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#SoStylish you should take notes!

#SoStylish you should take notes!

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

From megawatt glamour on the red carpet to easy style for a day out on the town, an exclusive extract from Vogue India's third annual best-dressed list rounds up the world's most stylish Indian women in every avatar.

Sheena Bora Trial: 'I suspected murder'

Sheena Bora Trial: 'I suspected murder'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

Many pictures showed The Skeleton Named Sheena. For the purpose of the photographs, the skeleton had been re-assembled and looked straight at the camera.

Akshay Kumar: 3 cheers to these 3 ladies!

Akshay Kumar: 3 cheers to these 3 ladies!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Shashi Kapoor: The quiet showman

Shashi Kapoor: The quiet showman

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

Shashi Kapoor, the star who made us laugh, romance and cry, passed into the ages on December 4. We look back at the often underrated actor, who reinvested all his earnings as an actor into making films and keeping the theatre he established, Prithvi Theatre, alive.

Move over Dhoni, we want to watch Emraan Hashmi!

Move over Dhoni, we want to watch Emraan Hashmi!

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Looking at the biggest movie hits during the IPL seasons.

Review: Mira Nair's Queen Of Katwe is a ray of inspiration

Review: Mira Nair's Queen Of Katwe is a ray of inspiration

Rediff.com6 Oct 2016

Queen Of Katwe feels almost like Mira Nair is making a Bollywood film in Africa, notes Raja Sen.

Dimple, Sharmila, Jaya: Bollywood's MOST famous mom-in-laws!

Dimple, Sharmila, Jaya: Bollywood's MOST famous mom-in-laws!

Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

Putting an interesting spin on Bollywood's power jodis...

Must read: The Harvard grad's speech that went viral

Must read: The Harvard grad's speech that went viral

Rediff.com30 May 2016

Donovan Livingston, a master's graduate from Harvard university delivered a poetic address to the graduating class of 2016.

Aamir Khan celebrates Makar Sankranti

Aamir Khan celebrates Makar Sankranti

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Will Hrithik Roshan succeed as an entrepreneur?

Will Hrithik Roshan succeed as an entrepreneur?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

The HRX story will be watched closely by many, for Bollywood stars have rarely made the transition from movies to business.

Shammi Kapoor and his beautiful women

Shammi Kapoor and his beautiful women

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

Nutan was the kind of woman Shammi got drawn to -- sensitive, aware and erudite, yet seductively feminine.

Ek Ladki's Amazing Bollywood Journey

Ek Ladki's Amazing Bollywood Journey

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

'There are enough LGBTQ people in the industry, so I don't feel like a misfit.'

PadMan Review: It's about empowering Akshay Kumar

PadMan Review: It's about empowering Akshay Kumar

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

'Parts of Pad Man look like a Vicco Turmeric commercial, parts of it look like a Tourism Ad and parts of it like a commercial for Etihad Airlines. But almost all of it, unmistakably, sounds like one big town-hall message,' says Sreehari Nair.

#MeatBan: 'Why no ban on ignorance?'

#MeatBan: 'Why no ban on ignorance?'

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

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

When Ishiguro spoke to Rediff.com

When Ishiguro spoke to Rediff.com

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

Celebrated novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, who has just won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature, spoke to Arthur J Pais of Rediff.com in 2009, recalling his wonderful association with Sonny Mehta, editor-in-chief of Alfred A Knopf and chairman of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, who had just won a special award.

From someone who knows: How to do well in business

From someone who knows: How to do well in business

Rediff.com6 Jun 2018

'In any business you have to achieve short-term goals.' 'But at the same time you have to keep your broader perspective long term.' 'It is good for business survival.'

Commentary with Sunny, Ravi, Harsha: Alan Wilkins reveals all

Commentary with Sunny, Ravi, Harsha: Alan Wilkins reveals all

Rediff.com6 Jun 2018

'Sunny Gavaskar is very mischievous, Harsha Bhogle is like a schoolboy," sports broadcaster Alan Wilkins tells Rediff.com/Norma Godinho in an exclusive interview.

Srihari-The Real Star is gone

Srihari-The Real Star is gone

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

From being a stuntman, then a character artiste and finally the leading man, Srihari rose in the film industry by sheer dint of hard work.

'I would love to play Kiran Bedi or P T Usha'

'I would love to play Kiran Bedi or P T Usha'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

'Lots of Indians are not eating healthy.' 'They eat lot of carbs, eat late, and use sugar unnecessarily.'

'If we make proper choices, we'll be a great nation'

'If we make proper choices, we'll be a great nation'

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

'If not, we can become frighteningly chaotic, more chaotic than what we are today.' 'In today's environment in the country, we still have a window of opportunity.'

Meet the young 'uns who risked their lives for others

Meet the young 'uns who risked their lives for others

Rediff.com29 Jan 2015

Meet the proud recipients of the National Bravery Awards 2014.

Review: Sachin A Billion Dreams: When God speaks to us in PR-speak

Review: Sachin A Billion Dreams: When God speaks to us in PR-speak

Rediff.com26 May 2017

'2 hours and 20 minutes later, I walked out of Sachin: A Billion Dreams learning not one additional thing about Tendulkar: Not one factoid, not one statistic.' 'Maybe it's convenient filmmaking, or maybe just the essence of God,' says Sreehari Nair.

Finding peace, lessons learnt, in Texas

Finding peace, lessons learnt, in Texas

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

Though Texas was very much a work related stop, I received my opportunity for something similar to peace during my stay there, says N N S Chandra.

Sheena Bora Trial: And then the witness began to cry

Sheena Bora Trial: And then the witness began to cry

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

She continued to cry, harder, feebly dabbed her eyes with the handkerchief she had received, and declared painfully: "He is hurting my emotions!"

'Women are going to love Rustom'

'Women are going to love Rustom'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

'We have seen a lot of Hindi films where the men cheat and ask the women for forgiveness. Then we show that she forgives him and they live happily every after. But till date, there has been no film where a woman cheats and asks for forgiveness and then the male has to decide if he wants to forgive her or not.' Akshay Kumar talks Rustom.

Grilled trout on a holiday in Manali

Grilled trout on a holiday in Manali

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

Discovering the charms of Manali's numerous eateries.

'The lady told me her name is Sheena Bora'

'The lady told me her name is Sheena Bora'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2018

That answer, the strangest of all till date in this courtroom, set off a ripple of excitement, surprise and muted amusement among those present, including Accused No 1 Indrani Mukerjea.

Sheena Bora Trial: When Mekhail last met Sheena

Sheena Bora Trial: When Mekhail last met Sheena

Rediff.com11 Aug 2018

After the wedding, Sheena and Mekhail did not meet again. Four or five months later she met her death. Mekhail referred to their last meeting without overt emotion, clear-eyed.

Heropanti Review: Tiger Shroff shows promise in a shoddy launch vehicle

Heropanti Review: Tiger Shroff shows promise in a shoddy launch vehicle

Rediff.com23 May 2014

Tiger Shroff could not have asked for a shoddier launch with Heropanti. Yet, somehow beneath the pin-up torso, the soulful eyes and an awkward smile -- a genuine, graceful, likeable boy comes through, writes Sukanya Verma.

For AAP, there is ground just waiting to be captured

For AAP, there is ground just waiting to be captured

Rediff.com14 Feb 2015

The party will need organisation, preparation, funding and ideological clarity, says Aditi Phadnis

Meet the women behind Mangalyaan mission

Meet the women behind Mangalyaan mission

Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

When the universe is your workspace, the sky is the limit, and there's no such thing as a glass ceiling. Divia Thani Daswani meets the women behind Mangalyaan

Par Ek Din: Flight of the Bumblebees

Par Ek Din: Flight of the Bumblebees

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

'The bumblebees in Par Ek Din may not be flying yet, but even as they dangle in mid-air, their stings hurt.' 'Effortlessly graceful, this is a work of passion that conveys what being passionate about something truly feels like,' says Sreehari Nair.

Sheena Bora Trial: When did Sheena marry?

Sheena Bora Trial: When did Sheena marry?

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

The question being silently telegraphed around the court room was: When did this happen? Wasn't this trial about Indrani murdering her daughter to prevent her from marrying Rahul Mukerjea, her husband Peter Mukerjea's son from his first marriage?

'I feel ashamed when my son asks me certain questions'

'I feel ashamed when my son asks me certain questions'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

'My son Aarav recently asked me a question: 'Whenever you are happy in a film, why do you start singing a song?' I didn't have an answer for him.' Akshay Kumar discusses movies, martial arts and more.

What we dearly miss as modern gadgets rule our lives

What we dearly miss as modern gadgets rule our lives

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

For people like me, all these fast-moving gadgets are not only costly and confusing but emotionally barren as well notes Barun Roy.

Why our grandmas and mothers fell in love with Omar Sharif

Why our grandmas and mothers fell in love with Omar Sharif

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

'He was a magnificent looking man -- perhaps the best looking international actor of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, even in the current century. And quite definitely the first actor from Asia to make it big in the West,' says Aseem Chhabra.

Friend, sister, supporter... and wonderful human being

Friend, sister, supporter... and wonderful human being

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

Shahnaz Anklesaria Aiyar was a formidable journalist. More importantly, she was an incredible human being, says Sanjoy Hazarika.

#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.

#MumbaiMeriJaan: 12 sketches that reveal the city's soul

#MumbaiMeriJaan: 12 sketches that reveal the city's soul

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

A young Mumbai artist brings the city alive.

My Daughter Mithali Raj

My Daughter Mithali Raj

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.' '"I don't want you to project that you are a loser. You are a winner".' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com speaks to Leela Raj about her famous daughter, now in the West Indies for the women's T20 World Cup.