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Naseeruddin Shah: 25 TOP Performances

Naseeruddin Shah: 25 TOP Performances

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

Sukanya Verma celebrates the acting legend.

FIRST LOOK: Aamir Khan bares all for PK!

FIRST LOOK: Aamir Khan bares all for PK!

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

What do you think of this latest stunt AK has pulled on us! Have your say!

EC to consult legal experts over Modi's biopic

EC to consult legal experts over Modi's biopic

Rediff.com6 Apr 2019

Sources said there is a strong view in the EC that it should not restrain the release of the biopic on the prime minister and should leave it to the Central Board of Film Certification to take a call on the issue.

Forget Kiki, Falling Stars is the latest Insta challenge

Forget Kiki, Falling Stars is the latest Insta challenge

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

The bizarre challenge started in China but has followers all over the world.

WATCH: When desi songs made it to Hollywood

WATCH: When desi songs made it to Hollywood

Rediff.com21 Dec 2011

Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie The Dictator's trailer features a popular punjabi song.

WATCH: When desi songs made it to Hollywood

WATCH: When desi songs made it to Hollywood

Rediff.com21 Dec 2011

Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie The Dictator's trailer features a popular punjabi song.

Angrezi Medium review

Angrezi Medium review

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

Irrfan, Deepak Dobriyal, Radhika Madan, Ranvir Shorey, Pankaj Tripathi are all lovely, but make little sense in Angrezi Medium's muddled context, complains Sukanya Verma.

Review: Saguni's music is pretty ordinary

Review: Saguni's music is pretty ordinary

Rediff.com6 Jun 2012

Saguni's tunes, except for certain moments, are mundane

Play depicting Maya's outlandish lifestyle banned in UP

Play depicting Maya's outlandish lifestyle banned in UP

Rediff.com26 Jan 2012

A satirical play, depicting the extravagant lifestyle of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, has been banned by her government.

Want a great job? SHOOT YOURSELF!

Want a great job? SHOOT YOURSELF!

Rediff.com20 Jul 2012

An audio-visual resume brings an applicant's personality to the fore, showcasing the job seeker in away totally impossible on paper.

Pirate Party and Freedom

Pirate Party and Freedom

Rediff.com25 May 2012

The Pirate Party is fighting to retain the right to privacy and the right to communicate freely via e-mail, telephone or letters.

Sai's Take: Aisi Kaisi Democracy!

Sai's Take: Aisi Kaisi Democracy!

Rediff.com6 May 2019

'Have we finally gotten over the holy cow syndrome?' asks Saisuresh Sivaswamy after watching Aisi Taisi Democracy in action.

The Panchayat review

The Panchayat review

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

'Even a hardcore nit-picker will struggle to find faults in this extraordinarily crafted television series that I rate as a must watch, an instant classic,' says Sukanya Verma.

The WEIRDEST Nobel Prizes ever!

The WEIRDEST Nobel Prizes ever!

Rediff.com4 Oct 2011

The winners of the 2011 Ig Nobel Prize were announced and awarded recently.

German anti-Islam leader resigns over Hitler selfie

German anti-Islam leader resigns over Hitler selfie

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

Lutz Bachmann, co-founder of the Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West, has stepped down after online posts surfaced in which he used derogatory language to refer to refugees and posed looking like Adolf Hitler.

10 AMAZING books I loved reading

10 AMAZING books I loved reading

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

Pilot and author Alkesh Nair shares his fascinating reading list.

Want cash? Bollywood tells you how!

Want cash? Bollywood tells you how!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2016

Some lessons to be learnt here!

Europe and the problem of Islamic radicals

Europe and the problem of Islamic radicals

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

Europeans believe that what is under attack is their way of life, their secular faith, the long-fought right to keep religion out of the public sphere, observes Virendra Kapoor.

'Don't we all encourage corruption?'

'Don't we all encourage corruption?'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2011

Director Rajiv Mehra speaks about his forthcoming film Chala Mussaddi -- Office Office

Subhash Ghai's Kannada film

Subhash Ghai's Kannada film

Rediff.com11 Oct 2011

Mukta Art's maiden Kannada venture Nimbehuli will be directed by Hemanth Hegde who will also be seen in the lead.

Obama 'excited' to be first US prez at R-Day celebrations: Kerry

Obama 'excited' to be first US prez at R-Day celebrations: Kerry

Rediff.com11 Jan 2015

Barack Obama is "very excited" that he will be the first United States President to be honoured as the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday.

Review: Hum Tum Shabana is best avoided

Review: Hum Tum Shabana is best avoided

Rediff.com30 Sep 2011

The film is a confused mishmash of several genres.

Raghuvir Yadav: Masterful Actor For All Seasons

Raghuvir Yadav: Masterful Actor For All Seasons

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

On his birthday on June 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates some of Raghuvir Yadav's best roles on big screen and small.

'Chalo Dilli is inspired from many road movies'

'Chalo Dilli is inspired from many road movies'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2011

Director Shashant Shah talks about Chalo Dilli, working with Lara, and more.

Review: Gulliver's Travels disappoints

Review: Gulliver's Travels disappoints

Rediff.com31 Dec 2010

Jack Black is terribly miscast, making the film a drag.

Why Dharam Sankat Mein will not go the PK way

Why Dharam Sankat Mein will not go the PK way

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

The film has been passed with a 'U' certificate.

Bollywood's tenant troubles!

Bollywood's tenant troubles!

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Quite a few Hindi movies have explored different shades of the landlord-tenant relationship in passing or purposefully.

Satish Shah: I owe my success to Kundan Shah

Satish Shah: I owe my success to Kundan Shah

Rediff.com8 Oct 2017

'Naseeruddin (Shah), me and others weren't typically good looking actors as was the demand then but he (Kundan Shah) saw something in us. I can never forget that.'

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman critical

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman critical

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman is in a critical condition in a hospital, where he was admitted on Saturday, hospital sources said.

They even have Nobel prize for bat sex, roller coasters, whale snot and more...

They even have Nobel prize for bat sex, roller coasters, whale snot and more...

Rediff.com16 Oct 2010

The Ig Nobel Prizes are given out in ten fields for quirky and strange scientific achievements and are considered to be a satirical take on the prestigious Noble Prize.

A year of deadly terror strikes in France

A year of deadly terror strikes in France

Rediff.com14 Nov 2015

After the Charlie Hebdo shootings earle this year, France has been continuously hit by terrorists.

At least 39 dead in Paris attacks; hostages taken

At least 39 dead in Paris attacks; hostages taken

Rediff.com14 Nov 2015

At least 39 people have been killed in shootings and explosions around Paris, many of them in a popular concert hall where patrons were taken hostage, police and medical officials said.

Review: Kallara Sante is watchable

Review: Kallara Sante is watchable

Rediff.com21 Dec 2009

Kallara Sante is not very entertaining but it is a watchable film for politically-conscious film fans.

Aamir Khan plays drums, wows crowd

Aamir Khan plays drums, wows crowd

Rediff.com14 Jul 2010

Here's the lowdown of the music launch of Peepli Live.

Was Peepli Live not good enough for the Oscars?

Was Peepli Live not good enough for the Oscars?

Rediff.com20 Jan 2011

Aamir Khan's production is missing from the final list of nine films in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

2 gunmen shot dead at Prophet cartoon event in Texas

2 gunmen shot dead at Prophet cartoon event in Texas

Rediff.com4 May 2015

About 200 people were inside the conference centre at the time and were moved to the back of the building before being evacuated using school buses.

The best of Bollywood spoofs

The best of Bollywood spoofs

Rediff.com14 Dec 2010

A look at Raja Sen's ten favourite Bollywood spoofs

Why Pahlaj Nihalani stalled 2 movies about Modi

Why Pahlaj Nihalani stalled 2 movies about Modi

Rediff.com17 Feb 2017

'Stop using the censor board as a means to get publicity for films,' the censor chief warns filmmakers.

Triple treat for Kannada moviegoers

Triple treat for Kannada moviegoers

Rediff.com1 Apr 2010

Premism, Thipparalli Tarlegalu and Satya will fight it out at the box office this week.

Paris: 18 freed, gunmen at large after store robbery

Paris: 18 freed, gunmen at large after store robbery

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

The armed criminals are holding at least 10 hostages inside the Primark store at Villeneuve-la-Garenne near Paris