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What Links Srijit Mukherji, Sherlock Holmes?

What Links Srijit Mukherji, Sherlock Holmes?

Rediff.com28 Oct 2025

'Elementary, My Dear Holmes imagines Arthur Conan Doyle stepping into his own fiction, a man haunted by the clarity he created, forced to apply it to a world far messier than the one on paper.'

'My Father Bimal Roy's Time Has Come'

'My Father Bimal Roy's Time Has Come'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2025

'When you are a pioneer and someone who's put on a pedestal, but then the pedestal gets dusty, people don't look at the statue anymore.' 'They would say, 'Yes, yes, of course I know Bimal Roy. He made Do Bigha Zamin.'.'

Kareena Waited 23 Years To Play THIS Role

Kareena Waited 23 Years To Play THIS Role

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

After playing a character who murders her husband in Jaane Jaan, Kareena Kapoor crosses over to the other side, to play a detective in The Buckingham Murders.

'We need more laughter in the world'

'We need more laughter in the world'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

'Comedy and humour are important tools and open the hearts of people.' 'Anything that brings a smile on somebody's face has merit.'

Cannes 2016: Amy Jackson parties in style!

Cannes 2016: Amy Jackson parties in style!

Rediff.com18 May 2016

This is Amy's first ever outing at the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival.

'I never thought that it's a pandemic story'

'I never thought that it's a pandemic story'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

'I never thought the European audience will love this film, but we had over 2,000 people at the screening.'

Anthony Minghella passes away

Anthony Minghella passes away

Rediff.com18 Mar 2008

The British filmmaker who helmed films like The English Patient is no more. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Choa, a Hong Kong-born choreographer, and his son, Max, an actor.

Now, a book on Mughal-E-Azam's dialogues

Now, a book on Mughal-E-Azam's dialogues

Rediff.com17 Oct 2006

Nasreen Munni Kabir releases her new book.

Kiera Knightley is hottest Brit star!

Kiera Knightley is hottest Brit star!

Rediff.com22 Jun 2005

All the latest Hollywood buzz.

The Taj Mahal's love story returns!

The Taj Mahal's love story returns!

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

Shiraz: A Romance of India, a 1928 Indo-British-German silent classic, will tell the epic tale once again. And you're invited.

Get ready for Aditya-Shraddha's OK Jaanu

Get ready for Aditya-Shraddha's OK Jaanu

Rediff.com16 May 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Ash, Sonam, Freida: Who looked the best at Cannes?

Ash, Sonam, Freida: Who looked the best at Cannes?

Rediff.com23 May 2016

Vote and tell us who truly rocked the red carpet this year at Cannes!

Exclusive! Saving the Apu Trilogy

Exclusive! Saving the Apu Trilogy

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

The journey of the digitally restored version of The Apu Trilogy is packed with dark stories and years of near detective work by those determined to preserve some of Satyajit Ray's finest works.