Pataal Lok (2020) is a crime investigation Amazon Prime series produced by the Indian film actress Anushka Sharma. After its release, earlier this year, many Indians and diaspora Sikhs took to social media to air their […]
Category: Interview
The Diaspora Screen Media Network
The Diaspora Screen Media Network (DSMN) is a research project headed by Professor Janet Wilson (Principal Investigator), Professor Rajinder Dudrah (Co Investigator) and Dr David Simmons (Research Co-Ordinator). DSMN explores the new developments taking place […]
MannMukti on Mental Health
Tell us about MannMukti and what prompted you to start the organisation? In the fall of 2015, I lost my childhood best friend to mental illness. I felt that what he went through could’ve […]
Interview: Is there a denial of caste discrimination in India?
Since researching caste studies and sharing those findings on my social media pages I have learnt much about the experiences of my followers through online interactions. Initially I experienced a strong reluctance from people in […]
Faraz Arif Ansari on Filmmaking & Queer Identity
Faraz Arif Ansari is an Indian filmmaker and the director of Sisak, India’s first silent LGBT film. I came across his work at the first British Asian LGBT conference held in Birmingham in the UK […]
Script Editor Naz Ahmed on defying the odds
MY JOURNEY AS A CREATIVE WOMAN WHO DEFYED THE ODDS… As with any journey, I guess one should start right at the very beginning. So, nearly thirty years ago, I remember telling someone about my […]
Interview: Kapil Seshasayee launches his first music album on the caste system
Kapil Seshasayee is a Scottish Indian artist and musician who is releasing his first music album “A Sacred Bore” on September 14th. Kapil was born in Tamil Nadu India and moved to Scotland when he […]
All India Bakchod’s ‘The Bollywood Diva Song’ – Interview with the writers
Popular Indian comedy group All India Bakchod, commonly referred to as AIB, created a rather excellent music video earlier this year starring Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut. AIB released ‘The Bollywood Diva Song’ in September to […]
An Indian Summer in Leicester
Having started in August and running until the end of October, An Indian Summer is a vibrant festival celebrating South Asian culture in the heart of Leicester city over three months: from applauding the arts […]
The Pink Ladoo Project: Interview with founder Raj Khaira
The Pink Ladoo Project is an inspiring campaign headed by London based lawyer and activist Raj Khaira. Having started in October 2015, its followers have grown on social media to a more than 30,000, and […]
The Birmingham Indian Film Festival: Interview with Dharmesh Rajput Head of Cinema
Europe’s largest Indian film festival arrived in Birmingham on 23 June, with a packed programme full of exciting new films and pre-and post-screening talks with cast and crew members of the selected movies. The Birmingham […]
Doctors & Bollywood: Interview with Producer Nasreen Ahmed
As one of the fastest drama productions in television, BBC’s daytime TV show Doctors is now in its 19th series having entertained fans of the show since the year 2000. On June 7th, BBC Drama […]
Russia’s Got Talent Star Svetlana Tulasi talks Kathak, Bollywood & future aspirations
The Russian Kathak dancer of Indian descent, Svetlana Tulasi was a semi-finalist on this year’s Russia’s Got Talent who mesmerised dance lovers around the world with her gracious performance. Svetlana’s eloquently fluent Bollywood-inspired Kathak dance […]