The Asian Pacific American Club (APAC) and South Asian Student Alliance’s (SASA) Bollywood Movie Night, held on Friday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. in the MLK room, included a colorful array of Asian snacks, henna and a showing of the movie “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” or “You Only Live Once” with English subtitles.

The scene of the event was lively from the beginning, with many crowding around a table full of South Asian foods, including pakoras, masala popcorn and more.

APAC co-president and junior Tina Li said in planning the event, APAC hoped to encourage students from their club and from SASA to bond and create a cohesive community of Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students at the high school.

“We really want to make APAC as inclusive of a space as possible, especially for South Asian students, and we think the best way to do that is to reach out to SASA and bring together more events where we can get to know each other, share things about culture, like food, art and movies, and just have fun,” Li said.

SASA president and junior Saira Chander said the event was a great community opportunity to participate in an activity she enjoys: watching Bollywood movies.

“I’m excited to be with the community and watch a really good movie,” Chander said. “I haven’t seen a Bollywood movie in a while.”

The movie “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” is about three friends who go on a road trip through Spain in place of a more traditional bachelor party. According to SASA member and senior Meghna Sundaram, the movie provides a warm message to viewers.

“The movie is just about twenty-year-olds having fun, and the message is just have fun, don’t work too hard,” Sundaram said.

Li said she hopes the event helped South Asian students feel welcomed and that their culture is valued at the high school.

“I want everyone to feel included, loved, appreciated, and like their cultures are loved by other people as well,” Li said.