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'Sitara Devi was the greatest kathak diva ever'

'Sitara Devi was the greatest kathak diva ever'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Children's Day Special: 10 Hindi Films Parents Should Show Their Kids

Children's Day Special: 10 Hindi Films Parents Should Show Their Kids

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

You can proudly show these movies to the impressionable ones!

'There's something desi about Sushant'

'There's something desi about Sushant'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

'Sushant was our first choice for Lakhna.' 'Apart from looking desi, I wanted an actor who had a lot of physical energy.' 'Sushant came on board very quickly because he really liked the story.'

The VERY BEST of Sridevi

The VERY BEST of Sridevi

Rediff.com10 Jul 2017

Half a dozen reasons why Sridevi is to the camera born. Sreehari Nair lists them out.

Just who was Fearless Nadia?

Just who was Fearless Nadia?

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

One of Fearless Nadia's most famous scenes had her fighting the bad guys on top of a speeding train! She was often showed working out in a gym, which apparently contributed to a fitness craze at the time as well. Getting to know Fearless Nadia.

How politicians tried to break Kamal Haasan

How politicians tried to break Kamal Haasan

Rediff.com8 Aug 2018

'Those involved in the government had invested in cineplexes in Tamil Nadu, so they wanted Vishwaroopam stopped to further their gains.' 'When there was a difference of opinion, they started punishing the film by banning it.' 'It is ugly, tyrannical politics which the nation did not understand.' 'They broke me for Rs 60 crores.' 'Because I am a star, I am living to tell the story.'

Why did Michael Kors pay $1.2 billion for Jimmy Choos?

Why did Michael Kors pay $1.2 billion for Jimmy Choos?

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

15 iconic Jimmy Choo designs that tell us exactly why the American fashion company decided to scoop up the upscale British shoe brand.

Why Aakar Patel became a vegan

Why Aakar Patel became a vegan

Rediff.com13 Jul 2017

'At home, being vegan is no real problem, and other than dairy (dahi, chhaas, ghee and kadhi) I can eat normally.' 'There is, of course, the eschewing of meat and as someone who likes (should I say liked?) Naga pork and beef steaks, and has eaten snake and dog, going vegan is unusual,' says Aakar Patel.

20 scenes that took our breath away!

20 scenes that took our breath away!

Rediff.com28 May 2019

Things are off to a good start when a lead movie character appears for the first time against strategic music or swaggering drama and the audience bursts into wholehearted whistles and applause.

'My family freaked out when they saw Shivaay trailer'

'My family freaked out when they saw Shivaay trailer'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

'People will talk about the action but I want the people to talk about the emotions.' Ajay Devgn unveils his directorial debut Shivaay.

And then one day, the actor wrote...

And then one day, the actor wrote...

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

Naseeruddin Shah sets the gold standard as a master memoirist.

Saeed Jaffrey: The Great Entertainer

Saeed Jaffrey: The Great Entertainer

Rediff.com22 Nov 2015

'Sent off to interview him in the late 1970s I met him in a cafe in New Delhi's Regal Building called The Parlour. With impromptu send-ups of Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike and the rich, gravelly tones of a well-known All India Radio Hindi newsreader called Devki Nandan Pandey, he soon had the whole restaurant listening in.'

'It's been a hell of a roller coaster life'

'It's been a hell of a roller coaster life'

Rediff.com23 May 2017

'There has been a lot of ups and downs, unexpected highs and unimaginable pain, almost thinking that I'm going to die.'

'Dr Abdul Kalam was a true inspiration'

'Dr Abdul Kalam was a true inspiration'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities

10 Last Films of Bollywood's Noted Directors

10 Last Films of Bollywood's Noted Directors

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

A look at the last films of directors, who met with untimely deaths.

10 things we miss this Children's Day

10 things we miss this Children's Day

Rediff.com11 Nov 2016

Holidays, slurping on ice golas, fights in the school bus for the window seat and visiting grandparents are some of the things Rediff.com's Anita Aikara misses dearly.

Super Filmi Week: Long live Bollywood!

Super Filmi Week: Long live Bollywood!

Rediff.com8 Dec 2017

Bollywood inspired weddings, Dharmendra's cringe-worthy attempt at realism, Sridevi and Aishwarya's painful connection and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.

Aamir Khan's 'intolerant' remark gets more reactions

Aamir Khan's 'intolerant' remark gets more reactions

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities!

'Medha Jalota was beautiful and very charming'

'Medha Jalota was beautiful and very charming'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

'Medha had been so alive, smiling in the pictures she posted on Facebook and the comments she left on my profile page. I did not think she would leave us so soon.'

The Deadliest Dacoits of Bollywood

The Deadliest Dacoits of Bollywood

Rediff.com25 May 2016

Ram Gopal Varma's Veerapan to hit the screens this Friday.

'Why must a woman be nice always? Why can't she be dark?'

'Why must a woman be nice always? Why can't she be dark?'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

'In the 1990s, wherever I would go for work, I would see Tabu dancing in a studio.'

'Om Puri will always be a great actor, a kind and generous man'

'Om Puri will always be a great actor, a kind and generous man'

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

Indians took to social media to pay their respects.

Krishnavamsi: You can't create a film in vacuum

Krishnavamsi: You can't create a film in vacuum

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

Director Krishnavamsi talks about the success of Govindudu Andhari Vadele and his earlier films.

How Sholay has played out in our lives again and again

How Sholay has played out in our lives again and again

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

'A friend said there was a new phenomenon occurring during every screening. Audience members were mouthing the dialogues with the characters on screen.' 'It was a truly amazing experience. It was impossible to hear what was being said on the screen. There was so much noise, laughter and celebration in the theatre. And the film was not even a month old.' Aseem Chhabra remembers seeing Sholay twice in the couple of weeks after it opened.

Does voting for honesty mean voting against development?

Does voting for honesty mean voting against development?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

Your vote now is going to decide whether India fixes itself and becomes a vibrant democracy, or a failed State like the ones in our neighbourhood, says Dasarathi G V.

10 Hindi Movies That Define India

10 Hindi Movies That Define India

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

Aseem Chhabra lists the movies that taught him about the Idea of India.

'If I don't get a film, I will start a canteen in Film City'

'If I don't get a film, I will start a canteen in Film City'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

'I don't know about being superstar, but one day if I become like Shah Rukh Khan, I will not mind that. If I get the kind of films that I really want to do, and if I manage to survive in this industry, I will become somebody like that.' Sushant Singh Rajput talks movies.

Anil Kapoor's TOP 10 performances

Anil Kapoor's TOP 10 performances

Rediff.com28 May 2015

One of Bollywood's most rock-solid careers, Anil Kapoor shows no signs of stopping!

Aishwarya can save the Mumbai Film Festival, BUT...

Aishwarya can save the Mumbai Film Festival, BUT...

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

'Sonakshi Sinha, Imran Khan and other stars say MFF is their film festival. In reality, the festival belongs to Mumbaikars, who wait in long lines, rushing from theatre to theatre.'

'Thank you, Sir Richard, for focusing world attention on India'

'Thank you, Sir Richard, for focusing world attention on India'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2014

'That night -- when Gandhi won Best Picture at the 1983 Oscars -- belonged to India and it meant a lot to a young student like me, who was trying to establish his Indian identity among the Americans around him.' Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com, who worked as an extra on Richard Attenborough's acclaimed biopic, salutes the late legend.

'There is a lot in common between Gandhi and Mandela'

'There is a lot in common between Gandhi and Mandela'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

'Both resisted cruel white rule through non-violence. But Mandela's is a singular story. He never lost faith in his ideals and goal even when he was in prison for many years,' Anant Singh, who produced the Mandela biopic, tells Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais.

The BEST celeb book? VOTE!

The BEST celeb book? VOTE!

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

And you thought actors only acted!

'When I was young, people saw the casting couch as a norm'

'When I was young, people saw the casting couch as a norm'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

'I just lucked out.' 'I got good roles. I was in the right phase, selected at the right time.' 'But I had no great ambition.' Suchitra Krishnamoorthy gives us a glimpse into her career.

40 years of Sholay: Jai, Veeru, Basanti THEN and NOW!

40 years of Sholay: Jai, Veeru, Basanti THEN and NOW!

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

Rediff.com celebrates 40 years of the beloved movie classic.

Barsaat on my mind

Barsaat on my mind

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

Sukanya Verma revisits Gulzar's Ghalib and finds Barsaat, and Free Love!

'India will never cease to confound me'

'India will never cease to confound me'

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

'We look and say their life is so tragic.' 'But there are hundreds of millions of people in these circumstances and what can they do but to carry on.'

#RIPSridevi: 'I am in shock. Can't stop crying'

#RIPSridevi: 'I am in shock. Can't stop crying'

Rediff.com25 Feb 2018

Bollywood is in shock after Sridevi's death.

'I haven't lost the madness for telling a story'

'I haven't lost the madness for telling a story'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

'I don't come to the film with an agenda. I come to a film with a story. When the story excites me, I go bonkers.'

'Male directors are obsessed with movies about male bonding'

'Male directors are obsessed with movies about male bonding'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

'We went around with the story, but no one came forward to finance it. They would say 'Who would want to watch this?' Or they would say 'Ek to ladka dal do is me.' We said no, we didn't want to compromise.'

Less than stars, more than actors

Less than stars, more than actors

Rediff.com7 May 2014

Saurabh Shukla, Piyush Mishra and Sanjay Mishra are not likely to be in the limelight when a film releases, but they are the ones who eventually light up the movie.