There’s an Upcoming Film Called ‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’ and I’m Scared
So there’s a film called The Hundred-Foot Journey releasing August 8. According to IMDB, it’s “A story centered on an Indian family who moves to … Read more
‘My Dear Americans’ Competes In PBS Online Film Festival
My Dear Americans is one of 25 films selected to compete in the 2014 PBS Online Film Festival and the only South Asian short in … Read more
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
When The Aerogram & The Toast Got Together to Watch A Bad Gay Movie
“Can I be the Dr. Blight to your Mal?” I asked Mallory Ortberg, media doyenne and The Toast editrix extraordinaire, last night. “Yes. For sure,” she … 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
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: The Comeback Queen of Cannes
She is 40. She is a mother of a toddler. She married into the first family of Bollywood. She hasn’t acted in five years. Just … Read more
Why Isn’t There a Bollywood Version of ‘Bridesmaids’ Yet?
Remember when much of mankind stuck its collective head inside an oven and randomly decided women couldn’t be funny (despite the existence of 30 Rock, … 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
Iggy Azalea ‘Bounces’ from Sari Drag to Bhangra Racket in ‘Million Dollar Dream’
It’s been a bumpy ride, Iggy. You did the whole white-girl’s-day-out-in-India thing for a music video and made us cringe because, girl, you cannot just … 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
