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A Desi Touch to American Classic: Indian American filmmaker Sujata Day to Write Fresh Adaptation of “American Pie’

Indian American actor and filmmaker Sujata Day will be writing a fresh new adaptation of…

Utkarsh Ambudkar and Danny Pudi Join Cast of Netflix Live-action Adaptation of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’

Utkarsh Ambudkar and Danny Pudi have joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix live-action adaptation…

Pakistani-Canadian Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to Work With Will Smith, Akiva Goldsman in Feature Directorial Debut

Four-time Emmy- and two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will make her narrative feature directorial debut…

Step Aside ‘RRR,’ Gujarati Film ‘Last Film Show’ is India’s Entry for Oscars

Pan Nalin’s Gujarati film “Last Film Show” (“Chhello Show”) has been selected as India’s official…

Chicago South Asian Film Festival Returns With a Great Line Up of Independent Films and Talent

More than 125 filmmakers and artists are flocking to Chicago to attend the 13th annual…

Reimagining Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’ in Post-Colonial Age of Black Lives Matter and MeToo Movements

“The Jungle Book” is arguably one of humanity’s best-loved tales. An irrepressibly adorable kid, a…

‘Stain Resistant’: How Women of Color Filmmakers Lab Helped Realize My Dream of Turning Words Into Moving Imagery

I have been a SAG-AFTRA actor in the American film market for over a decade…

Desis at Emmys: Kumail Nanjiani Plays Nervous Bartender in a Skit; Mindy Kaling Joins B.J. Novak to Present an Award

Indian American nominee, celebrity chef and model Padma Lakshmi, and British Indian actor Himesh Patel…

Homecoming King Turns King’s Jester: Hasan Minhaj’s New Netflix Special to Premier On October 4

Indian American comedian Hasan Minhaj will return to Netflix next month with his latest standup…

Indian American Writer and Producer Vali Chandrasekaran to Develop Muslim American Comedy for ABC

Indian American writer and producer Vali Chandrasekaran of ABC’s “Modern Family,” is teaming up with…

Chicago South Asian Film Festival to Open with ‘Lost’ Starring Rahul Khanna; to Close with Ravi Kapoor’s ‘Four Samosas’

The Chicago South Asian Film Festival (CSAFF) is back with a stellar film and talent…

Adjust, Beta. Be Flexible. Jobs Come and Go. Marriage is Forever, No? — My Indian Matchmaking Nightmare

Last night I dreamt of S Aunty. Of course, it was a nightmare, what else…