When the South rose against Hindi

'In the hands of a majoritarian government, with utter contempt for the cultural plurality and diversity of our great nation, the pipe dream of making Hindi the sole official language takes on......

Borrowed words and pronunciation

I was travelling by train in South India recently, and the others around all happened to be Hindi speakers. One of them sang Hindi film songs quite well. He sang old songs that I recognised and......

Dream job? Knowing English is not enough

What's the big advantage that India has over China? That's easy: It's India's more than 200 million English-speaking workers. But English-language skills in India only go so far. The world's......

'Film music is not the base of my success'

'See, nobody asked Michael Jackson "arrey, aap aaj kal toh filmon mein nahi gaate ho".''The problem is in India, a lot of undue importance is given to film singing.' Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Rise Of Pan-Indian Films Is A Good Omen

It means more tickets sold and therefore more revenues and hastens the recovery of the devastated-by-the-pandemic film business. S S Rajamouli's RRR, above, has hit over Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10......

Pratibandh villain passes away

Actor Rami Reddy, who shot to fame playing the bad guy in Telugu and Hindi films, passed away in Secunderabadtoday while undergoing treatment for a kidney ailment. He was 52. Reddywas undergoing......

Videos you haven't seen in your wildest fantasies!

Movie director Suparn Verma's fun new column for Rediff Movies. Check it out! Warning! This column reflects the views of the writer and the writer only! He may or may not have......