by Yasmin Sadek
My recent trip to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe rekindled my love for theatre and arts. One play in particular gripped my attention. It centred on Bollywood, and the theme of the play reminded me of the problems we try and hide within the British Asian community. “It Ain’t All Bollywood” is a theatrical play written by [...][...more]
It’s no secret that Bollywood is, and has always been a male-dominated industry. The men get paid more, and enjoy much longer, illustrious careers, while their female equivalent see their fee and film offers reduce greatly once they hit 30. Bipasha Basu, possibly the most forthright and outspoken actress in Bollywood (bar perhaps Kareena Kapoor) has [...][...more]
by Aliya Rashid
Are we Asians a tight-fisted lot? Do you only believe that charity begins at home? Not true I hear you cry. I’m generous; I give money to causes back home, in the ‘motherland’. Well, that’s great! But what about here? What about the organisations over here that deal specifically with Asian problems. How much do we give them? [...][...more]
I am writing to express my heartfelt sadness at the death of media coverage on the world’s oldest unresolved international conflicts, Kashmir. To relay the words of French Author and Nobel Prize Winner Andre Gide: “Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.” The [...][...more]
InsideDesi's Kaynath Parvez catches up with Bollywood star Dino Morea to talk about Love, Life and John Abraham.[...more]
Big Boss is the Indian version of Big Brother, it is now in its second series with the opening night taking in a record number of viewers (over four million). As one would suspect, every candidate in the Indian house seemed to have aspirations in Bollywood in one form or another - and then [...][...more]
by Pras Geng
Flex FX is the leading performance arts and entertainment company of its kind in the UK, catering for shows with explosive acts as well as offering dance lessons and an event management service. Their résumé boasts an impressive number of live performances, earning them the unofficial title of ‘biggest Asian dance troop in the UK’. They [...][...more]
by Seema Sidha
The summer is here and so is the hottest Bollywood concert of the decade, yes! It is the Bachchan’s Unforgettable World Tour. With the unprecedented success in Toronto and America, the tour is now set to come to London. The show starring Bollywood’s royalty Mr.Amitabh Bachchan, the younger Bachchan couple - Aishwarya and Abhishek, Preity Zinta, [...][...more]
by Lady Jalebi
“Lady Jalebi is a young, vibrant Londoner quite happily living the single life and playing the field. Her anxious parents however, think it’s high time she settled down and are on a quest to find the perfect Desi guy for her to marry. From set ups to speed dating, join her each month as she [...][...more]
Bhangra beats, Bollywood melodies, urban flavas. Yes that’s right, the London Mela rolled into Gunnersbury Park last weekend for an eclectic celebration of all things Desi. In fitting London ish-tyle, the event was split into seven zones, each with its own vibe and party atmosphere. The music coming from the boombox was a heady mix of urban, [...][...more]
This month sees a series of events being hosted across the UK to kick start the Ramadan Festival. The events, held in London, include a food festival, a cultural art and dance programme and a Qawalli tour. The festival has already been running successfully for three years in Holland and aims to promote greater mutual understanding [...][...more]
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