Counting down to the Friday opening (March 9th) in New York and Los Angeles of Mira Nair’s The Namesake, I’ll be posting something each day related to the film. Up first on Monday, an interview with Jhumpa Lahiri.  

As Friday, March 9th and the release of Mira Nair’s The Namesake in theaters draw closer, New York City will see a variety of special screenings and events all over the place: March 7 – Asia Society – 6 pm free screening for members [sold out] March 7 – Union Square – WNYC radio has […]

  If you’re based in the U.S., and you really love that catchy Saajanji Vaari Vaari song that Kay Kay Menon cuts loose to in  Honeymoon Travels Private Ltd.,  Saavn Mobile has added it to the ringtone songs you can download to your cel. These guys appearing on the scene is a welcome thing, because […]

  Some friends have expressed dismay as it seems that Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd will not be shown in Manhattan. One alternative that   people can try (and without driving to get there) is Cineplaza, the large desi cinema in North Bergen, NJ.   This is the one the New York Times wrote about a […]

  It’s seems ages since I first saw a trailer for Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd on the big screen.   And I remember thinking “Interesting concept for a film.   It looks like fun.” Well, bohut mazaa hai. It could be unweildy to tell the  stories  of 5 couples on a group honeymoon in Goa, […]

  Two US- and UK-based media reviews caught my attention.   First, the NYC-based Village Voice carried this rave about Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s latest release, wherein David Chute writes: Elkavya was filmed in two actual Rajasthani palaces, one for the endlessly receding gilded interiors and another for the crumbling facade. But the action that unfolds […]