'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!'
In addition to being nominated in the best picture, director, adapted screenplay and music categories for the Oscars, Slumdog Millionaire is also expected to be nominated for cinematography, editing and costumes.
'Any Muslim who shows even the slightest hint of revolutionary thought is marked as 'infected'.' 'At that point, he is taken to the nearest Detention Centre where a procedure called Reconditioning awaits him.' 'Areas with a high Muslim population have been designated as Scheduled Religion Zones.' 'To be an active participant in this social cleansing ritual, there is only one prerequisite: You have to be an undying patriot whose friend and family is his country.'
'For me, success is saying 'no' when you want to say no.'
'One is not advocating that you have to necessarily come back to the country to repay what it has done for you. But give your country a thought.' Ashutosh Gowariker discusses Swades.
'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.'
Aseem Chhabra lists the movies that taught him about the Idea of India.
'We have to find a way out of this confrontational politics.'
'I'm a fashion philanthropist, but people are wondering how she can still be doing a song in a bikini.' 'When a woman becomes a philanthropist, it is always expected that she must be like a Mother Teresa kind of a girl.' 'Why would I become like anyone else?'
The Chandigarh golfer smashed the course record at the tournament with a stunning nine-under-par 62 to raise hope of a second successive Indian winner on the Asian Tour.
'And Tina, that girl inside that woman, wants to try different things.'
'We believe in the people of our country. No matter how modern they become, they will not forget their culture and emotions. If you write about the emotions and culture, people will like it and relate to it.' Abbas-Mustan return with Machine.
At a cursory look, the development of a new strategic submarine by China appear to be of marginal impact on India as Sanya base is far away from Indian shores and as such ground-based missiles in China could be deployed in the event of skirmishes between the two rising countries in Asia. Besides, the avowed aim in developing the new Jin SSBN is not to target India but the United States, in the Chinese quest to become a great power in the world.
Tashan is a lavishly-told fairy tale of three con-men, which emphasises on swagger not purpose and settles for style over substance. But if you aren't looking for the latter, Tashan is all-revelry.
Here's looking at the winners of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards
Vir Das' commencement address to graduates of Knox College is the best advice you'll read today.
An iPod music player designed in California, assembled in China and delivered at the doorstep of an Indian living in New Haven exemplifies succinctly the process of globalisation which began centuries ago, says a book.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
Besides fighting Manny Pacquiao, British boxer Amir Khan wants to channel boxing talent in India and Pakistan.
'You don't need a godfather to protect you from dangers of Bollywood because nobody will.'
'We think children are not as smart but that is so unfair.' 24 director Vikram Kumar gets talking about his latest hit.
Rahman's Jai Ho: the Journey Home tour will take him to America, Canada and Europe.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
'Tagore repeatedly denounced the "My country, right or wrong" attitude.' 'We often use the phrase "unity in diversity" like a cliche and often make diversity secondary, giving precedence to unity.' 'You do not have to shout from the rooftops that we are very tolerant.'
Mobile application stores, or app stores as they are known, have become the biggest news for cellphone users this year.
Is it just the glamour?
Are we submerging our individual abilities, memories and consciousness to a larger anonymous cloud over which we have no control? Is this a surrender of our mind to an omniscient, omnipotent Viswa Chaitanya, a Universal Consciousness that the great scientists or rishis dreamed of?
Are we submerging our individual abilities, memories and consciousness to a larger anonymous cloud over which we have no control? Is this a surrender of our mind to an omniscient, omnipotent Viswa Chaitanya, a Universal Consciousness that the great scientists or rishis dreamed of?
'Our country has enough talent, writers and composers to create music.' 'The previous generation did their job and went.' 'I think we need to leave behind some things.'
Model Pia Trivedi tells Rediff.com's Tista Sengupta about the issues closest to her heart.
'Even though Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyon was not a hit, people still remember me. I must have done some really good acting in it. I met Akshay (Kumar, her co-star) recently and he told me 'tu toh director ban gayi hai' (you've become a director). I told him you can never predict where life takes you.' Divya Khosla Kumar prepares us for Sanam Re.
The band's trip to Rishikesh delayed their split till 1970! This & other unheard stories...
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