'A live-in is complicated in metro cities as well. In Mumbai, even bachelors doesn't get a house on rent -- I didn't get one for the longest time. To add to that, if the house-owner gets to know that you're an aspiring actor, things become even more difficult.'
This week's digest of stories that are weird, true and funny.
These hotties have been the toast of the fashion world this year.
Concern would kick in if imports stay at or over 100 tonnes a month.
'Today, music directors do not work on a song that turns out to be the biggest hit of the year.' 'Their main focus is on creating a song which becomes an instant hit.' 'Whether the audience remembers that song after a couple of months or not, that does not concern them anymore.'
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
'...I have not read newspapers for quite some time,' a psychologist tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf, 'and I am perfectly normal.'
Soha Ali Khan's look at her self in her debut book, The Perils Of Being Moderately Famous, may seem indulgent but is not, says Manavi Kapur.
Gold prices are already moving fast to the key level of Rs 30,000 per 10 gms
Controversial godwoman Radhe Maa has often been slammed for her ostentatious lifestyle. Yet her ardent devotees have chosen to ignore critics and immerse themselves in her 'aura'. But recent developments may have left them shocked... and contemplating!
Perhaps one aspect of the way modern media particularly print and news television works need some soul-searching: Their tendency to "frame" news stories as a conflict between two personalities, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Stop hiding information. Be communicative.
Mumbai-based Dimple Mehta has been using her Instagram handle to decry fat-shaming.
Take a bow, Manish Malhotra!
And you thought Bollywood was just about making movies!
Maharaj, who joined the BJP in 2014 soon after Harish Rawat became the chief minister of Uttarakhand, alleged that the Congress is "looking at people as Hindu and Muslim face".
In the dangal of UP politics, much as Muzaffarnagar wants to leave its past behind, the shadows are never be far behind.
'Saaho is one of the biggest films I have worked in.' 'Recently, we shot one of the biggest action sequences you will see in Indian cinema.'
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Director Boopathy Pandian's Tamil film Pattathu Yaanai is an average fare, marred by a poor script and weak performances.
Here are six New Year Resolutions which will definitely help in achieving your financial goals in the long run.
'There appears to be in the Indian polity a link between being Single and being of prime ministerial timber. It is a trend, a preponderance -- not a statistical verity,' says Dr Shashi K Pande.
Long before she became a political legend, there was Jayalalitha, the actress.
The sexism may well be lost out on mothers who call their daughters 'ghar ka beta' but there is something heartening in seeing middle class mothers encouraging them to pursue non-traditional careers. Sonil Dedhia/Rediff.com meets a few 'model' mums.
'We eat first, they later; we sit on chairs and they on the floor; we call them by their names and they address us by titles,' writes Tripti Lahiri, author of Maid in India.
Manvi Gandotra's journey will inspire you all.
'Sexual violence against women is not something unique to India but in our parts the victim must also have to contend with other burdens. Such as the notion of 'honour' and its loss,' says Aakar Patel.
Born in poverty and subjected to inhuman abuse, Kalpana Saroj overcame all hurdles to emerge a success story.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The Goa CM knows running a coalition government while pursuing a development agenda will require a fine balancing act.
The study says living in joint families negatively impacted the level of financial knowledge.
'If the BJP wants to build a minimally inclusive and secure society, in which vulnerable groups and religious minorities don't feel persecuted, then the Sangh Parivar, the party and its government must change their ways. Or else, they risk dividing India further -- violently and irreparably -- for narrow political ends,' argues Praful Bidwai.
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...And Jennifer Aniston off it, in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!
Anita Aikara talks about the life lessons she learnt from her mother.
'Sanjay Dutt was a very stylish person. He created his own style; he did not follow trends.' 'He wasn't a tapori, he was grand.' 'Also, whatever he wore, reflected what was going on in his life.'
Hindi Medium works because it manages to stretch itself beyond its scrubby elements, easy half-baked jokes, lessons about consumerism and our love for English, into a simple story about a boy who would do anything to see his girl smile, feels Sreehari Nair.
'This generation wants to try different things, are ready to take risks and experiment with their careers.'
In an age when the electorate is increasingly impatient and changes governments every 5 years, how did the Tamil Nadu chief minister beat anti-incumbency?
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