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Rachael Dutta, 7-year-old Girl From New Jersey Stars in ‘Sesame Street’ Episode Debuting First Asian American Muppet

Rachael Dutta, a 7-year-old Indian American girl from Chatham, New Jersey, starred in an episode…

Popular Telugu and Tamil Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu to Portray a Bisexual in Philip John’s ‘Arrangements of Love’

Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil film industries, has been…

Nora Jones, Falguni Shah Nominated for 64th Grammy Awards in Traditional Pop and Children’s Album Respectively

2 Indian American artists Nora Jones and Falu (aka Falguni Shah) have been nominated for…

Happenings Behind Doors: Amrit Kaur Dispels Stereotypes of Indian American Women in HBO Max’s ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’

Mindy Kaling’s “The Sex Life of College Girls,” a teen college comedy, premiered on HBO…

When Art Imitates Life: Kal Penn to Play the Lead in FX’s Comedy Pilot ‘Belated’

Kal Penn will play the male lead of FX’s comedy pilot “Belated,” written, directed and…

In ‘India Sweets and Spices’ Geeta Malik Looks at Indian Americans Through the Lens of Parties and Aunties

Coming-of-age stories have always appealed to Geeta Malik, mainly because of the transformation that happens.…

Two Indias React on Twitter to Comedian Vir Das’s Scathing Monologue on ‘Two Indias’ at the Kennedy Center

Indian comedian Vir Das has stirred the hornet’s nest with his controversial monologue sparking a…

Indian Americans Sapna Vyas and Arjun Mehta Among ‘Hollywood’s New Leaders of 2021’

Two Indian Americans — Sapna Vyas and Arjun Mehta — are among Variety’s “Hollywood’s New…

Mightier Than ‘The Shawshank Redemption’: ‘Jai Bhim’ is the Cinema India Needs Right Now

Cop stories in Bollywood or Indian cinema at large are not a new phenomenon, by…

Meet the Parents: Ajay Sahgal’s Comedy ‘The Son in Law’ Picked up by ABC as Pilot

Indian American writer and executive producer Ajay Shagal’s comedy “The Son in Law” has been…

Filmmaker Deepa Mehta to Write and Direct Film Adaptation of Avni Doshi’s Debut Novel ‘Burnt Sugar’

Academy Award-nominated Indian-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta is set to write and direct the film adaptation…

Priyanka Chopra Celebrates Desi Style Diwali With Indian American ‘Badass Boss Ladies’

Bollywood’s very own glam girl and Hollywood transplant Priyanka Chopra Jonas celebrated Diwali with traditional…