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13th Annual NEW YORK INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL is delighted to invite you to the Opening Night Celebrations Tuesday April 30, 2013 Opening Night Red Carpet Premiere Screening of Feroz Abbas Khan's DEKH TAMASHA DEKH New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) Opening Night Gala Benefit Celebration. Tuesday April 30 Skirball Center for Performing Arts Center, 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY   Tuesday, April 30, 2013 6-7 pm: Red carpet, Wine reception 7 pm: Opening Night address by Mira Nair, Opening Night Film Screening & Discussion 9 pm: Gala Benefit Dinner, Fashion Show Directions & Parking: http://nyuskirball.org/page/visit/parking Tickets/Tables for Tuesday April 30 , 2013. New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) Gala Skirball Center for Performing Arts, 60 Washington Square South, NYC. Screening Only (includes Red Carpet, Cocktail Reception, World Premiere Opening Night film, Post-screening discussion with Director): $100; $75 IAAC members. Member Code: IAAC75   Gala Benefit Dinner Tables of 10/Individuals: Reserved seating (Red carpet, Cocktail Reception, World Premiere Opening Night film, discusson, Gala Benefit dinner, Fashion Show) Individual Tickets:  $500 ($250 tax-deductible) BUY TICKETS Table buyers will have their names published on the table so that individual/group/corporation will be recognized at the Gala Benefit Dinner. Special Fashion Show during Gala Benefit Dinner Please send your ticket/table request details(#of tickets/ table denomination, return address) with your cheque to the following address immediately. All contributions to the IAAC/NYIFF are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law:   Indo-American Arts Council, or pay via PAYPAL (using any credit card) 517East 87th St., Suite 1B, New York, NY 10128 NYIFF OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE SCREENING: FEROZ ABBAS KHAN'S DEKH TAMASHA DEKH Directed by Feroz Abbas Khan; Producers: Sunil Lulla & Feroz Abbas Khan; Writer: Shafaat Khan; Cinematography: Hemant Chaturvedi; Sound Design: Baylon Fonseca; Editor: Sreekar Prasad; Costume Design: Fabeha Khan, Associate producer: Kuldeep Rathore and Anoop Desai, Executive Producer: Iqbal Kidwai. India 2012, 108 Minutes, Hindi with English subtitles. Cast- Satish Kaushik, Tanvi Azmi, Sudhir Pandey, Vinay Jain, Sharad Ponkshe, Santosh Juvekar, Ganesh Yadav, Apoorva Arora, Alok Rajwade, Satish Alekar. Post-screening discussion with director Feroz Abbas Khan. A TRUE STORY! Synopsis: Based on a true story,it revolves around the search for the religious identity of a poor man crushed under the weight of a politician's hoarding. Lyrically interwoven,it is a social and political satire that cuts deep to the heart of many contemporary concerns. About the Director: At the forefront of Indian theatre today, Feroz Abbas Khan is recognised as much for exploring new forms, as for bringing theatre, mainstream recognition.He has directed some of India's finest acting talent, both from stage and cinema. From the intensely contemplative to the utterly exhilarating, from autobiographical one man shows to two character plays to full scale musicals,his pioneering productions have traveled extensively in India and abroad. His plays have been staged to packed audiences and International critical acclaim.. In line with a belief, that any pursuit of excellence, must go parallel to continued relevant social contribution, Feroz Abbas Khan’s theatre company has been silently but significantly associated with various committed social organisations,supporting and helping them raise funds and awareness. As the first Festival Director of the prestigious Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai, the throbbing hub of the young, the talented and the restless; Feroz, along with the late Jennifer Kapoor spearheaded the International Prithvi Theatre Festival. His English theatre production of ‘Mahatma v/s Gandhi’ created a sensation wherever it was staged. Major newspapers in India wrote laudatory editorials and The New York Times called it "The finest English play to emerge from India in a long time". Dekh Tamasha Dekh,his new film, is a social and political satire, based on a true story. PRAISE FOR GANDHI MY FATHER: “Ground-breaking…Bold…Original….Beautiful achievement..” Nadine Gordimer, Nobel Laureate For Literature. “Great Film…I was moved to tears…” Thabo Mbeki,President Of South Africa “Poignant…Emotionally Charged,..Compelling Film…” Newsweek “A worthy companion to Attenborough’s Oscar epic…” Timeout,London “Stunning…Heart-rending,,,Sheer poetry..” The Hindu “History that shocks you,Cinema that seduces you..” The Telegraph “If you do not see this film, you have missed something in life…” Chitralekha Sponsors: Hospitality Sponsors Media Sponsors       Community Sponsors

The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is the oldest, most prestigious film festival screening premieres of feature, documentary and short films made from, of, and about the Indian subcontinent in the Independent, arthouse, alternate and diaspora genres. Five days of screenings, post-screening discussions, industry panels, award ceremony, special events, nightly networking parties, red carpet galas, media attention and packed audiences build an awareness of Indian cinema, entertain & educate North Americans about the real India, and add to the amazing cultural diversity of New York City. Please visit: www.iaac.us/NYIFF2013/index.htm

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