Film-maker focuses on dowry in new short film
Dowry is the theme of producer, director and writer Gurmeet Sran, in his short film Umeed – The Hope, based on true events.
Gurmeet graduated...
Delhi gang-rape was turning point: Nisha Pahuja on India release
India-born Canadian filmmaker Nisha Pahuja, known for her 2012 documentary "The World Before Her", was asked to try the Indian market two years ago,...
Electronic music alive, growing in India: Prash Mistry
IANS: Bollywood music might be the favourite of numerous young Indians, but Prash Mistry, founder of British band Engine-Earz Experiment who is of Indian...
People always see rules… I’m Out of the box
Charles Thomson never dreamed of breaking into Bollywood. Born in Brisbane to Caucasian parents and in his mid-50s, he is about as far from...
Get your Hinglish on
The Fifths are new on Melbourne’s music scene. The six-member band – comprised of lead singers Rohan Raghavan and Aditya Vaddiparthi, Apurva Nargundkar on percussion,...
Rooted to soul
Singer-songwriter Arjun Coomaraswamy says that despite growing up in the UK he has always managed to stay connected to his India
He is a singer,...
Telstra gives Melbourne a chance to shake a leg, Bollywood style
The annual Telstra Bollywood Dance Competition, one of the highlights of the Indian Film Festival, attracted thousands to Federation Square in Melbourne on 4...
Groupon offers chance to act with Shah Rukh Khan
Groupon has teamed up with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan to give its customers a chance to audition for one of the most hyped...
Where Bollywood meets Collingwood!
Vets Beyond Borders hosts fund-raiser night in celebration of India, complete with a street market
Vets Beyond Borders (VBB), the not-for-profit organisation that operates vital...
Bridging the fashion divide
Modern Australian designer Divya Rao finds inspiration in ancient Indian handicrafts
For someone who has just turned 30 years old, Divya Rao has achieved quite...