On Sunday, the host of an Indian singing competition television show was attacked and slapped in the face by a member of the audience during the taping of the season finale because the man did not approve of her outfit.

Did you know that it is against international law to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity? The United Nations would like to remind you that such an international law exists—oh, and even if it didn't, discriminating against people for those reasons is just plain shitty.

India's strict ban on pre-natal diagnostic tests aka finding out if your unborn child is a boy or a girl have been rigorously enforced since federal legislation on the matter passed in 1994. The ban came about as a result of the alarming rates of female foeticide— by 2006, researchers estimated that 10 million female…

In an attempt to explain the shifting romantic climate for women in India, Mumbai businesswoman Shyra Mogul — who escaped an abusive arranged marriage in her 20s and is now single again — tells NPR that her generation grew up on Bollywood rom-coms which, generally, feature a rich girl feuding with her parents over…

There's an increasing trend in the Indian cinema to sexy things up a little bit. For a long time, India's government censors wouldn't even allow kissing onscreen, a restriction that evaporated in 1996 with a long tongue-kiss in the film Raja Hindustani (Indian King). Now, however, filmmakers such as Pooja Bhatt are…

A movie called Common Gender about a love affair between a transgender person and a Hindu boy has become an indie hit in Bangladesh after a small release in only six theaters. Encouraged by this early success, the film's distributor Emanul Karim plans to extend its release nationwide and push cinema owners to extend…

January 26th was India's Republic Day and a group of Finnair flight attendants put together this awesome Bollywood dance to celebrate. First of all, amazing. Second of all, it is absolute bullshit that nothing this cool has ever happened to me while flying. BOYCOTT THE SKY!

Have you noticed the atmosphere has felt a little changed in the past few days, that things seem to have shifted somehow, but you can't quite put your finger on what's different? Well, here's your answer: the world has a new shortest woman! That's right, Jyoti Amge, of Nagpur, India, was given the honor on Friday—her…

In India, there's long been a myth of the "Bollywood Brothel" - the idea that all actresses are available for a price. The arrest of several Tollywood film stars has brought the idea back into circulation.

I have to go check train times. Now, dance!! Back in a bit.

[New Delhi, August 3. Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor tastes an ice cream during a promotional event of an ice cream company. Image via AP]

[London, July 28. Bollywood dancers are filmed in 3D at St Pancras Station for a new Sky Arts production celebrating dance.]

• Not only does George Clooney not have a clothing line, he is so offended by the notion that he would have one that he's testifying against three guys who claimed that he was launching a line called "GC Exclusive."

Anupam Kher, who was set to play Adolf Hitler in the widely-condemned Bollywood film Dear Friend Hitler, has dropped out of the production. He explained, "Sometimes human emotions are more important than cinema." [NYT]

File this under Bad Ideas: A Bollywood studio has announced plans to make a film about Hitler's romance with Eva Braun. Braun will be played by a former Miss India, and Hitler will be played by Anupam Kher.

Raj Thackeray, a feared political leader in Mumbai, has started a hate campaign against British and foreign actresses appearing in Bollywood films. In response, directors explain why they need to hire white women. Oh, and both sides suck.

Although Bollywood films are famously chaste, now one star is coming forward to talk about the realities of the "Casting Couch."

[New York, August 4. Image via Getty]