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‘Best of the Best’ Director Lena Khan on Making a Bollywood Fusion Dance Movie for Netflix, Working With Hasan Minhaj and Telling Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Bring ‘Channing Tatum Energy’
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Director Lena Khan explores the world of American collegiate competitive Bollywood fusion dance in her new Netflix feature film, 'Best of the Best.' The movie follows two childhood friends who join a UCLA dance team, featuring a cast that includes Hasan Minhaj and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.
WHY IT MATTERS
The film brings a niche cultural subculture from American college campuses into the mainstream spotlight through a scripted feature on a major streaming platform.
Competitive Bollywood fusion dance has thrived on American college campuses for decades, but it has rarely been the subject of a scripted feature film. Lena Khan’s “Best of the Best,” premiering Friday on Netflix, follows childhood best friends Maya and Anjali as they join UCLA’s competitive dance team, only to discover that the road to […]
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