Finally! A genuinely funny and touching movie about what it’s like to be young, Indian and American, and growing up in the U.S. But wait, that’s not what this story is primarily about, and maybe that’s why it doesn’t suffer the same fate as earlier movies that were only about that East-Vest mix […]
Necessary Illusions
It was amazing to me how Fayeque Rahman was able to create such increasing tension in his 20-minute film about a young Canadian architecture student (of Iranian origin) who is deemed suspicious at an unnamed U.S. airport, and abruptly detained for questioning. At first, the twentysomething guy on his way to study and visit […]
Lucky
The 20-minute film by Avie Luthra narrates how a young South African AIDS orphan leaves his village to live with an uncle in Durban, who is not too thrilled to have the child for a new companion. In the opening scene, as Lucky buries his rusted metal airplane, I thought of Amar, Akbar, […]
Lucky, Necessary Illusions, Punching at the Sun, Umrao Jaan
Films seen tonight at the Indo-American Arts Council’s film festival. All films screened at the Anthology Film Archives. Among those in attendance were Madhur Jaffrey, Manya Patil Seth, Tanuj Chopra, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar. More in a little while.
India @ The Pierre
Seen en route to the Indian consulate last week. The tricolor flies over the hotel that was once a fave of Princess Di’s, owing to the fact that the luxury lodging on Fifth Avenue is now managed by the Taj Group.
Govinda and SRK at home
My home, that is. The dentally endowed Virar ka Chokra and the fetching Raveena greet me upon exiting the shower every morning. Meanwhile, Malli plays “Where’s Waldo?”, searching for an elusive NASA project manager on the Charanpur Mail. (Psst, Malli, look for the FedEx envelope.)