Capping off five days of Indian cinematic excellence, the 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival came to a close in grand fashion on May 8 with the spectacular Closing Night red carpet premiere of Rituparno Ghosh's film Noukadubi, which was attended by Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh Kapoor, Salman Rushdie, Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Ambassador Prakash Shah, Consul General Prabhu Dayal, and other celebrities.Following the premiere at Asia Society in Manhattan was the festival's annual awards ceremony. The winners are listed below:Best Feature Film - ...
- 5/10/2011
- BusinessofCinema
Capping off five days of Indian cinematic excellence, the 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival came to a close in grand fashion on May 8 with the spectacular Closing Night red carpet premiere of Rituparno Ghosh's powerful film Noukadubi which was attended by Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh Kapoor, Salman Rushdie, Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Ambassador Prakash Shah, Consul General Prabhu Dayal, and many other notable celebrities. Following the premiere at Asia Society in Manhattan was the festival's annual awards ceremony. The winners are listed below.
Best Feature Film - Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring in the Colony), directed by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas
Best Director - Aparna Sen, Iti Mrinalini
Best Actor - Rishi Kapoor, Do Dooni Chaar
Best Actress - Konkona Sen Sharma, Iti Mrinalini
Best Screenplay - Mohan Raghavan, T.D. Dasan Std. VI B
Best Documentary - Bhopali (Max Carlson)
Best Short Film - Just That...
Best Feature Film - Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring in the Colony), directed by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas
Best Director - Aparna Sen, Iti Mrinalini
Best Actor - Rishi Kapoor, Do Dooni Chaar
Best Actress - Konkona Sen Sharma, Iti Mrinalini
Best Screenplay - Mohan Raghavan, T.D. Dasan Std. VI B
Best Documentary - Bhopali (Max Carlson)
Best Short Film - Just That...
- 5/9/2011
- Bollyspice
Following the premiere of Rituparno Ghosh's "Noukadubi," at an Asia Society screening attended by Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh Kapoor, Salman Rushdie, Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Ambassador Prakash Shah, and Consul General Prabhu Dayal, the 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival (formerly the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival) announced their award winners for their 2011 edition. Winners listed below... Best Feature Film - "Sthaniya Sambaad" (Spring in ...
- 5/9/2011
- Indiewire
Capping off five days of Indian cinematic excellence, the 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival came to a close in grand fashion on May 8 with the spectacular Closing Night red carpet premiere of Rituparno Ghosh's powerful film Noukadubi which was attended by Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh Kapoor, Salman Rushdie, Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Ambassador Prakash Shah, Consul General Prabhu Dayal, and many other notable celebrities. Following the premiere at Asia Society in Manhattan was the festival's annual awards ceremony. The winners are listed below.<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Feature Film</span> - Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring in the Colony), directed by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Director</span> - Aparna Sen, Iti Mrinalini<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actor</span> - Rishi Kapoor, Do Dooni Chaar<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actress</span> - Konkona Sen Sharma, Iti Mrinalini<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Screenplay</span> - Mohan Raghavan, T.D. Dasan Std. VI B<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Documentary</span> - Bhopali (Max Carlson)<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Short Film</span> - Just That...
- 5/9/2011
- Filmicafe
Indian classical musician Ustad Amjad Ali Khan played the Indian Consulate of New York last week. He played in the grand ballroom of the former mansion on 64th and Fifth, built in 1903 for Ms. Carrie Astor. Amjad Ali Khan plays the sarod, the most prominent stringed musical instrument used in northern India's classical Hindustani music. According to the Dalai Lama, "When Amjad Ali Khan performs, he carries with him a deep spirit, a warm feeling, and a sense of caring." Introduced by the Indian Consul General, Hon. Prabhu Dayal, as part of the Consulate's Jewels of India series, he was called "India's greatest diamond." "When Amjad Ali Khan performs, he carries with him a deep spirit, a warm feeling, and a sense of caring." - The Dalai Lama The musician noted in his opening...
- 6/12/2009
- by Jim Luce
- Huffington Post
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