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In Memory of Harvin Sethi
On May 4th 2010 we lost one of the great young Desi comedic talents of our generation. In 2006, I met a young upstart comic named Harvin Sethi who spoke of glorious achievements, a brave new Hollywood and excelling in the field of Entertainment weeks shy of graduating UCI. Over the the following 3 1/2 years [...]
Continue reading...The Indian Film Festival 2010 - A Spirited Review
Friday, May 7, 2010
Another year, and another successful Indian film Festival week has com and gone. Ever since Founder Christina Marouda launched this ambitious venture over 8 years ago, the Indian Film Festival has developed into a mainstay institution in the heart of Hollywood California. It took the passionate love affair of an accomplished Greek Entrepreneur to bring this [...]
Continue reading...Mad, Sad & Bad - A spirited Review
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Mad Sad & Bad Indian Film Festival 2010 A quaint Independent film from the UK, Mad Sad & Bad made its North American debut at the Indian Film Festival this week. True to form with regards to the Indian indies especially from England I expected a cutting film wrought with sarcasm and irony and of course this [...]
Continue reading...Ashes to Ashes (Raakh Redux) - A Spirited Review
Thursday, April 29, 2010
ASHES TO ASHES (Raakh Redux) Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2010 This was the one film I was very anxious to see at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. The North American film premiere of Amir Khan’s feature film debut which original debuted in 1989 was also one of the first “parallel cinema” or “art [...]
Continue reading...A Spirited Book Recommendation
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Sometimes the greatest inspirations come from the moments in our life that are supposedly “breaks” in between life. As the famous quote by the late great John Lennon goes, “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” As such is the discovery of this very important book. I was gifted this amazing life-transforming [...]
Continue reading...MPAA and Bollywood team to tackle piracy - A Spirited Response
Friday, April 2, 2010
MPAA and Bollywood team to tackle piracy Industry estimates losses at well over $1 billion a year Follow link to the story on Variety.com for further details… The Spirited Critic response… Its hard to react to such news as egregious as an industry like Bollywood and the constituents who comprise it to finally stand up to piracy. For many [...]
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