new york indian filim festival2012

new york Indian film festival 2012 program details

12th Annual NEW YORK INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL
is delighted to invite you to the Opening Night Celebrations
Wednesday May 23, 2012

Opening Night Red Carpet Screening of Bedabrata Pain's CHITTAGONG: Paris Theatre, New York City Gala Benefit Dinner: Jumeirah Essex House Ballroom, NYC.

Bedabrata Pain's CHITTAGONG is set in the turbulence of the 1930s British India, Chittagong is a true story of a 14 year old boy, Jhunku, and of his journey to find where he belongs. For the first time in Indian history, the British army is defeated by a ragtag army of schoolboys and their teacher, Masterda. Called a traitor by his peers, and let down by a man he trusts, Jhunku impulsively joins the movement. As his world is turned upside down, Jhunku is forced to confront his self-doubts. As the leaders of the movment are progressively caught or killed, Jhunku battles against seemingly insurmountable odds to win a victory of his own. The film is a brilliant, poignant action-drama, made more so by the fact that it is true. Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Barry John and Delzad Hiwale   Wednesday May 23rd, 2012 6 pm: red carpet 7 pm: screening, post-screening discussion Paris Theatre 9 pm: Gala Benefit Dinner, Jumeirah Essex House Ballroom Screening Only (red carpet, film screening, post-screening discussion): $150; $125 IAAC members Featured Speakers:  Ambassador Nirupama Rao, Indian Ambassador to the US; Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney Gala Benefit Dinner Tables of 10: Reserved seating (Red carpet film screening, discusson & Gala Benefit dinner) There is no member discount for the GALA BENEFIT as this is our one Benefit for the year that allows us to pay for the rest of the festival.   Emerald Table of 10 $25,000 ($23,000 tax deductible)   Ruby Table of 10 $20,000 ($18,000 tax deductible)   Sapphire Table of 10 $15,000 ($13,000 tax deductible)   Diamond Table of 10 $10,000 ($8,000 tax deductible)   Friendship Table of 10 $5,000 ($3,000 tax deductible)   Individual ticket $500 ($250 tax deductible) Special musical tributes to the late Shammi Kapoor and the late Dev Anand by Songstress Devika Bhise with Ben Rosenblum on keyboard.   Please send your ticket/table request details(#of tickets/ table denomination, return address) with your cheque to the following address immediately: Indo-American Arts Council, 517East 87th St., Suite 1B, New York, NY 10128.   On the New York Indian Film Festival: IAAC has grown into the area's most mainstream Indian film festival, offering features, documentaries, shorts and indies in numerous Indian languages and from various countries.The growth has led not only to a wider range of films, but to new partnerships and inroads to American audiences. wsj.com (Wall Street Journal)    “It’s just been very pleasurable to see how it’s grown.I remember when it started…its grown to become a very serious thing and I think now they get the best films, it gets a lot of media attention and I think it’s a fantastic  platform, both for Indian filmmakers from the US, and from India.” Salman Rushdie.   The IAAC Film Festival has become one of the most important cultural events on the calendar of the Indian-American community.”Consul General Prabhu Dayal.   “With film festivals dedicated to Indian cinema popping up all over the place, the grand-daddy of them all, the Indo-American Arts Council, has upped its game with a new moniker, an earlier date and writer Aseem Chhabra as its festival director.” Variety.    details for http://www.iaac.us/nyiff2012/opening_celebration.htm

indian filim news

anushka sharma tums 24-birthaday

She debuted with the girl-next-door act in 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'. With 'Badmaash Company', she metamorphosed into an ultra glam chick, much to the delight of her fans.
She is out to prove that she is not a one-film wonder; she will be seen in a variety of roles in her upcoming films.
We train the spotlight on Anushka Sharma, who turns 24 today.
Images: Bollywood Hungama, Movietalkies

Source: India Syndicate

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'jannat 2' will be released on may 4
'Jannat 2' is a tumultuous rollercoaster journey of a hard-bitten cop and his hustling informer set against the explosive murky backdrop of the arms trade in North India.
One ordinary man, Sonu's (Emraan Hashmi) quest for his personal heaven creates hell for all around him until with the help of a cop Pratap (Randeep Hooda), he breaks away from it all and does something extraordinary to make things better for the greater good of the community.
Sonu is a smooth talking street-smart gun runner, who has the gift of the gab and knows his trade inside out.
ACP Pratap is a hardened maverick cop, who has a personal vendetta against the gun nexus. He will go to any lengths to crack down this nexus and he handpicks Sonu to do this job, as he is the perfect candidate to enter this racket undercover and make his way to the top and expose everybody involved in the illegal gun trade. Sonu falls in love with a beautiful young doctor Jhanvi, along his journey and that throws his life's course into a tailspin with unforeseen and far-reaching consequences for all 3 of them.

Directed by Kunal Deshmukh, the movie stars Emraan Hashmi, Randeep Hooda, Manish Chaudhari and Esha Gupta.