Thursday @ the MIAAC

How fortunate we are in NYC to have access to so many cultural events, and even more fortunate for an opportunity to interact with established and up-and-coming filmmakers at events like the MIAAC. Yesterday at the MIAAC film festival, there were two panels running side-by-side, one with Mira Nair, examining her not-often-seen short films, and […]

Yes, now I am a twit too

With the start of the MIAAC  film festival, I have finally succumbed to Twitter and opened an account.   You can find me here. Looking forward to an amazing line-up of films and panels with directors….Anurag Kashyup, Shyam Benegal, Akhtar père et fils, Sudhir Mishra and so many more.

Can’t you guys get it together?

It was great news earlier this year when Directv’s HindiDirect package added several new channels to the line-up, including another 24-hour news channel, two more NDTV channels (but, alas, not NDTV Imagine, which is the one I’d rather have) and, joy of joys, UTV Movies (all movies, all the time!). Great, right? Well, in theory, […]

Aladin

It’s rare that we get to see a big Hindi movie release before yeh log over in the desh, but last night was an exception and a treat. Aladin was the opening night film for the South Asian International Film Festival, which runs through next Tuesday, November 3rd.   No one from the film’s cast […]

Aadhavan

So, I get the feeling that Surya likes dual roles, yes? After his so very solid turn in Aayitha Ezhuthu, I rediscovered the caramel-eyed wonder for myself in Vel on a visit to Madras in ’07.   All I can say is, I was never much of a fan of moustaches before, but oh Mama, […]