American United Beer & Spirits has signed Indian model and television personality Nina Manuel to represent Antiquity Whiskey in the United States.

West Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee promised to turn Calcutta into London. But Joss Whedon in the Marvel comics saga, “The Avengers,” has gone backwards instead.

Nine-year-old M'Laah Kaur Singh of Naperville, Ill., charms Bruce Banner, aka The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), in an early scene in “The Avengers” set in Kolkata.

Zoya Akhtar’s road trip drama “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” and Vidya Balan’s “The Dirty Picture” lead the nominations at the 13th annual International Indian Film Academy awards, to be held in Singapore June 9 and hosted by Shahid Kapoor.

Ghazal artist Pankaj Udhas was warmly received at a concert at the San Jose Airport Garden Hotel May 6.

To make people aware about the harsh cruelties inflicted on animals, actor-rap artist Hard Kaur posed for a new PETA ad wearing black fishnet stockings and a ringmaster outfit next to the caption, “I Choose to Perform. Animals Don’t. Boycott Animal Circuses.”

An online ad for “popchips” snacks starring Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher has sparked controversy and derision over Kutcher’s Indian accent and the ad’s racist tone. But although some Indian Americans are offended by the ad, others are saying it’s no big deal.

Indian-origin filmmaker Nisha Pahuja’s documentary about the life and struggles of women in India has won the best documentary feature award and a $25,000 prize at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival.

The United Nations Development Programme-produced film “Himalayan Meltdown” won the prestigious Platinum Award in the broadcast documentary category at the 45th annual Worldfest International Film Festival.

Director-producer Anurag Kashyap has reasons to celebrate as three of his films, “Gangs of Wasseypur (Part I & II)” and “Peddlers,” have made it to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival this year.