This year’s Queer and LGBT program at the 9th Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (MIAAC) looks quite promising with a weekend full of events. The program kicks off with the NY premiere on Friday Nov 13th of Two Paise For Sunshine, Four Annas For Rain, an ode to old Bollywood songs and an affirming relationship between a gay man on the rebound and a sex worker past her prime,

Posted: November 10th, 2009

In light of the recent news where Charlize Theron raised $140,000 for a charity event by making out with another woman, OneIndia decided to poll some of the top Bollywood actresses to collect their thoughts on the kiss, and whether they would do the deed, even for charity. And, while we aren’t too surprised by some of the answers, After Ellen calls it a “disappointing interview” where the top stars

Posted: November 10th, 2009

It’s Election Day 2009 and it looks fairly certain that we are going to be stuck with Mayor Bloomberg for another term. Sure, the expanded bike lanes around the city are nice, but not enough for us to pull the lever for Bloomberg. So, below are our three reasons not to vote for Bloomberg: 1. 2004 Republican convention: Many NYers remember those August days in 2004 when Bloomberg used all

Posted: November 3rd, 2009

Hope you are recovered from the Halloween madness this year! We’re just catching up on all the gossip and interesting parties from Halloween ’09. We’re still waiting for pics from Allison Sarofim’s famed 80s bash. While we stayed in the city, some of the best parties were happening in the outer boroughs. On Facebook, That’s My Jam has been posting pics from their Halloween bash and Brooklyn Vegan has a

Posted: November 2nd, 2009

Now’s your chance to own an original work of art from a list of talented South Asian artists, with SAWCC’S 3rd Annual Art Auction Benefit. The event takes place on Tuesday, November 3rd at The Guild Art Gallery, 45 W. 21st street, and will feature works by Rina Banerjee, Jaishri Abichandani, Naeem Mohaiemen, Chitra Ganesh and Annu P. Matthew, whose piece is pictured in this posting . The cocktail reception

Posted: October 29th, 2009

Being completely incapacitated by a nasty bug the last few days, it felt good to come out of the slumber and see the image of President Obama signing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Many of us still remember the two brutal murders from 11 years ago that led to this landmark legislation. On June 7, 1998, in Jasper, Texas, three white men chained an

Posted: October 29th, 2009

Mark your calendars for another wild night out—join us for our third annual Desilicious Bollywood Jungle Party! Ashu Rai and DJ Bobby will be turning out Bolly/Bhangra/Dance tunes on the main dance floor and look out for jungli big screen visuals by Neeraj. Desilicious: Bollywood Jungle Friday, November 20 10pm – 4am Bolly/Dance Mix by Ashu Rai & DJ Bobby Along w/ Jungli Visuals by Neeraj in the Main Dance

Posted: October 22nd, 2009

Although Dostana, starring Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra, was released a year ago, it’s still being featured globally in film festivals and a dominant topic in the discourse of queer representation in Bollywood. And, “Shut Up and Bounce” and “Desi Girl” (and their various mixes and versions) continue to pack the dance floor at Desilicious! EGO Magazine recently caught up with Dostana director Tarun Mansukhani to discuss the

Posted: October 22nd, 2009