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Feb- 2022 -8 February
Oscars shortlist 2022: ‘The Long Goodbye’, ‘Flee’, ‘Writing with Fire’ and ‘Lunana: A Yak in the classroom’ all make the cut and are on the way to 94th Academy Awards…
South Asian filmmaking talent and Afghanistan story all feature in final nominations… A FILM made in two days just before…
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6 February
Lata Mangeshkar – India mourns singer who had 70-year-plus career and touched millions around the world…
Described as India’s nightingale, India announced two days of official mourning for the passing of what many see as a…
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6 February
Lata Mangeshkar passes away – story to follow….
11.45am GMT/5.15pm IST INDIA’S most revered singer – Lata Mangeshkar – known as the country’s nightingale – passed away earlier…
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4 February
Bird Eye Review Show Series 2 Episode 2 – Ekannoborti: Bengali film drama hits the mark…
In our twice monthly review show, we watch Bengali film on hoichoi… FEMALE-CENTRED and quirky, Bengali film, ‘Ekannoborti’ is very…
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1 February
‘Two Billion Beats’: Growing pains of teenage sisters battling to survive – writer Sonali Bhattacharyya talks about her new play…
Award-winning playwright tackles Islamophobia, marginalisation, and unequal treatment in a play that brings girls’ sense of identity and belonging centre…
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Jan- 2022 -29 January
The Good Karma Hospital Series 4 – Harki Bhambra, Nimmi Harasgama and Darshan Jariwalla…
Watch what Dr Samir Hasan, Sister Mari Rodriguez and Dr Ram Nair have to say about their storylines in the…
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28 January
Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes – Testing times for industry as Southern films and stars gain ground…
Our voice on the streets of Mumbai gives us the monthly lowdown as 2022 opens with great uncertainty and a…
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21 January
ACV Bird Eye Review Show – ‘Turtle’ (Zee 5) Series 2 Episode 1 – India’s festival version of ‘Don’t Look Up’ ? (video) *changes from Series 1*
Text has been edited since original publication (27.01.22) to confirm format changes to regular show and new series that has…
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18 January
Bird Bites: What’s on… The Waves drama ‘culture war’ series starts; Soumik Datta ‘Arts Rising’ at the Southbank Centre and Orange Tree Theatre shows
What’s coming up over the next few days… Listen on the local radio and online to ‘The Waves’ – Tamasha…
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17 January
Blue Monday – tackling it with Momtaz Begum-Hossain, author of ‘Hello Rainbow’ – follow your art… (video)
ACv caught up with colour theorist to discuss Blue Monday and how your approach to colour could help… ON THIS…
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