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Aseem Chhabra

Senior Rediff.com Contributor Aseem Chhabra is director of the New York Indian Film Festival, an entertainment writer and author of Irrfan Khan: The Man, The Dreamer, The Star. You can e-mail the author at aseem.chhabra@gmail.com

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'I Was Thinking Of Quitting Acting'
'I Was Thinking Of Quitting Acting'
Rediff.com3 days ago

'I hadn't worked for three-and-a-half years.' 'I felt industry was based on who you...

'Love Marriage Was Taboo'
'Love Marriage Was Taboo'
Rediff.com19 Mar 2025

'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to...

If You Missed The Oscars, Read This
If You Missed The Oscars, Read This
Rediff.com3 Mar 2025

Sean Baker broke a record by winning four Oscars just himself for Anora: Best Picture,...

Gene Hackman's 10 Must Watch Films On OTT
Gene Hackman's 10 Must Watch Films On OTT
Rediff.com28 Feb 2025

Gene Hackman had a long and rich career, playing leading and supporting roles in many...

A Complete Unknown Review: An Enigma Called Bob Dylan
A Complete Unknown Review: An Enigma Called Bob Dylan
Rediff.com28 Feb 2025

Through Bob Dylan's music, lyrics, and Timothe Chalamet's superb acting, we feel we...

'AI Is Going To Ruin Lives'
'AI Is Going To Ruin Lives'
Rediff.com24 Feb 2025

'The value of a human being is being lost. That's my biggest worry.'

10 Must Watch Stories From Across The World
10 Must Watch Stories From Across The World
Rediff.com20 Feb 2025

This year's Sundance Film Festival was rich with films and the theatres were warm, even...

'We Sometimes Underestimate Our Parents'
Rediff.com4 Feb 2025

'But when we actually express ourselves, sometimes our parents can surprise us, because...

'Whenever We Watched The Movie We'd Cry'
Rediff.com3 Jan 2025

'We watched the film many times but each time, we would cry.' 'During the editing and...

2024 Belongs To Payal Kapadia!
Rediff.com31 Dec 2024

All We Imagine as Light has been on several critics' best of the year lists, including...

2024's Must Watch Indian Films
Rediff.com26 Dec 2024

Aseem Chhabra picks his top 10 Indian films of 2024, which includes films that have had...

The Shyam Benegal I Knew
Rediff.com23 Dec 2024

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But...

The Swades State Of Mind
Rediff.com19 Dec 2024

As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him.

2024: Top 10 International Films
Rediff.com7 Dec 2024

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals held in...

What Happens If Donald J Trump Wins?
Rediff.com31 Oct 2024

Showing total disregard for the US constitution, Trump has said that this could be the...

'Critics Wait 20 Years To Like My Films'
Rediff.com28 Oct 2024

'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is...

The Apprentice Review: A Trump No One Has Seen Before
Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

The Apprentice is a keenly observed and entertaining biopic about the making of a man...

'Your Work Is To Make Films And Not Stay In Jail'
Rediff.com17 Oct 2024

'The work of a film-maker is going out and making films.' 'And if you are in prison for...

'It's Not Sexualised Nudity'
Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

'I made it very clear even at the casting process that there was going to be a lot of...

What Really Touches Your Heart In Jigra
Rediff.com14 Oct 2024

When mainstream Hindi cinema is preoccupied with romance, comedy, horror and action,...