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A portrait of singer Asha Bhosle, taken in Sydney, Australia in 2007.

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Asha Bhosle, the voice of Bollywood, has died aged 92

by Anastasia Tsioulcas April 12, 2026April 12, 2026

The Bollywood legend was one of the world’s most recorded artists — who, by her own reckoning, made more than 12,000 songs.

Mohammad Saiyub poses for an image in a crowded Mumbai quarter on a recent February day. Saiyub appeared in an image that went viral during the early days of the pandemic. He, a Muslim, tried to save the life of his best friend, Amrit Kumar, a Dalit Hindu, in the early days of the pandemic. The two were hitching a ride home, a journey of nearly a 1,000 miles, when Kumar fell ill and was kicked off the truck they were on. Saiyub stayed with his friend by the roadside, waiting for assistance. The backstory of that viral image was told in a 2020 New York Times essay, which went on to inspire the movie.

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Shortlisted for an Oscar, ‘Homebound’ is a daring movie about two dear friends

by Diaa Hadid April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved.

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