OOPS! West Bengal cops find colleagues at brothel during raid

West Bengal police found three policemen of Jharkhand in a red light area of Asansol during a raid and took them into custody. “Three armed policemen from Jharkhand’s Koderma district......

My mother, Sitara Devi, wasn't adept at playing 'the game'

"She chose a path less trodden and turned it into a road paved with gold as far as her dance was concerned. There will never be another Sitara Devi." Image: Sitara DeviPhotograph: Rediff Archives......

Poverty has killed all dreams in this young heart

Slumdog Millionaire has received tremendous international recognition and highlighted Mumbai's underbelly. While some hail it as a grand endorsement for the city, others think of it as a sorry......

Naxalites created bomb scare to make inmates flee

Communist Party of India-Maoist guerrillas, who virtually held sway over Jehanabad Sunday night, forced the jail guards to open the locks of the wards and created a bomb scare in order to make the......

Zanjeer And The Birth Of A Star

'The bad time Zanjeer was having affected Amitabh so badly that he went down with a fever.''When the booking for the second week began, I happened to pass by the Gaiety-Galaxy theatre.''There was a......

'Each leg of my career has brought new experiences, new joys'

'My kids think it's very cool they will see me on Netflix.' IMAGE: Madhuri Dixit in The Fame Game. Madhuri Dixit returns to acting with the Netflix series The Fame Game. "I think showbiz, just......

When Birju Maharaj Created Movie Magic

During the lunch or tea breaks, Maharajji, Manikda, Amjad Khan and I often sat together as Maharajji sang old compositions or recited some bols.Amjad Khan had a great music sense and sang very......

'It's very difficult directing a daughter'

'I was a very late child of my father. I was suddenly a little toy, who appeared from nowhere. Everybody experimented.' 'I don't know why I took up dancing. I think I wanted to find one more excuse......