Special Review: NOUKA DUBI (Boat-wreck)/KASHMAKASH May 30, 2011 | by Virginia Kelley Noukadubi (also released in Hindi as Kashmakash), directed by Rituparno Ghosh, perhaps India’s boldest and most sophisticated director, was the…
Rishi, Neetu, Aparna Sen – The New York Indian Film Festival: Closing Night Awards Ceremony May 19, 2011 | by Virginia Kelley “I never thought dancing and singing actors got awards!!” – Bollywood star Rishi Kapoor looked truly happy, bounding onto the…
India Beyond Bollywood: Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival November 9, 2010 | by Virginia Kelley The Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council (MIAAC) film festival is about to launch its tenth annual program of films, panels, and…
Special Review: Bombay Summer October 9, 2010 | by Virginia Kelley In 21st-century Mumbai, what kinds of things can happen when people really try to connect across vast social differences? Is…
Zeenat, Helen, Juhi, Konkona, Manisha Coming to NY Engendered I-View Film Festival September 11, 2010 | by Virginia Kelley Forbidden desires, buried memories, life on the margins, non-traditional gender identities, destructive cultural stereotypes — the Engendered I-View Film Festival…