Malayalam film ‘Jallikattu’ is India’s entry for Oscars 2021
The Malayalam film, Jallikattu, has been selected as the official Indian entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming 93rd Academy...
Remembering Saroj Khan: check out her Top 5 dance performances
Saroj Khan, a talented dancer and Bollywood's first female choreographer, has left behind a legacy unlike any other. Her career spanned over forty years...
Soumitra Chattopadhyay: Bangla cinema’s Alt Superstar
He was the alt superstar of Bangla cinema in its glory years, the affable Bhadralok icon who crafted a towering stature ironically banking on...
Indian shows and movies to catch this November
Laxmii (Disney+ Hotstar)
This much-awaited film has definitely made waves even before its release, including a name change and fighting off allegations against transphobia. A...
Durga Puja: Bollywood moments that capture Pujo festivities
The Pujo season is back! Taking us back to the Kolkata lanes with feasts laid out in every Bengali household and pandal-hopping every evening,...
Ronaldo, Tabu, SRK ‘most dangerous’ celebs on Indian web
Source: Wikicommons
According to computer security company McAfee, top Indian celebrities like Tabu, Taapsee Pannu, and Shah Rukh Khan, alongside footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, are some...
‘Delhi Crime’, ‘Four More Shots Please!’ nominated at Intl Emmys
Indian web shows Delhi Crime and Four More Shots Please! have scored nominations at the International Emmy Awards 2020.
Amazon Prime Video's Four More Shots...
Writer Shailja Kejriwal, a jury member for the 2020 Emmys
Writer-producer Shailja Kejriwal says serving as a juror for the International Emmy Awards in the Covid-19 era was an interesting experience, with the virtual...
Indian film ‘The Disciple’ wins award at Venice film fest
The Chaitanya Tamhane directorial, The Disciple, has won the prestigious FIPRESCI award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.
The last Indian film to win the...
Happy birthday, Kajol: 6 easy-to-miss cameos by Bollywood’s rebel
The very talented Kajol (perhaps better known as DDLJ's Simran or Kuch Kuch Hota Hai's Anjali) ranks high on any Bollywood buff's list of...
Desi shows and movies to binge-watch this August
Bandish Bandits (Amazon Prime)
With a plot about an Indian classical singer and a pop star joining forces (and inevitably finding love along the way),...
7 best Sonu Nigam songs to enjoy on his 47th birthday
Sonu Nigam is a Bollywood singer who needs no introduction. In his career spanning two decades, he has created a commendable collection of tracks...
Queer representation in Bollywood
Ranveer Singh and Jim Sarbh’s homoerotic act in Padmaavat is a big deal in Indian cinema, writes SUBHASH K JHA
Review: Undekhi
Starring: Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Harsh Chhaya, Surya Sharma, Anchal Singh, Apeksha Porwal
Created by: Siddharth Sengupta
Rating: * * * (three stars)
The crime drama must be among...
Review: Breathe Into The Shadows (Amazon Prime)
Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Amit Sadh, Nithya Menen, Ivana Kaur, Saiyami Kher
Created by: Mayank Sharma
Rating: * * (two stars)
In India, where the concept of limited...
Veteran comedian Jagdeep passes away at 81
Veteran Bollywood comedian Jagdeep is no more. He passed away here on Thursday owing to age-related health problems at the age of 81.
Born on...
Priyanka Chopra, Anurag Kashyap among ambassadors for TIFF 2020
Actress Priyanka Chopra and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap are among global celebrities who have been invited to be ambassadors of the 45th Toronto International Film...
Over 150 international films at Mumbai Queer Film festival
The 11th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is going virtual this year due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The festival is coming...
New film 'My Melbourne' to premiere at IFFM next year
In a new project titled My Melbourne, filmmakers Kabir Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Rima Das and Onir will mentor selected Victorian filmmaking teams to create...
New film ‘My Melbourne’ to premiere at IFFM next year
In a new project titled My Melbourne, filmmakers Kabir Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Rima Das and Onir will mentor selected Victorian filmmaking teams to create...
Alia Bhatt-starrer 'Sadak 2' poster launched, netizens want to boycott film
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt released the first poster of his comeback directorial feature "Sadak 2", starring daughters Alia Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt, on social media...
Alia Bhatt-starrer ‘Sadak 2’ poster launched, netizens want to boycott film
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt released the first poster of his comeback directorial feature "Sadak 2", starring daughters Alia Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt, on social media...
Bollywood blockbusters set to re-release in Australia, NZ and Fiji
As the world tries to regain normalcy amid the pandemic, major Bollywood hits like Ranveer Singh's 2018 blockbuster hit Simmba, Rohit Shetty’s Golmaal Again, and Tiger...
Review: 'Rasbhari'
"Rasbhari" (streaming on Amazon Prime)
Starring: Swara Bhasker, Ayushmaan Saxena, Neelu Kohli
Directed by: Nikhil Bhat
Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars)
Rasbhari tries...
Review: ‘Rasbhari’
"Rasbhari" (streaming on Amazon Prime)
Starring: Swara Bhasker, Ayushmaan Saxena, Neelu Kohli
Directed by: Nikhil Bhat
Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars)
Rasbhari tries...
Indian music beyond Bollywood
Indian music is a vast ocean, yet all our attention seems to be focused on one small pond that is Bollywood Music. It is...
'Golmaal Again' first Hindi film to release in NZ post-COVID
The 2017 comedy caper "Golmaal Again" will be the first Bollywood film to get a re-release in New Zealand, as the country opens up...
‘Golmaal Again’ first Hindi film to release in NZ post-COVID
The 2017 comedy caper "Golmaal Again" will be the first Bollywood film to get a re-release in New Zealand, as the country opens up...
Review: ‘Bulbbul’
'Bulbbul' (series streaming on Netflix)
Starring: Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Rahul Bose, Paoli Dam, Parambrata Chattopadhyay
Directed By: Anvita Dutt
Rating: * * * (three stars)
Why...
Review: 'Bulbbul'
'Bulbbul' (series streaming on Netflix)
Starring: Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Rahul Bose, Paoli Dam, Parambrata Chattopadhyay
Directed By: Anvita Dutt
Rating: * * * (three stars)
Why...
Podcasts
Ep8: Indian links in Indigenous Australian poet Ali Cobby Eckermann’s life
To celebrate NAIDOC week 2020 (between 8-15 November) I spoke to Yakunytjatjara poet Ali Cobby Eckermann about her time in India where she taught...
Ep 7: In the case of Sushant Singh Rajput
The torrid and high-octane Sushant Singh Rajput case has been fodder for Indian people and press for the last few months. The actor’s tragic...
Ep 6: The Indian LGBTQ+ community in 2020
It’s been two years since the world’s largest democracy repealed the draconian Section 377 which used to allow discrimination against homosexual people. Only this...
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Emotional Intelligence: 10 ways to improve self awareness
Emotional intelligence tends to fuel your performance on the personal front as well as professionally. Right from your self-assurance, empathy and positivity to your...
US teen Gitanjali Rao is TIME’s first ever ‘Kid of the...
TIME magazine has put an Indian American teen scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao on its first ever 'Kid of the Year' cover.
The fifteen-year-old was...
Guru Nanak Chair set up at Canada’s Concordia University
To mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, the Concordia University in Montreal has set up a...
