Baywatch star Priyanka Chopra made a serious splash at this year’s Met Gala, dazzling fans and fashion critics alike in a risky Ralph Lauren trench dress.
At the after-party following the glamorous event, Chopra says she and Master of None star Aziz Ansari looked around the room and marveled at how much Hollywood has diversified recently.
“Aziz said, ‘A couple of years ago at this gala, I saw, like, one other brown person,’ ” she tells People. ” ‘And today there were, like, six of us in that room!’ ”
Yes, there’s still a way to go, “and the struggle is really real,...
At the after-party following the glamorous event, Chopra says she and Master of None star Aziz Ansari looked around the room and marveled at how much Hollywood has diversified recently.
“Aziz said, ‘A couple of years ago at this gala, I saw, like, one other brown person,’ ” she tells People. ” ‘And today there were, like, six of us in that room!’ ”
Yes, there’s still a way to go, “and the struggle is really real,...
- 5/19/2017
- by Michelle Tauber
- PEOPLE.com
Sitting in an overflow room at the Paley Center for Media, a thought struck me: “What if Shoukath Ansari wins an Emmy for ‘Master of None’?”
The thought wasn’t entirely baseless — Shoukath, the father of Aziz Ansari, certainly warrants the praise for his hysterical, honest and empathetic turn — nor was it unprompted. Netflix was holding its official For Your Consideration event for “Master of None,” and the event attracted so many people that a substantial chunk of us couldn’t even fit in the main theatre. We had to move to a backroom with a television displaying first the episode being screened and then a conversation between creators Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, producer Michael Schur and cast members Lena Waithe and Kelvin Yu.
Clearly, there’s a fervor surrounding this show — and a devout fan base for the senior Ansari family member, as well. His debut in the...
The thought wasn’t entirely baseless — Shoukath, the father of Aziz Ansari, certainly warrants the praise for his hysterical, honest and empathetic turn — nor was it unprompted. Netflix was holding its official For Your Consideration event for “Master of None,” and the event attracted so many people that a substantial chunk of us couldn’t even fit in the main theatre. We had to move to a backroom with a television displaying first the episode being screened and then a conversation between creators Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, producer Michael Schur and cast members Lena Waithe and Kelvin Yu.
Clearly, there’s a fervor surrounding this show — and a devout fan base for the senior Ansari family member, as well. His debut in the...
- 6/30/2016
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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