'Since the entire Sarkar team takes Vijay's wish as the final word, they were adamant not to succumb to government pressure.'

'There was no way he could get away from the final lap of shooting for a day.''Nor could I fly to him since our son's exams are on.'

Megastar likes the Arjun Suravaram teaser.

'I sit at home chewing my nails, praying, wondering if this one will be as big as the previous one. It's agony.'

Kriti's message... Janhvi's new film... Akshay's jhappi...

Kantara is mesmerising, applauds Rajesh Karkera.

After a lifetime of showing us what it means to 'act at the top of one's bent and never hit a false note', Mammootty had the good sense, in the third act of his career, to pare down his style, become less mannered, draw directly from life.And getting a performer like that to play characters who seem 'completely dead inside', is, in my view, a betrayal of his legacy, his still-burning ambition, and his still-sharp feelers, observes Sreehari Nair.

Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life, Indian film connects with the critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra.

It's raining birthdays and anniversaries this weekend!

Om Raut's ambitious take on the Ramayana, Adipurush, is all set for a June 16 release.

'The audience's ability to connect with the character is what truly matters. For example, in my previous film Kanakam Kamini Kalaham, I played a husband with deep-seated feelings of inferiority. I would take up any role that offers me the scope to perform.'

While the Madras Chikankari has become extinct, the craft’s popular Lucknawi tradition is facing a threat from automated textile production 

In the sea of wedding lehengas, heavy silk saris and Swarovski-encrusted gowns that made Couture Week, this outlier’s bold experiments with polymer and corded textiles stood tall

A fashion editor’s alter ego questions why there’s no documentation of the personal style statements of politicians — from Nirmala Sitharaman’s curated handlooms to Jyotiraditya Scindia’s Nepali cap

A city’s design should utilise public spaces to the maximum. M. Soundariya Preetha speaks to Niels Schoenfelder of Mancini Design

The ‘high command’ culture must give way to intra-party democracy.

Factors encouraging their growth in India

A spot shortage of the analytical sample holder affects some scientists

Computer simulations provide mechanistic details that could help researchers replace costly platinum in fuel cells

Study shows how stopping one enzyme could help drugs treat an important class of cancers more effectively

Innovations in food science continually improve on this classic sweet treat

The new year will see a line of hatchbacks (including compact SUVs) hit the Indian roads.Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com offers a peek.

Mercedes-Benz India, BMW India and Audi India have lined up over 50 new model launches as they seek to recoup previous year's loss in volumes, reports Shally Seth Mohile.

A new user-friendly app to control the beast. Automatic transmission with petrol engine. Electronic sunroof. Plus, of course, the safety elements. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com on what makes the new XUV300 special.

Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini are some marquee badges that have introduced track cars to excite hard-core customers who want to push their cars to the limit, says Pavan Lall.

The 23-year-old fast-rising cricketer talks about voicing the Indian Spider-Man in the upcoming animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday questioned the justification behind reducing and waiving police protection charges levied during cricket matches in Maharashtra with a retrospective effect from the year 2011, and said "something is amiss".

When Aishwarya celebrated her birthday in Dubai on November 1, the speculation regarding the Abhishek-Aishwarya marital rift ran even higher.

Kriti Kharbanda took a trip down memory lane when her rom-com Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana clocked seven years since its release.

'Mom trusted the wrong people, and let the wrong kind of elements get into our life.'