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Books
Asian suffragettes – hidden histories talk at Asia House puts role centre stage as Shahida Rahman and Dr Helen Pankhurst debate…
February 28 Asia House has announced this event has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions – if you have…
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Film
UK Asian Film Festival (March 14-25) – Awards for stars Amy Jackson, Mahira Khan, Meera Syal and Anita Anand among others at launch event
Festival brochure now available – special event and awards ceremony to kick off packed festival, including talks and concerts… BRITAIN’S…
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Film
‘Garbage’ – cult director Q’s latest transgressive work will upset many (he hopes…) as it enjoys world premiere at Berlin International Film Festival 2018
Berlinale screens controversial film which is unlikely to ever get a cinema release in India… HIS FIRST film was banned…
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Art
‘In the city of lost times’ and ‘These silences are all the words’ – Two new art exhibitions at The Tetley, Leeds as part of #NewNorthSouth
Silent souls: Graveyards and Libraries in Pakistan speak through artists’ pictures as collaboration between art institutions and museums in north…
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Main Headlines
#JeSuis’ (review) – Aakash Odedra’s first dance collective piece is stunning and unforgettable…. (European premiere)
A well-established soloist with a background both in Kathak and Bharatanatyam, Aakash Odedra has choreographed his first piece for his…
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Main Headlines
‘#JeSuis’ – behind Aakash Odedra’s first full length work as a choreographer and tackling the forces of darkness. . .
Star soloist presents first complete choreography piece for others and talks about challenges and why personal stakes are high… HE…
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Film
Waris Hussein breaking through BFI Season – Emmy and BAFTA winning director talks about ‘Doctor Who’, Richard Burton and ‘A Passage to India’ and ‘Edward & Mrs Simpson’
One of the first British Asian directors – if not the first of real prominence in the modern era –…
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Film
‘Pad Man’ (review) – Indian ‘Superhero’ film is Bollywood’s most feminist and a great watch (shame about Sonam character)
Is it the most feminist film Bollywood has ever made? We review the unlikely ‘chick flick’ that will strike a…
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Film
‘Pad Man’ – Time for change, Twinkle Khanna and Sonam Kapoor say their film is part of turning up gender equality…(Bollywood’s first feminist film?)
Stars Twinkle Khanna and Sonam Kapoor tell acv what it meant to be part of a film that is challenging…
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Festivals
UK Asian Film Festival 2018: film stars Mahira Khan and Simi Garewal and broadcaster Anita Anand to grace fest
Festival marks 20 years of existence since creation as Tongues on Fire, originally – now renamed UK Asian Film Festival…
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