If you’ve ever been to Venice Boulevard in June or July, you might notice mangos stacked conspicuously in boxes outside the South Asian grocery stores that line the street.The boxes mark the seasonal start of a fierce, but typically respectful competition in a community where passions for mangos run deep.Grocers field calls from regular customers testing the coin of their relationships, and hear from family and friends trying to reserve boxes. Favors are collected, promises made and broken. Indian mangos — and no other kind will serve — must be flown in at great cost and shopkeepers stock them in limited numbers for just two months during the summer.For the victorious, there’s the Alphonso mango — rich, creamy amber flesh with golden-yellow skin lightly touched with red. If you look hard and know the right people, you can obtain Kesar mangos, with mellow green-yellow skin and bright orange flesh. For many South Asian immigrant families, this is home: … [Read more...] about A constellation of South Asian culture on Venice Boulevard
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Sridevi’s Brother-In-Law Sanjay Kapoor shares an old family picture with the late legendary actress
A year has passed since the passing away of one of the most versatile actresses the Bollywood has ever seen. People can't still stop talking about the beauty and the charm of Sridevi , who left us all mesmerized by her magic on-screen. It's been a year since the beautiful soul left us but her memories still remain fresh in the hearts of all movie lovers. Recently, various social media platforms were flooded with wishes and tributes from millions of fans and followers, along with Bollywood celebs who paid homage to the late actress on her first death anniversary. People really got emotional remembering the first Lady Superstar of Bollywood and realizing that she is no more. Actor Sanjay Kapoor also remembered her sister-in-law Sridevi with an old family picture. All the Kapoor siblings are seen posing with their respective spouses in the picture. We can see Boney Kapoor , Anil Kapoor , Sunita Kapoor, Maheep and Reena, and Sandeep Marwah. Sanjay shared the image with a heart … [Read more...] about Sridevi’s Brother-In-Law Sanjay Kapoor shares an old family picture with the late legendary actress
Will the new Nancy Drew movie maintain her 80-year-old status as a feminist icon?
By Tanveer Khadim Published: February 4, 2019 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase is coming to theaters on March 15, 2019. From the year 1930 till 2003, the Nancy Drew series, comprising of 175 novels as well as 34 revised stories, has captured the hearts of its readers, particularly female readers, who found the tales of the brave female detective very intriguing. Although many authors tried to evolve the heroine’s character with changing times, culture and audience’s perception, throughout eight decades the central idea of the books stayed true to the original one that was created by Edward Stratemeyer. The Nancy Drew books have been brought to the screen before by various filmmakers. The latest director to join this league is Poison Ivy (1992) famed Katt Shea, who brings to us Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase.The trailer of Shea’s upcoming project has been released, showing the decades-old young detective but with a … [Read more...] about Will the new Nancy Drew movie maintain her 80-year-old status as a feminist icon?
8 game changers of Bollywood that wowed us in 2018
By Mehrooj Rai Published: December 26, 2018 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email With quirky scripts being enough to keep the audience entertained, this year proved there's far more to Bollywood than we think. The year 2018 has been one of the most surprising ones in recent Bollywood memory, for it has been one where content ruled above all other elements in films. This year in particular, movies with unique content found solidification in Bollywood. While big-budget films (those with a lot of expectations associated) tanked at the box office, smaller films with lower budget and lesser known faces triumphed massively. One of the most shocking things about this year was that films with massive stars such as Salman Khan and Aamir Khan underperformed against the hopes and excitement of their fans, while lesser known faces like Rajkummar Rao, Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khurrana emerged successful and catapulted these actors towards stardom.Additionally, the year also worked … [Read more...] about 8 game changers of Bollywood that wowed us in 2018
The year of the underdog: 8 movies that made 2018 a game changer for Bollywood
By Mehrooj Rai Published: December 26, 2018 0 SHARES Share Tweet Email With quirky scripts being enough to keep the audience entertained, this year proved there's far more to Bollywood than we think. The year 2018 has been one of the most surprising ones in recent Bollywood memory, for it has been one where content ruled above all other elements in films. This year in particular, movies with unique content found solidification in Bollywood. While big-budget films (those with a lot of expectations associated) tanked at the box office, smaller films with lower budget and lesser known faces triumphed massively. One of the most shocking things about this year was that films with massive stars such as Salman Khan and Aamir Khan underperformed against the hopes and excitement of their fans, while lesser known faces like Rajkummar Rao, Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khurrana emerged successful and catapulted these actors towards stardom.Additionally, the year also worked … [Read more...] about The year of the underdog: 8 movies that made 2018 a game changer for Bollywood