Award-winning actor and campaigner Mehwish Hayat and acclaimed writer and director Lena Khan have joined UK Muslim Film to help the organisation challenge...
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26th Apr 2024 | Updated at 11:32pm 26th Apr 2024
Little English and truly South Asian
In the past couple of decades, British Indian films like Bend It Like Beckham and Slumdog Millionaire have not only created a lot of buzz in the South Asian diaspora but have also swept up top awards in the international arena. And yet, the...
South Asians will enjoy revisiting scenic Bangladesh through "Secrets in the Wind"
Rumki Chowdhury was born in Bangladesh and grew up in the USA. She has also lived in the UK and Sweden. With an MA in English Literature from The Queen Mary University of London and a BA in English Writing from The William Paterson University...
Masterminded by Birmingham-born British Pakistani Artistic Director Iqbal Khan, the Opening Ceremony of Commonwealth Games 2022 was a celebration of the rich and diverse history, culture and identity of the city of Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Lyn Innes’ book ‘The Last Prince of Bengal: A Family’s Journey from an Indian Palace to the Australian Outback’ is more relevant than ever right now -...
Studiocanal and Working Title Films confirm that cross-cultural British rom-com What’s Love Got To Do With It? will receive its World Premiere at the 47th edition...
Sonia’s life has always been a bit of a double act, brought up as one half of a Shirley Bassey tribute act. alongside her overbearing mother Gloria, she...
A groundbreaking new staging of Monteverdi’s opera Orpheus is set to open at Opera North in Leeds this October, before touring northern theatres alongside Verdi’s La traviata, and concerts of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice.
Padmanabh ‘Pacho’ Singh, often called ‘Royal Monarch of Jaipur’ is a star polo player, who leads a glamorous international life. He studied the history...
The Gita For Children is an accessible friend, philosopher and guide, designed to, reassure, empower, and provide direction to young readers in an increasingly...
Ahmed Kaysher is a poet and the director of this production called Reinterpretation of Frida through Indian classical music that happened at Royal Albert Hall last Wednesday (13 July). He spoke to us about exploring the parallels between Mexican...
Director Pan Nalin’s Last Film Show (aka Chhello Show) won the Best Film Award at this year's London Indian Film Festival (LIFF). It follows the Gujarati...
