Married women pray to Goddess Gauri for marital bliss and the long life of their husbands. Unmarried girls worship her in order to get virtuous husbands.
The film falters on many coutns, says Paloma Sharma.
Bangalore-based model Dayana Erappa talks about what it means to be in the business and shares her fitness mantras.
What makes The World Before Her stand out is that it has the courage to ask what nobody else does: who is the Modern Indian Woman? Paloma Sharma reviews the film.
The film may have a point when it questions the treatment of players as commodities, it overdoes the white saviour act a bit, says Paloma Sharma.
'With the exception of a few cases, where it really was a mistake, in most cases it was the lackadaisical approach of voters which resulted in them not being on the list.'
Divergent is clearly made for its already existent fan base, with the best loved bits and pieces of the book shoved on to screen with hardly any adhesive to keep them together, feels Paloma Sharma.
Bezubaan Ishq is pure drivel, warns Paloma Sharma.
Creature 3D is just about as thrilling as the prospect of attending extra classes during summer vacation, rants Paloma Sharma.
The Fault In Our Stars exists merely for the purpose of being soppy and pleasing the already existent fan base, writes Paloma Sharma.
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The film has it's fair share of comic moments but they are few and far between to keep the audience engaged.
Jobs fails to meet expectations, writes Paloma Sharma.
'Single life is pretty good. I like the attention. If I feel lonely, I just call my mom and she sleeps in my bed,' Kalki Koechlin tells Rediff.com contributor Paloma Sharma.
Maleficent ends up disappointing after a decent start, says Paloma Sharma.
Ramaiya Vastavaiya will leave you with a couple of good laughs, if nothing else.
Heropanti tries to deliver a highly confused sermon on love and freedom of choice, which ultimately comes down to much sasur-damaad (b)romance.
The Lone Ranger does provide more than a handful laughs but takes too long to get to the point, making you wish you'd left it alone.
Son Of God is an epic fail, rants Paloma Sharma.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will perhaps be best enjoyed by those who have not yet read JRR Tolkien's prequel to the Lord of the Rings series, says Paloma Sharma.
Pompeii is one of those rare films for which I am glad that a 3D format was used. If cheesy, overdone, masala flicks are your kind of fare, this is your kind of film. For the rest of us, Pompeii just blows, rants Paloma Sharma.
Despite some fairly amazing performances, not only does Lone Survivor fail to engage the audience but it also seems conflicted about whether it wishes to honour the immense bravery of four individuals or whether it wishes to prove the US's decision of interfering in Afghanistan correct, writes Paloma Sharma.
Surkhaab lacks the strength to go all the way either to become a masala thriller or to blossom into an insightful take on the exploitation of immigrants, notes Paloma Sharma.
Spark's title, like everything else about it, is random, rants Paloma Sharma.
'Logic gets suspended here as easily as gravity in space and no one has any motivations for their actions' writes Paloma Sharma about the movies Karle Pyaar Karle.
Yaariyan may be targeted at a young audience but every single teenager who chooses to watch it will be insulting their own intelligence, writes Paloma Sharma.
Not everything the devotees consigned to the sea on Monday at the end of the 11-day Ganpati festival is retained, a lot of it is in fact comes washing up in the tide. Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com speaks to the volunteers involved in the clean-up.
Sin City 2 doesn't quite illicit the same response as the film film, says Paloma Sharma.
Hercules has its moments, says Paloma Sharma.
Sooper Se Ooper will not be able to make you laugh like Sidhu or Archana Puran Singh performing on their respective shows but it will make you chuckle to yourself softly at situations and the characters' reaction to them, writes Paloma Sharma.
Satyagraha attempts to speak about important issues but ends up over-simplifying them.
Purani Jeans lacks vision, originality and the spunk one expects from a college romance film, says Paloma Sharma.
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The stories in this anthology range from breathtaking to borderline bizarre.
Not exactly meant for family audiences, Main Tera Hero is a refreshingly unpretentious, says Paloma Sharma.
A worse official remake of an already bad original, Bang Bang is more noise and less sound, rants Paloma Sharma.
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Paloma Sharma feels Rajjo is a very confusing film.
Krrish 3 could have been a much better film if it had been a tad more original.
Mighty Raju is a toned down version of Krrish 3.
Chaar Cutting is the perfect choice for the YouTube generation -- rich in variety and easy on the attention span, writes Paloma Sharma.
18-year-old Paloma Sharma had never been to a fashion week until a few days ago. She writes about what it feels like to stick out like a sore thumb.
When you come out of the theatre, you will be plagued by the knowledge we, as a society, are enabling the evil exists in this world.
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