Opinion | Some of China’s best cultural ambassadors are foreign vloggers

Opinion | Some of China’s best cultural ambassadors are foreign vloggers

I was impressed that a couple from Britain and Italy, on their YouTube channel, said that people in China completely blew them away because they “never expected anyone could be so lovely, so friendly, so helpful, so welcoming and so patient”, and “so nice”. It was the first time I had seen someone put so … Read more

Madhoo reveals why she dropped surname ‘Raghunathan’ from her name: ‘When people say ‘Madrasan,’ it’s very derogatory’ |

Madhoo reveals why she dropped surname ‘Raghunathan’ from her name: ‘When people say ‘Madrasan,’ it’s very derogatory’ |

Madhoo, known for her work across various South Indian languages, has shared her thoughts on the differences between South Indian cinema and Bollywood. In an insightful conversation with Bollywood Bubble, she discussed how Bollywood often stereotyped South Indians, referring to them as ‘Madrasans’ in a way she finds derogatory. The actress revealed that this bias … Read more

Randeep Hooda reveals he did Extraction to break stereotypes surrounding Indian actors in Hollywood, praises Chris Hemsworth, the Russo Brothers | Hindi Movie News

Randeep Hooda reveals he did Extraction to break stereotypes surrounding Indian actors in Hollywood, praises Chris Hemsworth, the Russo Brothers | Hindi Movie News

Randeep Hooda recently reminisced about the audition process for portraying Saju, a former Para (Special Forces) Lieutenant Colonel, in the action-packed film Extraction alongside Chris Hemsworth. He admitted that auditions weren’t his strong suit and expressed his gratitude towards the Russo Brothers and director Sam Hargrave for selecting him despite his apprehensions about auditions. The … Read more

From engineer to influencer to MasterChef finalist, this dad is subverting Indian stereotypes by spending time in the kitchen

From engineer to influencer to MasterChef finalist, this dad is subverting Indian stereotypes by spending time in the kitchen

After he married his wife, Rashmi, and moved to Singapore in 1992, the couple took turns to cook and host dinner parties at home – and when he realised his two young daughters were becoming fussy eaters, he decided to make innovative lunchboxes for them. Closepet makes all manner of dishes with an Indian twist, … Read more

Sexy movies are a hard sell to Gen Z. Can Poor Things change that?

Sexy movies are a hard sell to Gen Z. Can Poor Things change that?

While speaking with reporters about his film Poor Things earlier this fall, director Yorgos Lanthimos took a moment to address the spicy elephant in the room. “Why is there no sex in movies anymore?” the Greek filmmaker wondered. He was being somewhat facetious — his latest feature stars Emma Stone as a dead Victorian woman … Read more