At the peak of his popularity and charisma, filmmakers considered him a bigger draw than the leading man and often remunerated him with a higher fee than the hero.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes his self-confidence is often perceived as arrogance but says he can live with that public image.
Acquisitions are done to synergise with existing offerings of firms; to strengthen or enter new areas, platforms or geography; find new customers for its products; keep parts of the acquired organisation, perhaps the digital in the case of Mindtree, and to sell others to increase its own value. Never is it to grow the acquired organisation more than itself, says Pankaj Chandra.
'Today, practically everything has become virtual; even weddings are taking place on Zoom calls.'
'Today, practically everything has become virtual; even weddings are taking place on Zoom calls.'
India on Tuesday recalled three diplomats stationed at its high commission in Islamabad after their identities were made public and Pakistan charged them with "spying".
Mardaani 2 works best and better than its predecessor when it stays true to its slick catch-me-if-you-can potential, feels Sukanya Verma.
'In the early 2000s, mid-2000s, one of the big changes in India was the sense that India was finally going to make it. With all its flaws and faults, the relatively high growth rate gave you an opportunity to do other things and so forth. Right now, there is nervousness about whether India can actually make it.' The second part of political thinker Pratap Bhanu Mehta's eloquent interview to Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.
On her 65th birthday, Sukanya Verma looks at the diva's 10 definitive songs.
Joe Root was earmarked as a future England captain from the day he made his Test debut in 2012 and after scoring a bucket-load of runs he duly landed the job just over four years later.
Dilip Kumar remained in demand all through his career because he kept reinventing himself in keeping with the changing times in Indian cinema, argues Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
Hindi cinema has completed a grand century and we can't help but marvel at all it has to offer. From a breathtaking collection of films to a range of versatile actors. We ask you, Dear Readers, to tell us who you think are the Best Bollywood Actors and Actresses of all times.
Section 375 is an engaging courtroom drama that deserves a watch, feels Karan Sanjay Shah.
Volunteers dressed as clowns visit hospitals and old-age homes to spread cheer and dispel the gloom of ill health and old age.
'The ground reality is that Banglar manush Didir shonge aachhe (The people of Bengal are with Didi).' 'Even as the BJP is still looking for a CM candidate, the elections will be over and we will form government with a two-thirds majority.'
Nothing was too bad for Prem Chopra's on-screen persona -- rape, murder, blackmail... In real life, however, the actor is calm and soft-spoken, says Patcy N.
Two youths have filed a complaint against Mahesh Babu, blaming him for their alcohol addiction, raising the question: Should film-stars endorse alcohol?
Quite a few stars said their goodbyes this year. We take a look.
Is there no 'normal' background? Sure there is.
'A concerted attempt is afoot to try and create a new image of an intelligent man who knows what he is talking about and is far from the person that his critics in the media and Opposition have often portrayed him to be,' says Virendra Kapoor.
We start off the Big B's 70th birthday celebrations with some of his iconic lines in his films.
Gujarat is a tale of woes for the Congress, out of power for over twenty long years, with Narendra Modi performing an electoral hat-trick.
Pandhari Juker speaks fondly about stars he has worked with in the past.
There's nothing wrong in Vidya Balan's performance. There's just nothing new about it, feels Sukanya Verma.
The government will get away with it, because of our perennial confusion between public and personal austerity, and our jaw-dropping incompetence with simple mathematics.
By successfully orchestrating the ouster of rival Sanjay Joshi from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed that the Sangh Parivar has fallen in line with his style of functioning and larger-than-the-organisation persona. Neerja Chowdhury reports
Vignettes from President Pranab Mukherjee's first At Home last week
'Till now, many political parties indulged in Muslim appeasement.' 'This is one experiment, successfully carried out by the AAP, in indulging in Hindu appeasement.'
In the second part of the series, we post Rediff reader reviews of Dabangg 2.
With the madly anticipated The Dark Knight Rises set to hit the screens this Friday, here's looking at the hottest women to have crossed Batman's path.
As the veteran filmmaker turns 80 today, movie critic Sukanya Verma lists her most favourite scenes from Yash Chopra films.
Tata spoke about his 50 years with the group, 21 as its chairman, the highs and lows of his tenure, his equation with Mistry and his post-retirement plans during an expansive interview to PTI in his office at 'Bombay House', the group headquarters.
pak lodged a 'strong protest over alleged unprovoked firing by Indian forces'.
Dhoni presently endorses a healthy 25 brands, and found himself in fifth place on the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list last year, with earnings worth almost Rs 136 crore. How much of that is set to change, given that Dhoni has chosen to call time on his international career?
Chief Minister MK Stalin has shown that he is cut from a different cloth when it comes to embracing what is current, modern and absolutely necessary. Thus, even while retaining the spirit and content of the pan-Tamil, Dravidian socio-political and socio-economic ideology to the 't', his government has also acknowledged the need to accepting scientifically-proven facts in operational matters, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Online infidelity can be addictive, according to a recent study.
The 33-year-old actress will be joined by Olympic medalist Vijender Singh and TV actor Karan Kundra.
Etiquette classes today cater to a wide audience of job seekers, front-desk execs, business heirs, romantics, students and even those with low self-esteem
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