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Film
‘Sholay’ live: The Meeting of Cultures, musically – conductor Melvin Tay on this, Orchestral Qawwali Project and AR Rahman
One of the best known Bollywood films ever made gets a live musical rendering and Melvin Tay talks about the…
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Theatre
‘Darkling’: play sheds light on the world’s worst industrial disaster and is UK theatre debut for Linnea Berthelsen
Star emerged on Netflix global drama hit, ‘Stranger Things’… and drama centres around the Indian city of Bhopal… By Suman Bhuchar…
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Film
London Film Festival 2026 – South Asian films bringing drama, politics and classic Bollywood to the capital
Opens today (October 7-18) with star studded film about a leading actor starring in ‘Hamlet’… 🎥 Our Share of Sand…
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Film
Busan International Film Festival (South Korea): The Indian charge…
Just under way (see dates below), this festival routinely attracts Indian and other South Asian country films, big and small…. …
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Film
TIFF 2026 – ‘Angh’ and ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ hit high notes; others also impress…
There were notable prize winners among South Asian films and filmmakers at the Toronto International Film Festival (September 10-20) this…
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Film
Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes: Oh, that celebratory time in Tinseltown…
Star Salman Khan marks Ganesh Chaturthi (Instagram: BeingSalmanKhan) With fewer big releases hitting theatres in September, celebrities of Bollywood were…
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Theatre
Diwali Story – The Journey of Ram – Wembley Arena
Large scale show telling the story of Diwali comes to the capital venue for just the one-time for now… NOTHING as…
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TV
The Split Up – Ritu Arya leads in BBC modern Asian family drama
A spin-off from ‘The Split’, this new drama shows plenty of promise… HITTING our screens in prime time this evening…
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Film
Venice 2026 (wrap) – Awards for directors: Our Share of Sand; Lovers in the Blue Night; The Difficult Bride…
We look back at the South Asian films, directors and personalities at the recently concluded Venice International Film Festival (September…
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Theatre
We Can’t be Friends – exploring sexuality & faith; Suga – commodifying love – Housemates Festival 2026
Review of two plays from the Housemates Festival which aims to showcase emerging and new writers with their take on…
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