All stories by Patcy N
'I don't think I will ever understand Bollywood'
Rediff.com14 Mar 2018'The most difficult part of film-making is dealing with people you are working with and trying to forget the drama that goes behind the scenes.'
'Today, they are making films only for people my age'
Rediff.com12 Mar 2018'It is very easy for me to choose different genres, but a lot of actors are still stuck in the same rut.'
Remembering Shammi: The Life and Times
Rediff.com6 Mar 2018'I sometimes fight with God and tell him, "Bahut ho gaya yaar, I should go now, call me".'
'She was a wonderful mother'
Rediff.com27 Feb 2018'Sridevi was a responsible mother.' 'I have heard her talking about her daughters.' 'Once in a while, they came on set. She would make sure she had time for them.' 'That's why she could play a mother so wonderfully in English Vinglish.'
Saroj Khan: Sridevi loved comedy songs
Rediff.com26 Feb 2018'During Karma, Sridevi's dancing style was south dancing style.' 'She had to adapt to Bollywood.' 'She was hard working, and would rehearse a lot.' 'On the day of the shoot, she would get all her moves right.'
AMAZING Bollywood photographs, right here!
Rediff.com22 Feb 2018Isn't Richa Chadha looking gorgeous?
'I don't regret anything in life'
Rediff.com21 Feb 2018Urvashi Rautela tells Rediff.com's Patcy N why she became a part of Hate Story 4.
Want to be a production designer? Read this!
Rediff.com15 Feb 2018'A production designer could earn Rs 10 lakh per film. It could be Rs 70 lakh for an established designer.'
'Your work speaks even after you are dead'
Rediff.com13 Feb 2018'We are not in the crore game, at least not me.' 'So when I do a film, I do it purely on its merit, where I think we will go ahead and make a fantastic film.'
'Without Akshay PadMan has no reach'
Rediff.com12 Feb 2018'I am zapped by what an incredible actor he is.' 'He does his work bindass, but he understands films better than anybody else.'
'A lot of men will be affected by PadMan'
Rediff.com12 Feb 2018'For women, it's about, 'See idiot, this is what we go through.' For that, they will get their men.' 'When he comes, he will understand women's problems and say, "You are special" and she will get that 10 minutes ka bhaav. But it's very important.'
'I am proud of the jauhar scene'
Rediff.com9 Feb 2018'What you see is the depiction, not the glorification.'
The Engineer who designed Deepika, Ranveer, Shahid's looks
Rediff.com8 Feb 2018Preetisheel Singh lets us into some star secrets.
'Jauhar was a way of winning the war'
Rediff.com5 Feb 2018'When I see the final moments of Padmaavat, it reminds me of how strong and powerful and intelligent women are.' 'I feel so powerful and alive as a woman.'
Why Sid wants to play Captain Vikram Batra
Rediff.com31 Jan 2018'... and they don't even make a big deal about it.' 'Whether it is the conditions they live in or the duties they do or the facilities they have or don't have.'
The music man behind Hrithik's success
Rediff.com25 Jan 2018'My chacha's music is sweet and intoxicating'
Dia on Ranbir, Sanju, playing Maanayata
Rediff.com23 Jan 2018'People who went on the sets thought Ranbir was Sanju sir.' 'Ranbir made Sanju sir his own.'
'I am still a work in progress'
Rediff.com23 Jan 2018'Every opportunity, every disappointment, every rejection, every accolade...' 'Everything has contributed in shaping my character and my choices and who I have become.'
'Sanjay Leela Bhansali has taken a liking for me'
Rediff.com30 Dec 2017'I am going to direct a film for him.' 'He thinks I will make a good film.' 'For me, that in itself is an award.'
'I will never go to Bigg Boss'
Rediff.com30 Dec 2017'For the last ten years they have approached me every single year.' 'There was a year when I was really looking forward to going.' 'I wanted to see how interesting it is to spend 60 days with random people.' 'But as time progressed the dirt kept becoming bigger and bigger and personalities kept becoming smaller and smaller.'