Ok, the rubbish name might not give much away, but Actor Prepares is being dubbed the Bollywood Academy, a newly established UK-based acting school which aims to train budding actors for the world of Indian cinema. It is the brain child of veteran Bollywood star Anupam Kher, which could explain the rather literal title, [...][...more]
Two years ago nobody had heard of Imran Hakim. Then one day he entered the BBC’s Dragons’ Den with his brother dressed in a bear costume… it seemed like a joke at first, a pitch that would be remembered for all the wrong reasons. But today, with a business turning over £11million, it’s fair to [...][...more]
Earlier this year, I reported on the Muslim Writer Awards, a prestigious award ceremony which celebrated the cream of unsung talent within the UK Muslim community. The event attracted big media names such as Jermaine Jackson and James Caan, but without question, the show belonged to the winners - they showed wit, creativity, and passion in their [...][...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]
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]
It’s official - big money is back in Bollywood. And the relative newbies are jacking up their rates. It has recently been reported in Indian press that Imran Khan, relative of Bollywood big-shot Aamir Khan, following the success of his debut movie Janne Tu Ya Jaane Na, has been offered Rs 7 crore ($1.6 million) for [...][...more]
A few weeks back, I put forward the argument on why I thought the Masood’s from Eastenders were one of the few Asian TV families to get a realistic storyline and a fair amount of airtime. However, a report published at the end of last week seems to contradict my opinion altogether. The study, conducted by [...][...more]
As a fairly open-minded Asian girl (at least I’d like to think so), I have friends across the entire spectrum of the whole clothes debacle, from those who wear full burka, to others who are self-confessed party dress/kitten heel/boob tube kinda girls (love them all, though I do). I fall somewhere in the middle. With [...][...more]
The hot “Muslim story” of last week was centred around an accusation towards Sir Ian Blair, Britain’s most senior police officer, of overlooking black and Asian detectives for promotion in favour of his white colleagues. This may come as no surprise to some; the racism that dogs the police force has somewhat been an open secret. [...][...more]
In today’s forward-looking multicultural society, the “forced marriage” is still an issue that dogs some Asian communities. “Honour killings” and missing Asian girls have become a frequent occurrence on local - and even national media. It is perhaps true that only those within such communities can understand the true extent of the issue. That [...][...more]
Tehran born M.I.L.A.D talks to InsideDesi’s Halima Khatun about his trials and tribulations in attempting to break into the mainstream.[...more]
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