The Scotsman who loves India

'You have to separate the concept of India as a nation State which is very young and the Upanishadic wisdom which is timeless.' In the second part of his conversation with Rediff.com's Archana......

'Is Modi a good actor, or is he really so genuine?'

'One very interesting thing happened when I was going around Vadnagar. One lady was there, doing some domestic work. The people who were taking me around introduced me, saying I was writing a book......

'Here's my pistol, now come on shoot me'

Field Marshall S H F J 'Sam' Manekshaw, India’s greatest military commander, would have turned 100 on April 3, 2014. To mark the occasion and to celebrate a brilliant mind, we reproduce some......

PIX: Think these upcoming item songs are HOT? VOTE!

The year 2013 has had a slew of item songs, and it’s not ending anytime soon. Here’s looking at the upcoming item songs in the Hindi movies. Click through the slide show, and vote for......

Review: Satya 2 Is As Bad As Satya Was Good

It is hard to believe that RGV chose to make a sequel to his most iconic creation as both the films, Satya and Satya 2 have nothing in common, writes Paloma Sharma. There are a couple of things......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Filmfare Awards, southern style!

It was a starry Friday night -- an auspicious one too -- when the stars of tinseltown descended in Hyderabad on Varalakshmi Vratham (Varalakshmi puja) for the 56th Filmfare Awards (South) at the......

Images: Australia vs West Indies, Champions Trophy

After winning the toss, West Indies skipper, Floyd Reifer, elected to bowl first. And what a decision it turned out to be! Opening the bowling for West Indies, Kemar Roach got Australian......