So, we begin our series of end of year/decade lists, and we’ll start off with highlighting some of the visuals that have delighted us since 2000. And at #10, it’s “Raat ka Nasha” from Santosh Sivan’s, Asoka, a very fictionalized account of the Indian emperor. As expected from a Santosh Sivan offering, the film is a visual feast, though somewhat lacking in plot and story. The soundtrack is a must

As promised, we have confirmed our New Year’s Eve party where we’ll be saying goodbye to the 2000s and ringing in 2010. This time, we’re trying out a new venue – PT212 in the Flatiron District. We’ll have an open bar until Midnight, complimentary hors d-oeuvres and much more. And, the kitchen will stay open late for everyone with the munchies. Salaam Namaste 2010 Desilicious NYE Decade-Dance For Gay and

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,

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

The internets have been all abuzz with Couture Week, which is coming to a close in Bombay. We’ve been reading about the stir caused by Suzanne Khan blowing a kiss to her hubby Hrithik from the catwalk, Sridevi on the runway looking very uncomfortable in a tight-fitting Hervé Léger dress (but stunning later on in a Manish Malhotra sari) and the boycott of Couture Week by designer duo Abu Jani-Sandeep

Thanks to After Ellen for the heads up on the new queer desi subplot to come out of Bollywood, in the movie “3 Nights 4 Days”. The movie is set at a college reunion in Goa with Madhuri Bhattacharya as Zoha, who is disowned by her “affluent Hyderabadi Muslim family” due to her “bisexuality”. Regardless, she leads a successful life as a fashion designer and has a long-time crush on

With Melrose Place being such a huge guilty pleasure in the 90s, we were a bit wary about the recent WB network reboot, with Ashlee Simpson and a comeback by Sydney Andrews (who was mowed down by a hit-and-run driver in her wedding dress years ago). But, we’ve heard that MP 2.0 is quite a thrill ride and getting campier each week. And, no more of the 90s cheesy guitar