by Global Indian | Sep 18, 2021
(September 18, 2021) Mira Nair launched a new girl, one who worked with the great Italian director Federico Fellini, opposite Denzel Washington in the 1991 romantic drama Mississippi Masala. But little did this girl know that she would soon be going to wow the...
by Global Indian | Sep 14, 2021
(September 14, 2021) Sitting in her dad’s cinema hall and watching films was something that Deepa Mehta loved as a child. But the 1950s wasn’t a time for any Indian woman to think that she could direct a film. Even Mehta had no plans of pursuing it as a...
by Global Indian | Sep 8, 2021
(September 8, 2021) “I was married at your age. You don’t even want to learn how to cook dal.” Who can forget this epic dialogue from the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham. A film that brought the Indian diaspora alive on the big screen, all thanks to...
by Global Indian | Aug 18, 2021
(August 18, 2021) Realism and socio-political commentary—this is what makes Mira Nair’s art exceptional. With heavy influences of Indian roots at the center of her storytelling, the 63-year-old’s work is brushed with real cultural elements. It’s the...
by Global Indian | Aug 5, 2021
(August 5, 2021; 10 am) They are funny, witty, stylish and sassy — meet the Indian influencers who have taken over social media and how. This social media brigade is presenting a slice of India to the world one post at a time, and are loved by their army of...
