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Patcy N

The versatile Patcy N has been covering the movies since 2004. You can e-mail the author at patcyan@rediff.co.in

Stories by PATCY N

'Kajol's sense of humour is superb'

'Kajol's sense of humour is superb'

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2018

'Success is not easily gained. Even if it is, it's very hard to sustain it.'

The Kajol Interview You Must Read

The Kajol Interview You Must Read

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2018

'I have learnt what I shouldn't do with my children -- like, not check their phone.' 'I have really wanted to check my kid's phone, but I have controlled myself.' 'It would mean going over the line.' 'So I make best friends with her friends, and in this matter, I use my stardom to the fullest.'

The actor who stole the show in Sacred Games

The actor who stole the show in Sacred Games

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2018

'Katekar kya hai? Wardi ke neeche ek insaan hai.' 'System me pissa hua aadmi hai.'

'If Shah Rukh Khan can get typecast...'

'If Shah Rukh Khan can get typecast...'

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2018

'When you are sitting in a small city like Chandigarh, you think it is tough to make it in Bollywood. Sometimes when you see actors like Ranbir Kapoor and Varun Dhawan on screen, you think these things are beyond your reach.'

'Failures teach you what success can't'

'Failures teach you what success can't'

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2018

'For me, success is saying 'no' when you want to say no.'

The kid from Gadar grows up

The kid from Gadar grows up

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2018

'Before my scene with Amitabh Bachchan, my father asked me, "You are acting opposite Amitji. Are you scared?"' 'I foolishly said, "No. He is an actor and so am I. He will say his lines and I will say mine. Why should I be scared?".'

'I am done with sex comedies'

'I am done with sex comedies'

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2018

'A journalist met me after Mastizaade failed and said, "'Whatever you do in life, you will never get rid of the Sex Comedy King of India tag".' 'She didn't mean to hurt me, but it broke me.'

How Saina saved Shraddha from serious injury

How Saina saved Shraddha from serious injury

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2018

'I try to do my own stunts as much as possible.' 'I tried this stunt for Saaho and my foot got stuck. My other leg was stretched in the air.' 'If it had stretched two more inches, there could have been a tear.' 'I was limping for a while, but thankfully, because I have been physically training for Saina, my body is warm all the time.'

'Sadly, acting is taken as the easiest job in this country'

'Sadly, acting is taken as the easiest job in this country'

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2018

'Acting is the toughest job in the world.'

Watch out for Aisha Sharma, folks!

Watch out for Aisha Sharma, folks!

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2018

'The best thing about John is that he's tall! So you will never be told, 'Aisha, you are too tall'.' 'Not once did John make me feel it was my first film.' 'The chemistry in the song Tere Jaisa is phenomenal.'

Why John Abraham still travels by rickshaw

Why John Abraham still travels by rickshaw

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2018

'My middle class upbringing has shaped me up like that.' 'I am not saying actors are bad -- they are lovely people -- but I don't know which world they come from.' 'They come with their baggage, this aura...'

'Who is safe in this country?'

'Who is safe in this country?'

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2018

'Look at what we are doing to the goats, the cows, the women, the children...'

'Politics should not be treated like lavatory cleaning'

'Politics should not be treated like lavatory cleaning'

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2018

'Politics has become a toilet because we delegate everything.' 'We have to catch a bus, watch a cricket match, live our life... we feel this (politics) is not part of our responsibility.'

How politicians tried to break Kamal Haasan

How politicians tried to break Kamal Haasan

Rediff.com   8 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.'

'Irrfan is sounding good'

'Irrfan is sounding good'

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2018

'He is optimistic and brave.'

'I don't dwell on success or failure beyond Monday'

'I don't dwell on success or failure beyond Monday'

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2018

'If the film becomes a hit within Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I am relieved.' 'But by Monday, I need to come back to earth.'

'It was scary working with Irrfan, Dulquer Salmaan'

'It was scary working with Irrfan, Dulquer Salmaan'

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2018

'I was like a child in Disneyland! There was Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan...' Mithila Palkar confesses to Rediff.com's Patcy N.

'I have never been happier making someone else cry'

'I have never been happier making someone else cry'

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2018

'This is a movie for a lot of people, but for us, it's an experience.' Dhadak stars Ishaan Khatter and Jahnvi Kapoor talk about their success.

'Janhvi is a full Bollywood heroine!'

'Janhvi is a full Bollywood heroine!'

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2018

'Janhvi came into our lives thanks to Manish Malhotra.' 'He knew Janhvi for a long time and asked Karan to meet her.' 'He said, she has been doing natak from the age of four!' 'I made her do scenes from Badri just to see what she can do.' 'When I saw the scenes and how she responds to directions, I was convinced that I had found Parathvi.'

'Jahnvi has a unique energy about her'

'Jahnvi has a unique energy about her'

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2018

'With Janhvi, we spent a lot of time together during the prep.' 'So by the time we went on the sets of Dhadak, it felt like being on the sets with your best friend.' 'On the sets, we were having too good a time.' 'We were having so much fun that I was worried if we were getting the work done or not.'