by Hamida Parkar | Jan 20, 2020 | *Slider - Latest, Films, Pop Culture
It was a year for the creative and the restless in Hindi cinema as filmmakers told inspirational stories which balanced reality and fantasy in equal measure. Innovation won and we had some brilliant winners in the process. Here are my top 10 picks for 2019. 1. Soni...
by Staff Writer | Jan 12, 2020 | Articles, Culture
A notable cultural event of the SF Bay Area, the 22nd San Francisco Independent Film Festival features poignant and evocative content. From clever gangster dramas to social dystopias to dark comedies, the myriad of Asian films presented at this event provide a...
by Staff Writer | Jan 12, 2020 | Articles, Culture
With her latest film Chhapaak, Deepika Padukone addresses vitriolage, shatters gender stereotypes, and attacks modern-day misogyny. Malti (Deepika Padukone) was attacked with acid on a street in New Delhi, in 2005. Through her story, the film makes an attempt to...
by Mona Shah | Jan 12, 2020 | Entertainment, Event Previews
DCF co-founder Samson Koletkar (aka Mahatma Moses) says this all started nearly ten years ago in the aftermath of the coordinated series of terrorist attacks across Mumbai in 2008. Koletkar, who grew up in Mumbai felt helpless about the mistrust, anger and ill-will....
by Hamida Parkar | Jan 6, 2020 | *Slider - Latest, Entertainment
1. Made in Heaven imdb Rating 8.3/10 Amazon Prime Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti collaborated with screenwriter Alankrita Shrivastava to create a nine-part series Made In Heaven, giving us an intimate view into big, fat Indian weddings and their planning teams. At the...
by Kalpana M. | Dec 16, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Articles, Films, Pop Culture
When I learned that the Oscar International committee had disqualified a movie from Nigeria because it was predominantly in English, I was appalled. I’m an Indian immigrant who came to America in 1985 but I’ve been speaking English since I was a child. Sometimes, I...
