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A few years ago I saw a movie at a film festival that I loved. I wanted to recommend it to everyone I knew, but… more
A few years ago I saw a movie at a film festival that I loved. I wanted to recommend it to everyone I knew, but… more
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There are times in life where you just have to put your head down and get it done. Your focus is singular and you’re working… more
Freida Pinto has captured the limelight lately with appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Access Hollywood for her new film TRISHNA by director… more
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Join us this Sunday, July 8th in LA for a special IFC Films pre-release screening of Freida Pinto’s new film TRISHNA, also starring Riz Ahmed.… more
You’re on camera. Doing your thing in the internet age (read Youtube). You give it your all for your fans and hope that your message… more
The movie traces the journey of a lost backpack. Twenty-five filmmakers collaborating on a single film, each with equal ownership and a say in the… more
Vasan Bala’s Peddlers selected for the Cannes Critic Week. It will compete for the Camera d’Or.… more
Imagine a luxe inspiration board for your home – with the perfect blend of East and West. Except it’s not a board, it’s a magazine… more
The Bad Girl’s Back So she flipped 100 million people the bird during the Superbowl. We wonder why that’s a surprise. This is M.I.A. we’re… more
Watched best in full screen. Don’t try this at home. Read more on M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls”… more
An impressive skyline. A place teaming with people who have a profound love of their city – and a vocal disdain for other places. … more
Himalaya Song is a musically infused cinematic performance that explores this majestic mountain range and its interconnecting cultures as the region undergoes major environmental and… more
We don’t do a whole lot of Bollywood around here, but a slick, action-packed film with SRK, Priyanka Chopra and director Farhan Akhtar – we… more
A picture’s worth a thousand words. But these images, shot by photographer Farrokh Chothia, might just be worth a whole book. Farrokh (aka FC), has… more
Akon, SRK and The Making of Chammak Challo By now you’ve heard about the Akon, Shah Rukh Khan collaboration. What you may not know is… more
Freida Pinto as photographed for Interview Magazine by Mert Alas Haters beware. She’s no flash in the pan. After her breakout role in Slumdog Millionaire… more
You’re immersed in the (semi) plot line of a Bollywood movie. Boy has met girl. Boy has lost girl. Boy is chasing girl and so… more
What’s got more swagger than a Maharaja on a throne? Try a Maharaja on a throne in the midst of modern day Delhi shot by… more
Your assignment, should you choose to accept it – scout a location for the next Hindi film super hit aka recce (for the uninitiated, recce:… more
Dispatch from Mumbai by Deepti Datt for Republic of Brown Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD), like its director Zoya Akhtar, is a hybrid. A classic,… more
Mix it, stir it, shake it or drink it straight. It’s Vodka, the drink of choice for many. And if you’re Absolut Vodka, it’s also… more
Out in theaters July 1, 2011, Delhi Belly promises to surprise and entertain. We have it from an inside source (Poorna Jagannathan who plays one… more
You consider yourself cultured, traveled, cosmopolitan even. You know the latest designers, authors, restaurants. You have a concierge service on speed dial. But lately your… more
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