The BCU Birmingham Bollywood conference will explore representations in Indian cinema of gender, sexuality, caste, race, religion, reincarnation and comedy

Bollywood conference explores representations of gender, sexuality, religion, caste and age

Academics from India, France, New Zealand and the US will be flying into the UK this week, as Birmingham City University hosts a symposium exploring representation within Bollywood. Taking place on Thursday 31 May and organised by the University’s Birmingham School of Media, Representation in Bollywood will explore a range of contemporary depictions of different…

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Jennifer Lawrence and Birmingham Pride

10 Photos of Jennifer Lawrence hiding at Birmingham Pride 2018 that will make you say “Where? I can’t see her!” (Number 3 will shock you)

Is she here? And why is she hiding? Early on the Saturday morning, during the walk up towards Victoria Square for the start of the Birmingham Pride 2018 Pride Parade, I was approached by an incredibly reputable and thoroughly “trustworthy source” who informed me that Hunger Games star and A-list celebrity, Jennifer Lawrence, was attending the…

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Courtney Act all dressed up for her Birmingham Pride performance, ahead of her appearance at Kylie Minogue's birthday party

Courtney Act and Jake Shears in Birmingham rush for Kylie Minogue’s birthday bash

Drag royalty Courtney Act landed in Brum just in time for Birmingham Pride celebrations this weekend, but had to dash immediately after her performance so she could make music superstar Kylie Minogue’s big birthday bash in London. In an exclusive interview with I Am Birmingham, Courtney revealed that not only was she racing against time yesterday,…

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Courtney Act has been one of the main highlight performers at Birmingham Pride 2018

Courtney Act hilariously pays homage to Drag Race’s Vanessa Matteo at Birmingham Pride

Celebrity Big Brother winner and Ru Paul’s Drag Race legend Courtney Act -who’s been performing an incredible set at this year’s Birmingham Pride – has paid a somewhat hilarious tribute to fellow Drag Race star Vanessa Matteo by way of her very own rendition of Amy Winhouse classic ‘Valerie‘. You would never think an actual (weather-related)…

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