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1. A funny whacky Indian gay film... at last!
Asian News, Thursday 20 November 2008I WENT to see Dostana with loads of apprehension: two reasons – just the other day I had seen the film Fashion, which was so shabby in its portrayal of homosexual characters who are once again stereotyped, emotionally abused and abjectly pushed into a heterosexual marriage option (eek, really), I was thinking can't Indian filmmakers ever come out with one decent gay portrayal?
2. Adil Ray moves to breakfast show
Asian News, Thursday 20 November 2008POPULAR radio presenter Adil Ray takes over the reins of the BBC Asian Network breakfast show (6-9am) in the New Year.
3. Bengali music inspires Zoe Rahman's new album
Asian News, Wednesday 19 November 2008DRAWN to the Bengali heritage of their father, Mercury Music Prize nominee, jazz pianist Zoe Rahman and clarinet musician Idris Rahman have created their album Where Rivers Meet.
4. 'Kidnap' out on DVD
Asian News, Monday 17 November 2008FOLLOWING the success of Jab We Met, Welcome and Singh is Kinng, Indian Films - Studio 18 has released Kidnap on DVD for audiences in the UK, North America & Canada, UAE and other international countries.
5. Playing it gay: On the sets of DOSTANA
Asian News, Monday 17 November 2008I AM in the Miami office of style and fashion publication Verve. The interior, a palette of flamingo colors, is populated by sleek staffers clutching design sketches. It is a typical day on a busy magazine.
6. Theatre director’s colourful UK tour
Asian News, Monday 17 November 2008Barbara Vijayakumar, the Rochdale-born visual artist and theatre company director, is on a UK tour of ‘Kathakali’.
7. Radio presenter supports Children in Need
Asian News, Friday 14 November 2008A BBC Asian Network presenter has shown his support for Children in Need.
8. Iconic images take centre stage
Asian News, Wednesday 5 November 2008AN EXHIBITION featuring iconic scenes from Bollywood blockbuster films is to be staged in Manchester.
9. Bollywood magic to come to Coventry
Asian News, Friday 31 October 2008A prestigious Indian film production company has chosen Coventry in the West Midlands as the location for its next movie.
10. All's well that ends well
Asian News, Thursday 30 October 2008CELINA Jaitly is delighted with the box office response to Golmaal Returns and the positive response she has received for her portrayal of a comic South-Indian, Mira Nair.