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Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes: Flops, boycotts, trolls and rip-offs – another excruciating month…

The mainstream Hindi movie industry is in the doldrums, big budget releases are failing to send punters back into cinemas…

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Edinburgh Fringe 2022: ‘Made In I̶n̶d̶i̶a̶ Britain’ – Honest and heartfelt – one Brown Deaf Boy’s story in BSL (review)

We’re back at one of the largest multi-arts festivals on the planet and in these last few days, there’s more…

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Top Bollywood director Sabbir Khan: “The industry is going through a ‘correction phase’ and everything will be all right,” he tells acv…

The list of failures at the box office is getting longer, stars no longer guarantee success and everyone is asking,…

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Amjad Ali Khan and sons Amaan and Ayaan to play together at Prom 45 this Sunday (August 21)…

A rare morning treat as brothers Amaan & Ayaan talk to acv about their excitement at playing at the Proms…

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Bird Bites: India Independence day – world leader tributes; ‘Never Have I Ever’ Series to end; Bollywood doldrums?; Shantaram role for Brit …

Today marked 75 years of India’s Independence from Britain… RESPECT for women was a vital part of Indian Prime Minister…

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‘Counting and Cracking’ – Epic love story that links personal to political and tells story of Australia and Sri Lanka

Regarded as one of the shows to see in Edinburgh this year, this is storytelling at its most powerful across…

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Edinburgh – Family drama, Partition and romance just some of this year’s theatre highlights (Preview/Listings)

So what’s happening in Edinburgh this year with both the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Fringe (in alphabetical order)… By…

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‘Child of Empire’ comes to the BFI Southbank – co-director Sparsh Ahuja talks about his virtual reality film that takes you back to Partition… (video)

‘CHILD OF EMPIRE‘ is a new short virtual reality (VR) and immersive film which drops the viewer into the tumultuous…

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‘Ninety Days’ and two other plays reflect trauma of Ugandan South Asian explusion on 50th anniversary…

It was this week 50 years ago that Uganda declared that South Asians could no longer live in that country…

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Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes – Industry woes; ‘The Gray Man’, Dhanush and Russos party together in India; Ranveer Singh ‘naked’ controversy…

As ‘Shamshera’ stumbles at the box office and the Russo brothers charm India with their Mumbai appearances, it’s a nude…

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