'People are talking about Vijay Crishna's roles in cinema, the few roles that he did, but his real body of work was on stage.'
Madras Café is the only feature film he has acted in. I told him simply, "Sir, will you do this role?" and he agreed immediately.'
'What's amazing is that many of his fans are not Indians.' 'Even in countries where they don't speak or understand Hindi, Shah Rukh is hugely popular.'
'Amitabh has signed for another season...An average of around Rs 32 lakhs per episode... About Rs 18 lakhs per contestant.... As far as I know no other show has given out as much in the history of Indian television.' Quizmaster Siddharth Basu tells us what went into the making of Kaun Banega Crorepati 5.
Can a culture survive as a way of life, even as the language and writing at its core, alter with time? Can we be rational and Malayalee or do we have to necessarily be religious and proudly cultural to be Malayalee? asks Shyam G Menon.
'He did some great work and people remember him from so many things, but he should have got some stronger parts.'
'In KBC, the scripts are a small part of the game show, but he used to correct each and every word with so much dedication!' 'He would do that to avoid fumbling during the shooting.'
The actor is launching a new television show.
Bollywood stars turned revelers during the ongoing Durga Puja and Navratri.
The new quiz master for a filmi quiz gets quizzed, and emerges with flying colours.
Siddharth Basu, India's leading quizmaster, talks about his KBC 2.
'He will keep saying that I won't do it, but he still comes and does it; that's part of who he is.' 'He is certainly a prankster.'
The Mumbai Mantra: Cinerise Screenwriting Programme started on August 9.
Will Ranbir Kapoor strike back with Bombay Velvet? Find out what Raja Sen has to say about the trailer.
Madras Cafe is a swift, smart and serious study of an inglorious chapter of history, writes Sukanya Verma.
Legendary actress Zohra Sehgal, who essayed character roles with aplomb in a career spanning both theatre and cinema, died in New Delhi on Thursday. She was 102.
Shoojit Sircar takes Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni behind the sets of October, and right inside his beautiful mind.
What happens when two twenty-something Delhi boys become crorepatis overnight?
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