Hot News Mix: Questlove Apologizes, Will Padma?
That ish dumb. Yesterday Roots drummer Questlove apologized for comments on his personal Instagram that many found offensive towards Asians. The musician, currently on tour … Read more
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Hot News Mix: India’s First-Ever LGBT Radio Station Reacts to Hateful Supreme Court Ruling + More
• India’s first LGBT radio station, Bangalore-based Q Radio, reacts to some rather heartbreaking news about the Supreme Court re-criminalizing LGBT identity the same way most of … Read more
Hot News Mix: Sharmila Tagore’s Big Speech, Nelson Mandela and Gandhi + More
Sexism Can Suck It. Actress Sharmila Tagore recently schooled everyone with a speech about women in Indian cinema. “Traditionally, we as a nation have tended … Read more
Hot News Mix: An OkCupid For Single Muslim Hipsters, Priyanka Chopra Will Make a Great Wife, + More
• A dating site for single Muslim hipsters — one of a few niches that OkCupid hasn’t been able to figure out. [NPR] • Indie rockers … Read more
15 Minutes With ‘Gori Tere Pyaar Mein’s’ Imran Khan
It’s been three years since actor Imran Khan first teamed up with director Punit Malhotra on the hit film I Hate Luv Storys. Khan and … Read more
SF Film Fest Ruffles Bollywood’s Feathers: Q&A With Executive Director Ivan Jaigirdar
With devotees from across the global South, and entrenched power that rivals Hollywood’s, Indian cinema is a peacock in the international film industry. This year … Read more
Come to the 11th Annual SF International South Asian Film Festival
Happy news, readers of The Aerogram! We’re partnering with 3rd i’s 11th Annual SF International South Asian Film Festival. What does this mean? This means … Read more
Everything You Wanted to Know about Shariff in ‘Gravity’ (But Were Too Lazy to Google)
Spoiler alert. If you happened to see Alfonso Cuarón’s film Gravity this weekend, you may have noticed a third character in addition to the duo played … Read more
Miss America’s Choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan Tells Us How That ‘Bollywood Fusion’ Dance Came to Be
Choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan is best known for choreographing several memorable routines on Fox’s hit reality dance show So You Think You Can Dance. In … Read more
Blurred Lines: Why the Death Penalty is a Terrible Way to Deal with Sex Crimes in India
Earlier this week, a judge sentenced four of the men found guilty of raping and murdering a 26-year-old student on a New Delhi bus to … Read more
