Entertainment

Actor Russel Crowe Backing Australian State Film Studio

COFFS HARBOUR, Australia — Actor Russell Crowe is the latest to cash in on the country’s film boom, announcing he will build a major film studio in the south-eastern Australian state of New South Wales’s Coffs Harbour on […]

Entertainment

Chippendales: An Indian Immigrant’s Crime Diary Gets Showbiz Spin

NEW DELHI — For a man who took the Los Angeles nightclub scene by storm in the 1980s with a troupe of male striptease dancers performing for women, Indian immigrant Steve “Somen” Banerjee didn’t exactly have […]

Entertainment

Netflix Movie’s Skate Park Set Now Training Ground For Indian Village Kids

NEW DELHI — After assisting filmmakers Christopher Nolan, Patty Jenkins, and Vishal Bhardwaj and making three short films, Los Angeles-based Manjari Makijany landed in India to build her debut feature film “Skater Girl”. Skateboarding entered the […]

Education

Southern Soul Legend Enjoying The Fruits Of His Labor

Calvin Richardson did not immediately reap the rewards of pursuing his passion. However, his remarkable voice, belief in himself and his work ethic eventually produced the success he was seeking. Richardson always bet on himself […]