for 2020.
As an admirer of Japan for close to half a century, I care for Japan and expect Suga to respect the sentiment of his people and cancel the Olympics without further delay, says Rajaram Panda.
Sukanya Verma looks at some of the dance-offs that regaled us in the past.
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