News for '-qissa'

'I Was Thinking Of Quitting Acting'

'I Was Thinking Of Quitting Acting'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2025

'I hadn't worked for three-and-a-half years.' 'I felt industry was based on who you knew.' 'I didn't belong to a network.'

PIX: Irrfan, Tillotama Shome attend Qissa screening

PIX: Irrfan, Tillotama Shome attend Qissa screening

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

Check out the star arrivals.

It's Quiz Time, Folks!

It's Quiz Time, Folks!

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.

'I Was A Muhphat'

'I Was A Muhphat'

Rediff.com27 Aug 2024

'I was one of those children who didn't feel I had to adhere to instructions on how to behave.' 'That must have made things very awkward for my parents.'

'You Get Desensitised To Rejection'

'You Get Desensitised To Rejection'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

'You're going to have your own journey and that can be very beautiful.' 'It can also be very terrifying because there is no precedence.'

'Mirzapur prompted creators to imagine me differently'

'Mirzapur prompted creators to imagine me differently'

Rediff.com18 Jul 2023

'Everyone's favourite show Mirzapur is returning with a third season in which I am reprising my role as Beena Tripathi.'

'Irrfan never felt he was a master of acting'

'Irrfan never felt he was a master of acting'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2023

'For him to suddenly leave the way that he did, it shattered me.' 'It took me a long, long, time to come to terms with it.' 'Because the loss of such a friend can destroy you.' 'The loss was and continues to be immense.'

Step Inside Mouni's Dubai Home

Step Inside Mouni's Dubai Home

Rediff.com17 Aug 2022

How did Bollywood spend the long weekend? By travelling, of course!

Meet The Fairy Folk Of Bollywood

Meet The Fairy Folk Of Bollywood

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

'Every actor's journey is unique.' 'It's beautiful but also terrifying because you have to carve your own path.' 'So if there's somebody to talk it through, it's nice.'

Mira Nair falls, has shoulder surgery

Mira Nair falls, has shoulder surgery

Rediff.com1 Nov 2020

'I had a very painful shoulder surgery after a fall in the park.' 'I am nursing myself back to sturdiness slowly and steadily.'

Mouni Roy brings SEXY back!

Mouni Roy brings SEXY back!

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

Stars remember Irrfan...

'I once lost a film because...'

'I once lost a film because...'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2023

'... I didn't have an Instagram account!' 'I was told that the actor who's being considered in my place has a lot of followers, and that will help the producers.'

56 killed, nearly 200 injured in blast at Shia mosque in Pak

56 killed, nearly 200 injured in blast at Shia mosque in Pak

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

The blast occurred at an Imambargah located near the Qissa Khwani Bazaar area of Peshawar when the worshippers were offering Friday prayers.

PIX: Tisca Chopra, Nandita Das watch a film

PIX: Tisca Chopra, Nandita Das watch a film

Rediff.com29 Nov 2016

A look at the arrivals.

'Badlapur: Fifty Shades of Dark, Delirious & Deadly!'

'Badlapur: Fifty Shades of Dark, Delirious & Deadly!'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

'I hope nobody says she was 'bechari''

'I hope nobody says she was 'bechari''

Rediff.com6 Nov 2020

'When you have a gentle character, people tend to define them as meek.' 'Today's brash understanding of strength is very masculine, of somebody who is aggressive.'

An actress we want to see in more films

An actress we want to see in more films

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

'My work hasn't reached many people, and I hope that changes.'

Lesbian love in the movies

Lesbian love in the movies

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

Bollywood has dealt with same sex relationships before, but homophobia runs deep.

PICS: 40 killed, 80 injured in Peshawar car blast

PICS: 40 killed, 80 injured in Peshawar car blast

Rediff.com29 Sep 2013

At least 36 people were killed and 70 injured in a car bomb blast in Peshawar on Sunday in Pakistan's restive northwest, the third bombing since last Sunday. The blast ripped through the historic Qissa Khawani Bazaar near Khan Raziq police station here in the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

4 killed, 30 injured in blast in Pak's Peshawar city

4 killed, 30 injured in blast in Pak's Peshawar city

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

Four persons, including a senior police officer, were killed and about 30 others injured when a powerful bomb blast targeted a police vehicle in Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said.

For some time you let me into your dreams

For some time you let me into your dreams

Rediff.com13 May 2020

'He was capable, concise, calm, sublime, and profound, and perhaps that's also why Irrfan's passing felt 'personal' to many.'

Bollywood's got the green touch!

Bollywood's got the green touch!

Rediff.com22 May 2020

Sukanya Verma peeks into these glamour worshippers-turned-gardeners.

Irrfan: The Best Films

Irrfan: The Best Films

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

Sukanya Verma salutes the late actor's spectacular cinematic legacy.

Coming Attraction! Waheeda Rehman back on the big screen

Coming Attraction! Waheeda Rehman back on the big screen

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

Her co-stars will be Irrfan and Iranian beauty Golshifteh Farahani.

Priyanka Chopra takes Mary Kom to Toronto

Priyanka Chopra takes Mary Kom to Toronto

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Terrific films at the Toronto Film Festival

Terrific films at the Toronto Film Festival

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

'At a festival that has shown so many brilliant films, I cannot be more thrilled to receive this award,' said Slave's director Steve McQueen.

Hamid, Bhonsle, Blinded by the Light at IFFSA

Hamid, Bhonsle, Blinded by the Light at IFFSA

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Check out the impressive line-up at the International Film Festival of South Asia.

Tributes pour in for Dilip Kumar from Pak; PM recalls his generosity

Tributes pour in for Dilip Kumar from Pak; PM recalls his generosity

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday condoled the death of Indian cinema icon Dilip Kumar, saying he can never forget his generosity in helping to raise funds for a trust to set up cancer hospitals in his mother's memory.

Akshay, Ajay, Sunny: VOTE for Bollywood's Super Sardar!

Akshay, Ajay, Sunny: VOTE for Bollywood's Super Sardar!

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

Here's looking at Bollywood's coolest turbanators!

Waheeda Rehman: 'I almost didn't do Guide'

Waheeda Rehman: 'I almost didn't do Guide'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

The iconic Waheeda Rehman tells Subhash K Jha why she refused her most memorable role in Guide until...

5 Things You Didn't Know About Irrfan

5 Things You Didn't Know About Irrfan

Rediff.com1 May 2020

Aseem Chhabra introduces you to the Irrfan you never knew.

'I was surprised when Sir made it to Cannes'

'I was surprised when Sir made it to Cannes'

Rediff.com16 May 2018

'It isn't an art house film. It is essentially a feel-good story.'

Pakistani jets pound militant bases, 25 killed

Pakistani jets pound militant bases, 25 killed

Rediff.com21 Jan 2014

Pakistani combat jets pounded militant bases in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region, including the home of Taliban commander Adnan Rashid, and killed 25 terrorists in retaliation for a string of attacks on security forces.

'Had Cannes happened earlier, I would have been euphoric'

'Had Cannes happened earlier, I would have been euphoric'

Rediff.com13 May 2018

'When you watch your film for the first time with so many people, you feel naked.'

Alice doesn't live in indie cinema anymore

Alice doesn't live in indie cinema anymore

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

With Hindi Medium and Angrezi Medium, the "English-medium" actor of independent movies shows she can easily fit into mainstream Hindi movies too.

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.

The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan

The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan

Rediff.com2 Nov 2019

On the actor's 54th birthday on November 2, we write another tome about the boy with big dreams and a regrettable haircut, who defied incredible odds to become one of the most loved actors on the planet.

Alia Bhatt's sizzling new photoshoot

Alia Bhatt's sizzling new photoshoot

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

A look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Bipasha's STUNNING and SCARY avatar in Alone

Bipasha's STUNNING and SCARY avatar in Alone

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

365 days. 319 films

365 days. 319 films

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?