Bollywood Scene Classics: 5 Romantic Dance-Offs
Whenever I happen to be forced to show off my laugh-tastic dance moves after being dragged onto the dance floor by one of my freakishly … Read more
Farah Naz Khan
Spotlight On: Bollywood-Hollywood Doppelgängers
I recently indoctrinated one of my non-desi friends to the world of Bollywood, and as we were watching Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, she couldn’t quite figure … Read more
Up Klose and Personal with Bollywood Playback Singer Sonu Nigam
Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam hardly needs an introduction, because his 20+ year career speaks for itself. And a little over a week ago, I … Read more
DhoomBros Pay Hilarious Tribute to ‘Evolution of Bollywood Dance’ 1955-2014
Earlier this week, fellow contributor to The Aerogram Ashley Kooblall pointed me towards the fantastic Penn Masala-inspired “Evolution of Bollywood Dance” video spoof by the DhoomBros. YouTube … Read more
Soundtrack Favorite: ‘Tum Se Hi’ from ‘Jab We Met’
Imtiaz Ali’s recently released film Highway serves as a stark contrast to his 2007 romantic comedy Jab We Met, which had originally put my current favorite Bollywood … Read more
Roundup: The 2014 International Indian Film Academy Awards Winners
As heartbroken as I was when I realized that my hospital call schedule would prevent me from attending this year’s IIFA awards in Tampa, Florida, I … Read more
Spotlight On: Bollywood Playback Singers Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan
Before MP3s and iPods there were cassette tapes and Walkmans — and I still have boxes filled with tapes of Bollywood soundtracks that I used to eagerly … Read more
Scene Classics: Drama on the Railways
The last time I rode a train in India was in July 2011 when I took the Shatabdi Express from Delhi to Rampur for a … Read more
A Look at the Many Ways Bollywood Mishandles Mental Health
Millions of Indians suffer from mental illnesses, yet to this day, the stigma associated with these medical conditions can be overwhelming. In a country with … Read more
‘Alice in Arabia’: A Missed Opportunity for Dialogue
For those of you who haven’t been following the Alice in Arabia controversy, allow me to take a few moments to enlighten you. About a … Read more
