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‘I Dream of Theresa May’ – Wonderful satire on hoops new immigrants must jump to become British

In the wake of much anti-immigrant feeling, a new playwright looks at what is Britishness exactly… By Suman Bhuchar CONCISE,…

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Dharmendra – Colossus leaves a huge chasm in Indian film industry – British media figures pay tribute

One of the stars of the immortal Bollywood classic, ‘Sholay’ (1975), few will match this acting icon’s wide adulation…and his…

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Dharmendra’s passing spurs nationwide grief in India

London 11.30am GMT – Indian star actor dies days before his 90th birthday – end of an era for some……

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‘We are the Lions Mr Manager’ – Jayaben Desai play, the other Iron Woman

At a time when a certain Margaret Thatcher was making her way politically, another woman was also intent on change…

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Bradford 2025 – Built by Sound; Steven Frayne (Dynamo); finale – Brighter Still

South Asian daytimers celebrated – writer Nikesh Shukla speaks to acv about ‘headset experience’… 🔹 Built by Sound opens tomorrow…

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‘Dial 1 for UK’ – Mohit Mathur goes to work…

The country is full, we don’t need immigrants, right? MOHIT MATHUR appears like a man on a mission and he…

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‘Christmas Karma’ – Love or hate it…

A popular, populist and inclusive take on British Christmas or just a cringey, contrived and inauthentic version of Charles Dicken’s…

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‘Christmas Karma- Gurinder Chadha’s beautiful, festive love letter to Christmas, Britain and East Africa… (review)

To get into the that Yuletide spirit… INSPIRED by Charles Dicken’s ‘A Christmas Carol’, this is a thoroughly enjoyable film…

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Bradford 2025 ‘Built by Sound’ – Daytime clubbing nostalgia celebration and immersive show; Kala Sangam to Bradford Arts Centre (page 1/2)

The final phase for the year long City of Culture has begun and a new exhibition about a feature of…

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I am not an Actor; Haq; Where the Light Enters You and Olive…

Two features with South Asian stories are in cinemas from today (November 7) and two shorts screened together are vying…

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