‘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’
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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