‘It was revelatory for younger Asians’: Monsoon’s Sheila Chandra on her hit Ever So Lonely | Pop and rock

The 12” cover of Ever So Lonely by Monsoon

A decade after Bowie’s Starman moment on Top of the Pops, a south Asian teenage girl extended a hand from BBC Television Centre to her own audience of dreamers. It was 1982 and a sari-clad […]

Simu Liu Lost A Role In ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ For Not Having The ‘It Factor’

Simu Liu at Kimmel

Marvel actor Simu Liu says he was sad and devastated after being rejected for a role in “Crazy Rich Asians” and told that he didn’t have the “it factor” the interviewers were looking for to […]

Dating apps cater to South Asians searching for love

Adil Sheikh, left, kiss his wife, Safia Sheikh, right, on the cheek.

Most swiping for love on a dating app know the drill. Strategically pen an inviting self-description. Select filters — age, geographic proximity — for potential partners. Perhaps declare intentions: Looking for something serious? Something casual? […]

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Spinoff In Works, ‘Barry’ Scribe Jason Kim Writing – Deadline

Jason Kim

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy nominated Barry producer and scribe Jason Kim is set to pen a spinoff of Crazy Rich Asians which will center around the Gemma Chan character of Astrid Young Teo and her romance with Charlie Wu, played […]