Director Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad Returns to His Roots with New Thriller ‘Jinn’
Growing up in a South Asian Muslim family in Detroit, filmmaker Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad (It’s a Mismatch and Alliance) used to hear folklore about jinns — supernatural … Read more
Watch Hari Kondabolu Make his ‘Letterman’ Debut
Comedian Hari Kondabolu appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman last night and looked completely at home. In typical Kondabolu fashion, the comic covered … Read more
Lorde ‘Royals’ Parody Tears Into Hollywood Typecasting
Show of hands: Who thinks that Cece Parekh on New Girl would be more fascinating to watch as a lead instead of Jess? ME TOO. … Read more
Mindy Kaling: ‘The Mindy Project’ Set is Too Sexy for My Dad
While holding court during a panel discussion for The Mindy Project Tuesday at TV fan festival PaleyFest in Los Angeles, star, writer and producer Mindy Kaling … Read more
Cities of Yesterday & Tomorrow: The Balance of Two Unique Landmark LGBT Rulings
The day before I turned thirty last December, I felt my heart crumble in my chest. India, my motherland, had trebucheted itself back into the … Read more
Mindy Kaling to Critics: “I’m a [Bleeping] Indian Woman Who Has Her Own [Bleeping] Show”
Tell us how you really feel, Mindy. Sitcom star Mindy Kaling raised a lot of eyebrows during a panel at SXSW on Monday after she … Read more
Mindy Kaling Explains Her Fascination with Serial Killers
Mindy Kaling’s interest in the macabre is well known to anyone who has read her book or watched her talk show appearances. In this new … Read more
Celebrating Maha Shivaratri: Bhajans for the Younger Generation
Hindus around the world celebrated Maha Shivaratri or “the great night of Shiva,” this week. Not only is this festival observed on the 14th night … Read more
A Conversation With Ritesh Batra, Director of ‘The Lunchbox’
The Mumbai portrayed in The Lunchbox, director Ritesh Batra’s latest film, is one that’s very different from what fans of Indian cinema are probably used … Read more
A New Web Series For All the ‘Bad Indians’ Out There
The new trailer for Janaki Tambe’s new webseries begins with a series of facts that are probably familiar to many of the Indian Americans reading … Read more
