D Sheth tells you why to watch one of the most bashed movies this year - Mike Myers' The Love Guru.
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Inner SanctumOh India Professor Barbara Foster, shares something rather delicious set in India. It's spicy ingredients are a personal quest in India, a fabulous bookseller, a lost tome, a sexy and mysterious guide, and of course the sometimes easily taken-in but very adventurous narrator. And let's not forget the tantric sex! View |
Reviews & PreviewsBrick Lane The tricky thing about watching a movie based on a famous novel is that you are likely to have read the book. Consequently, you feel like a wounded bird unable to fly. However, this will not be the viewer's fate with the adaptation of Monica Ali’s, Brick Lane. After a potentially jarring opening, in London with Nazneen instead of... View |
EGOisteMehreen Jabbar Mehreen Jabbar needs no introduction to those familiar with the Pakistani entertainment industry. However, the showcasing of her first feature-length film Ramchand Pakistani at the Tribeca Film Festival has catapulted her on to the world stage. EGO chats with Mehreen about her work and much deserved success. View |
Queer2008 Desi Pride Guide - NYC Celebrate GAY Pride in NYC beginning with the SALGA Pride Reception on Saturday, June 28th followed by a display of Desi Pride at the Gay Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29th. Finally, get your Pride groove on to Bollywood, Bhangra, 80s and House, Soul, Funk & Hip Hop at the Annual Color Me Queer Party at the Highline Ballroom. View |
Reviews & PreviewsUnaccustomed Earth This collection of stories focuses on the relationships and the generational divide between first-generation Bengali immigrants and their children. What emerges forcefully from these narratives is not so much plot, but a chorus of internal voices. Elyse Weingarten gives EGO readers a peek into Jhumpa Lahiri's latest book. View |
Reviews & PreviewsRafta Rafta Rafta Rafta, Ayub Khan-Din’s adaptation of Bill Naughton’s All in Good Time, set in Bolton, England, should have theater-goers lining up at the Box-Office for its sheer star power. The plot revolves around a newly betrothed young couple Vina and Atul and their rapidly deteriorating relationship because Atul’s having an arousal issue. View |
QueerA Jihad for Love At a time when Islam is under tremendous attack, “A Jihad for Love" is a seminal documentary. Filmed in twelve countries and in nine languages, Parvez Sharma's “A Jihad for Love" is the first feature documentary to explore the complex intersections between Islam and homosexuality. View |
Art & CultureGustave Courbet at the Met With 130 works spanning six rooms, the show is the first of its kind in over three decades to deliver Courbet’s work in all of its Realistic anti-glory. Set up stylistically and chronologically, the exhibit begins with his numerous self-portraits. Krishna Purohit reviews Courbet's work currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. View |