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Edinburgh – Family drama, Partition and romance just some of this year’s theatre highlights (Preview/Listings)

So what's happening in Edinburgh this year with both the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh…read more →

Edinburgh – Family drama, Partition and romance just some of this year’s theatre highlights (Preview/Listings) Festivals

‘Child of Empire’ comes to the BFI Southbank – co-director Sparsh Ahuja talks about his virtual reality film that takes you back to Partition… (video)

'CHILD OF EMPIRE' is a new short virtual reality (VR) and immersive film which drops…read more →

‘Child of Empire’ comes to the BFI Southbank – co-director Sparsh Ahuja talks about his virtual reality film that takes you back to Partition… (video) Main Headlines

‘Ninety Days’ and two other plays reflect trauma of Ugandan South Asian explusion on 50th anniversary…

It was this week 50 years ago that Uganda declared that South Asians could no…read more →

‘Ninety Days’ and two other plays reflect trauma of Ugandan South Asian explusion on 50th anniversary… Main Headlines

Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes – Industry woes; ‘The Gray Man’, Dhanush and Russos party together in India; Ranveer Singh ‘naked’ controversy…

As ‘Shamshera’ stumbles at the box office and the Russo brothers charm India with their…read more →

Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes – Industry woes; ‘The Gray Man’, Dhanush and Russos party together in India; Ranveer Singh ‘naked’ controversy… Film

Dhanush – Tamil Star: ‘A chance to grow’ and delighted if Avik Sen film comes off with Russo Brothers as they launch ‘The Gray Man’ (video)

New character played by Indian Tamil star could be the subject of film himself... SUPERSTAR…read more →

Dhanush – Tamil Star: ‘A chance to grow’ and delighted if Avik Sen film comes off with Russo Brothers as they launch ‘The Gray Man’ (video) Film

Ranbir Kapoor: My growth as an actor depends on films such as Shamshera and working with directors like Karan Malhotra…(video)

Recent press conference we were invited to ask... FANS OF Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor will…read more →

Ranbir Kapoor: My growth as an actor depends on films such as Shamshera and working with directors like Karan Malhotra…(video) Film

Vaseem Khan’s new Malabar Detective Series has a formidable woman police officer at the centre of them and continues to impress…

Up for one of the UK's most prestigious crime novel prizes tomorrow, author Vaseem Khan…read more →

Vaseem Khan’s new Malabar Detective Series has a formidable woman police officer at the centre of them and continues to impress… Books

‘This is the starting point for a Hollywood film’ Tia Bhatia tells us about the documentary on Superfan Dad Nav Bhatia (video)

The Closing Gala film was a bit special and very memorable... ROUNDING off our coverage…read more →

‘This is the starting point for a Hollywood film’ Tia Bhatia tells us about the documentary on Superfan Dad Nav Bhatia (video) Festivals

‘Saudha – Frida Kahlo Through Indian Classical music’ at the Royal Albert Hall – unique ‘fusion’ of surrealist painting and powerful music…

Popular South Asian arts group looks to link great artist spirit with rousing sounds... FRIDA…read more →

‘Saudha – Frida Kahlo Through Indian Classical music’ at the Royal Albert Hall – unique ‘fusion’ of surrealist painting and powerful music… Art

Tara Arts co-founder Jatinder Verma pays tribute to Peter Brook but says Glasgow production of director’s ‘The Mahabharata’ left him “saddened” and “disappointed”…

Brook is regarded as the father of multi-cultural casting - his original epic stage version…read more →

Tara Arts co-founder Jatinder Verma pays tribute to Peter Brook but says Glasgow production of director’s ‘The Mahabharata’ left him “saddened” and “disappointed”… Main Headlines

‘Partition Voices: Untold British Stories’: award-winning broadcaster Kavita Puri feels a shift in attitudes on 75th anniversary, amidst new work…
‘Samsara’ – Aakash Odedra ambitious new dance work in the UK; Amina Khayyam pushes boundaries and other new dance compositions head to Edinburgh Festivals…
‘Jitney’ – go see this August Wilson play in its last week, it is simply too good to miss (review)
‘Chasing Hares’ – Connected worlds, Kolkata and London, and playwright Sonali Bhattacharyya keeping alive the flame of political desire through generations… (review)
‘Mumbai Masala’: An evening of spicy adventure, if you enjoy Bollywood kitsch… (Review)
Proms: Puja Panchkoty helps to present CBeebies ‘Ocean Adventure’; Amjad Ali Khan and sons; and conductor Alpesh Chauhan…
‘Favour’ – Ambreen Razia’s new work has great depth and humanity and is tender and beautiful… (review)
LIFF 2022 (wrap) – Win for Pan Nalin’s irresistible ‘Chhello Show’; other award winners; and who and what impressed us (with links to coverage…)
Tribeca 2022 round-up: Pratibha Parmar’s ‘My Name is Andrea’; ‘Two Sisters and a Husband’ and ‘God’s Time’ (reviews)
‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ – Quite the ride into space in Bollywood star’s first film as director (review and links)

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‘Partition Voices: Untold British Stories’: award-winning broadcaster Kavita Puri feels a shift in attitudes on 75th anniversary, amidst new work…

August 6, 2022 //
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Her journalism has charted the history of South Asian communities in Britain in the post-war period to the near present, and now in the month of the year of anniversaries,…read more →

‘Samsara’ – Aakash Odedra ambitious new dance work in the UK; Amina Khayyam pushes boundaries and other new dance compositions head to Edinburgh Festivals…

August 5, 2022 //
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There’s a busy dance programme around South Asian forms and an exciting and varied series, both at the main Edinburgh International Festival and the fringe… By Mamie Colfox ONE OF…read more →

Edinburgh – Family drama, Partition and romance just some of this year’s theatre highlights (Preview/Listings)

August 4, 2022 //
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So what’s happening in Edinburgh this year with both the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Fringe (in alphabetical order)… By Mamie Colfox FOUR GENERATIONS of a fictional Sri Lankan-Australian family…read more →

‘Child of Empire’ comes to the BFI Southbank – co-director Sparsh Ahuja talks about his virtual reality film that takes you back to Partition… (video)

August 2, 2022 //
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‘CHILD OF EMPIRE‘ is a new short virtual reality (VR) and immersive film which drops the viewer into the tumultuous events of 1947 as seen by two survivors.Using a headset,…read more →

‘Jitney’ – go see this August Wilson play in its last week, it is simply too good to miss (review)

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