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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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Ripley Review: Mind-Blowing!
Rediff.com15 Apr 2024

The show takes its own pace to pick up, but then when you least expect, it grabs you by...

'I damaged my voice on purpose'
Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

'Pandi was promised something, that is not happening, so his anger is not of a...

The Oscars Are Not Always Predictable
Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

In the biggest surprise of the night, Emma Stone grabbed the Best Actress trophy for...

Martin Scorsese Has An Announcement
Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

Martin Scorsese, 'the reigning king of cinema', gets an honorary Golden Bear at the...

The Indian Film Making Global Waves
Rediff.com21 Feb 2024

'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.' 'If we travel from one to...

'This film makes you become patient'
Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

'Usually, we are always worried that we are missing out something in life.' 'We are...

'I wanted to write about a young woman's sexual awakening'
Rediff.com5 Feb 2024

'I went to a school in Baroda, where if the boys harassed us, the teachers pulled the...

371 Films And Shows To Watch!
Rediff.com28 Jan 2024

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch...

'We all need a little piece of utopia in our life'
Rediff.com24 Jan 2024

'This was a film, a story that had never been told before.'

'Nothing honorable about this killing'
Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

'Find a name that changes the words honor killing and hopefully it includes the word...

10 Films: Indian Cinema At Its Best
Rediff.com27 Dec 2023

Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi...

2023's Must Watch Movies From Around The World
Rediff.com26 Dec 2023

2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the...

'I have very deep connections with India'
Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is...

A Film About Sex Not Seen In India Before
Rediff.com26 Oct 2023

'Agra is about sexuality and sexual repression, and the relationship of sexuality to...

4 Palestinian Women: A Touching Story
Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

'The idea of this movie is to trace these journeys and not to blame.' 'We could have...

'I was attacked for being anti-national'
Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

'What the film shows is an India, which was headed in a completely different direction...

Kiran Rao Has Made A WOW Film!
Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

'I guess things happen when they have to happen.' 'And the film got delayed by COVID a...

Karan Johar Makes 'Most Violent Film' In India
Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

'The only violence I have had in any film of mine is a slap.' 'When Nikhil narrated the...

Why Veerappan's Story Needed To Be Told
Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

'He killed so many people, doing the kind of horrible things he did, and yet, he...

Depp Vs Heard Review: Trashy Gossip!
Rediff.com18 Aug 2023

If there is one lesson we get from Depp vs Heard, it is that the American legal system...