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The First Diva of Diaspora: Madhur Jaffrey Becomes First South Asian to Win James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award

The first diva of the Indian diaspora Madhur Jaffrey has become the first South Asian…

Beyoncé in a Lehenga. Zendaya in a Saree: All the Things You Can Do If You are a Crazy Rich Indian

When you are rich like Mukesh Ambani, you can get the world’s biggest music icon…

Stars ’n’ Gripes: Freida Pinto Rails Against Hollywood and Priyanka Chopra Jonas Rats on Bollywood

They are the two most well-known Indian actors in America, both glamorous and talented. They…

‘Super Trooper’ Jay Chandrasekhar Returns With ‘R-rated’ Spoof ‘Quasi’ to Please His Cult Following

He is arguably the first Indian American to have a cult following in the American…

How Indian American Science Fiction Writer Vandana Singh and Others are Breaching the White Male Realm

With three Indian-origin Nobel laureates in sciences, and with scores of them — from MIT…

Exodus in Black and White: ‘Bheed’ Depicts How Millions of Migrant Laborers Navigated the Pandemic and Prejudice

Given its 1.4 million population, everything happens in India on a grand scale. That might…

All the Sex and Cussing Makes ‘Ray Donovan’ Remake ‘Rana Naidu’ a Family Drama ‘Best Viewed in Isolation’

Showtime’s “Ray Donovan” enjoyed the status of a cult favorite for six seasons. Now, its…

A Place in the Zeitgeist: A Conversation With Smriti Mundhra, the Creator of Netflix’s ‘The Romantics’

Last month, creator, producer and director Smriti Mundhra, who is best known for her hit…

A Capitalist Fairy Tale: Dev Patel to Play Disgraced Pakistani Businessman Arif Naqvi in ‘The Key Man’

Dev Patel is set to lead and executive produce Miramax TV’s limited series “The Key…

Pakistani American Imran J. Khan’s Debut Film ‘Mustache’ Wins Narrative Feature Competition Award at SXSW

Pakistani American filmmaker Imran J. Khan’s debut feature “Mustache,” has won the audience-voted Narrative Feature…

President Biden Presents Mindy Kaling National Medal of Arts for ‘Capturing and Uplifting Experiences of Women and Girls’

Mindy Kaling was among 23 prominent artists who received the 2021 National Medal of Arts,…

Padma Lakshmi is the Biggest Indian American Celebrity Ever. If You Don’t Agree, ‘Please Pack Your Knives and Go’

She was an Indian American celebrity before Indian Americans were a thing in American public…