The Travails of Bollywood Movie-watching in the U.S. [This is a piece I wrote that appeared in the December 15, 2006 issue of India Abroad] Oily samosas, no TP in the ladies room, toddlers dancing in the aisles and the occasional, pungent remnant of someone’s upset stomach. Welcome to an evening out in the […]
Year: 2006
The Namesake
Mira Nair does cities well. She’s taken us from Bombay’s cramped lanes of the red-light district, brought us to roam around Delhi in the footsteps of a family planning a big Punjabi wedding, and now back and forth between Calcutta and New York in The Namesake. The movie opens worldwide in early March 2007 […]
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie’s Pictures
It has been a while, hasn’t it? My, my, Dhoom 2 was one month ago exactly, then a fortnight back, a screening of The Namesake (more on that soon) and I’ve seen nothing else until picking up this Merchant Ivory DVD that Netflix brought weeks and weeks ago. The Christmas season is […]
Dhoom Dois*
*Or “Yes, We Have No Bandanas” Oh, meu Deus, there’s so much I didn’t like about this film….. the background music using cheesy portuñol lyrics (don’t they think anyone in India will notice, never mind the overseas masses?), the overwaxed physiques of Hrithik and Uday (this, after Yuva, must be the second film where […]
Kabul Calling
Have a listen to this story from NPR, set in Afghanistan, and see if you can identify that ringtone in the first minute of the story. This girl would definitely recognize it.
Pratibha Parmar interview
Pratibha Parmar, the director and producer of Nina’s Heavenly Delights, is just back from Hong Kong, where her film was selected to close this year’s Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. Less than a month ago, it was screened at the sixth Indo-American Arts Council’s Film Festival. The movie will be released […]