Zoya Akhtar’s film “Gully Boy” is set in a poor neighborhood in Mumbai, where a young man pushes against class expectations and family pressure as he tries to launch a career as a rapper. Akhtar ...

India’s hopes for winning its first Oscar for Best International Feature Film will rest this year on “Gully Boy,” which tells the story of a rising rapper from Mumbai. Producer Farhan Akhtar announced ...

When he was a kid, Indian rapper MC Mawali (Aklesh Sutar to his family) would hang out with his friends at Aarey Colony, a lush, forested suburb of Mumbai. “I learnt how to swim in the lake there, I ...

Gully Boy, a film that follows the rags-to-riches tale of a rapper pursuing his dreams, has swept South Asia and its diaspora into a fervor, helping bring Indian hip-hop into the mainstream ...

This month, a documentary about Mumbai rapper Divine (a.k.a. Vivian Fernandes), one of the most-streamed Indian independent artists on Spotify, aired not just on Red Bull TV but also Discovery, which ...

From setting up dedicated research teams to communicating in regional languages, brands are now focusing less on global ...

India has selected 'Gully Boy' as the country's official entry for consideration in the best international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars. By Nyay Bhushan India has selected Gully Boy as the ...

Over the last few years, underground Indian hip-hop has become bold and assertive, deviating away from the party anthems that have dominated and driven the genre towards the mainstream. The genre is ...

This month, a documentary about Mumbai rapper Divine (a.k.a. Vivian Fernandes), one of the most-streamed Indian independent artists on Spotify, aired not just on Red Bull TV but also Discovery, which ...

Ranveer Singh, one of the stars of the recent film Gully Boy, at a publicity event in Mumbai on Jan. 9, 2019. The film has put a spotlight on Indian hip-hop, to the chagrin of some working in it. Over ...