'I'd love to work in India again, but it seems there isn't much for me to do there right now.'
'I went to meet him and he asked me, "Are you Maharashtrian?" and I said yes.' 'He said you are absolutely different in Batla House, but when I meet you, there is this freshness about you.'
Modi said India's next general elections will be held in 2024 and he invited G20 delegates to visit the country to witness the "festival of democracy" in the "mother of democracy".
Like all of us, Bollywood's favourite pastime is to catch up on the latest shows and films on OTT.
The Bharatiya Janata Party swept three of the four wards in the Patparganj assembly segment and all three in the Shakur Basti constituency held by senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain -- both targets of sustained attacks over corruption by the saffron party -- in the MCD elections.
Joginder Tuteja lists 10 romantic movies playing on OTT that you can watch with your date.
'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.'
Promising new seasons of beloved shows, provocative stories and action packed dramas, Sukanya Verma says it's all there on OTT this week.
There are as many as 10 theatre releases this month.
'There are times when I've gone back to my hotel room and cried about what they were doing to my character.' 'They want you to lower your performing ability in accordance with your co-actor.' 'They alter the script, change your character... that's when the real anger sets in.'
The Godfather of French New Wave Cinema was 91.
We got the same Diwali bonuses. We ate together. We carried equipment together on shoots. And when the odd reporter tried to throw her weight around and leave the camera person to carry bags of equipment, cables, the camera and tripod down the stairs and to the shoot location, Prannoy would step in, take the tripod off the shoulders of the colleague silently, lightening the load, recalls Revati Laul.
'Much as I feel on top of the world after being a part of a special series like Jubilee, I would say my biggest achievement so far has been spreading happiness around.'
Hindustan Unilever, the Indian subsidiary of the consumer goods company, has denied wrongdoing.
Chingari, Roposo, Khabri and Trell are seeing huge traction as people are looking at options to earn incentives from home. Music streaming app Gaana, which is strongly placed in the market with 150 million users, recently opened up its short video platform for subscribers.
Modi hit out at deleterious influences from abroad, referring to them as 'foreign destructive ideology', as well as a new "breed" of agitators -- 'Andolan-jivi' -- in the country who cannot live without a tumult.
'Salman has supported me, but at the same time, let me have my own journey.'
German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner paid tribute to the soft power of Bollywood by making his acting debut in a video on Shah Rukh Khan-Saif Ali Khan-starrer 2003 romantic drama 'Kal Ho Naa Ho'
'Every day, after 'pack-up', Khansaab and Deepika would come for dance practice and rehearse till around 1-1.30 am.' 'The weather was a challenge because while on screen, it looks warm and sunny, it was actually bitterly cold, with a sharp, stinging wind which had the actors and dancers shivering in their summer clothing.'
'I come from a small town and I never thought I would ever sing professionally or become a playback singer.' 'But I made a career here.'
From domestic noir to domestic animals, the themes range far and wide on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations.
Ageing is a funny process. After rebelling and exploring, the human being drifts to the ordered arrangement, he/she once left. As a youngster I outgrew ABBA while my mother continued to like them. In September 2021, when ABBA's first single in 40 years was launched, I sent the video link to my mother. Meanwhile, now in my fifties, I find myself curious to hear ABBA's new songs, notes Shyam G Menon.
Singer Aanchal Shrivastava taught the kids the songs over phone calls.
'My advice to all young musicians/artists out there would be to keep working hard.' 'Be humble, be grateful that you all are blessed with this beautiful art of music.'
'Fitoor was never meant to be Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapoor's story. In Gattu's screenplay, the dramatic conflict centred on the characters played by Tabu and Katrina.'
Why Naseeruddin Shah played a sardar in Modern Love: Mumbai.
After two years of injury frustration and bouts of depression, Victoria Azarenka is hoping a little bit of motorcycle riding and some street art will change people's perceptions and help her to a third Australian Open title. The 26-year-old Belarusian is one of the favourites for the year's opening grand slam that starts on Monday after proving her fitness following a nagging foot injury that has restricted her appearances over the past two years. Now injury free and fresh off her first title since August 2013 at the Brisbane International last week, she is looking forward to the courts she made her own in 2012 and 2013.
'Today's generation can learn from him how not to hurt anyone's sentiments at a time when many stand-up comedians deliberately set out to do so.'
Every week, we bring you fascinating videos, chosen by you, through your likes.
Jubilee's irresistible celebration of cinema and all its good, bad, ugly ways lives up to its title, applauds Sukanya Verma.
'It is very difficult for anybody to say no to the fame and fancies that come along.' 'But I was courageous and had the strength to say no.'
Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani captures the unfiltered chaos backstage at the FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week.
The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.
In the quarter ending June 2022, the growth of Internet subscribers was less than one per cent of all of 2021.
In five years, Naezy aka Naved Shaikh went from being a gully boy living in a Mumbai slum to rocking India's underground rap scene. When he started off his rap career with Aafat! in 2014, he knew he would find success. Little did he imagine the obstacles he'd have to encounter.
As entertainment continues to play out from the comfort of our living rooms, Sukanya Verma tells you where you can catch all the Globe winners on OTT.
Rediff.com's Ashish Narsale handpicks some of the latest gadgets that are immensely useful.
They are sure not to like this particular one, observes N Sathiya Moorthy
The 59th Grammy Awards was held in Los Angeles, California.
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