Last week the Indo-American Arts Council hosted a book launch event to celebrate actor and author Madhur Jaffrey‘s latest release, a cookbook designed for busy people who love Indian food but find the prep time overwhelming. Loins of Punjab Presents star Ajay Naidu stopped by briefly to offer his good wishes, followed later in […]
Free today: Rakesh Satyal’s novel Blue Boy
Received the following heartfelt message from author Rakesh Satyal this morning. Do pass on the word to anyone you think might benefit from a free download of his funny and touching debut novel, Blue Boy, and its tale of the irrepressible and gifted Kiran, a young boy who loves boys (and fashion and music and […]
Aamir Khan in NYC
Aamir Khan was in New York to promote the film he produced: Peepli Live. At the end of the interview, he obliged for this:
Tonight! DJ Tigerstyle + Mother India
As part of the Celebrate Brooklyn summer festival DJ Tigerstyle has finally made it across the pond to bring us his very special 21st century take on the classic Mother India. Details on tonight’s event here. And come back soon for an in-depth interview with DJ Tigerstyle about this unique project. PS – if you […]
D’Arranged Marriage TONY Cricket Controversy
Funny linguistic kerfuffle between Rajiv Varma, star of D’Arranged Marriage, and the folks who do the theater listings at TimeOut New York magazine: Folks have one last chance (for the summer, at least), to see this action-packed one-man-show with a cast of many tomorrow night at the Triad Theater.
The Making Of Raavan (from AVS TV)
A fascinating 30-minute behind-the-scenes look. I’d definitely recommend waiting to watch it until after you’ve seen the film, not before.