Maaz Ali

Maaz Ali is a co-host of Desi Standard Time, a podcast focused on Bollywood films, South Asian cinema and media, and the influence of both on their own lives and the rest of the world.

Articles & Books From Maaz Ali

Bollywood For Dummies
Take the trip of a lifetime into the past and present of Bollywood Fascinated by the high energy, high emotion, high color, endless dance routines, and sheer scale of Bollywood—but afraid you'll never really know your Ghazals from your Qawwalis, or your Khans from your Kapoors? Well, in the immortal line from the Hindi-language blockbuster Sultan, "No one can defeat you unless you accept defeat yourself," and there's no need to be defeated at all when you can sit back with Bollywood For Dummies and immerse yourself in the glamorous whirl of one of the most exciting movie industries on Earth.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-20-2021
Bollywood is one of the largest film industries in the world and is chock-full of colorful characters, talented actors and actresses, epic song and dance numbers, elegant fashion, and memorable dialogue. The largest movie industry in the cultural mecca that is India, Bollywood has innumerable surprises and layers of fun for any fan to unpack.