Tag: India

Vir Das, The Indian Comedian

Vir Das is India’s highest-selling English speaking standup comedian, selling out shows in India, the U.S., and the U.K. He recently made his way to Australia for a series of shows in Sydney and Melbourne, where he performed to full…

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne – The Plus Ones’ Guide

Reinforcing Victoria’s longstanding relationship with India, the annual Indian Film Festival is once again coming to Melbourne. This festival is the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest celebration of Indian cinema, showcasing plenty of films from India and the sub-continent, including plenty of…

Best of November: monthly wrap

We did it all in November: a gin pop-up bar in the Botanical Gardens; book and magazine launches; an Indian festival of colours; and of course, we managed to stuff our faces with some delicious food while we were at it….

Keralas Ways

The launch of dinner party series Keralas Ways

They had me at ‘pop-up’. Add in the phrases ‘dinner party series’ and ‘hidden Fitzroy location’, and any Melburnian worth their (sun-dried Persian blue*) salt would be chomping at the bit to attend the launch of Keralas Ways. To wit: it’s a dinner…

Indian Film Festival fashion show

Indian Film Festival opening night fashion show

The Indian Film Festival Melbourne kicked off their two week celebration of Indian cinema with an awards night/fashion show that featured the appearance of some big names in Bollywood cinema (think Anil Kapoor of Slum Dog Millionaire fame) and some…