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Box office over backbone: The anxiety behind Bollywood's reaction to the AR Rahman row

During a recent interview, BBC Asian Network's Haroon Rashid politely pressed Oscar-winning music composer A.R. Rahman to respond to the criticism that Islamophobia is coded into the way Muslims are depicted in the Hindi film Chhaava, for which Rahman did the music. Chhaava was one of the highest-grossing Hindi films…

Newslaundry · Jan 25

The Traitors star Jaz Singh to host new afternoon show on BBC Asian Network

BBC Asian Network has announced a new schedule as well as a roster of new presenters.

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025

BBC announces net reduction of 130 news and current affairs jobs

Cost-cutting also includes axing of world affairs programme HARDtalk and BBC Asian Network’s bespoke news service

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024

Love Island winners Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan address engagement rumours

Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan - who were announced as the latest winners of Love Island last week - have now addressed speculation that they are engaged days after leaving the villa

Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2023

BBC Asian Network star only realised he had cancer after fans spotted tell-tale sign

Nish Syed has leukaemia and is likely to be on targeted chemotherapy tablets for the rest of his life but he is back to doing what he loves and touring the world with his music

Daily Mirror · Oct 31, 2022

Look back in bhangra: Panjabi MC on becoming a pop icon

His Knight Rider-sampling dancefloor banger put dhol drums into hip-hop and Asian beats on the BBC. Now 49, the star takes us back to ‘his own little lab’ in Coventry

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2022