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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. BUY TICKETS Screening Only (includes red carpet, wine reception, Opening Night film, post-screening discussion): $100; $75 IAAC members   Dekh Tamasha Dekh Directed by Feroz Abbas Khan. India, 2012, 108 Minutes, Hindi with English subtitles. Cast: Satish Kaushik, Tanvi Azmi, Sudhir Pandey, Vinay Jain, Sharad Ponkshe, Ganesh Yadav, Apoorva Arora, Alok Rajwade. Post-screening discussion with director Feroz Abbas Khan. The story revolves around the search for the religious identity of a poor man crushed under the weight of a politician’s hoarding. A social and political satire, the film explores the impossible India, where bizarre is normal. About the Director: At the forefront of Indian theatre today, Feroz Abbas Khan has directed some of India's finest acting talent, both from stage and cinema. From autobiographical one man show 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 critical acclaim. As the first Festival Director of the prestigious Prithvi Theatre, Feroz, along with the late Jennifer Kapoor spearheaded the International Prithvi Theatre Festival.   Trailer: http://youtu.be/zMVcOQdm_zM Read more... NYIFF 2013 CENTERPIECE: SHAHID Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Thursday, May 2, 2013, 6:00 pm, Theatre 2 at Tribeca Cinemas. Shahid Directed by Hansal Mehta. India, 2012, Feature Film, 123 Minutes, Hindi with English subtitles. New York Premiere. Cast- Raj Kumar Yadav, Prabhleen Sandhu, BaljinderKaur, Tigmanshu Dhulia, KK Menon. Post-screening discussion with director Hansal Mehta and actor RajKumar (Talaash, Kai Po Che). “Shahid” traces the true story of slain human rights activist and lawyer ShahidAzmi. In the backdrop of communal violence that was unleashed on the city of Mumbai since 1993 we see a remarkable tale unfold. From attempting to become a terrorist to being wrongly imprisoned under a draconian anti-terrorism law to becoming a criminal lawyer Shahid traces the inspiring personal journey of a boy who became an unlikely messiah for human rights while following the rise of communal violence in India. The story of an impoverished Muslim struggling to come to terms with injustice, inequality and rising above his circumstances is an inspiring testament to the human spirit. Director’s Bio: Hansal made his debut with Jayate (Victory, 1998), a languid tale on the Indian judiciary, medical malpractice and ordinary human lives in the city of Bombay. This was followed by the dark, tragic and funny DilPe Mat Le Yaar (Don’t Take It To Heart, 2000), a film that reflected Hansal’s concern for the increasingly marginalized immigrants in the city of Bombay. This film (and Hansal) ran into trouble with intolerant political parties in Bombay because of an innocuous section of dialog. Shahid (2012) is the result of this soul-searching mission and a return to roots for Hansal. Shahid is a deeply personal story that reflects Hansal’s anger and concern towards religious/class based/racial intolerance around the world.   http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=YsAlxH KVnWI Read more... Closing Night Screening of Nitin Kakkar's FILMISTAN New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) Closing Night red carpet Screening Saturday, May 4, 2013 Skirball Center for Performing Arts, 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY. Saturday, May 4, 2013 5 pm: Red carpet and Cocktail reception 6 pm: Nitin Kakkar's US Premiere Screening FILMISTAN Post-screening discussion 8 pm: Award Ceremony 9 pm: Afterparty (by invitation only) Saturday, May 4, 2013, 6:00 pm at Skirball Center for Performing Arts. Filmistan Directed by Nitin Kakkar. India 2012, 117 Minutes, Hindi with English subtitles. New York Premiere. Cast- Sharib Hashmi, Kumud Mishra, Gopal Datt, Inaamulhaq. Winner Best Hindi Film, 60th National Film Awards. Post-screening discussion with director Nitin Kakkar. This National Award winning movie is set in Mumbai where, affable Bollywood buff and wanna-be-actor Sunny, who works as an assistant director, fantasizes on becoming a heart-throb star. However, at every audition he is summarily thrown out. Undeterred, he goes with an American crew to remote areas in Rajasthan to work on a documentary. One day an Islamic terrorist group kidnaps him for the American crew-member. Sunny finds himself on enemy border amidst guns and pathani-clad guards, who decide to keep him hostage until they locate their original target. The house in which he is confined belongs to a Pakistani, whose trade stems from pirated Hindi films, which he brings back every time he crosses the border. Soon, the two factions realize that they share a human and cultural bond. The film shows how cinema can be the universal panacea for co-existence. Director’s Bio: Born in Mumbai to a photographer father in 1975, Nitin Kakkar grew up on a staple diet of Bollywood. After gaining experience as an assistant director for Hindi movies, Nitin Kakkar made his directorial debut with the award-winning short film BLACK FREEDOM (2004). Since then, he has worked on a number of television projects. ‘FILMISTAN’ is his debut Feature film. It received a Special Jury Mention during its World Premiere at the Busan International Film Festival and embarking on its international tour, the film won him Best Debut Director at the International Film Festival of Kerala and Jaipur International Film Festival. Read more...

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