Saroo Brierley On The True Story Behind Lion
The film version of Saroo Brierley’s story is playing in movie theaters now and stars actor Dev Patel (The Man Who Knew Infinity). Nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, including[…]
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Can We Please Talk About Sunidhi Chauhan’s Epic Bolly-Ballad from Dear Zindagi?
Look: The future of America may be a mess because Russia installed an animated jack-o-lantern as our next commander-in-chief and nobody seems to be doing anything about it. And trust[…]
India Kaleidoscope Highlights Diversity Of Regional Cinema
The term ‘Bollywood’ is cringe-worthy on many levels. Aside from making Hindi cinema, an industry with a long, rich history, appear nothing more than a cheap song-and-dance routine prancing in[…]
7 Films To Look Out For This Weekend At Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival 2016
On Friday, November 25, the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF) kicks off for its sixth year. The 2016 festival lineup delivers an array of compelling shorts, documentaries and[…]
Festival Brings South Asian Film Treasures To Cupertino
I happen to be in Cupertino, California, this weekend during the last leg of the 3rd i’s SF International South Asian Film Festival on Saturday, November 19. Even more serendipitous, the first[…]
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil And The Perils Of Life-Long Love
Yesterday, I saw Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Disclaimers: I am a feminist. I know the words to every Shah Rukh Khan song in existence. I have avoided watching the Karan[…]
In Its 14th Year, 3rd i Films Shines On With Stories of Pakistan, Diaspora, Indie Narratives
This year’s San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival (SFISAFF) from 3rd i Films is the fourteenth annual program of its kind dedicated to showcasing narrative, documentary, and short films[…]
Diwali Weekend Release Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Is The Real Deal
Since Karan Johar’s debut as a director almost twenty years ago, Dharma Productions has become synonymous with bringing glamour and polish to the world of Hindi cinema. Johar’s melodramatic, lavish[…]
Short Films Pithas in Barahipur & A Desi Minute Capture Slices of Village & Urban Life
Pithas in Barahipur Earlier this year, I visited Bangladesh. They somehow manage to squeeze half the population of the entire US into a country the size of New York state.[…]
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Young Cardamom & HAB Bring “#1 Spice” To Mira Nair’s Queen of Katwe
Mira Nair’s Queen of Katwe tells the inspirational story of international chess champion Phiona Mutesi, a prodigy from the slum Katwe in Kampala, Uganda. The film shows some of the realities[…]