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Festivals
Sundance Film Festival 2020 gets under way – Bafta and Oscar nominated ‘For Sama’ music composer Nainita Desai and Oscar winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to be in Park City (US) – slate of black films as well…
British music composer has latest film in festival, while Obaid-Chinnoy is presenting a new short at a special event and…
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Film
‘No fathers in Kashmir’ – Oscar nominated director Ashvin Kumar talks of connecting young people as troubled release comes to the UK…
Film has a love story at the heart of it but for some its politics may be more important… IT’S…
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Books
ZEEJLF 2020 (Jaipur Literature Festival) – Who are the authors and writers to look out for at this year’s literary extravaganza…
Women who made their own British Raj, trending UK authors (of colour too), and Bollywood glitz to be found in…
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Main Headlines
CHANGEMAKERS – Shobana Jeyasingh CBE, choreographer: “Like many Asians in the UK I am a cultural hybrid”…
Next new production is supporting ballet dancers who will learn an ancient Indian martial art… By Sailesh Ram IT PROBABLY…
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Main Story
‘Sukanya’ opera – Ravi Shankar work thrills (review) Shankar 100 opener
Review from the latest production of the great mastro’s one and only opera work mixing both Indian classical music and…
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Art
‘Homelands’ – The Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation throws a spotlight on art, conflict, displacement in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan – and migration east and west
Philanthropist aims to break down barriers and get artists to help open up discussions on migration ahead as exhibition and…
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Main Headlines
‘Sukanya’ – “I feel that I have to be part of this – Raviji meant a lot to me”. Musician Pirashanna Thevarajah on return of unique opera as Shankar 100 curtain raiser hits Southbank
Iconic figure’s only opera combining East and West comes back to London and will be an emotional occasion… AS A…
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Film
Iconic actor Saif Ali Khan compares debutante Alaya Furniturewala to star Shah Rukh Khan and defends entertainer film ‘Jawaani Jaaneman’ when acv put him on the spot in London…
Star says film is stronger than poster or trailer might suggest and feels father-daughter theme is at its heart… By…
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Film
Deepika Padukone’s ‘Chhapaak’ makes a stand against acid attacks: the violent crime that’s closer to home than you might think
Bollywood tackles crime that is just as relevant to the UK as it is to South Asia… By Momtaz Begum-Hossain…
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Film
Asif Kapadia honoured to have his ‘Diego Maradona’ film nominated for a BAFTA and diverse vanguard light up shorts category…
BAFTA head admits diversity isn’t great but holds out for stronger future… ASIF KAPADIA’S documentary ‘Diego Maradona’ has been nominated…
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