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'Bollywood saved my life'

IMAGE: Novelist Shobhaa De, Vikas Swarup, novelist, diplomat and the ministry of external affairs spokesperson, director Kabir Khan and Saffron Art CEO Hugo Weihe at the event. Photograph:......

Jana Gana Mana was NOT sung in praise of the English king!

'Tagore wrote a song, not for George V, but a song devoted to the "dispenser of human destiny -- Bharat bhagya vidhata" -- God.' 'Tagore relinquished his knighthood after the Jallianwalla Bagh......

Satyameva (Kadapi) Jayate. Truth Triumphs, Sometimes

'Many who haven't even seen the documentary are claiming that it defames and damages the image of India, makes it sound unsafe, and gives the rapist a forum.' 'This couldn't be further from the......

W Bengal: Writer Taradas Bandyopadhyay passes away

Noted Bengali writer Taradas Bandyopadhyaydied on Sunday morning at his Barrackpur house, near Kolkata, after a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 63. Son of late legendary writer......

Call it a historic coincidence. Jyoti Basu, one of India's tallest Marxist leaders, turned 95 on a day the CPM decided to pull out from the United Progressive Alliance government. Even as the Left......

There's something common between Akshay Kumar and the Indian Railways

The upcoming Akshay Kumar starrer Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is set to use toilets of the Indian Railways From maestro Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali to evergreen blockbuster Dilwale Dulhaniya Le......

A good move towards GST, but reforms neglected

This Budget must be complimented for having taken two very positive steps towards the goods and services tax, or GST. The first is the introduction of comprehensive service tax with a negative......

'India is changing. I am part of that change'

'One has to move with the times to stay relevant.' IMAGE: Aparna Sen. Photograph: Kind courtesy Konkona Sensharma/Instagram The timeless Aparna Sen is ready with yet another thought-provoking film......

'It's so easy to rubbish popular cinema'

'I think my performance in Ray's Devi still ranks as my best.' IMAGE: Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna in Aradhana. "During the lockdown, I got a chance to watch all my films for the......

How Charulata inspired Devdas

IMAGE: Aishwarya Rai in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas. As cinema lovers celebrate Satyajit Ray's birth centenary on May 2, one of his die-hard fans in Bollywood -- Sanjay Leela Bhansali -- is......

My Father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com bring you a treasure trove of features from our archives. IMAGE: Satyajit......

5 must-watch films on Ambedkar Jayanti

On Ambedkar Jayanti, Subhash K Jha picks five unforgettable Hindi films that capture the inequality of the caste system. Sujata (1959) Inspired directly by Dr Ambedkar's treatise on abolishing the......

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