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Star Wars: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Becomes First Woman and Person of Color to Break Into the ‘Jedi Order’

It’s taken a long, long time for “Star Wars” to catch up with a globalized…

After the Success of ‘Life of Pi,’ Playwright Lolita Chakrabarti’s Adopted Play ‘Hamnet’ to Open at Stratford-Upon-Avon

Fresh off the critical success of Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi,” which she has adopted…

Breaching the ‘Citadel’: Priyanka Chopra Gets Equal Pay as Her Male Lead and Gears Up for Meatier Hollywood Roles

After playing a few “blink and you miss roles” in Hollywood, Priyanka Chopra Jonas is…

Magic and Realism on Stage: Yann Martel’s ’Life of Pi’ Opens on Broadway to Spectacular Reviews

Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi,” a magical realism novel, captured the hearts of readers worldwide…

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…