I’m not usually one of those women who fall into rapturous spasms at the sight of tiny baby clothes, but I have to admit that even I said “Awwww” when I caught a glimpse of one of the Abhiyum Naanum posters: The upcoming Deepavali November release is about the bond between fathers and daughters, and […]
Year: 2008
Anita Jain
Note: Here’s a piece that I did that appeared in the August 1, 2008 issue of India Abroad. The filmi connection comes toward the end: Some people consider scaling the side of a mountain as a daring act, for others it’s scheduling two dates on the same evening. And then there’s what […]
Manish Acharya: My trip to filmdom was very scenic
This is the first part of an interview with Manish acharya, the director, co-writer and actor of his successful debut film Loins of Punjab Presents: Tell me about your background, where you grew up, what you did before your first film, etc. I was born in Bombay, to a middle class family. […]
Shoot on Sight – just shoot me
Just had to get in a quick work about the topical, terror-in-our-cities film Shoot on Sight, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Brian Cox and Greta Scacchi. Naseer is his usual good self and completely sympathetic as the suave, unflappable Tariq Ali, high-ranking man (and Muslim) on the British police force. In a not-to-subtle […]
Meet Aasif Mandvi and Manish Acharya in NYC tonight!
It’s a rainy, gloomy Friday in NYC. What better way to warm things up and start the weekend off right than in the company of two smart, funny and cute men from “the Show Business” (as Mukesh Ambani calls it): Aasif Mandvi, star of stage, film and TV will be doing the Q […]
The South Asian blogosphere and how it is changing the media and more
Update: If you’d like to listen to the webcast described below, in which I participated earlier today, you can find a full recording here: http://www.sajaforum.org/2008/09/webcast-the-sou.html Click on the blue player, and you can listen to it right away. If you would like to download an MP3, go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/saja […]