Something seriously wrong in our society: Mehbooba on Kathua rape

Terming the Kathua rape-murder incident as “alarming”, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday expressed anguish that “a living form of the Mata” has......

'Dharma of emerging woman'

'Media for a billion people.' That was the topic of President APJ Abdul Kalam's speech at the 11th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) in New Delhi, October 9. Here we......

10 Satyajit Ray Films You Must Watch

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2, 2021.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. Satyajit......

Acting legend Soumitra Chatterjee passes away

In a career spanning six decades, the Dada Saheb Phalke awardee has acted in more than 300 films. Photograph: PTI Photo Soumitra Chatterjee, the actor who helped take Indian cinema across the......

Discovering the charming Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Soumita Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore in Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar. He had a thick......

When Caste surfaced in Bollywood movies

Two Dalit girls are raped and hung from a tree, prompting a police procedural and soul searching in the hard-hitting promo of Anubhav Sinha's Article 15. The Ayushmann Khurrana starrer, which......

India's World Cup chances: what the stars foretell

Team India's legion of fans may be depressed after the defeat to South Africa in Saturday's World Cup match in Nagpur. But they need not worry too much. Some eminent astrologers of the country have......