First-time director and niece of Sooraj Barjatya, Vidhi Kasliwal is ready for showbiz.
The last of the major Oscar nomination contenders this year, True Grit is often discussed as a remake of the 1969 hit Western that fetched an Oscar to John Wayne. But Coen brothers insist while the plot line is same as in the previous True Grit, and both films are based on a well-reviewed novel by Charles Portis, they went directly to the source. Their film is seen through the eyes of the young girl, unlike in the 1969 film.
Armed with a host of solid reviews from majority of critics and major nominations including 12 Critic's Choice Award, the movie starring Natalie Portman is expected to do well when it opens worldwide.
The Brit film about chubby, intrepid Kolkata private eye will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month.
For over 25 years, Hindu organisations including temples across the United States have been offering free medical clinics several times a year, serving thousands of vegetarian meals once or twice a year and conducting a number of services helping all Americans. But in the last year or so, many have realised that such efforts have to be increased and made more visible so that other Indian organizations will come forward to do service, muses New Jersey-based Ved Chaudhary.
Shyam Benegal, whose films like Ankur, Bhumika and Mandi have celebrated women trying to take control of their destinies, delivered the keynote speech at the 20th anniversary gala of Apna Ghar on November 14.
Winter's Bone, which garnered some of the best reviews of the year, has just entered the Oscar race.
Hari Krishna Prasad Vemuru received sustained applause from the audience at the 19th Annual Pioneer award celebration, hosted by the Electronic Frontier Foundation--a nonprofit that works to protect rights in the digital world--at the Minna Gallery in San Francisco.
For the first time ever, police officers from United States, who have been a part of the annual Policy Unity Tour, will bicycle with their counterparts in India. The theme of the march: We ride for those who died.
Both films aimed at pre-teen and teen audiences, with Tangled having a special appeal to young girls and women.
Their performance would mark the first time an Indian troupe has danced in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Parade's 84 years history.
Guzaarish opened not only to a sluggish box office in India but also in foreign territories where it was expected to do solid business.
But even in its current format, Deathly Hallows is one of the most awaited films of 2010.
Alpha and Omega, whose key animation was done at Crest Animated Studio in Mumbai has found a place in the just announced 15 films Oscar eligibility list.
Newcomers leave their mark on the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival, reports Arthur J Pais.
The 4-disc Blu-ray package which includes digital copies of all three movies has hours of extras and would make a great holiday gift. For the older generation, there is a great number of nostalgic thrills and fabulous insights into the making of the film.
"My father had a very interesting way of teaching us life lessons," says Teji Singh Bindra. "He would ask us as children how much would 1 + 1 make, and we would say 2. Remove the plus mark, and you could make it 11, he would say."
For San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Devi Harris -- the first African-American and the first Indian-American to do so, who is seeking to create history by becoming California's first lady -- her mother is her mentor.
Three Indian-Americans are running from Union City, California in the coming November 2 election. They believe, "If you want to be the part of the community, they have to come forward and participate in the system."
The film which barely cost $3 million and about $25 million to market has grossed a strong $63 million in three days including $41 million in North America.
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