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Congratulations, “Slumdog”!

Way to go, “Slumdog Millionaire”! By winning the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2008, you’ve brought Bollywood and Hollywood together at last, and it could be the start of a beautiful friendship.
Dev Patel and Freida Pinto (pictured) were two of the brightest young stars at the Academy Awards. Patel showed so much youthful enthusiasm, [...]

“Heroes” flirts with lesbian love

NBC’s “Heroes” hinted that a minor character was a lesbian this week, the second maybe-gay for the sci-fi series that loves people who are different –
as long as they’re straight, white, and preferably male.
In Season 1, “Heroes” introduced a teenage boy who was going to come out as gay, according to the show’s producers, but [...]

Sony Playstation games groove India

India is taking another lively step toward capitalist nirvana this week: It’s hosting the Sony Playstation Experience for the second year, with more cities added. The video game expo started in Mumbai last weekend, and now it’s going on to Bangalore and Delhi.
“Gaming has increasingly become an accepted form of entertainment amongst the Indian consumer,” [...]

Hollywood ‘outsources’ romantic comedies to India

A new romantic comedy about an Indian call center operator and a hunky American is opening soon: “The Other End of the Line”.
The American is played by Jesse Metcalfe from “Desperate Housewives.” Supporting characters include the very photogenic New York City, Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and San Francisco. Should be fun as well as pro-diversity! Here’s [...]