<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[www.bollyoz.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[BollyOz.com]]></description><link>https://www.bollyoz.com/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:48:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.bollyoz.com/hi/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Asmita Mahire-Singh Brings Lived Experience and Workplace Equity Lens to Resisting Casteism in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne-based HR and technology professional appears in Dr Vikrant Kishore’s documentary screening at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival]]></description><link>https://www.bollyoz.com/single-post/asmita-rca</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a431e9e69b2dfbbf129fbef</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:48:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6ee60e_4fb5af2292a04d9f80153eba434e2b99~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_911,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kirti Sehrawat</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filmmaker Deepa Mehta Calls Vinod Kapri’s Pyre “Deeply Moving” as Film Wins Top Honour at Toronto Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta offered one of the most striking responses of this festival season after watching Pyre, the latest feature by National Award–winning director Vinod Kapri. 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Running for seventy-one minutes, the film combines artistic insight with rigorous ethnographic engagement, presenting a rare synthesis of creative practice and research. 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