When Dimple Yadav stepped out to campaign...

Akhilesh Yadav doesn't need Bollywood stars to power his campaign for the UP election when he has a charming campaigner like his missus, says Monali Sarkar. Dimple Yadav's appearance on the......

UP Phase II: A test of minority outreach

Polling in Phase II of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections consists of 67 constituencies spread across 11 districts.Rediff.com's Aslam Hunani examines the key factors on the eve of the polls. The......

Uttar Pradesh Phase 1: The battle for Western UP

The seven-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly election kicks off in the communally sensitive western region of the state on Saturday.Rediff.com's Aslam Hunani examines past and present election trends in......

Will Mayawati spring a surprise in UP polls?

The BSP supremo is looking forward to the support of Dalits and Muslims to seize the throne in Lucknow, writes Amit Shankar. When it comes to electoral politics in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj......

Tujhe Meri Kasam: The review

If ever there were a film that screamed happy and feel-good from the first frame till the last, Tujhe Meri Kasam would be it.Anju and Rishi are bestfriends. They study in the same college, their......

'Intimate Cinema Is Almost Extinct'

'To be here for 35 years and to move from the idiom which the market has acknowledged you for -- which is horror -- and to come into an intimate space where the heart beats, the soul cries, and to......

Box Office: Tumbbad Finally Gets Its Due

IMAGE: Mohammad Samad in Tumbadd. Besides the big release of the week, The Buckingham Murders, there were also re-releases like Tumbbad, Tujhe Meri Kasam and Veer Zaara. The film that ended up......

The Diplomat Rakes In Money Until Sikandar Arrives

IMAGE: John Abraham in The Diplomat. Sikandar is all set to take over the screens from Sunday, March 30. Until then, the holdover releases are continuing to bring on moolah. The Diplomat collected......