The Chicago South Asian Film Festival, to be held between September 18th and 21st, will open with Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice. The film has Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Geetanjali Thapa in lead roles and was screened at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout will be the centerpiece film of the festival. Agneya Singh’s M Cream will be screened as the Friday night feature. Rajat Kapoor’s Ankhon Dekhi will close the Festival on Sunday evening.
Here is the complete lineup of the festival:
A Boy Called Boris (Director: Ashok Vish): World Premiere; Short Film; United States; Max Kolby, Brian Gildea, Jose Amor
Algorithms (Director: Ian McDonald): U.S. Premiere; Documentary; India
Ankhon Dekhi (Director: Rajat Kapoor): Chicago Premiere; Feature; India; Sanjay Mishra, Rajat Kapoor, Seema Pahwa
Are You Listening! – Shunte Ki Pao! (Director: Kamar Ahmad Simon): U.S. Premiere...
Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout will be the centerpiece film of the festival. Agneya Singh’s M Cream will be screened as the Friday night feature. Rajat Kapoor’s Ankhon Dekhi will close the Festival on Sunday evening.
Here is the complete lineup of the festival:
A Boy Called Boris (Director: Ashok Vish): World Premiere; Short Film; United States; Max Kolby, Brian Gildea, Jose Amor
Algorithms (Director: Ian McDonald): U.S. Premiere; Documentary; India
Ankhon Dekhi (Director: Rajat Kapoor): Chicago Premiere; Feature; India; Sanjay Mishra, Rajat Kapoor, Seema Pahwa
Are You Listening! – Shunte Ki Pao! (Director: Kamar Ahmad Simon): U.S. Premiere...
- 9/9/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Prashant Bhargava, the director of award winning film “Patang” fondly remembers Roger Ebert. Ebert loved “Patang”, gave it his famous thumbs up with four stars and invited it to his festival Ebertfest
I grew up in Chicago. I didn’t grow up with Bollywood. Before Amitabh Bachchan, I knew Roger Ebert.
My first exposure to film was watching Siskel and Ebert debate on their television show. Roger was one who made film accessible for me. From our sofa, I would jump up and at times vehemently disagree with their thumbs up or down. Other times I found myself enlightened by their impassioned discussions. From an early age, Roger, sparked my love for cinema.
Prashant Bhargava with Roger Ebert
But my father was the first in our family to actually meet him. For 17 years, he took Roger’s film criticism class at the University of Chicago’s downtown extension. Roger would pick a topic,...
I grew up in Chicago. I didn’t grow up with Bollywood. Before Amitabh Bachchan, I knew Roger Ebert.
My first exposure to film was watching Siskel and Ebert debate on their television show. Roger was one who made film accessible for me. From our sofa, I would jump up and at times vehemently disagree with their thumbs up or down. Other times I found myself enlightened by their impassioned discussions. From an early age, Roger, sparked my love for cinema.
Prashant Bhargava with Roger Ebert
But my father was the first in our family to actually meet him. For 17 years, he took Roger’s film criticism class at the University of Chicago’s downtown extension. Roger would pick a topic,...
- 4/7/2013
- by Prashant Bhargava
- DearCinema.com
Writer/director Prashant Bhargava and producer Jaideep Punjabi were the recipients of the rising star film awards for Best director and Best picture for the feature film Patang (The Kite). The awards ceremony was held in New York City on October 23rd, 2012. The jury consisted of Indian Film Critic Rajeev Masand; India Abroad Editor Arthur Pais, Singer/Songwriter And Goldspot Frontman Siddhartha Khosla; American Actress And Musician Janina Gavankar And American Actor Maulik Pancholy.
Patang is one of the most critically celebrated indian films of the year. Patang had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival and its north american premiere in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film has gone on to play at 30 film festivals worldwide and won numerous accolades including best feature narrative at the Hawaii International Film Festival, best world narrative at the Indy Film Festival, special jury award and the best feature narrative...
Patang is one of the most critically celebrated indian films of the year. Patang had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival and its north american premiere in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film has gone on to play at 30 film festivals worldwide and won numerous accolades including best feature narrative at the Hawaii International Film Festival, best world narrative at the Indy Film Festival, special jury award and the best feature narrative...
- 10/29/2012
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
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