Hindustan Times
The last school bus had rolled out of the tall red and yellow Chinese gates but a group of 10 teachers stayed behind at school. It was time for the teachers to take lessons. Read more
(12 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Reshma Patil on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 6:41 pm
Filed under China, Rest of Asia · Tagged asia, Beijing, Bollywood, China, guru, jab we met, jai ho, jodha akbar, Slumdog Millionaire, teachers
The curvy girls in ghagra cholis were swaying their hips on stage to Aishwarya Rai’s moves in the 2005 Bollywood hit kajra re that continues to crash into Indian weddings.
But this was a stodgy old Beijing theatre where elite Chinese usually amble past signs saying ‘please keep quiet’ and ‘please dress decently’ to watch classical Peking Opera. Read more
(5 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Reshma Patil on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Filed under China · Tagged Aishwarya Rai, Australian musical, Beijing theatre, Bollywood, China, Chinese, choreographer, ghagra cholis, Indian cinema, Merchants of Bollywood, Parasmani, Peking Opera, Polytheatre, Slumdog Millionaire, Umrao Jaan
“India is near…Nepal?’’
The question came from Stuart, a Chinese final-year business management student whose English name was John until he watched the Hollywood movie about an animated white mouse called Stuart Little. Read more
(9 votes, average: 4.78 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Reshma Patil on Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Filed under China · Tagged Beijing, Bollywood movies, Devdas, Quantum of Solace, Slumdog Millionaire
