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From Skins to Lion: How BAFTA-winning actor Dev Patel worked his magic in Hollywood
(August 14, 2021) Dancing to AR Rahman’s Jai Ho in a blue striped shirt and black denims at Mumbai’s Victoria Terminus is how Dev Patel was introduced to the world. An 18-year-old from London took to the slums of Mumbai to play the perfect Jamal Malik in...
Jonita Gandhi: The Indo-Canadian YouTuber who is ruling Bollywood chartbusters
(August 13, 2021; 9.40 am) One balmy afternoon in May 2012, Indo-Canadian artist Jonita Gandhi exploded on YouTube with the acoustic cover of Pani Da Rang. Her velvety voice, the soothing melody and distinctive tone serenaded millions across the globe. A YouTube star...
From listening to hockey commentary on radio to saving 9 goals in Olympics: Meet goalkeeper Savita Punia
“70 minute hain tumhare paas. Jao jaakar jee bhar kar khelo. Aage aane vaali zindagi mein kuch sahi ho ya na ho, ye 70 minute tumse koi nahi cheen sakta.” (You have 70 minutes, play your best. Even if nothing goes right in life after this, nobody can take...