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Havana Marking Talks About ‘Afghan Star’, Spontaneity and True Elegance
The documentary ‘Afghan Star’ begins airing on HBO March 18th at 9 p.m., with repeated screenings through March and April. Hailed by Oprah Winfrey as “A fantastic documentary about a talent competition in a country where you would never dream such a thing is possible” and World Cinema winner at the 2009 Sundance Festival, the film documents the dramatic stories, considerable struggles [...] // Continue reading...
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Thu, Mar 11, 2010
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‘Afghan Star’ on HBO: Watch It!
Afghanistan is a country most Americans identify only with war, the Taliban and destruction. Few of us stop to think of the millions of individuals whose lives have been affected by the bombs, shelling and battles that have been a part of Afghan daily life since the late Seventies, when the Soviets first invaded the [...] // Continue reading...
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Thu, Mar 11, 2010
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Fourth Emmy Nomination for NY LIFE
NEW YORK, N.Y., March 9, 2010 — A New York Life Insurance Company television campaign geared toward the Asian-Indian community has been nominated for a New York Emmy® Award. The four-commercial campaign, “Life is Beautiful with…The Company You Keep” aired in the United States last year. The campaign is one of the four nominated to [...] // Continue reading...
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Thu, Mar 11, 2010
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Hurt Locker vs. Slumdog Millionaire
“Was The Hurt Locker a more distinctive success than Slumdog Millionare this year?” No and Yes. The argument for both sides. No. Slumdog Millionaire was one of the most landmark victories since Titanic (no pun intended) keep reading below to see the intentional irony to this comment. By capturing 8 of 10 categories in its Oscar sweeps of [...] // Continue reading...
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BIG Cinemas’ Momentous Opening in Manhattan
BIG Cinemas is already India’s largest cinema chain, a division of the media giant company that is Reliance MediaWorks and a member of the Reliance ADA Group. So it’s no surprise that now that BIG Cinemas has taken over a nearly abandoned and insufficiently attended movie theater formerly known as Imaginasian on East 59th Street [...] // Continue reading...
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Wed, Mar 3, 2010
Hrithik’s colourful take on Holi and Kites
On the occasion of Holi, Hrithik Roshan speaks up on his colourful life! Please share some childhood Holi memories with us? Well firstly a very Happy & Colourful Holi to all my fans. Holi was my favourite festival. I would look forward to it for months. On the day I would be up at 4 am and with [...] // Continue reading...
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Tue, Mar 2, 2010
55th Filmfare Award Winners
And the winners are… Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) Amitabh Bachchan - Paa Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) Vidya Balan - Paa Best Film 3 Idiots Best Director Rajkumar Hirani - 3 Idiots Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) Boman Irani - 3 Idiots Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) Kalki Koechlin - Dev D Best Actor (Male) Critics Ranbir Kapoor Best Actor (Female) [...] // Continue reading...
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Thu, Feb 25, 2010
‘Teen Patti’ Hits the Jackpot!
It is no secret that I thoroughly enjoy my job - writing about films for the AVS viewers/readers - considering I am the biggest Hindi movie buff I know. But lately, sitting through the upcoming releases has been a less than stellar experience for me. In the age of ‘3 Idiots’ and ‘My Name Is [...] // Continue reading...
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Thu, Feb 18, 2010
Engendered and Caroline’s Present Indophile - A Talk with Comedian Vidur Kapur
The fact that NYC based Engendered is one of my favorite not-for-profit organizations is definitely not a secret. That they are taking huge steps in helping to raise gender awareness, race equality and helping to break down prejudices while simultaneously bringing joy and entertainment to NYC audiences, well THAT could be the understatement of the [...] // Continue reading...
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Tue, Feb 16, 2010
‘KHAN’ Breaks ‘3 Idiots’ opening weekend record!
[New York - February 15, 2010] Karan Johar’s highly anticipated new film MY NAME IS KHAN performed better than expected on Sunday, February 14, grossing $761,000 for a 4% increase over Saturday. The film was initially expected to drop by 7% to $682,000. The Sunday figure now ranks as the highest one-day gross ever for [...] // Continue reading...
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Thu, Mar 11, 2010
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