…said Karan Johar to Tabu last night as both lamented their single status on KWK. It was a great episode. Mira Nair and Tabu were both extremely natural, moreso than the Bollywood regulars who usually pick their words as cautiously as if traversing an empty field in Mozambique. Farah Khan later joined (clad, […]
Month: March 2007
Kal Penn interview in Khabar
Here’s a piece I did for this month’s issue of Khabar magazine, an interview with Kal Penn.
Last seen, Eklavya
Comments to follow shortly. The surprise today, halfway through the less-than-two-hour film, was the batch of extended trailers we had. Great fun all. First up, Just Married. Fardeen Khan and Esha Deol getting to know each other on honeymoon. Looked better than I expected. Next, Cheeni Kum. Having just stood […]
Ashoke & Ashima at an Exhibition
(Tabu being interviewed by NDTV’s Sarah Jacob.) On Thursday night at the Sepia International Gallery in Chelsea, Mira Nair, Tabu and Irfan Khan were in attendance to open a six-week photo exhibition called Namesake/Inspiration. With 45 photographic images of Calcutta, as well as of the U.S. and Japan, the small catalogue for the group […]
U.S. reviews of The Namesake
NY Times– LA Times – Entertainment Weekly – Variety – Newsday – Premiere – NY Post – NY Daily News – Fox News – SF Chronicle – USA Today The Namesake has opened today at these theaters: NYC: Angelika Film Center (West Houston & Mercer St.) NYC: Paris Theatre (58th […]
Interview: Mira Nair, pt. 2
As The Namesake releases in NY and LA today, here is the second part of an interview with Mira Nair, conducted the day after the Academy Awards, last week: Q: You mentioned the things you liked, immigrants you see in the book, what you don’t see in the book. Can you talk about […]