So far, not encouraging. Chris Kattan plays a version of himself, and when he despairs at the most recent role his agent has got him (a goat-like alien), he allows himself to be convinced by a young Indian director to go to Bombay and play the lead in Peculiar Dancing Boy. Upon arrival in the […]
Filmi flash mob in Times Square
In anticipation of the first episode of the three-night miniseries Bollywood Hero on IFC (tonight at 10pm), a flash mob in Times Square broke out into a filmi dance yesterday afternoon (keep your eyes open from minute 1:42 onwards for the BH stars). Had a very interesting interview with the Bollywood Hero (and Slumdog Millionaire) […]
Love Aaj Kal
More detail a bit later today, but for now, just had to say I did enjoy Love Aaj Kal. Sweet summer flic, Saif and Deepika do well together, even if they don’t melt the screen. (Their roles didn’t call for that anyway.)
Kailasa on tour
Kailash Kher and his band Kailasa – known for their own musical creations as well as Kher’s solid co-career as a playback singer – have just begun a US tour in Houston yesterday to support their latest CD Kailasa Chaandan Mein and the upcoming release for the US market called Yatra. They were on this […]
Bollywood Hero Rides the Bus
In the lead-up to the August debut of the IFC mini-series Bollywood Hero, images of Chris Kattan, Pooja Kumar and Neha Dhupia have started appearing on a variety of buses around NYC (in this case, one of the tourist doubledeckers, and they’re also gracing the side of NYAS airport-bound vehicles too): IFC has also complied […]
Patiala pegs and Adam bashers
I stumbled across this mignon little tome in Barnes & Noble one day a while back. Along the lines of their phrasebooks, Lonely Planet has published Indian – English Language and Culture, and under that rubric they manage to stuff in all sorts of linguistic notes and cultural explanations. My ties to the subcontinent […]