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"What Would People Say?" - Movie Showcases A South Asian Girl's Struggles and Her Persistence
“What would people say?” - the most popular, and detested phrase that many South Asian young adults have heard at least once in their...

Urmi Hossain
Feb 9, 20235 min read
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‘Darlings’: A Dark Comedy? Or a Horrifying Truth?
SPOILERS! This review will contain spoilers for the movie 'Darlings' August has been a month of a huge influx of South Asian stories, and...

Aleesa Nazeer
Aug 28, 20223 min read
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'Wedding Season': The Desi Rom-Com of Our Dreams
Netflix recently has had a huge boom of South Asian focused content this August and we’re here to talk about one of the most pleasant...

Aleesa Nazeer
Aug 20, 20222 min read
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5 of Our Favourite Rom-Coms Desi-fied
I’m just a girl, standing in front of a TV, asking Netflix to show me more desi rom-coms. Like most millennial girls I grew up obsessed...

Mariska Ariya
Nov 16, 20214 min read
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‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 2 Has Finally Found It's Feet
[Spoilers!] The second season of Mindy Kaling’s hit Netflix show hit our screens last week and we have a lot to talk about. The first...

Aleesa Nazeer
Jul 20, 20214 min read
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5 Upcoming Shows/Movies with South Asian Female Leads - Save the Dates!
Mark your diaries! 5 TV shows and Movies coming out THIS SUMMER with South Asian Female leads!

Aleesa Nazeer
May 22, 20212 min read
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5 Must Watch Movies/TV Shows for Positive Desi Representation
In honour of our first birthday last week, we’re going to switch it up and take a minute to look back and highlight some must watch...

Aleesa Nazeer
Apr 6, 20213 min read
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Is Namaste Wahala Helping to Normalise Interracial Relationships?
Namaste Wahala is a 2020 Bollywood-Nollywood crossover that tells the story of lovestruck Raj and Didi who try to break free of their...

Aleesa Nazeer
Mar 13, 20212 min read
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Get Up Aisha: the web-series about a high-functioning depressed Pakistani girl we NEEDED
Get Up Aisha is a short-form digital series that focuses on Aisha Rehman after she becomes diagnosed with chronic depression.

Kaneeka Kapur
Feb 27, 20215 min read
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Let's Talk About: Begum Nawazish Ali
Ali Saleem, or better known by his alter-ego Begum Nawazish Ali, is a popular Pakistani TV host and actor. While trying to shape his...

Aleesa Nazeer
Feb 14, 20212 min read
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Churails: The Badass, South Asian Feminist Content We Deserve
Churails (witch/demon) is a 2020 ZEE5 exclusive and Zindagi Original Pakistani drama. Written and created by famed ‘Cake’ director Asim...

Aleesa Nazeer
Jan 30, 20213 min read
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We Need to Talk About the Blatant Misogyny in Kumail Nanjiani’s ‘The Big Sick’
‘The Big Sick" is romantic comedy written by Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon. The story is loosely...

Aleesa Nazeer
Jan 15, 20213 min read
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‘Never Have I Ever’ is Almost There
The saying “If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself” still holds true when it comes to POC stories in the film...

Aleesa Nazeer
Jan 2, 20213 min read
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Does 'Bend It Like Beckham' still hold up in 2020?
Aleesa Nazeer explores the relevance of Bend it like Beckham in the modern day diaspora.

Aleesa Nazeer
Dec 4, 20203 min read
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‘Margarita, with a Straw’ is a beautiful example of the importance of honest representation in film.
‘Margarita, with a Straw’, directed by Shonali Bose and starring Kalki Koechlin, is a moving story depicting the life and journey of...

Aleesa Nazeer
Nov 19, 20202 min read
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‘Sitara: Let Girls Dream’is Emotional and Stresses the Importance of Empowering Girls in Pakistan
‘Sitara: Let Girls Dream’ surrounds the story of a young 14-year old girl named Pari and her 6-year-old younger sister Mehr.

Aleesa Nazeer
Nov 8, 20202 min read
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Queen Review
Kangana Ranaut, our queen, is an unapologetically stubborn, fierce and opinionated woman who was born in a small town called Bhambla. Her...

Pardesi
Oct 28, 20203 min read
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