AR Murugadoss talks about Akira, Sonakshi Sinha and much more!
Casting director Manoj Ramola's book Audition Room offers interesting insights and useful tips for aspiring actors. We bring you an excerpt.
'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.' 'Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'
Bhanu Athaiya on the films she has designed for, how Gandhi happened, and what it means to be a woman in a man's world.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera meets Zander, who is now poised for something as big as Milan Fashion Week.
'My friends told me they will call me an actress only when I appear on Comedy Nights with Kapil. I just a got a confirmation that I will be going on Kapil's show!' Wedding Pulav actress Anushka Ranjan gets ready for showbiz.
'When I go to small towns for shows people say 'yeh cockroach hai instead of crockroaz.' But I don't mind it because they call me out of love.' Dance India Dance choreographer Raghav Juyal gets ready for ABCD 2.
'I want to use my music to reach out to the youth, to inspire them to create history.' 'To share knowledge, to tell them the importance of voting, girl child education, menstrual hygiene.'
'I am a dreamer, so I always dreamt that Village Rockstars would go places.' 'But I never ever imagined this.' 'The way people are responding... they come to me, hug me, they call me, shower me with love and I feel wonderful.'
Speaking to Tista Sengupta/Rediff.com, model Amit Ranjan gives his views on Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma's relationship, the concept of house husbands and what he thinks aspiring male models should do.
'My mother has one complaint -- I die in all of my films. She has told me to stop dying now.'
'I sometimes fight with God and tell him, "Bahut ho gaya yaar, I should go now, call me".'
'We live in times where love and relationships have a different meaning. People take it very casually. People get sexually bored easily and are always looking for something exciting. I see it happening around me. I know people, who are married or in relationships, get excited with these things.' Tara Alisha Berry on life as she sees it.
We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top photos of 2019. Together these images tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak, triumph and tragedy.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'I would love to do comedy. Someone should make a film called Crime Master Gogo Aur Uski Beti Gogi with my father and me. Imagine my dad and me in that cape!' Yes, Shraddha Kapoor has a fine sense of humour!
'You think of Sulu as someone who is sexy, sultry and intimate. You don't imagine her as someone clad in a sari.' And yet, Vidya Balan gets ready to seduce you again.
'Our plan is to put the best foot forward for the upcoming tournament and play good matches'
"Virat is fabulous," says 27-year old model Ritu Chauhan from New Delhi... but that doesn't make her think of dating her favourite cricketer. Speaking to Tista Sengupta/Rediff.com, Ritu throws light on her journey into modelling and how she thinks couples should work hand-in-hand.
'I don't miss college because I don't know what's like. What I'm doing is something special; I wouldn't trade it for a normal life.' The Stage winner Yatharth Ratnum gets ready for a new phase in his life.
y talking about her struggle with depression, Deepika Padukone has exposed the stress-filled lives of filmstars say Ranjita Ganesan and Veenu Sandhu.
Mahira Khan talks about her Raees experience.
'It's very expensive for a girl to become an actress. I remember I was nominated at all the award shows for Tanu Weds Manu, and conscientiously, like a new actress, I attended all of them and I was bankrupt by the end of it! I had to find a costume stylist, a hair stylist, a makeup stylist...!' Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com gets inside Swara Bhaskar's mind.
Bollywood superstar Saif Ali Khan signed up as brand ambassador for Olympic Gold Quest on Monday and immediately pledged Rs 20 lakh a year to support the training of athletes for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
'Buddy knows more about Raju's films because he sits in the editing room.' 'He has seen Sanju a number of times already!'
Looking back, the Indians had rubbed their hands in delight at the variety of marquee events at home the sporting calendar of 2017 offered, and they now look forward, with optimism and anticipation, to a challenging 2018.
'I had to jump from the ninth floor, breaking through the glass. The timing went wrong and instead of landing on my feet, I landed on my head. People thought I was dead, but I stood up.'
'Today, the world has changed. You have to be very persistent. You need to have a talent that is your 'X' factor -- be it in any field.' Aarambh actor Rajniesh Duggal tells us what his 'X' factor is.
'Designing the Bigg Boss sets is total dhamaal!' 'They are so happy with the way I design the sets that no questions are asked.' 'Contestants live there for three months, and so, the sets also become a character.'
Rediff.com brings you the second instalment of the Best Sports Photos of the Year!
'Asked which Dilip Kumar films were among her favourites, she said she had seen not a single movie of his until that time. This became a sensational issue. She did not mean to offend Dilip Kumar. There was not a bone of diplomacy in her and she never acquired that calculating attitude even at the cost of some of the roles that she would eventually lose.'
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Parinda, 1942: A LOve Story, Devdas, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Munnabhai MBBS, Rang De Basanti, Delhi 6, Bhag Milkha Bhag, Kalank... all bear the visual stamp of Binod Pradhan's genius.
Intensive training and meticulous planning have gone into the making of Dangal.
Hooked to the Star Plus show Tere Sheher Mein? You might want to check this out!
Meet Pooja Vaidya, a commerce grad from Mumbai, who won the Mood Indigo contest at IIT Powai in 2011 and never looked back.
'Truth is stranger than fiction. You cannot think these things up.' 'What happens is weird enough.'
After a series of challenges on reality show Kingfisher Supermodels 3 on NDTV Good Times, Aishwarya Sushmita from Bihar won the crown.
'I went away from the industry because all the people I enjoyed working with, like Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra, are no more.' 'They left this world and went away, so I lost interest in my work.'
'There are enough LGBTQ people in the industry, so I don't feel like a misfit.'
