Bhar Do Jholi Meri is Salman's favourite song. Here's looking at other smashing qawwalis through time.
None of us men who is guilty of such behaviour has the moral right to upbraid Salman Khan, says Prasanna D Zore.
'India has set standard of beauty rules. They feel that everyone needs to be perfect.' 'You may be beautiful and have the perfect body. But if you have big boobs, you'll still get teased.'
On Ramesh Sippy's 70th birthday, we celebrate the man and his milestones.
y talking about her struggle with depression, Deepika Padukone has exposed the stress-filled lives of filmstars say Ranjita Ganesan and Veenu Sandhu.
'My chacha's music is sweet and intoxicating'
Sonam Kapoor plays Neerja like she cares and that is all the role needs, feels Sukanya Verma.
A tribute to one of Indian cinema's most prolific filmmakers K Balachander, who passed away at the age of 84 on December 23.
'Kishore Kumar lived like a king and knew that he could get away with anything. It's as simple as that.'
We present an excerpt from Kishore Kumar: Method In Madness by Derek Bose.
'The news that the once dashing, absolutely handsome, utterly charming Shashi Kapoor is no more makes me feel terribly sad.' Aseem Chhabra, author of Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, the Star, pays rich tribute to the iconic actor.
Sridevi, Karan Johar, Tabu... Sukanya Verma's week was all about time travel and pleasant encounters with the super young avatars of Bollywood's famous folk.
At the car enthusiast's paradise, auto beauties from global manufacturers stole the show.
Asin joins a long list of actresses, who married rich businessmen!
Shah Rukh and his family flew home to Mumbai last weekend. Roscoe Mendonza, who was on the same flight, captures his impressions of an unlikely encounter.
For a show that prides itself on being of the people, by the people and for the people, it's strange how in its moments of success, the 'people' were missing, says Sukanya Verma.
Filmmaker Mansoor Khan turned his back to the movies, to live a simple life off the land. He has another passion now -- Mother Earth.
Which one are you looking forward to?
The book Effective People by Dr TV Rao features inspiring examples of success icons from across the world.
Ambassador B S Prakash has fond memories of Vinod Khanna, his minister.
'The critics were writing so well about me, I was shocked!' 'My phone didn't stop ringing!' 'This is the biggest tribute for a senior actor.' 'Now, I can pack up.'
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Happy New Year is watchable in parts but its three hours and plus running time makes it woefully difficult.
On the 20th anniversary of her tragic death, the actress remains strikingly relevant.
Sukanya Verma lists the lessons Bollywood taught us this year.
'My kids have never seen my films. I'm too embarrassed to show them. When they come on television, my husband calls me over for a laugh but I just switch off the TV and run out of the room.' From actress to author, the glamorous Twinkle Khanna tells Ronjita Kulkarni/ Rediff.com who she really is.
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Sanjeev Kumar's Dastak (1970).
One of India's greatest actors -- someone who acted in 14 Satyajit Ray films -- doesn't get good movie roles anymore.
Sukanya Verma revisits Gulzar's Ghalib and finds Barsaat, and Free Love!
'It's very expensive for a girl to become an actress. I remember I was nominated at all the award shows for Tanu Weds Manu, and conscientiously, like a new actress, I attended all of them and I was bankrupt by the end of it! I had to find a costume stylist, a hair stylist, a makeup stylist...!' Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com gets inside Swara Bhaskar's mind.
'He represented the warmth, gentleness and goodness that existed in Hindi cinema before Bollywood became a loud commodity.' Aseem Chhabra on the legendary actor he admired for over 40 years.
The Zandu business grew rapidly, and we became debt-free within two years of the deal.
An A-Z of Bachchanalia, the letters expanding into unforgettable bits of his filmography.
Naukri.com founder Sanjeev Bikchandani shares his inspiring journey from zero to the top and the lessons he learned along the way.
Kareena: Bajrangi Bhaijaan will be the biggest hit of the year
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.
'People say my father was scared of Kishore Kumar. That is untrue. There are so many songs that my father told the composers to let some other singer sing because they too are good.'
'I don't know how they dared to send Krrish for a National Award. It was a horrible film! Films like Dabangg and Bang Bang are trash films. Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram Leela was so bad; only the music was good. Straight talk from Garm Hava director M S Sathyu.
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