If there is anything that would convince world famous Hollywood director James Cameron to make a film in India, it would be its popular ancient epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
No One Killed Jessica is brilliant but still lacks the punch.
Sri Lanka expert M R Narayan Swamy speaks about the impact of Prabhakaran's death on Sri Lanka and India.
The singer-composer dedicates three songs to Mother India on Independence Day.
But the presidency of India then won't be the same, says author and columnist Shobhaa De in a no-holds-barred conversation.
'Whenever she joined any of our family functions, she was so good, so simple.'
What does someone from Uttar Pradesh on the streets of Mumbai think of the results back home?
'I want to be the criminal who kills the rapist.'
'Her ability and confidence to 'do her own thing,' both in her music and in her life -- and the great integrity with which she did it -- was amazing.'
'It was very clear that there would be violence if the verdict was not what they wanted.' 'Then why did they allow his followers to gather here in such huge numbers?'
The living will do anything to save their lives. The dead can't defend themselves. Will Sheena Bora's good name survive her murder trial?
'Yes, we are angry, we are frustrated, but not all our anger is directed towards Delhi.'
Only if the script was better... Only if the film maintained the promise of its beginning... Only if situations weren't conveniently and easily resolved... Only if the director understood the potential of the story he had on his hands... Running Shaadi wouldn't be the morass of boredom it is. notes Savera R Someshwar.
Akshay Kumar is King of the box office!
Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com describes the mood in the humble apartment in Varanasi where the Aam Aadmi Party leader strategises on how to defeat Narendra Modi.
A look at the hits and misses of the week.
The doe-eyed actress shares the lessons she has learnt as an actress.
They've both been scarred by the henious act of rape. Meet bravehearts Asha Singh Nirbhaya's mother, and rape survivor Seeta Prajapat who continue their fight against this terrible crime.
A look at the hits and misses of the week.
A look at the hits and misses at the box office this week.
And while the owner of the Chevrolet, which held Sheena's remains, will be examined on October 16 in Judge Jagdale's court, it is Indrani's response to the prosecution's reply to her bail application that will be the focus of everyone's attention.
There are very few people in the world who qualify to be called a living legend. Astad Deboo is one of them.
When Sheena got down from his car on the evening of April 24, 2012, Rahul says she told him, "Bye. Love you. See you later."
'On a daily basis you are saying, you do this, you do that, but where is the blueprint of the war?' 'How many isolations actually we need per hundred thousand people?' 'How many ventilators will we need for 100,000 people?'
'She seems to have disappeared off the face of the planet after telling different people different things.'
'This is a very sexist, narrow minded way of pre-judging a woman. A foolish carry-forward of the old "All models are dumb bimbos" adage.' Shobhaa De jumps to Smriti Irani's defence.
'Every morning, when I had to step out, my wife would cry.' 'I would tell her that if I don't do it, many people will suffer; many people would die.'
Helicopter Eela could have been a good film but falls short, says Savera R Someshwar.
Anaarkali Of Aarah is a tale well told.
This will be 'an Uddhav Thackeray government controlled by a remote now held by Sharad Pawar.'
'The court can strengthen the verdict by ensuring that Muslims don't feel shortchanged or cheated.'
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