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...4. March 2010
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...2. March 2010
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...18. February 2010
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...9. February 2010
The annual Jaipur Literature Festival has been hailed by media wonder woman Tina Brown as “The Greatest Literary Show on Earth” and indeed, it is all that and more. Held under the unfalteringly clear January sky of the Pink City during the most delightful time of year to visit Jaipur, this year’s festival attracted a [...]
Continue reading...28. January 2010
YouTube & Indian Films collaborate to premiere the first ever Bollywood release, day and date with its Indian theatrical release on February 5 Mumbai (27 January, 2010) - Produced by The Indian Film Company in association with Studio 18, Striker will be the first Bollywood feature to be premiered on YouTube, day and date with its [...]
Continue reading...28. January 2010
Complete list of the 56th National Film Award winners: Best Film – Antaheen (Bengali) Best Direction – Bala for Naan Kadavul (Tamil) Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! Best Children’s Film – Gubbachigalu (Kannada) Best Film on Family Welfare – Little Zizou (English, Gujarati) Best Actor – Upendra Limaye for Jogwa (Marathi) Best Actress – Priyanka Chopra [...]
Continue reading...21. January 2010
On January 27th, the much awaited indie drama The Hangman premiers in Mumbai and releases on January 29th, playing in metros throughout Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Banglore and Calcutta. The three main actors of the film (Om Puri, Shreyas Talpade and Gulshan Grover) will be attending the event. It will be a night full of celebration as [...]
Continue reading...19. January 2010
In this age of world turmoil, where every other headline is about war, destruction, abuse of power and the hatred of multiple individuals for their neighbors, William Shakespeare has become a voice as contemporary and true as when his plays were first written for the audiences of Elizabethan England. Personally, I have recently been privy to [...]
Continue reading...15. January 2010
Berlin, January 14 2010 - The Opening Night Generation 14plus Gala of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival has been confirmed as ROAD, MOVIE from writer/director Dev Benegal (ENGLISH, AUGUST; SPLIT WIDE OPEN), presented by leading Indian motion picture studio The Indian Film Company (TIFC) in association with Studio 18. The film has already received [...]
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11. March 2010
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