Filmmakers, aficionados and critics celebrated in unison the closing night of the I-View Film Festival 2010, which culminated Sept 26 in New York after a weeklong showing of bold and contemporary cinematic work from South Asia. The festival screenings encapsulated a stimulating discussion on gender and queer themes among the panelists and attendees. Vinay Shukla’s directorial [...]
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by E. Nina Rothe Actor Sanjay Suri has never been afraid to take on controversial roles. In his breakthrough performance as the HIV-infected leading man in ‘My Brother Nikhil’ (http://www.mybrothernikhil.com/) he faced head on the unthinkable for an actor — to be henceforth typecast as the anti-hero. In the Nandita Das-directed ‘Firaaq’(http://www.firaaqthefilm.com/), once again Suri played [...]
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