Beyond Asia

Here’s a  piece I did for the March 9, 2007 issue of India Abroad.   If you live in the United States and are not Indian, but you have nonetheless become enamored of Bollywood movies, you’re able to get your fix one way or another.   If you live in or near an urban area, […]

Last seen, Eklavya

Comments to follow shortly. The surprise today, halfway through the less-than-two-hour film, was the batch of extended trailers we had.   Great fun all. First up, Just Married.   Fardeen Khan and Esha Deol getting to know each other on honeymoon.   Looked better than I expected.   Next, Cheeni Kum.   Having just stood […]

Ashoke & Ashima at an Exhibition

(Tabu being interviewed by NDTV’s Sarah Jacob.)   On Thursday night at the Sepia International Gallery in Chelsea, Mira Nair, Tabu and Irfan Khan were in attendance to open a six-week photo exhibition called Namesake/Inspiration. With 45 photographic images of Calcutta, as well as of the U.S. and Japan, the small catalogue for the group […]

U.S. reviews of The Namesake

  NY Times– LA Times  – Entertainment Weekly  –  Variety  – Newsday  – Premiere  – NY Post  –  NY Daily News  –  Fox News  –   SF Chronicle  –  USA Today     The  Namesake has opened today at  these  theaters:   NYC: Angelika Film Center (West Houston & Mercer St.) NYC: Paris Theatre (58th […]