It’s that time of year and we’ve got our favorite tracks that were played on the Desilicious dance floor in 2015 here. Our favorite songs include: –  “Nachan Farrate”  from “All is Well” –  “Ghani Bawri” from “Tanu Weds, Manu Returns” – “Dance Ke Legend”  from “Hero” - “Banno” again from “Tanu Weds, Manu Returns” –  “Badshah” from DJ Waley Babu  feat Aastha Gil –  “Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba)” from “Phantom” – “Chittiyan Kalayian (DJ Aqeel &

Posted: December 31st, 2015

Happy Holidays!  Be sure to check out the latest party pics from our Desilicious Bollyween bash here.  And, we’ll be posting our annual round-up of favorite Sholay tracks (desi + non-desi) of 2015 this month and be sure to check back soon for details on our next event.   Join our Facebook page or follow Ashu Rai on Twitter.

Posted: November 30th, 2015

The hairiest month of the year is finally here! Check out Buzz Feed’s hair raising gallery of hot and hirsute desi boys assembled by Nirali Shah (we added some of our own faves below). Guys, consider giving that razor a break this month for a good cause. The Movember Foundation is is a global charity committed to men living happier, healthier, longer lives. Their funding targets prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor

Posted: November 5th, 2015

Halloween has officially become just another excuse to dress slutty…but who are we to judge? Mode’s latest video—as seen in Next Magazine—demonstrates some very punny costume ideas for boys who simply can’t keep their clothes on. Perhaps you’ll find some inspiration for Bollyween here… 10 Shirtless Halloween Costumes                

Posted: October 23rd, 2015

Mawaan Rizwan is a British gay YouTuber. He traveled to Pakistan to find out How Gay is Pakistan.  To play the video outside of the UK, make sure to first add the BBC iPlayer proxy to your Chrome browser. After it is installed, click on this link to play the video. For all the homophobia and ridicule he sees, he also finds people who have set up a center for

Posted: October 23rd, 2015

“Makeup is like foreplay. If done well, they will always want more.”—Elton Fernandez. Last month, 101 India featured Elton Fernandez, “India’s most sought after makeup maven” who has worked with Juhi Chawla, Nandita Das, Manisha Koirala, Sanjay Suri and others.  Elton talks about his days at Google and HSBC where makeup was just a hobby to him until he decided to pursue it full-time at the age of 25.  He had just

Posted: October 11th, 2015

“I didn’t think it was possible to be both LGBT and Indian, the only visible models of LGBT people I saw in the media were white.”—Alok Vaid-Menon, transfeminine South Asian writer, artist, and community organizer based in NYC. NBC News recently highlighted the struggles of LGBT South Asians in America, interviewing queer desi activists from across the country: “For LGBT South Asians in America, the road to visibility has been an

Posted: September 12th, 2015

Pakistani hunk Fawad Khan, who made his Bollywood debut in Khoobsurat opposite Sonam Kapoor, now has desi media all aflutter with the “revelation” that he’ll be playing a gay character in the upcoming Bollywood romance-drama Kapoor & Sons since 1921. In typical Bollywood tabloid style, the news is credited to an anonymous film industry source that “Fawad will play a gay in Kapoor & Sons. And yes, the character will be daringly

Posted: September 12th, 2015