When I first watched Saurabh Shukla’s ‘Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi?’ back in November — during the South Asian International Film Festival in NYC where it won the Audience Choice Award for Favorite Feature — my expectations were incredibly high. First of all, the film’s producer, co-writer and lead actor Rajat Kapoor is quite simply one [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 5, 2009
The South Asian International Film Festival came to a close with a bang last night. Featuring the North American premiere of India’s official entry to the Oscars for 2010 ‘Harishchandrachi Factory’ — a beautiful Marathi film which chronicles the struggles of the man who made India’s first motion picture in 1913 — the evening started [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Once Fall descends on NYC, I typically retire into my own cocoon of spending way more time indoors, taking long baths, eating pumpkin pie and indulging in the pleasure of watching movies. There is nothing more fabulous in my book than a day spent watching the latest blockbuster or most talked about indie hit. Thankfully [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 23, 2009
New York, NY – October 20, 2009 – The sixth annual 2009 South Asian International Film Festival - Presented by HBO will be held from October 28 – November 3, 2009 in New York City. The festival will close with Paresh Mokashi’s directorial debut Harishchandrachi Factory at The Imaginasian Theater at 8:00 PM on November 3, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 23, 2009
New York, NY – October 19, 2009 – The 2009 South Asian International Film Festival – Presented by HBO will kick-off from October 28th – November 3rd in New York City. The festival will open with its very first Bollywood film to ‘ever’ covet the Official Opening Night Presentation timeslot since its inception in 2004 with [...]
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
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