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indica News Bureau- It was 42 years back that Amitabh Bachchan’s cult hit “Don” was released. The veteran actor took to social media to reminisce about the film. He recalled why the distributors were not happy with the film’s title. Here is what Amitabh Bachchan tells about the name of the film: “When Chandra and […]
IANS- Bollywood celebrities continue to express concern about the trying conditions of migrant workers stranded in different amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Taking to Twitter on Monday, Shraddha Kapoor urged: “A request to whoever comes across the migrants who have been allowed to walk home on humanitarian grounds in Maharashtra, please give them food and water […]
Ritu Jha- Born in Mumbai, dancer Joya Kazi came to the US just two weeks short of her first birthday. These days she lives in Hollywood and has choreographed dance in “Never Have I Ever,” an ongoing Netflix 10-episode comedy-drama produced by Indian-American Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher. Though many won’t recognize her by name […]
Indica News Bureau- The Akshaya Patra Foundation, an international nonprofit organization focused on combatting hunger and ensuring access to education, held its Boston Virtual Gala on Sunday, May 3, raising $1 million to provide COVID-19 relief to migrant workers and children in India, the organization said in a press release. Prof. Ashish Jha of the […]
IANS- As Irrfan Khan’s career in Hollywood was picking up, he was identified to play India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru during the final days of the British Empire and the partition of the sub-continent in 1947 but the project fell through largely due to the Indian government’s nitpicking with the script and cost overruns. […]
indica News Bureau- The Embassy of India Student Hub hosted a dialogue with NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams to discuss isolation in space, social distancing, Women in STEM, and her career as an astronaut. Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams compared the international Indian student experience during COVID-19 to being in space in a spacecraft “where you don’t […]
indica News Bureau- Sewa International Bay Area Chapter donated 28,000 surgical, N95, and KN95 masks to first responders such as healthcare workers, police officers, firefighters, and hospital staff on Sunday, May 3 in an invitation-only drive-through event as part of its COVID-19 relief efforts. Supplies were distributed to 20 agencies including San Mateo Medical Center, […]
IANS- Saturday marks the beginning of the late Oscar-winning cinema titan Satyajit Ray’s birth centenary. The film fraternity commemorated the occasion on social media, thanking Ray for his priceless contribution to Indian cinema. Bengali superstar Prosenjit tweeted in Bangla: “The name Satyajit Ray shines like a bright star in the hearts of culture-enthusiasts across the […]
Sukant Deepak – He says that being an outsider gives him a unique perspective. That he can look at things not only objectively but also with a certain degree of empathy. “And then you are able to observe the contrasts and contradictions without being judgemental,” says playwright Atamjit Singh, recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi […]
Arul Louis- While declaring May as Asian American Heritage Month, US President Donald Trump recalled his visit to India as “a demonstration of our nation’s enduring friendship with one of the world’s largest and most diverse countries”. He said on Wednesday that the visit in February “also reaffirmed that India and the United States are […]
