Small gestures from Indira gave Sonia the confidence that she could be a daughter-in-law in the distinguished family.On Congress President Sonia Gandhi's 74th birthday, Rediff.com presents a......
India's ability to manage diversity in the age of globalisation has resulted in a rise of its soft power internationally, especially among the neighbouring countries, former United Nations under......
Those who had doubts about Jaya Bachchan's acting capacities needed only to have watched her performance at her in-laws' village, Babupatti, in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh last week. How well......
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Making our way through one of the alleys in Delhi's busy Karol Bagh market, we reach Navin Anand's shop. It's crammed with coffee-table books (he deals in book distribution), paintings and old......
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From making advertising films to selling hot dogs, to leading the country's most popular entertainment channel, Sameer Nair has come a long way. The 41-year-old CEO of Star Entertainment India,......
Keep August 5, Friday, 9 pm free. Millions of Indians across the country, from metros to the smallest of towns, have already kept it slotted to be spent glued to their television sets, to watch the......
There's a contemplative air about Shoojit Sircar's cinema. His storytelling isn't in a rush to get somewhere and enjoys the process of seeing his characters beyond the obvious whilst offering a......
1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......
After visiting Ayodhya for the pran prathishta ceremony at the Ram mandir in January, Amitabh Bachchan returned for another darshan. Photograph: ANI Photo This time, the Big B was not accompanied......
Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year. IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman in Guide. Rati Agnihotri confides breathlessly, "I was......
'I didn't know TV artistes have so much of struggle. I had no clue.''I thought an actor is an actor because that's what I've seen in the West.''But because of the TV tag, I had to struggle, and......