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Reginald Ponder Hailing from India by way of Brooklyn, filmmaker Urvashi Pathania had to learn to get comfortable with uncomfortable conversations — starting at home. As a child immigrant, Pathania had to adapt to a new culture and new ways of existing that didn’t quite mesh with her parents’ upbringing. “I was always bringing these American ideas home and having to talk to them about how I was experiencing life versus how they grew up,” she says. By the time her short film project “Beasts” was selected for Indeed’s Rising Voices program, the producer-director was already well-versed in tackling challenging subjects in a way that brings people together. “I think I found a way to tell tough stories, but in a way that doesn’t alienate people,” says Pathania.  While Pathania had to navigate various personal and cultural minefields over the course of her life, her career path has always been clear and direct. She entered her first film festival when she was just seven years old; once she discovered the power of film to inspire and educate, she pursued this path with a fierce intentionality. “One of the reasons I love being a filmmaker is because I get to dive really deep into whatever project I’m working on and immerse myself in different communities and see how different people live in the world,” says Pathania.

Covered head-to-toe in a black burka, a delicate figure stands at the door of Pot Kettle Black in Manchester’s Angel Gardens as the start of Lady Gaga’s Alice blares out from the speakers. But within seconds, the traditional garment is ripped apart to reveal an almost too-lifelike impersonation of Boris Johnson hiding beneath.

EXCLUSIVE: Kausar Mohammed is set to recur in the CW series as Dr. Meena Dhawan a.k.a Fast Track. She made her first appearance in tonight’s episode titled, “Keep it Dark.”

Jinkies! Mindy Kaling isn’t here for any criticism that may pop up in the wake of her new role as Scooby-Doo detective Velma Dinkley, who is South Asian in the upcoming animated spinoff centered on the intellectual mystery-solver.

EXCLUSIVE: Bash Naran, a literary manager and producer at Writ Large, is leaving the company to become an agent in the Scripted Television department of WME. He will be based in the agency’s Beverly Hills office.

EXCLUSIVE: Array Releasing has acquired two new feature films from emerging South Asian female directors: Agam Darshi’s Donkeyhead, and Sujata Day’s Definition Please. The company has acquired distribution rights to both films in the U.S., UK, Australia and New Zealand, with the additional territory of Canada for Definition Please. Both films will debut January 21 on Netflix. 

South Asian writer/actor Kausar Mohammed has signed with Paradigm for representation. She can currently be seen as “techspert” Soraya on CW’s 4400. She also voices series lead, Yaz, on Dreamwork’s Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous.

Naman Ramachandran Nepalese project “Ek Mutthi Badal” (My Share of Sky) by Sahara Sharma has won the Rotterdam Lab Award at India’s Film Bazaar virtual co-production market. “Ek Mutthi Badal” producer Abhimanyu Dixit is the emerging South Asian producer chosen to attend the Rotterdam Lab Program at the 2022 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

At this point, Vice President Kamala Harris is used to making history. She is the first Black and South Asian vice president.

Vice President Kamala Harris is making history.

Mindy Kaling and Priyanka Chopra joined forces this week to celebrate South Asian women at a Diwali dinner!

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorRiz Ahmed knows about breaking barriers. For one, he was the first Muslim and the first South Asian actor to win a lead acting Emmy Award (in 2017 for “The Night Of ”).

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Steven Yeun just made Oscars history, becoming the first Asian American ever nominated for Best Actor. The recognition comes for his acclaimed performance in the film,, which picked up several nominations at the 93rd Academy Awards.Although the actor is the first Asian American to be nominated in the category, he’s also only the fourth man of East or South Asian descent to ever be recognized in the Academy Awards’ 93-year history.

One big happy family! Doug Emhoff‘s ex-wife, Kerstin Emhoff was in attendance at the inauguration, where his current wife Kamala Harris was officially sworn in as the first female, Black American and South Asian American Vice President in U.S. history.

Inauguration Day for the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden — a special day in history. One of these moments is when now-Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman to be sworn in to the executive branch of the U.S.

It was a small, sweet moment between two history-makers that got major attention on Inauguration Day. Before being sworn in as the nation’s first female, Black, and South Asian president, Kamala Harris stopped to bump fists with former President Barack Obama. The United States’ first Black president gleefully returned the gesture with a huge smile on his face. Though they both wore protective face masks during the inauguration, you can see it in their eyes!

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are overjoyed to be witnessing history during the presidential inauguration on January 20 — a day when the first female, Black American, South Asian American Vice President, Kamala Harris was sworn in alongside President Joe Biden. “The inauguration is very personal for Meghan and Harry,” a source close to the Suits alum, 39, told HollywoodLife, exclusively, noting Harry’s ties to the Biden family.

American Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris appears on the February cover of Vogue.

Speaking with Good Morning America today, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris revealed the one person she'll be thinking about when she is sworn in to office next month."I'll be thinking about my mother," said Harris, who will become the first female and the first Black and South Asian vice president of the United States in January. "But I feel a very big sense of responsibility.

Kamala Harris is making history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect — and she’s doing it in style. As New York Times writer Vanessa Friedman puts it, “Substance doesn’t exist entirely independent of style.”On Saturday, November 8, Harris stood alongside her running mate, president-elect Joe Biden, as they celebrated their win in the 2020 presidential election.

Kamala Harris just made history. The California senator, 48, has been elected the first female, first Black, and first South Asian vice president in United States history.

People around the world are celebrating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's historic win. While Biden is set to be the next President of the United States, Harris has made history as the first woman to ever hold the role as America's Vice President.

shared a video on Twitter of the moment she called President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday to say, “We did it, Joe!”Harris — who made history when she became the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect — appeared to be in the middle of a work out when she made the call.“We did it! We did it, Joe! You’re going to be the next president of the United States,” she said, laughing.Also Read: Hollywood Gives Joe Biden Win a Standing O: 'The People Have Spoken!'Stars like

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe South Asian Talent Incubator 1497 has unveiled its mentees for its inaugural writers lab focused on South Asian screenwriters.1497 chiseled down 382 submissions to 11 finalists before working with a selection committee of 11 established writers and producers to choose the mentees for the organization’s first-ever writers lab.

It’s official – Kamala Harris is the Democratic nominee for Vice President!