Growing up in California, Manpreet Toor remembers being exposed to bhangra — a lively Punjabi dance genre that is performed widely in the Indian diaspora — in her parents’ garage. “In Punjabi ...

Hindi films centered on dance are no novelty. From V Shantaram’s Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955) all the way to Remo D’Souza’s ABCD franchise, the mentions ...

Youth festivals are paving the way for students to make a mark in Punjabi and Hindi movie industry. Several stars like Jaswinder Bhalla, Divya Dutta, Pankaj Kapoor, Gippy Grewal are products of these ...

Shruti Kapoor, president of RIT Bhangra, will kick off a traditional desi dance party, Nachle Sari Raat, from 6:30 p.m. to midnight on Saturday. Kapoor leads the club in planning a large dance event ...

With the country engulfed in protests and rallies to dismiss and promote the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), box-office collections seem to be affected in ...

Now in its 23rd year, the exorbitantly energetic, fiercely entertaining cultural show put on by the Indian American Student Association (IASA) ranks among the most iconic of University experiences.

“This looks like screwing a light bulb with one hand and patting the dog with the other,” said a jittery Martin Henderson in the Indo-Brit movie Bride and Prejudice , in which guests at an Indian ...

After Hindi & Telugu films, Rukshar Dhillon goes back to Punjabi cinema(Photo Credit –Instagram) Actress Rukshar Dhillon, who has worked prominently in Hindi and ...

In March, Toor, a leading figure in the Bay Area’s vibrant South Asian dance scene, and her fellow choreographer Preet Chahal paid tribute to Sikander. In a YouTube video with the look of a retro home ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Manpreet Toor, who has found success on YouTube and TikTok, reflects a new wave of Indian diaspora dance. By Marina Bolotnikova Growing up in ...