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Earlier this year, we introduced you to an Indian artist named Vijay Singh. For decades, he painted the bright, larger-than-life murals that showcased current attractions in Delhi’s old Bollywood...
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To understand just how much America -- and it's ideas about gay rights and other issues -- continue to influence the rest of the world, it's worth watching a movie called English Vinglish, a Bollywood...
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In the last decade, American movie studios have been skittish about building storylines around terrorism. Meanwhile in India, Bollywood has been making lots of films that depict the sensitive topic....
View ArticleGig Alert: Bombay Rickey
ARTIST: Bombay Rickey DOWNLOAD: Bombay Rickey, "Tuco's Last Stand" GIG: Tomorrow Night at the Tea Lounge in Brooklyn (Free)As you can probably tell by their name, the band Bombay Rickey borrows some of...
View ArticleBollyX combines Bollywood dance moves with aerobics to make you more fit
Have you ever done the "screw in the light bulb" dance move? How about the "picking fruit?" You'll learn them and more moves at the new BollyX fitness class.
View ArticleIndia's Bad Boys Of YouTube
This week we bring you an interview all the way from Mumbai. All India Bakchod are one of India's most controversial and influential YouTube groups and they sit down with Ryan to talk about what...
View ArticleGig Alert: Prasanna Plays A.R. Rahman
ARTIST: PrasannaGIG: Rhythms of India: Prasanna Plays A.R. Rahman at Rubin MuseumHe’s known as “the Mozart of Madras” and “the musical storm” – the Indian producer and songwriter A.R. Rahman is one of...
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Mumbai meets Muddy Waters in a bluesy tribute to Bollywood
Meet San Jose musician Aki Kumar today, and he’ll proudly introduce himself as “The Only Bombay Blues Man.”But there was a time when Kumar, while making a name for himself on the Bay Area blues scene...
View ArticleGig Alert: Prasanna Plays A.R. Rahman
ARTIST: PrasannaGIG: Rhythms of India: Prasanna Plays A.R. Rahman at Rubin MuseumHe’s known as “the Mozart of Madras” and “the musical storm” – the Indian producer and songwriter A.R. Rahman is one of...
View ArticleThis viral song calls out Bollywood’s sexism. Here are the English lyrics
“I am tired after kissing their asses,” an actress sings as she dances to camera, addressing her male director off-screen. “You only make me dance in underwear or small clothes.” These are two of the...
View Article353- From Bombay with Love
From the 1950s right up to its collapse, people in the Soviet Union were completely infatuated with Indian cinema. India and The Soviet Union had completely different politics, languages, and cultures....
View Article353- From Bombay with Love
From the 1950s right up to its collapse, people in the Soviet Union were completely infatuated with Indian cinema. India and The Soviet Union had completely different politics, languages, and cultures....
View ArticleSomali govt struggles to push out al-Shabab
Somalia's government has stumbled in its all-out campaign to push the insurgent group al-Shabab out of cities and villages. On Sunday, militants laid siege to the Mogadishu mayor's office. And,...
View ArticleDJ Rekha's Bollywood Disco at Sultan Room
DJ Rekha's Bollywood Disco at Sultan RoomNov. 27. 9PM. $21.16“I can make you dance.” That’s what it says on DJ Rekha’s Instagram account. And for the last couple of decades, Rekha has been doing just...
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