Netflix Acquires Indian Skateboard Movie 'Desert Dolphin' (Exclusive)

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe National Football League Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will ban fans from wearing headdresses, American Indian-themed face paint, and other cultural misapropriations at future games, the team said in a statement Thursday.The move comes as many professional sports teams are examining Native American names and imagery in logos, merchandise and their names.

US senator Kamala Harris made history as she was picked by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as his running mate. Biden, who is going head to head with Donald Trump for the upcoming US elections, will have Kamla Harris as his Vice-President if he does win the elections and come to power.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterLaal Singh Chaddha, the Hindi-language Forrest Gump remake starring Indian megastar Aamir Khan, is moving production to Turkey after a delay due to the pandemic.Ajit Andhare, COO at producer Viacom18 Studios, took to Twitter to confirm that the pic would still be releasing for Christmas… but 2021 rather than the originally planned 2020 date, which is no longer doable due to the coronavirus disruption.We will still keep the Chirstmas date, not 2020, but in

Black Eyed Peas have sent Indian fans into a dizzy since the pop group dropped a brand new music video titled 'Action' last week. If you think this is like any other music video in Hollywood, then hold your thoughts.

Manori Ravindran International EditorNetflix has launched a user interface in Hindi — a new functionality that will cater to almost half of India’s 1.4 billion population.The platform’s subscribers will be able to switch over to the Hindi interface from the “language” option on the platform — which has largely been accessible only in English to date in India —  allowing every aspect of the service to appear in Hindi.

“Looks like she’s not photogenic, but she’s smart and she carries well.”“She’s tall, slim, trim, educated, and from a good family. I can give her...95 marks out of 100.”These are just a few of the staggering lines audiences around the world heard while watching Netflix’s latest reality dating show, Indian Matchmaking.For South Asians and the South Asian diaspora, Indian Matchmaking is a mirror held before us.

According to reports by the Daily Mail, Mahatma Gandhi will become the first non-white person to be coined on the British currency.

Naman Ramachandran The lucrative and hugely popular Indian Premier League cricket tournament, a programming mainstay for streamer Disney Plus Hotstar, has confirmed that the 2020 edition will take place in the United Arab Emirates, due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis in India.Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Vivo will remain as the tournament’s title sponsor, despite simmering tensions between India and China over a deadly border dispute.

A special minted coin to commemorate India’s independence hero Mahatma Gandhi is being considered in the UK.Chancellor Rishi Sunak has written to the Royal Mint Advisory Committee (RMAC) asking it to recognise contributions of people from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) groups.“RMAC is currently considering a coin to commemorate Gandhi,” the UK Treasury announced late on Saturday, Reuters reports.In his letter to the RMAC, Mr Sunak said members of BAME communities had made a "profound

“Indian Matchmaking” has been taking the world by storm and now the cast is back together.

Naman Ramachandran The merger of STX Entertainment and Indian studio Eros International, first announced in April, is now complete.The newly minted Eros STX Global Corporation is planning a brand and website launch in September 2020, accompanied by a bell-ringing event at the NYSE to launch a new ticker symbol.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Arthouse streaming platform MUBI has acquired all rights to well-reviewed Cannes 2020 Official Selection Sweat for the U.S., Latin America, India and Turkey.Magnus von Horn’s Polish-Swedish co-production follows three days in the life of a fitness motivator and social media influencer, played by breakout actress Magdalena Koleśnik.

Indian Matchmaking as soon as it hit the streaming service. Being that I’m Indian, 31, and unmarried, the subject matter hit close to home—and frankly, was triggering.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIndian streaming platform Zee5 Global is poised to launch its first Pakistan-made original series, “Churails” at the beginning of next month. It will play on Zee5’s Zindagi world cinema strand.The 10-part show, consisting of 55-minute episodes, will be uploaded from Aug.

Naman Ramachandran There’s a degree of irony in the fact that Netflix unscripted dating show “Indian Matchmaking,” the most distinctly Indian content to originate from a platform aggressively expanding operations in India, was commissioned out of Los Angeles, rather than Mumbai.Netflix launched in India in 2016, but it took a while to warm up to homegrown commissions in a market that thrives on local fare.

four-star review from us. Since scaling up to the newer restaurant next door, we upped our review to a five-star.Lily's is participating in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme at its original home, and extending its opening hours to give its customers the best chance to snag a discount.They'll be opening every Monday and Tuesday throughout August between 5pm and 10pm, with last orders taken an hour before closing.The restaurant will be closed on Thursdays during August instead.