If you too do some desi-spotting – that is, noticing when some reference to or influence from the Subcontinent appears in a non-South Asian setting or context – then tune in to tonight to your local PBS station for the first of the three-part series of the new Upstairs, Downstairs. The story picks up […]
CraicFest returns to NYC this week
Finally, the website for this weekend’s Irish film festival in NYC, the CraicFest 2011, is up for all to see. There are also musical performances in the evenings after the films have been screened. The Tribeca Cinemas again are home to the events. The big opener – White Irish Drinkers – which stars […]
Looking forward to DMD
One of the films I’m most anticipating once we get through the current World Cup-induced film drought is Rohan Sippy’s Dum Maaro Dum. If his Bluffmaster was anything to go by – and given that this flic will star Abhishek Bachchan, Prateik Babbar and Aditya Pancholi – then I think it may well be a […]
3 Idiots DVD coming to US stores in April
Well, well, I just heard that the DVD of the huge Christmas 2009 hit 3 Idiots – starring Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani and Kareena Kapoor – will be available through various US outlets next month. Starting on April 26, it can be found at Target, Amazon and FYE, among others. The DVD […]
Kiran Rao on the Making of Dhobi Ghat
Did you always see Aamir as playing the role of Arun? No, in fact I didn’t want a big star to play any part in the film. I was really seeking a fresh star or non-actors. We looked in very unusual places. I found Monica and Kriti where I least expected such […]
Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries)
In all publicity and reviews of the film, you will see references to Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) being the debut of Kiran Rao as a director, and while technically true – this is the first feature film she has directed – it feels like a lie to call it a debut, because Ms. Rao has […]