Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express delves a bit into Bollywood’s portrayal of queer characters, in light of last year’s decision by the Delhi High Court, “Dostana” and even “Dunno Y Na Jaane Kyon”. Will it get better and will Bollywood be able to release their own version of “Milk”? As Gupta notes, the industry still can’t get over even the basic ethnic stereotypes (including Parsis and South Indians), so we

As you may have heard, Pam Anderson has been causing quite a ruckus in India with her appearance on the reality show “Big Boss” and her “attempt” at a Bollywood dance number with her version of ” Dhak Dhak Karne Laga”. Our resident visual maestro, Lotus Visual, has created his own Pam Anderson Bollytwood dance number, which we think is more interesting and fun. [vimeo 17351514 w=560] Jab Chaye Mera

Today, December 1, 2010 is World Aids Day, a global campaign dedicated to raising public awareness, removing the unwarranted stigma that surrounds HIV and finding a cure to the disease that has taken the lives of millions of men, women and children around the globe. Since 1987, December 1st has marked World Aids Day and the President of the Unites States has made a proclamation on this day since 1995.

Over the weekend, thousands of folks in Delhi marched and danced in the streets to celebrate gay pride, especially in light of last summer’s High Court decision to strike down Section 377. The news articles and pictures are coming in and look amazing. Congrats to our desi queers, lesbians and transgendered sisters and brothers! Update: Check out an article by Aseem Chhabra here.

Our pictures from our October party, Desilicious Kaali Raat, are up. The pictures look great this month and our crowd looks extremely hot and fierce in their best black. Take a look here, and while you are at it, become a fan of Sholay Events to get the latest pics and gossip tidbits!

We are proud to be co-presenting, along with Lotus Visual, Memories in March starring Rituparno Ghosh and Deepti Naval as part of the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council’s annual film festival (MIAAC) on Friday November 12th at SVA Theater on 23rd Street and 8th Avenue. Written by Ghosh, the movie is about a mother, an art curator from Delhi, who comes to Kolkata to collect her son’s ashes. In addition to

Thanks for turning out in sexy black and partying with us this past weekend. Now its time to throw on your favorite animal print and join us for a night of Desilicious gone wild as we bring you our Fifth Annual Bollywood Jungle Bash! We’ll be back at Touch to shake it up with Bolly/Dance beats by Ashu Rai and DJ Bobby plus big screen visuals by Neeraj. Sholay Productions’

We’re excited to be co-presenting the world premier of the rather provocatively titled film Gandu, as part of the 2010 South Asian International Film Festival. The New York Times describes the film: “With its rapping, heroin-smoking, angry-young-man hero, a film by the Bengali director Q (the title’s printable translation is “Loser”) thumbs its nose at convention and aims to shock.” Here’s a synopsis: Gandu hates his life. He hates his