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| INDIAN FILM SEASON ON CHANNEL 4, STARTS 2 SEP 2007 | ||
 Channel
4's Indian film season, which starts on Thursday 2nd September 2007,
this year highlights the work of three industry figures; Saif Ali
Khan, Nagesh Kukunoor and A R Rahman, as well as offering a mix of
Bollywood films, and rounding off them season with the UK TV premiere
of 'A Throw of Dice', the epic Indian silent recently restored by
the BFI. 
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| MEET THE MAGOONS, STARTS 19 AUGUST ON C4 | ||
 'Meet
the Magoons' is a brand new comedy written and directed by Hardeep
Singh Kohli, and starring Hardeep Singh Kohli, his brother Sanjeev
Kohli, Nitin Ganatra and Paul Sharma. It's the story of a group of
mates for whom ketchup, chaos, country slices, tandooris, turbans
and transvestites are all in a day's work.
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| 'REALITY TV' BREAKS ETHNIC STEREOTYPING | ||
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| BBC 'MASTERCHEF' SERIES SEEKS ASIAN COOKS | ||
 After
the success of the first series, the BBC programme 'Masterchef Goes
Large' is again scouring the country for talented amateur chefs who
want to make it big in the food industry. Hosted by John Torode -
and Greg Wallace, the 'Masterchef' programme makers want people who
are willing to embark on a culinary adventure.
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| FIRST ASIAN FEMALE NOMINATED FOR BROADCAST AWARDS | ||
 For
the first time ever the Commercial Radio Companies Association NTL
Broadcast Awards (CRCA) have nominated a British Asian presenter for
the awards of 'Commercial Radio presenter of the year'. MisSyD of
Club Asia Radio is not only the first Asian, but also the first Asian
female nominee.
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| UNTOLD LONDON: URBAN SHORTS FOR THE SMALL SCREEN | ||
 The
BBC is running a documentary shorts competition through the Roots
project. It's aimed at people who are interested in documentary filmmaking
but may not have had lots of experience or access to facilities. The
program is particularly keen to attract diverse applicants and provides
two weeks training and access to equipment, cameramen and editors.
read more |
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| BLACK FARMER OFFERS RURAL SCHOLARSHIPS | ||
 A
remarkable new rural scholarship run by Britain's only black farmer
is looking for interested candidates from ethnic minority communities.
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones aka The Black Farmer is determined to introduce
the rural way of life to young people of black or Asian origin currently
living in inner cities, through his unique rural scholarship.
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| BEAUTIFUL BOYS BECOME BEASTLY AMBASSADORS | ||
 Flamboyant
presenters, Raj and Pablo, were today named honorary ambassadors for
elephant family, the UK charity dedicated to saving the endangered
Asian elephant. The duo will bring on board the glamour of Bollywood
and spread their love of elephants to UK audiences.
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| STAR PLUS LAUNCHES 'KOFFEE WITH KARAN' CHATSHOW | ||
 Hitting
Digital TV screens from February 13 2005 will be Star TV's new chat
show 'Koffee with Karan', hosted by well-known Bollywood director
Karan Johar. Most guests on the show are personal friends of Johar's
and the show promises a blend of entertainment and a "celeb-combo"
of two superstars.
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| RADIO SPICES UP NORTH EAST ENGLAND | ||
 The
Devastasian Group are preparing to launch Spice FM, 87.9, the first-ever
British Asian radio station to be based in North East England. Spice
FM will initially air from January 15 to February 15th 2005, with
talks in place for a six year contract. The station plans to reach
homes across Newcastle, Durham, Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Hartlepool.
read more |
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| CHILD OF OUR TIME ASKS 'ARE WE BORN RACIST'? | ||
 The
BBC ONE series 'Child Of Our Time' has commissioned new research to
find out what four-year-old children understand about ethnicity. The
research showed young children often associated positive characteristics
with white colour and found that even though most four-year-olds know
their skin colour, over half believe it will change with age.
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| STRONG YEAR FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY SAY BROADCASTERS | ||
 At
the AGM of the Cultural Diversity Network (CDN), the UK's major broadcasters
met to announce their achievements for 2004. The BBC also handed over
its chairmanship to ITV for two years from January 2005. Peter
Salmon, outgoing chair of the CDN said "since the CDN began in
2000, it has driven dramatic changes in the broadcasting industry."
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| KISMAT RADIO TO BE LAUNCHED | ||
 Avtar
Lit, chairman and chief executive of Sunrise Group said that he was
delighted with Ofcom's decision to approve the launch of a new London
wide Asian radio station (KISMAT) aimed at the over 35 year olds.
It will broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as
a station principally for adults in the Asian communities around London.
read more |
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| ASIAN GIRL WINS 'HARD SPELL' CONTEST | ||
 Thirteen
year old Gayathri Kumar from Ormskirk, near Liverpool, has been named
the first Hard Spell Champion in a BBC Contest. Gayathri notched up
an incredible list of correctly spelt words as diverse and difficult
as apocalypse, mezzanine, troglodyte, claustrophobia, geisha and resuscitate
to become Britain's best young speller.
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| HINDU FORUM DEMANDS APOLOGY OVER 'CORRIE' EPISODE | ||
 The
Hindu Forum of Britain has demanded an apology from ITV for its insensitive
portrayal of Lord Ganesh in an episode aired on 24 November 2004.
In the episode, Maya, is shown grabbing a statue of Lord Ganesh and
threatening to beat Sunita over the head with it.
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| HARDEEP KALSI LEAVES ITV | ||
 Hardeep
Kalsi, former Director of Regional and Public Affairs at Carlton,
has left ITV. During her twelve years with the broadcaster, Hardeep
devised many high profile campaigns and projects including Carlton’s
Restaurant Awards, the Multicultural Achievement Awards and the annual
Parliamentary reception.
read more |
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| ZARIN PATEL APPOINTED BBC GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR | ||
 The
BBC has appointed Zarin Patel, currently Head of Revenue Management
at the Corporation, as Group Finance Director.
In
her new role Zarin will lead the BBC's financial strategy, planning,
control and corporate reporting activities, and will provide financial
leadership to all of the BBC's divisions. She
will also have responsibility for licence fee collection.
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| BBC ASIAN NETWORK REMIT TO BE REDRAFTED | ||
 Tim
Gardam, has today published his review of 1Xtra, BBC6, BBC7, BBC Asian
Network and Five Live Sports Extra, in particular examining their
impact on the wider radio market. Although the report concludes that
BBC has gone "above and beyond" the general conditions,
one of Mr Gardam's suggestions is that the BBC Asian Network should
have its remit redrafted to make it more "editorially ambitious"!
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| MY LIFE AS A POPAT, NEW CHILDRENS DRAMA ON CITV | ||
 My
Life as a Popat is a new six-part kid's comedy drama, about a young
Asian boy growing up in Harrow. It kicks off on CiTV this autumn..
You've never seen anything like them. And that's Anand Popat's problem.
As if being 13 years old isn't hard enough, he also fights a daily
battle with embarrassment, trapped in the middle of all his Asian
relations.
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| SKY RESEARCH SLAMS PORTRAYAL OF ASIANS TV | ||
 Recent
research carried out by Sky digital, into British Asian attitudes
to mainstream and ethnic TV indicated that over 70% of respondents
felt that the portrayal of Asian characters on mainstream TV was on
the whole under-represented and stereotypical. Despite this, 82% still
thought that BBC1 was essential to have and 64% thought ITV was key
to their viewing needs.
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| ZEE NETWORK TO DISTRIBUTE BOLLYWOOD FILMS | ||
 Zee
Network, the leading Asian television network in the UK ,today announced
their decision to enter into the Bollywood films distribution market.
With a reach of over 225 million viewers and 80 countries globally,
Zee Network, has decided to take up the mantle of producing and distributing
films globally.
read more |
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| TV CULTURAL DIVERSITY NETWORK LAUNCHES ONLINE | ||
 The
Cultural Diversity Network has launched CDN-North, a northern branch
to further its work to improve diversity in British television. The
network brings together the major broadcasting companies – BBC,
BSkyB, Channel Four, five, GMTV, ITN, ITV, Pact and SMG Television
- to improve ethnic minority representation both on and off air.
read more |
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| 'JINNAH' - A HISTORICAL EPIC RELEASED ON DVD | ||
 Starring
Christopher Lee in the lead role, Jinnah is the much-anticipated story
of the founder of Pakistan. Told in an absorbing fashion, the vast
historical epic follows the life of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the hugely
important but often-misrepresented world leader. The film opens shortly
after partition in 1947 with a dying Jinnah being rushed to hospital.
read more |
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| SKY REVEALS THE REAL KING AND QUEEN OF BOLLYWOOD | ||
 New
research by Sky Digital revealed that 'Sholay' is the UK's greatest
Indian movie of all time with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol voted King
and Queen of the Bollywood screen. The research uncovered some of
the key attitudes of the UK's one million strong Indian community
to the Hindi film industry. It showed that 76% of the UK's Indian
community have watched Bollywood films at some time.
read more |
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| ‘SILVER STREET’- THE NATION’S FIRST ASIAN RADIO SOAP | ||
 The
U.K.’s first daily Asian radio drama starts on 24 May 2004 on
the BBC Asian Network. Silver Street follows the lives of young Asians
living in a Midlands city and offers a fresh, fast-moving and topical
portrayal of modern Asian life. The ambitious project has drawn together
some of the best British Asian talent in writing, production and performance,
and formed a new team in BBC Radio Drama.
read more |
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| BBC REPORTS ON DIGITAL SWITCHOVER PROGRESS | ||
 Culture
Secretary Tessa Jowell today underlined the Government's commitment
to digital switchover as she welcomed a new report into the issue.
The BBC report, 'Progress towards achieving digital switchover' describes
progress so far as "astonishing" and it says that, provided
important challenges are met, the UK could switchover to digital TV
by 2010.
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more |
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| KHAKEE OUT ON DVD & VHS | ||
 Eros
International is proud to announce the release on DVD and VHS of Khakee,
the latest film from the highly respected director of 'Lajja' and
'The Legend of Bhagat Singh', Rajkumar Santoshi. This dramatic police
thriller boasts an all star cast including Bollywood legend Amitabh
Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Tusshar Kapoor and Aishwarya
Rai.
read more |
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| BOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD OUT ON DVD & VIDEO | ||
 The
smash hit film, Bollywood Hollywood, written and directed by Deepa
Mehta will be available on VHS & DVD from 26 January 2004! Bollywood
Hollywood is a romantic comedy about a mixed group of Indian Canadians.
The characters range from a millionaire to a car mechanic, a high
attitude escort girl, a conservative grandmother to a rebellious teenager.
They all share a common passion - Bollywood!
read more |
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| BBC APPOINTS ANDREA CALLENDER AS HEAD OF DIVERSITY | ||
 The
BBC announced today that it has appointed Andrea Callender as Head
of Diversity. Andrea will co-ordinate the BBC's objective to reflect
fully the diversity of the UK, both in its programmes, and in the
make-up of the BBC staff. Andrea, currently National Director of Race
for Opportunity, is renowned for her work across both the private
and public sectors.
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| STAR TV CHANNELS NOW BUNDLED FOR FREE BY BSKYB | ||
 From
1st March 2004, over 7 million households who subscribe to Sky Digital's
Family Pack or Lifestyle Pack will be able to watch Star Plus &
Star News without paying an additional subscription fee.
read more |
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| BAGHBAN- OUT ON DVD & VIDEO | ||
 Eros
International has announced the long awaited release of the huge family
drama Baghban on DVD and VHS. The film saw the comeback of producer
Dr. BR Chopra, the legendary movie mogul who is one of India's most
respected filmmakers. Baghban has done well at the box office, taking
nearly £750K and being the third highest grossing Bollywood
film of 2003.
read more |
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| SALAAM BOMBAY DREAMS…NOW ON DVD | ||
 The
newly released Bombay Dreams DVD entitled 'Salaam Bombay Dreams' features
four hours of behind the scenes footage, exclusive interviews and
background information about the biggest and only Asian musical to
hit London’s West End! Labelled
as the Capital's hottest most exotic musical, Bombay Dreams has been
an outstanding success since first opening in June 2002.
read more |
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| CARLTON MERGER - A "KISS OF DEATH" FOR DIVERSITY? | ||
 The
merger of Carlton TV & Granada to form a new, multi-million pound
ITV company has grabbed many headlines of late. As two of the key
nine members of the Cultural Diversity Network (CDN), the merger will
have an impact on issues about how Britain's ethnic minorities will
be represented on terrestrial television in the future. We asked Parminder,
Producer and Diversity Advisor at Carlton TV for her views.
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more |
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| UNION OPENS UP THE WORLD OF FILM & TV | ||
 Several
hundred black and Asian film and TV producers, writers, directors
and film-makers today took part in a unique 'meet the industry' event
organised by entertainment union BECTU. 'Move
on up' aims to help ethnic minority workers make contacts with key
players in the film and TV industry.
read more |
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| ASIAN DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE BBC? | ||
 Black
and Asian viewers feel truly multicultural broadcasting will remain
elusive until the media and advertising industries recruit more ethnic
minority talent - and promote them into positions of power. One of
the improvements viewers would like to see is the appointment of the
first black or Asian Director General of the BBC.
read more |
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| MAHABHARAT - DVD BOX SET, OUT NOW | ||
 This
15-hour digitally re-mastered, abridged version of 'Mahabharat', the
epic Indian television series (which originally ran for over 60 hours),
is available in a five-disc digi-pack that includes an eight-page
booklet containing a glossary of the many characters and an overview
by Professor Fitzgerald of the University of Tennessee. The series
originally aired in the UK on BBC TV from 1991-1993 and proved a major
hit with both Indian and non-Indian audiences.
read more |
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| BBC ASIAN NETWORK CELEBRATES FIRST BIRTHDAY | ||
BBC Asian Network, which marked its first birthday on 28 October,
had good reason to celebrate. Latest
RAJAR figures - the official joint industry research organisation
- show that in the last three months the Asian Network has added 74,000
listeners, taking the total number of listeners across the country
to 495,000. |
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| CARLTON'S MULTICULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2003 | ||
 Among
the winners of this year's Carlton Multicultural Achievement Awards
were Asian re-mix genius Rishi Rich and BBC Radio 4 presenter Zubeida
Malik. The Awards give recognition to the talented & inspirational
young people, aged between 16 & 35, who are shaping modern Britain
- the role models of the future.
read more |
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| DISH ASIA NETWORK LAUNCHES 6 CHANNELS IN THE UK | ||
 An
exciting mix of celebrities gathered on the 18th August 2003, to celebrate
the launch of six new television channels by Dish Asia Network (DAN).
Well-known faces added to the night's glitter, including South Indian
stars Khushboo, Sharmilee, and Babloo who gave a delighted "thumbs
up" to the idea.
read more |
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| 70% OF ASIANS SAY TERRESTRIAL TV DOES NOT SATISFY | ||
| Sky
today published the results of an exclusive piece of research that
provides an insight into the viewing habits of the UK's two million
strong South Asian community. The results show that 70% of the country's
South Asian community feel under-served by the programmes on the terrestrial
channels and that the multichannel TV penetration is significantly
higher within Asian households.
read more |
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| MEERA SYAL PICKS UP WOMEN IN FILM & TV AWARD | ||
 Meera
Syal picked up the Deluxe London Award for creative originality at
the Women in Film & TV Awards (WFTV) 2002. Ms Syal is currently
enjoying box office success with Anita & Me, the adaptation of
her best selling novel of the same name. WFTV also revealed nine other
winners of its coveted annual awards in a ceremony at London's Hilton
Hotel.
read more |
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| MULTICULTURAL BROADCASTING - CONCEPT OR REALITY? | ||
Audiences from the minority ethnic communities are calling for more
realistic representation on television and radio, to ensure that they
are seen as part of mainstream society according to the new research.
Programmes such as Goodness Gracious Me and Ali G were considered
to be moving in the right direction, but participants also wanted
to see more representation in news and documentaries.
read more |
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| BBC ASIAN NETWORK CREATES A NEW DIGITAL DIVIDE | ||
 Launched
with much fanfare on October 28th was the BBC's latest digital channel
- BBC Asian Network. The new digital channel boasts a morning a programme
presented from London by the vivacious Sonia Deol. But does the new
channel fulfil a growing requirement or does it create a new digital
divide among British Asians?
read more |
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| CARLTON'S MULTICULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2002 | ||
 The
youth shaping modern Britain were recognised for their talents at
CARLTON'S MULTICULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS on Tuesday 22nd October.
Asian winners included Asif Kapadia, Indhu Rubasingham, Dr Bela Arora
and Mohammed Amran with special recognition for Sir Gulam Noon. June
Sarpong hosted the awards, which saw established faces from entertainment
to business join to celebrate the role models of the future.
read more |
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| MUSLIMS DON’T TRUST BRITISH TV NEWS FOLLOWING 9/ 11 | ||
 Muslims
in the UK have a deep mistrust of news reporting by British television
following September 11, according to new research by the British Film
Institute (bfi) and the Open University (OU), announced today (9 September
2002).The research found that more than 70% of those interviewed felt
that news bulletins were selective in what they broadcast.
read more |
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| GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME OUT ON VIDEO & DVD | ||
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| SKY VIEWERS EAT VINDALOO TO WOO LOVERS! | ||
 One
fifth of men questioned for Sky digital and Star Plus' National Curry
Week (17 - 24 October) survey, said they had eaten a vindaloo curry,
to impress a lady or their friends! When it comes to impressing friends
or members of the opposite sex Lancashire has the toughest taste buds
with over 20% who have braved a vindaloo in the face of peer pressure.
read more |
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| WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? | ||
 A
whole forest of family trees is set to flourish throughout Britain,
aimed at inspiring the nation to explore its roots. A new series on
BBC 2 - Who Do You Think You Are? - delves into the family history
of ten familiar faces, like Meera Syal, tracing their ancestry and
revealing past secrets.
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more |
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| HIMALAYA WITH MICHAEL PALIN, SUNDAYS FROM 3 OCT | ||
The most watchable programme on television this Autumn is 'Himalaya
with Michael Palin' on Sundays at 9.00pm on BBC 1 starting from Sunday
3rd October 2004. So far, Michael has watched a real polo match, toured
war-torn parts of Kashmir like Shrinagar and met the Dalai Lama! For
many of us, this is the closest we'll get to the Himalayas. Unmissable!
read more |
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| BBC WANTS TO MAKE YOUR FANTASY CAREER HAPPEN | ||
 A
new BBC series is looking for people who want to achieve their career
and business dreams. According to one recent survey, as many as a
third of us suffer from the 'back to work blues'. Reports suggest
that more than half of the workforce would even change their career.
But for most of us, our fantasy career is a childhood dream that fell
by the wayside when real life stepped in.
read more |
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| BRAND NEW YOU? | ||
 A
new Channel Five series 'Brand New You', offering ordinary men and
women a-once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to undergo a total transformation,
is now seeking Asian participants willing to take the final step!
read more |
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| BOLLYWOOD SEASON RETURNS TO CHANNEL 4 | ||
 Channel
4's annual season of Bollywood films, now in its 22nd year, sees 20
top class movies collected into five main 'seasons'. The first, starting
in August, celebrates the work of Shah Rukh Khan, one of Asia's most
successful actors. The season kicks off with a documentary, The Inner
World of Shah Rukh Khan, which follows the daily life of the highest
paid star in India.
read more |
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| 'JUGGLING' BBC RADIO FIVE LIVE, SUNDAY 12 SEPT 10.00AM | ||
Amardeep Bassey examines why so many of his educated, British-Asian
contemporaries have opted for a life of crime. “Around
half of the Asian guys I grew up with who went on to university have
been involved in some kind of illegal, money-making scheme,”
says Amardeep Bassey.
read more |
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| HAMBURG CELL, CHANNEL 4 - 2 SEPTEMBER 2004 | ||
 'Hamburg
Cell' is a drama that gets inside the minds of the students-turned-suicide
bombers who changed the course of the 21st century. The film focuses
on how and why the key members of the cell came to perpetrate an act
that killed thousands of innocent victims, leading to a global conflict
that is escalating out of control.
read more |
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| SIKHS AND THE CITY, BBC 1 - 2 SEPTEMBER 2004 11.30PM | ||
 There
are enough Sikhs in Britain to fill the Royal Albert Hall one hundred
times over. Narrated by Kulvinder Ghir, 'Sikhs and the City' offers
a rare and entertaining day-in-the-life snapshot of one of Britain's
biggest, but least understood, faith communities as they celebrate
the 400th anniversary of their holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib.
read more |
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| SKY RESEARCH SLAMS PORTRAYAL OF ASIANS TV | ||
 Sahara
India Pariwar has announced the first ever-international Indian Film
Festival, which will reach 3 major cities and 7,000 people in just
9 days. India's most powerful business corporation, who will launch
its Bollywood movies showcase on the
31 August in London.
read more |
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| CELEBRITY CHEF UNVEILS HIS 'EURO VINDALOO'! | ||
India's top celebrity chef, Rakesh Sethi, was in the UK last week
for a whistle-stop tour to launch his very own 'Euro Vindaloo'! Sethi,
whose culinary skills have made him a household name in India has
caught the football frenzy that is currently gripping the UK. Described
as India's equivalent of Antony Worral Thomson, Sethi hosts Mirch
Masala, a weekly cookery show on Sky Digital's Star Plus channel.
read more |
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| SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SAI BABA RESURFACE | ||
 In
a documentary that is likely to anger millions of devotees the world
over, the BBC's This World programme 'Secret Swami' (17 June, 9.00-10.00pm)
unveils charges of serious sexual assault against one of India's most
revered holy men, Sai Baba. The programme interviews several American
men, former devotees, who allege that the Baba rubbed oil on their
testicles and exposed himself to them.
read more |
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| BOLLYWOOD STAR IS FINALLY REVEALED | ||
 Inspired
by the huge success of Bollywood movies, this four-part series follows
Channel 4's search for the first British Bollywood star: an unknown
who will go on to win the prize of a part in a Bollywood movie, directed
by Mahesh Bhatt. Bollywood Star, that starts on Tuesday 1 June follows
the lives of the contestants.
read more |
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| WORLD WEDDINGS: LOVE CONVERTS, WEDNESDAY 26 MAY | ||
 For
nine years Ujjala and Asad have met in secret. Day after day, week
after week, they have walked together in parks, sat in coffee shops,
then parted and gone back to their families. Because she is a Hindu
and he is a Muslim and, even in 21st Century Calcutta, their love
is taboo. The 'World Weddings: Love Converts' film on BBC2 26 May
follows Ujjala and Asad.
read more |
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| PAKISTAN vs INDIA LIVE ON SKY DIGITAL | ||