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London Film Festival 2026 (wrap) – ‘Aman’ short film award  – huge step for underrepresented stories…

Reaction to awards and more film reviews to follow from the 70th London Film Festival… FILM producer Neeraj Churi is…

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Nana Patekar – Indian indie cinema mourns star (obituary)

An uncompromising actor who left an indelible mark that will be come to be remembered…and whose later years attracted fierce…

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‘A Small and Quiet Light’ – a forgotten heroine of the war  

Very few people know about this courageous South Asian woman, who was betrayed and faced death at the hands of…

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‘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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AR Rahman x Rushil Ranjan & Abi Sampa April 24-26 Royal Albert Hall

Promotion Will you be there? Since announcing these concerts, the Royal Albert Hall (RAH) has added a third – for…

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‘The Enlightened Manager’ – training the mind to get the best out of yourself and colleagues

Successful Indian entrepreneur & FT writer go on a journey… THIS ISN’T LIKE any book you might have encountered in…

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Mark Tully – (holding) Fine tribute from William Dalrymple – Our story to be reposted…

BBC journalist – the face of the BBC in India died on January 25 (1935-2026) – we interviewed the titan…

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‘Indian Ink’ – Stoppard play is of a different time…

Review of a complex play about art, romance, politics and memory but on the face of it appears to be…

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‘Who Will Remain’ – The Crisis of Masculinity, a novel of substance

THOUGHTFUL, considered, reflective – and impressive – Kasim Ali is rather like his second novel, ‘Who Will Remain’. But don’t…

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Who am I? Identity, belonging and creativity from the East African South Asian Diaspora

Sharing stories, culture, heritage and food through performance, archive and oral histories By Suman Bhuchar JUST like ‘to be or…

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