House of Heroines: A Bollywood Diva Night

House of Heroines is a night built around the women who defined Bollywood glamour. Come dance!

Inspired by ballroom culture, created by Black and Latinx queer and trans communities, we borrow its houses, runways, and chosen-family spirit with love and respect, filling that frame with our own Bollywood drama, dance, color, and excess.

Three performers each represent a house and pay tribute to a Bollywood queen. Between performances, the floor opens up for a dance party with DJ Arzu and DJ Riya Riya, spinning Bollywood hits and pop anthems all night long. Expect a night of diva tributes, dramatic entrances, big dance-floor energy, and plenty of chances to show off your own filmy flair.

✦ Diva performances
Cumli Cumari
(Mother of House of Rakhi)

Maha Sridevi
(Mother of House of Sridevi)

Kareena Karamel
(Mother of House of Kareena)

✦ Bollywood & Pop Music
DJ ARZU and DJ Riya Riya

Doors at 6pm! Event check-in begins at 8pm and our dancefloor kicks off at 9pm til Dorothy closes at 2am.

Pre-door tickets are priced at a sliding scale of $15-25 and guarentee entry for the event. There will be a limited number of tickets available at the door for $15 until Midnight. Joining us late? Our event is COVER FREE from Midnight-2am.

Dorothy is 21+ and requires physical or mobile ID for all to enter. Dorothy is ADA accessible with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: 773-770-3799

Please note: refund requests are only available until 24h before the event (11/6, 8pm). No other refund requests will be honored.

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ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

KalaKranti Chicago is a collective founded in 2024 that celebrates the creativity, talent, and culture of South Asian queer artists and communities. Through drag shows, improv nights, open mics, and fundraisers for marginalized communities, KalaKranti creates space for artists to be seen and for community to gather. We are now working to register as a nonprofit so we can grow our programming and reach wider audiences.