Aleesa Nazeer
‘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...
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Aug 20, 2022
- 2 min
'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...
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Mariska Ariya
- Nov 16, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Jul 20, 2021
- 4 min
‘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...
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Aleesa Nazeer
- May 22, 2021
- 2 min
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!
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Mar 13, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kaneeka Kapur
- Feb 27, 2021
- 5 min
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.
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Jan 30, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Jan 15, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Jan 2, 2021
- 3 min
‘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...
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Dec 4, 2020
- 3 min
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.
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Nov 19, 2020
- 2 min
‘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...
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Aleesa Nazeer
- Nov 8, 2020
- 2 min
‘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.
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Pardesi
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
Queen Review
Kangana Ranaut, our queen, is an unapologetically stubborn, fierce and opinionated woman who was born in a small town called Bhambla. Her...
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