A new video released by Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) “Change the Clap” challenges social norms around the perception of the trans community in South Asia. It portrays the harassment, brutality and incessant clapping with the palms that trans people face in public spaces on a daily basis in South Asia and highlights trans activists who are fighting for trans rights. The video features Pakistan’s first trans fashion model and activist, Kami

Every few years, we’re always looking forward to the latest Sanjay Leela Bhansali epic film and we’re due a new one, two years after ‘Bajirao Mastani”.  The director’s latest, “Padmavati“, will feature Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor.   Based on the life of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khilji (played by Ranveer Singh),  rumors are circulating that the film will delve into the ruler’s attraction to the slave-general Malik Kafur.  The

Kangana Ranaut is back on our Pop Kulcha page with this wonderful and biting satire of Bollywood and its sexism.  She’s collaborated with All India Bakchod,  the Indian sketch comedy group, on this wonderful dance video.    

As Hurricane Harvey continues to dump rain on the Gulf Coast and floodwaters rise, thousands of Texans have been displaced and that number is expected to rise. The storm system is slated to remain in the Houston region through end of week where some areas may see accumulations of up to 50 inches.  Here is a comprehensive list of organizations where you can donate money, medical supplies, clothing and shelter for those impacted

Here’s a group shot from Sridevi’s 54th birthday party, which was hosted by Manish Malhotra and posted on the birthday girl’s Instagram.  There’s a lot of diva star power in this shot with our favorite, Rekha, looking glamorous in white with her dupatta and shades.  Also in attendance were Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Rani Mukerji  and Shabana Azmi.

Photos by Gerald Hurt

With the barrage of political and Trump-related news and breaking alerts on Friday, one could also not miss the excitement from LGBT and South Asians Bollywood fans around the Tri-State Area (and worldwide) with the latest Bollywood bombshell.  ABC has greenlit the development of a comedy series about a former Bollywood star  (based on the life of Madhuri Dixit) and produced by Priyanka Chopra.   Priyanka confirmed the news yesterday on Instagram and

“I’m Sikh, and culturally the older generation don’t accept homosexuality. My father ordered me to marry a woman because he thought that would cure my homosexuality.” Ranjeep, a Sikh man living in the UK describes his family’s extreme response when he came out to them as gay in this BBC article about LGBTQ South Asians who are being forced into heterosexual marriages in Britain. The Foreign Office and Home Office set up