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Dainty Dancing: Reimagining Indian Classical Dance Odissi During the Pandemic

With almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, every profession has adapted to some form…

Is ‘Tandav’ Anti-Hindu? Most Indian Americans and Bollywood Fans Don’t Think So

Ali Abbas Zafar’s political thriller ‘Tandav” has been embroiled in controversy since its release on…

Bangladeshi Director’s 2017 Film ‘Doob’ Starring Irrfan Khan to Stream on Netflix

Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s 2017 film “Doob” (No Bed of Roses), starring late actor…

UC Berkeley to Get a $35,000 Scholarship Fund in Honor of the Late Sushant Singh Rajput

In memory of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput and on the occasion of his…

Second Season of ‘Metropark 2,’ a Series About New Jersey-Based Patel Family to Begin Streaming on Jan. 29

The New Jersey-based Patel family is back to entertain the audience for a second season…

‘Sir’ is a Delicate Tale of Love and the Breaking Down of the Barriers Between Classes

Screenwriter and documentary filmmaker Rohena Gera makes her feature film debut with this thought-provoking, engaging…

Ramin Bahrani’s ‘The White Tiger’ is a Dark Thriller-Like Satire of Upward Mobility in India

The dark, satirical on-screen adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s 2008 Booker Prize winning eponymous novel, “The White…

If Amazon’s ‘Tandav’ is Intended to be India’s ‘House of Cards,’ it Collapses Like One

In the same vein as politically charged Indian crime thrillers like “Paatal Lok,” “Sacred Games” and…

Freida Pinto to Play World War II Indian-American Spy Noor Inayat Khan in New Limited Series

Freida Pinto is all set to play World War II spy and princess Noor Inayat…

Sound of Silence: Riz Ahmed Excels in the Role of Punk Rock Drummer Gone Deaf

For a movie about a heavy metal drummer, “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Prime), Darius Marder’s directorial…

Actress Sandy Sidhu Literally Plays the Role of Her Immigrant Mother in NBC’s New Series ‘Nurses’

Indo-Canadian actress Sandy Sidhu stars in NBC’s new series “Nurses,” as Nazneen Khan, the whip-smart…

‘Clarice,’ Sequel to ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ Starring Kal Penn to Premiere on CBS Feb. 11

CBS has released the first full trailer of “Clarice,” the highly-anticipated sequel to “The Silence…

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