Read “Dubbing for Obama” Excerpt From Anand Pandian’s Reel World
Reel World: An Anthropology of Creation explores what happens to life when everything begins to look and feel like cinema. Drawing on years of fieldwork … Read more
IFFLA 2016 Pays Tribute To Legendary Filmmaker Bimal Roy
This year’s Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) commemorates the 50th anniversary of director Bimal Roy’s death with a restored version tribute screening of … Read more
Why Kapoor & Sons Is Not About The Sons
In Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921), Ratna Pathak’s nuanced performance as the mother who has sacrificed her life for her family but aspires to something … Read more
“Loud Music, Alcohol and Other Substances”: How the Kapoor & Sons Cast Bonded
Few film houses can make the lives of beautiful people as complicated and dramatic as Dharma Productions. Their latest offering Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) … Read more
CAAMFest 2016: Celebrating Asian American Stories
The 34th CAAMFest is underway, March 10-20, in San Francisco and Oakland. Organized by the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), a nonprofit committed to presenting … Read more
Why Haven’t U.S. Media Outlets Reviewed Priyanka Chopra’s Jai Gangaajal Yet?
Y’all. A lot has changed since Quantico came into our lives last fall. Priyanka Chopra won a People’s Choice Award, cast a spell on SAG … Read more
A Few #OscarsSoDesi Highlights From Oscars 2016
Some remarkable desi moments were part of the 2016 Academy Awards red carpet and awards ceremony. For those who’d like a quick rundown of the … Read more
Take a Break from Watching Priyanka Chopra at the Oscars to Watch the #JusticeForFlint Livecast
Remember when this list of “additional presenters” for this year’s Oscars telecast was unveiled? My first instinct was to feel pride. Like, holy sh*%balls! Priyanka Chopra … Read more
Dheepan’s Drama A Story of Crisis, Love And Migration
Dheepan is one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2015, having won the famed Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Director Jacques Audiard … Read more
Priyanka Chopra and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Make Important Baywatch Announcement
Spoiler alert: Queen of Perfection Priyanka Chopra will be starring as The Rock’s love interest in the upcoming film reboot of Baywatch. Below’s the full announcement, … Read more
