Posted on 15 December 2008 by Kaynath Parvez
In her latest article, Kia Abdullah relayed the story of how her honeymoon began disastrously after she and her husband were detained by US customs in New York… because of their surname. She quotes her husband to be told by an officer, “With a name like Khan, you can forget about it.”
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Posted on 15 June 2008 by Sharin Randhawa
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) held the Idea IIFA awards show last weekend with over 600 million viewers tuning in worldwide - making it one of the most watched entertainment award shows in history.
The IIFA’s are certainty one of the most eagerly anticipated award shows on the Bollywood calendar, attended by all the top [...]
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Posted on 11 June 2008 by Amna Ahmed
The Baadshah of Bollywood, having clearly conquered the silver screen, is now increasing his foot hold on the smaller screens in an attempt to reign supreme there to.
The superstar started off his acting career on a television serial called Fauji back in 1988, and as we are all aware, he has come a tremendous way [...]
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Posted on 26 May 2008 by Sharin Randhawa
It seems like everyone is a Perez Hilton these days. Hollywood celebrities and your average Jo Schmoe have been revealing their nasty inner secrets ever since celebrity stalking became a full time sport. Now, our very own Bollywood celebrities are taking some time out of their busy lives to communicate with their fans, not to [...]
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Posted on 05 May 2008 by Readers Column
When most people discover my penchant for Bollywood, they are somewhat puzzled. I am of African descent; I grew up in Africa and then moved to the United Kingdom and so it is not hard to see how people would wonder about my love for the genre. My responses to queries as to Bollywood’s appeal [...]
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