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Pankaja, O'Sey Balamma Make It To Sundance

Pankaja, O'Sey Balamma Make It To Sundance

Rediff.com26 Jan 2026

Pankaja and O'Sey Balamma bring deeply personal yet universally resonant stories to Sundance. They represent a new wave of South Indian storytelling, blending cultural authenticity with cinematic innovation, and mark an important step in amplifying regional voices on the international stage.

Freida Is All Set For A Scandal

Freida Is All Set For A Scandal

Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

Freida Pinto is all set to star in a new series adapted from Jhumpa Lahiri's acclaimed short story collection Unaccustomed Earth.

Robert Redford: The Man Beyond The Sex Symbol

Robert Redford: The Man Beyond The Sex Symbol

Rediff.com17 Sep 2025

With his killer smile, the sex symbol image, Robert Redford would go beyond just being an actor, remembers Aseem Chhabra.

Trailer Review: Ritesh Batra steps it up with The Sense Of An Ending

Trailer Review: Ritesh Batra steps it up with The Sense Of An Ending

Rediff.com14 Dec 2016

Ritesh Batra's The Sense Of An Ending trailer works, writes Raja Sen.

Ritesh Batra: If an apology is what you demand, you have it

Ritesh Batra: If an apology is what you demand, you have it

Rediff.com1 Oct 2013

The Lunchbox director responds to the FFI letter.

'I was becoming wary of playing sinister characters'

'I was becoming wary of playing sinister characters'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who played Irrfan's friend and colleague named Shaikh in The Lunchbox, has only words of praise for the film, its director and co-star.

How Many Of These Films Have You Seen?

How Many Of These Films Have You Seen?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 100 best (and must watch) films -- many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites.

Awww... Shibani, Farhan on a movie date

Awww... Shibani, Farhan on a movie date

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

Ritesh Batra's Photograph had a special screening on Wednesday night.

The 20 Best Romances On OTT

The 20 Best Romances On OTT

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

After a dry, dreadful, spell of darkness and desolation, it looks like Bollywood love stories are ready to rock the silver screen again.

Best Of Sanya Malhotra. Vote!

Best Of Sanya Malhotra. Vote!

Rediff.com18 May 2023

As Sanya Malhotra prepares to play a cop investigating the curious case of two missing jackfruits in the quirky new Netflix offering Kathal, here's a list of all her performances so far.

Postcards from the Sundance film festival

Postcards from the Sundance film festival

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

The Lunchbox director Ritesh Batra's Masterchef and Oscar and Emmy winner Megan Mylan's After My Garden Grows were among five films that won grants from the Sundance Institute and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to make films focused on hunger and poverty.

All about Photograph

All about Photograph

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

All about Ritesh Batra's new love story.

What are Alia and Sanya up to?

What are Alia and Sanya up to?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

What stars around town were doing on Wednesday...

Nawaz in Lunchbox director's next film

Nawaz in Lunchbox director's next film

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

The Sense Of An Ending stars Jim Broadbent and Charlotte Rampling.

PIX: The Lunchbox team at Dubai film festival

PIX: The Lunchbox team at Dubai film festival

Rediff.com12 Dec 2013

The acclaimed film was screened at the ongoing festival.

Nimrat Kaur to star in Homeland Season 4

Nimrat Kaur to star in Homeland Season 4

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

Anurag Kashyap: I don't work in groups; will fight my own battles

Anurag Kashyap: I don't work in groups; will fight my own battles

Rediff.com29 Jun 2014

The director talks about his new film Ugly and his newest run-in with the Indian Censor Board.

Badhaai ho to Badhaai Ho!

Badhaai ho to Badhaai Ho!

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

Ayushmann Khurana, who is shooting, was missing at the celebrations.

The Lunchbox gets nominated at BAFTA 2015

The Lunchbox gets nominated at BAFTA 2015

Rediff.com9 Jan 2015

Directed by Ritesh Batra, it stars Irrfan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddique, and tells a unique love story.

'Don't harbour dreams of buying a Jaguar with my money. I have other plans'

'Don't harbour dreams of buying a Jaguar with my money. I have other plans'

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

'The roles I'm getting are of seductive divas and everything in the opposite direction of a jaded housewife trapped in a loveless marriage!' The Lunchbox actress Nimrat Kaur looks ahead.

Box Office: The Lunchbox does well, Phata Poster fails

Box Office: The Lunchbox does well, Phata Poster fails

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

Trade analyst Vindo Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.

'The Good Road is NOT an Oscar fiasco'

'The Good Road is NOT an Oscar fiasco'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2013

Director Gyan Correa discusses his film, and the debate on the film's selection to the Oscars.

'We may have just lost our golden chance at the Oscars'

'We may have just lost our golden chance at the Oscars'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

'Lunchbox is such a good film that I'm not worried about how it will do'

'Lunchbox is such a good film that I'm not worried about how it will do'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

Actress Nimrat Kaur talks about her upcoming release, The Lunchbox.

Ranbir or Ranveer? Who's more dapper?

Ranbir or Ranveer? Who's more dapper?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

More scenes from the Zee Cine Awards.

Are these actresses more deserving than Kangana?

Are these actresses more deserving than Kangana?

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

Sukanya Verma looks at a few other contenders from Bollywood movies who gave really, really good performances.

12 Years A Slave actress showers praise on Lunchbox, Irrfan thrilled

12 Years A Slave actress showers praise on Lunchbox, Irrfan thrilled

Rediff.com8 Apr 2014

'Her reaction to our film is most precious,' the actor says.

What are Kriti and Kartik up to?

What are Kriti and Kartik up to?

Rediff.com19 Feb 2019

Just what do actors *do* the whole day? We find out.

This isn't a good Photograph

This isn't a good Photograph

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

Unlike his The Lunchbox, Ritesh Batra's Photograph fails to engross us, feels Ritwik Sharma.

Chat@Noon: Connect with Lunchbox star Nimrat Kaur, RIGHT HERE!

Chat@Noon: Connect with Lunchbox star Nimrat Kaur, RIGHT HERE!

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

Chat with the actress!

'Irrfanbhai was my mentor'

'Irrfanbhai was my mentor'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

'To be pitched against him as a rival was not right. Luckily, it did not affect our personal equation.'

AMAZING Bollywood Photographs!

AMAZING Bollywood Photographs!

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

It's true that every picture has a story, but only if you look closely.

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

Rediff.com31 Dec 2022

Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 10 international films that mattered to him, stories that he connected with and characters that gave him a better understanding of the human condition.

Box Office: RAW scores an average

Box Office: RAW scores an average

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

The hits and misses of the week.

Box Office: Junglee is average, Notebook flops

Box Office: Junglee is average, Notebook flops

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

The hits and misses of the week.

Karan Johar: I couldn't have made a film as good as Lunchbox

Karan Johar: I couldn't have made a film as good as Lunchbox

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

The film will finalled release on September 20.

Photograph Review: A delicate little gem

Photograph Review: A delicate little gem

Rediff.com15 Mar 2019

God bless Ritesh Batra, raves Sukanya Verma.

Box Office: The Tashkent Files flops

Box Office: The Tashkent Files flops

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

The hits and misses of the week.

Box Office: Photograph, Milan Talkies fail

Box Office: Photograph, Milan Talkies fail

Rediff.com19 Mar 2019

The hits and misses of the week.