Hamisha Daryani Ahuja Bridges Bollywood and Nollywood With Namaste Wahala

The greeting “namaste,” synonymous with yoga, and the Pidgin term for trouble, “wahala,” now widely recognised through the global rise of Afrobeats, reflect the growing Indian and Nigerian influences on the English language. Yet despite these cultural intersections, the film industries of the two countries Bollywood and Nollywood have historically…

Netflix’s New Thriller ‘Inspector Zende’ Revisits the Real-Life Capture of Infamous Killer Charles Sobhraj

Netflix’s latest true-crime drama, Inspector Zende, dives into the gripping real-life story of the Indian police officer who captured one of the world’s most elusive serial killers Charles Sobhraj, the man nicknamed The Serpent. The film stars acclaimed Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee as Inspector Madhukar Zende, while Jim Sarbh takes…