Arijit Singh, the undisputed number one Bollywood playback singer and music composer in India, has added further dates in the UK in 2024, following an immediate sell-out of tickets at London’s The O2 Arena. Singh will kickstart the UK tour on 11th August at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, the UK’s newest and biggest live entertainment venue, which opens this spring. He will be the first South Asian artist to grace the venue’s stage. Following Co-op Live, he will perform on 16th August at Utilita Arena, Birmingham; and on 17th August at The O2 Arena, London. The additional UK tour dates are in M ..read more

Rifco Theatre Company in partnership with Watford Palace Theatre and HOME Manchester is delighted to announce the headline cast for its most spectacular and ambitious musical to date, Frankie Goes To Bollywood: A Billion Colour Musical. The musical will premiere at Watford Palace Theatre, running from Thu 25 Apr – Sat 11 May 2024 followed by a 10-day run at HOME Manchester Wed 15 May – Sat 25 May 2024, and then a national tour. The star cast includes… Laila Zaidi (Clem in ‘Little Bits Of Light’ (National Theatre, London), plays the title role of Frankie. Frankie feels alone and wishes she had ..read more

After a successful debut in September 2023, The Filme Shilmy Show, produced by ReelN Ltd in collaboration with prominent film and entertainment portal Filme Shilmy. The show returns to Rich Mix on 23rd February 2024 with another riveting edition celebrating the conception of the British-Asian R&B music scene. Multi-award-winning producer Rishi Rich (Gully Boy), co-founder and director of Break The Noise Records label, joins the on-stage conversation with renowned journalist Anuj Radia. The upcoming episode is supported by ROQ Raw Radio, Professional Asian, Soiree Events 360, Nashtaa Caf ..read more

Bollywood singing legends Kumar Sanu, Unit Narayan & Abhijeet Bhattacharya will be performing for 3 nights across London, Leeds and Birmingham for their ‘Rewind Reloaded Tour’ on 1st, 2nd and 3rd December 2023. Go down nostalgia lane with this evergreen trio who took Bollywood by storm in the eighties, ninities and noughties. The Rewind Reloaded UK Tour 2023 has been bought together by Grace Entertainment in partner with Showbiz International. Established in 2015, Grace Entertainment emerged from the extensive experience of Sumant Bahl and Jaspal Bahra. In 2006 they created the acclaimed ..read more

ReelN Ltd teams up with entertainment portal Filme Shilmy to launch a brand new and bespoke live audience talk show, The Filme Shilmy Show. The unique concept will provide an opportunity for South Asian talents – independent and established names – to promote and reflect on their journeys as storytellers and content creators. The show aspires to bridge the gap between South Asian artists and UK audiences and hopes to hold more events throughout the year. The first edition takes place at East London’s Rich Mix cinema on 22nd September. Headlined as “A Spotlight On British-Asian Filmmakers”, th ..read more

UK Asian Film Festival – the world’s longest running South Asian film festival – has unveiled its programme for its 25th anniversary edition. Running at venues across London, Leicester and Glasgow from Thursday 4th – Sunday 14th May, UK Asian Film Festival is presented by Tongues on Fire. The ‘Celebrating Our Stories’ theme of the festival’s silver jubilee year will present a curation of film stories centring on the British Asian experience – redefining and reimagining one’s roots and dreams in a foreign land – and will celebrate the individua ..read more

The trailer has launched for ALLELUJAH which is set to open in cinemas across the UK on 17th March 2023. ALLELUJAH is directed by Richard Eyre (Notes on Scandal, Iris) from a screenplay by Heidi Thomas (Call the Midwife, Cranford) based on the stage play by Alan Bennett (The Madness of King George, The Lady in The Van). It is a warm, humorous and deeply moving story about surviving old age. When the geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital is threatened with closure, the hospital decides to fight back by galvanizing the local community: they invite a news crew to film their preparations f ..read more

ZEE5 Global, the world’s largest streaming platform for South Asian content, is all set to end the year on a delightful note as it unveiled a power-packed content slate of 10 big-ticket originals along with much-awaited movies for the global Bengali diaspora starting 2023. Expanding its premium content offerings, ZEE5 Global confirmed that it will eventually release a web series every month, ranging from whodunit murder mysteries, crime dramas, psychological thrillers, and sleuth adventures with the quintessential Bengali comedy and romance. The high-octane slate brin ..read more

Ranbir Kapoor is playing a larger-than-life quintessential Hindi film hero with the action entertainer Shamshera that releases this Friday 22nd July. Ranbir, who is coming to the big screen four years after he delivered the blockbuster Sanju, is pitted against Sanjay Dutt who is playing an evil, merciless, cold-hearted brute force of nature, Shuddh Singh. Sanjay Dutt vs Ranbir Kapoor is the clash of the year on the big screen.  Shamshera’s Director, Karan Malhotra reveals details of how the stunning world of Shamshera came alive. How did Shamshera ..read more

ZEE5 Global has announced its latest original film, Tadka: Love Is Cooking starring Nana Patekar, Taapsee Pannu, Shriya Saran and Ali Fazal in key roles. Jointly produced by Nittin Keni, Sameer Dixit, Akash Chawla, Jatish Varma and co-produced by Girish Johar, Tadka is a Zee Studios and Movie Makers Inc production and is a remake of the Malayalam blockbuster, Salt N Pepper. With maestro Ilayaraja’s music and Preetha Jayaram’s cinematography, the film also stars Lilette Dubey and Rajes ..read more