'Father of Indian theatre' Ebrahim Alkazi dies at 94

Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama, tutored acting greats such as Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri.   IMAGE: Ebrahim Alkazi. Photograph: Wikimedia......

Farewell, gentle giant

Kishore Singh salutes Akbar Padamsee, the legendary painter who passed into the ages last fortnight. IMAGE: Legendary painter Akbar Padamsee who died at 91 on January 6, 2020. Photograph: Kind......

Oh, they are asking for jobs? Give them cow...

'The jobless armies of youthful India are getting angrier and desperate,' warns Shekhar Gupta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Brand guru Alyque Padamsee had a favourite boast: Clients ask me......

Sheena Bora Trial: Enter the Actor

Balbinder Singh Dhami, who has played an inspector, for over a year, in The Zee Horror Show, took on the role of a witness on Monday. It was a part he had no experience of.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel......

Nirav Modi's paintings auctioned for Rs 59.37 crore

An untitled work by the abstract artist V S Gaitonde fetched a winning bid of Rs 25.24 crore, making it the most expensive bid for an artwork from the country ever. IMAGE: The above painting by......

Alyque, Advertising Man of the Century

'What fascinated me always was Alyque's ability to think in the vernacular despite his South Bombay and genteel upbringing,' notes Sandeep Goyal.'Lalitaji or Hamara Bajaj were obviously not birthed......

I-T dept seizes Nirav Modi's vast art collection

Among the seizures were Indian masters such as FN Souza, VS Gaitonde, SH Raza, Amrita Sher-Gil and Akbar Padamsee, sculptures from Italy and the US, Chinese artwork and masterpieces by Xu Lei and......

'A Colossus who changed Indian advertising forever'

'He was the first creative person to recognise and fully realise the power of film in an era when press ads were the only competence of Indian creatives.'Urvi Malvania remembers Alyque Padamsee.......

Farewell, Mr Sayani

Legendary broadcaster Ameen Sayani passed into the ages on February 20. His mortal remains were kept at Mumbai's Famous Studio, where admirers arrived to say their final goodbyes. Rediff.com's......

'It's insane the kind of love I got'

'Any flight I take, the crew write personal notes to me, saying how good I was as Soudamini or Seema or Bulbul.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Mona Singh/Instagram In her two-decade career, Mona Singh......

Aamir's Son Junaid To Star With...

IMAGE: Aamir Khan with elder son Junaid Khan. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Sai Pallavi has been roped in to star in a film opposite Junaid Khan, Aamir Khan's son. 'The preparation of Junaid's......

Kareena Goes On A Lunch Date With...

Do click on the images to find out the stars Photographer Pradeep Bandekar spotted over the weekend.   IMAGE: Kareena Kapoor visits daddy Randhir Kapoor for Sunday lunch. Photograph:......