'Balraj Sahni was a misfit in filmdom'On his birth centenary on May 2013, veteran actor Balraj Sahni's grandniece, Malavika Sangghvi, recounts his extraordinary but sad life.The world knew him as Balraj Sahni, the celebrated actor, humanitarian and litterateur. But for me, he was always Balrajji or Mamaji, my maternal grandmother's younger brother and hence my granduncle. In many ways, he defined our family and gave the clan its moral fibre and its mythology, its deep unspeakable sadness and its great leaps of sunshine. ... Rediff.com, 4 days ago |
One Nirbhaya at a timeIt's in the headlines. It's on TV. It's discussed in Parliament. And it's on everyone's minds. But I am still to hear a considered and sagacious discussion about rape. What is it that compels a man to force himself on someone who resists him in no ... Sify, 3 weeks ago
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The men and their messageEven as the Modi Express steamrolls its way to national prominence, fuelled by an evangelist's zeal, three other men made three high-profile and much discussed speeches in the past three weeks. Ajit Pawar, Rahul Gandhi and Bill Clinton. Could there ... Sify, 1 month ago
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'Sanjay Dutt's mother's death marked him forever''A lovely boy with a heart of gold', 'A man who regrets his days as a drug addict', 'A boy gone astray' -- Sanjay Dutt's friends swear by him. Malavika Sangghvi decodes the man who's in trouble, yet again.When I first met Sanjay Dutt 17 years ago while researching Black Friday, I found the man was down to earth, humble and genuinely affectionate unlike so many filmi people," says S Hussain Zaidi, noted crime reporter and author of Black Friday and Dongri to Dubai, books that lay bare ... Rediff.com, 1 month ago
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