The eighth edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival kicked off on Wednesday to a grand start with a bevy of authors, poets, Nobel Laureates along with some Bollywood celebrities, trooping in to the pink city to participate in one of Asia's biggest literary jamboree.
Suraj Sharma reveals how delivering a Subway sandwich landed him Life in Pi and other fun stories.
Aseem Chhabra picks his favourite movies from the Telluride Film Festival.
Deepti Naval on the movies she loves.
Happy Birthday, Nicole Kidman!
From memorising things to managing anger, these icons found the perfect way to overcome dyslexia.
Raja Sen looks back at all the 'genuinely thrilling' films and artists that were honoured at the 71st Golden Globes.
Every time she takes to the stage, the actress has a bold message to share.
'When the phone's battery is running out, it will make a charming statement like "I'm feeling a little low. Please recharge me".'
Mohenjo Daro takes too long to get there and feels even longer than the time that's passed, feels Sukanya Verma.
The story does not have any subtlety, everything that the director wishes to convey has been overtly pronounced by the actors through their dialogues.
It is always wonderful to discover a gem of film at an international film festival. It is even more exciting when that film is from India.
Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.'
Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.
Rich tributes were paid to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr across the United States on Monday even as there were protests over the deaths of unarmed black men and boys at the hands of police around the country.
Raja Sen takes stock of the Oscar 2015 nominations.
Here's a look at Aamir's unique avatars, where he's not playing the usual cop or college-goer, no matter how well (or how often) he's performed. And also where what he plays is as attention grabbing as how he plays it, no matter how lousy the film.
Aseem Chhabra's recommendations for the Mumbai film festival.
The Hundred-Foot Journey treats its Indian characters with respect, discovers Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com
There is a group of La La Land haters -- especially jazz aficionados who feel the film gives too much importance to a white man who sets out to save the musical genre associated with the African American community, points out Aseem Chhabra.
'The way the winners react and the speeches they deliver.' 'That is where the fun happens, when the actors and other winners let down their guard, challenge the system, talk about issues that should matter to us,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Ever wondered how Bollywood films have grown snazzier over the years?
Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI.
Can Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha bring back the magic created by Rajesh Khanna and Nanda in the 1969 original?
From Boyhood to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we've seen some brilliant cinema this year.
'Richard Corliss started loving Bollywood late in his career, but he gave everything he had in his power as a critic to promote India's Hindi cinema.'
Aseem Chhabra encounters an Indian dinosaur at the Goa film festival.
Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
Impressive says Adriana Lima who wore the Fantasy Bra for the latest Victoria's Secret Show.
Ronit Roy talks about the second season of Adaalat and his upcoming Hollywood and Bollywood projects.
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'Both resisted cruel white rule through non-violence. But Mandela's is a singular story. He never lost faith in his ideals and goal even when he was in prison for many years,' Anant Singh, who produced the Mandela biopic, tells Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais.
Arthur J Pais analyses Oscar 2014 big wins and losses.
Bikash Mohapatra salutes boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
'I miss Tabu's beauty, her graceful presence, her delicate smile and the texture of her voice, with which she can convey so many things -- the lonely mother, the lover, the seductress, the wronged woman, or a young woman charmed by an older man,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Raja Sen lists his favourite moments.
For all its conceptual highs, Her is not a film about technology, though it is partly a cautionary fable. This is a film about love. A film to love.
'It was a spectacular crime, wasn't it? Sepp is on the same scale. He's up there with Lance.' Director Stephen Frears, in an exclusive interview with Rediff.com
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