The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the full lineup last night for their 16th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, and diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent (May 7 – May 14). Dedicated to bringing these films to a New York audience, the festival will feature 40 screenings (35 narrative, 5 documentary) –all seen for the first time in New York City. In addition, the festival will also feature five programs of short films.
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.
The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.
The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...
- 4/13/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Bollywood has famously advocated loving fearlessly without any barriers and to facing any obstacles that appear.
For instance “Jab Pyar Kiya Tau Darna Kya” (Why be frightened if you are in love?) was evoked through Mughal-e-Azam(1960) .
Raj fearlessly pursued his Simran , regardless of having to face the fury of a traditional Indian father, from London to India in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).
Karan Johar had introduced homosexuality on the Bollywood screen through Dostana(2008).
Although Dostana was set within a heterosexual framework, the film portrayed the message that sexuality is not a choice.
Dostana also depicted a traditional Indian mother accepting her gay son.
Just when it seemed that Lgbtq (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) rights in India were improving, the situation has extremely regressed.
On the 11th of December 2013, the Indian Supreme Court made the human right to love freely, subject and conditional to an archaic law: Section 377.
According to this law,...
For instance “Jab Pyar Kiya Tau Darna Kya” (Why be frightened if you are in love?) was evoked through Mughal-e-Azam(1960) .
Raj fearlessly pursued his Simran , regardless of having to face the fury of a traditional Indian father, from London to India in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).
Karan Johar had introduced homosexuality on the Bollywood screen through Dostana(2008).
Although Dostana was set within a heterosexual framework, the film portrayed the message that sexuality is not a choice.
Dostana also depicted a traditional Indian mother accepting her gay son.
Just when it seemed that Lgbtq (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) rights in India were improving, the situation has extremely regressed.
On the 11th of December 2013, the Indian Supreme Court made the human right to love freely, subject and conditional to an archaic law: Section 377.
According to this law,...
- 12/13/2013
- by Aashi Gahlot
- Bollyspice
Vinay Pathak in Dasvidaniya
Vinay Pathak is usually described as a ?funny man? and cast as one too. He has been a part of hits such as Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Jism, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Bheja Fry and Khosla Ka Ghosla. He has equally been a part of duds like Mixed Doubles, Aaja Nachle, Straight and Utt Pataang. The father of two, who gave up a business degree course in the Us in order to switch to drama school, talks to Udita Jhunjhunwala about working in both TV and film
As an actor, isn?t it limiting for you to be always associated with comedy?
I think is unfair that that is the case but that is the perception because Bheja Fry was a huge hit and comparatively Dasvidaniya was not as big a hit. The majority of my TV career was also lighter and comedy-related, plus...
Vinay Pathak is usually described as a ?funny man? and cast as one too. He has been a part of hits such as Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Jism, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Bheja Fry and Khosla Ka Ghosla. He has equally been a part of duds like Mixed Doubles, Aaja Nachle, Straight and Utt Pataang. The father of two, who gave up a business degree course in the Us in order to switch to drama school, talks to Udita Jhunjhunwala about working in both TV and film
As an actor, isn?t it limiting for you to be always associated with comedy?
I think is unfair that that is the case but that is the perception because Bheja Fry was a huge hit and comparatively Dasvidaniya was not as big a hit. The majority of my TV career was also lighter and comedy-related, plus...
- 5/3/2011
- Chakpak
Gul Panag, who has always been known as a thinking 'brains with beauty' actress, loved Sartaj Singh Pannu's debut film as writer, director and actor, Soch Lo (think about it), which releases on August 27, 2010. The actress, who got recognition for her offbeat films like Manorama - Six Feet Under, Dhoop, Dor, Rann and Straight, met Sartaj Singh Pannu at the Indibloggers meet and didn't miss the golden opportunity to see this much-talked about film, Soch Lo, and just loved it. In fa...
- 8/17/2010
- GlamSham
Although Aparna Sen’s new movie, The Japanese Wife, does not have a music album, much went into the making of its background score. Since the film is a love story between a Bengali schoolteacher and his Japanese pen friend, Sen wanted a Japanese touch to the background. To give the film authenticity, Sagar Desai, who’s composed for movies like Mixed Doubles, Straight and Quick Gun Murugun, and the upcoming Fatso, got a Japanese koto player on board. Koto is a Japanese musical instrument. Says Desai, “Though we had budget limitations, it was vital for us to get a Japanese koto player on ...
- 4/9/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Last weekend saw the release of Straight which has left Gul Panag fans complaining that the film had too little of her. However, the lady promises that there would be a lot more of hers to be seen in the months to come. At last count, she has five films lined up for release and it's a matter of time before they start arriving one after another. Says Gul, "Films like Phir Zindagi and Anubhav are completed and should be arriving any time now...
- 3/25/2009
- GlamSham
After Dostana, we now have Bollywood's second bona fide commercial film with the 'gay' word not just been used openly but also being the fulcrum of the film's narrative. Dostana was about two men who pretty much knew that they were not gays but had to pretend like one whereas Straight is about a man who starts believing that he could well be a gay when actually he isn't one!However, for director Parvati Balagopalan, this isn't the first time that her characters are shown to be gay (or rather 'maybe' gay)!...
- 3/22/2009
- GlamSham
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