Mark your calendars for our biggest and hottest party of the year! We’re taking the party back to BB King to kick off Pride weekend with a pinkalicious good time. Desilicious: Hot Pink Pride! Friday, June 25th BB King 243 West 42nd Street Btwn 7th and 8th Ave 18+/21 to Drink Tickets are $20 at the door. Purchase LIMITED $15 tickets here. Bolly House Mix by Ashu Rai and DJ

Sholay Productions invites you to bask in the beats of Bollywood and dance tracks at Pachita, the exclusive top floor of the international club Pacha featuring a top notch sound system, Moroccan vaulted ceilings spacious dance floor, and a plush lounge. Desilicious Bollywood Wonderland Saturday, May 22nd Doors Open 10pm Pachita 618 W. 46th Street (@ 11th Avenue) Entrance is west of Pacha’s main entrance Music by Ashu Rai and

We’re two months late in posting this article, but we wanted to link to this blog posting on our Desilicious Bollywood Blue Bash from February at Next Magazine’s “Scene + Heard” blog. Written by Christopher Dilley, whom many of you may recognize as the roving Next photographer around town, the post also includes a short video snippet of the party, along with some Ali Zafar in the background.

Thanks for coming out to our 8th Anniversary Bash Saturday at Pachita. The club was packed all night and the vibe was amazing and Ashu Rai and DJ Bobby kept the dance floor going until almost 4:30AM! Check back soon for pics on this incredible night. In the meantime, we’ve got some more Party Pics posted, up through our New Year’s Eve party. And, if you are approached by one

Don’t miss our 8th Anniversary extravaganza as we take the party back to Pachita — the exclusive penthouse floor of the legendary international club Pacha! Ashu Rai and DJ Bobby will be serving up your favorite Bolly Dance beats along with big-screen visuals by Neeraj. Arrive early to revel in 8 years of Desi + Queer + Fab and get in for just 8 bucks before 11pm! Sholay Productions Presents

Friday night’s Desilicious successfully brought the monthly South Asian party to a new venue despite trepidation over the looming snowstorm. “We were a little nervous with the weather,” said promoter Atiif Toor of Sholay Productions, “but realized we have such a die-hard crowd that rain or shine, snow or sleet they’re coming out—and they did so we’re happy about that.” Bringing their hit party to Pachita, they themed the evening as the Bollywood Blue Bash. “We

Get ready to shake those winter blues as we take the party to NYC’s hottest nightspot for a celebration of true blue Bollywood decadence! Don’t miss our first ever party at the luxurious Pachita housed on the exclusive top floor of the premier international club, Pacha! Pachita features a top notch sound system, spacious dance floor, club lighting and swaths of mod blue banquettes to lounge on. Throw on something

It was a lackluster year for Bollywood (stay tuned for our top 10 films or 5 if we can even find that many). On the other hand, some of the most unwatchable films (Kambakht Ishq) managed to at least produce some quality tunes for playing at Desilicious. Below is Sholay’s top 10 list for tracks that packed the dance floor in 2009: Keeping with the ’09 theme of unwatchable films