What do Taco Bell and firetrucks have in common? They ended up as the theme for two of the competing raas teams’ dances. On February 27, I went to Raas Rave and Bhangra Blitz or R2B2, an annual dance competition … Continue reading →

I had the best time at R2B2, mostly because I got to dress up in an Indian outfit and take 9792845624 photos with my friends. It was the 11th annual R2B2 with 14 collegiate Raas and Bhangra teams competing (SMU … Continue reading →

Two things came to mind when I went to the South Asian Film Festival on Sunday, February 21st. One, how could I, a Dallas-born Indian movie lover, never have ever gone to the SAFF? (Probably because it’s $15 a ticket.) … Continue reading →

On a gloomy Sunday afternoon, Jasleen and I drove to the Angelika theater in Plano, Texas, where the Dallas South Asian Film Festival was being held, to watch the closing film Aligarh. Aligarh seemed like a very interesting movie, as … Continue reading →

Blair Welch Ball-Phillips 2/9/16 Blog Post 1 Saala Khados For my first field trip, I went to Fun Asia movie theatre to watch the Bollywood film Saala Khados. The film was about a young girl who had a lot of … Continue reading →

When hearing our class was going to see a Bollywood movie I expected over the top dancing, singing and drama. However, in Saala Khadoos, I did not get what I expected. There were some songs and dance that were enjoyable, … Continue reading →

Traditional Bollywood film culture focuses on rich vibrant colors mixed with loud exciting music and plenty of dancing. The directors mix up the story line with twisted and complicated love stories that are inter-twinned into the main meaning of the … Continue reading →

Last week our class traveled to FunAsiA Theater in Richardson, Texas. I had no clue what to expect upon arriving at the theater. I was pleasantly surprised walking in and smelling the delicious Indian food. We tried the samosas and … Continue reading →

Saala Khadoos was not as disappointing as I thought it would be. I was hoping to not have to sit through the familiar female athlete-male coach story against the backdrop of many obstacles. It would not have been worth the … Continue reading →

Having never seen a Bollywood movie before, I had only some preconceived notions of what a Bollywood movie would be like. The two options, Saala Khadoos and Airlift, posed two completely different sides of the spectrum for Bollywood movies. Airlift … Continue reading →