Though “Funny Boy” is a far more chaste film, it may find more controversy for its portrayal of the 1983 riots, or Black July, the anti-Tamil pogroms that began the 26-year Sri Lankan Civil War.

SL vs IND: Sanath Jayasuriya was over the moon after Sri Lanka beat India 2-0 in the 3-match ODI series. The home team won the third game by 110 runs in Colombo.

An 11-year-old Washington, D.C., boy was among at least four American citizens who were killed in a series of terrorist attacks at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.. Kieran ...

Also Read: 'Funny Boy' Trailer: Canada's Oscar Entry Is a Coming-of-Age Saga in '70s Sri Lanka (Video) Though much of the novel is autobiographical, Mehta said the story felt like her own.

It’s a musical drama with a classical base and modern undertones, say Arunthathy adding that the costumes were made in both India and Sri Lanka. The youngest of five girls and growing up watching her ...

They left everybody stunned. Turning, twirling, swaying and skipping to the beats of “Ceylon’s popular drums,” the boys and girls from Sri Lankan army’s cultural troupe took the Doha ...

Mika Singh and his crew, introduced to the excited Sri Lankan audience as the Out of Control Punjabi Boys, brought Bhangra to town at the BMICH last Saturday. The prominent Bollywood musician whose ...

Couple break wedding world record with 126 bridesmaids, 25 best men, 20 page boys and 23 flower girls Sri Lankan newlyweds Nisansala and Nalin smashed the previous world record of 96 bridesmaids ...

How ‘Funny Boy’ Director Connected With Story About Gay Teen in War-Torn Sri Lanka (Video) “It’s not just about the war, it’s not just about a queer coming-of-age film.