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RAJA SEN

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Can You Imagine Hindi Cinema Without Lata Mangeshkar?
Rediff.com27 Feb 2022

Over the years she directed the country's collective mood so masterfully -- and so...

10 Satyajit Ray Films You Must Watch
Rediff.com1 May 2021

Raja Sen lists movies that would work wonders for any generation lucky enough to see...

'I never like watching my films'
Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

'I don't look forward to seeing my films because this only sort of gives me a deep...

A Mercedes masterstroke keeps Max Verstappen at bay -- for now
Rediff.com10 Aug 2019

Mercedes's brilliant pitstop strategy spoiled the game for Max Verstappen in Hungarian...

The German Grand Prix was a wet and wild epic
Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

'The phenomenal Max Verstappen was both sloppy and superb in Germany, getting caught...

James Bond would approve of the British Grand Prix
Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

In an afternoon of heroes, Sebastian Vettel played the Bond villain at Silverstone,...

Why The Godfather is the Bible of cinema
Rediff.com26 Mar 2018

In March 1972, The Godfather was first screened in a New York theatre. The movies were...

Shashi Kapoor, the Rahul Dravid of Indian cinema
Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

'Dashing, charismatic and impossibly good looking, a to-the-manor-born superstar who...

The A to Z of Amitabh Bachchan
Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

An A-Z of Bachchanalia, the letters expanding into unforgettable bits of his filmography.

Review: Badrinath Ki Dulhania is a clever entertainer
Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

What makes Badrinath Ki Dulhania work, really, is the intent and the two principal...

Review: Logan is a powerful finish to the Wolverine saga
Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

Logan is a relentless and thrilling film, a film that takes things farther than you may...

Oscars 2017: Much ado about a thing
Rediff.com28 Feb 2017

The best film won. Until it didn't. Or, depending on where you stand, vice versa.

Oscar 2017: The 10 BIGGEST mistakes!
Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

The 89th Annual Academy Awards will go down in history for this.

Oscars 2017: The 10 Most Memorable Moments
Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

Raja Sen lists the highlights from the 89th annual Academy Awards.

Review: Jackie is a strange little biopic
Rediff.com24 Feb 2017

Natalie Portman is marvelous, without doubt, but the film isn't keen on letting her...

Review: Lion tells a simple but moving story
Rediff.com24 Feb 2017

Lion roars because of a magical child, writes Raja Sen.

Oscars 2017: PREDICT the Best Supporting Actor!
Rediff.com24 Feb 2017

Raja Sen analyses the contenders for the Best Supporting Actor category at the Oscars.

Review: Rangoon, an explosion by Vishal Bhardwaj
Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

Rangoon haunts in unlikely fashion and, while the director's most straightforward...

Oscars 2017: PREDICT the Supporting Actress!
Rediff.com23 Feb 2017

Raja Sen analyses the contenders for the Best Supporting Actress category at the Oscars.

Oscars 2017: PREDICT the Best Actor!
Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

Who do you think will win? Let us know!