The subject matter’s topicality doesn’t provide sufficient compensation for the many dull patches in Rucha Humnabadkar’s comedy/drama about a young Indian immigrant struggling to get his work visa extended. Despite the fact that it was made two years ago, For Here or to Go? taps into the current controversy over immigration issues. Unfortunately, however, it’s neither dramatic nor funny enough to fully engage a broad audience, although it may prove of interest to Indian-Americans looking for something different from Bollywood imports. (Not that the director avoids all Bollywood tropes, since the film inevitably includes a gratuitous musical production number.)
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- 4/3/2017
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.
Two Very Different Movies Look to Divide Up the Weekend Box Office Business
With Disney’s Beauty and the Beast continuing to dominate at the box office with $90 million this past weekend, and Saban’s Power Rangers (Lionsgate) also doing exceedingly well with $40 million in second place, you wouldn’t think anyone would try to release a movie that might get overshadowed by those two blockbusters.
That said, what’s interesting about this weekend is the fact there are two very different movies that are competing very heavily for second place with DreamWorks Animation’s latest animated family film, The Boss Baby (20th Century Fox), taking on the live action English remake of Ghost In The Shell (Paramount), starring Scarlett Johansson. In most cases,...
Two Very Different Movies Look to Divide Up the Weekend Box Office Business
With Disney’s Beauty and the Beast continuing to dominate at the box office with $90 million this past weekend, and Saban’s Power Rangers (Lionsgate) also doing exceedingly well with $40 million in second place, you wouldn’t think anyone would try to release a movie that might get overshadowed by those two blockbusters.
That said, what’s interesting about this weekend is the fact there are two very different movies that are competing very heavily for second place with DreamWorks Animation’s latest animated family film, The Boss Baby (20th Century Fox), taking on the live action English remake of Ghost In The Shell (Paramount), starring Scarlett Johansson. In most cases,...
- 3/31/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Hitting theaters tomorrow is the dramedy For Here or To Go?, written and produced by Rishi S. Bhilawadika, directed by Rucha Humnabadkar and featuring Ali Fazal, Amitosh Nagpal, Omi Vaidya, Melanie Kannokada, Rajit Kapur, and Samrat Chakrabarti.
This very important and timely film shines a light on the many personal battles faced by legal Indian immigrants living in America, including the struggles to get and keep H1-b visas, being granted a green card and how it is hard for them to be able to feel connected as citizens in the Us because they don’t know if they are going to stay or go.
The film tells the story of Young Silicon Valley software engineer Vivek Pandit (Ali Fazal) who is poised to become a key hire at a promising healthcare startup, but when they realize his work visa has less than a year remaining, the offer disappears. Having...
This very important and timely film shines a light on the many personal battles faced by legal Indian immigrants living in America, including the struggles to get and keep H1-b visas, being granted a green card and how it is hard for them to be able to feel connected as citizens in the Us because they don’t know if they are going to stay or go.
The film tells the story of Young Silicon Valley software engineer Vivek Pandit (Ali Fazal) who is poised to become a key hire at a promising healthcare startup, but when they realize his work visa has less than a year remaining, the offer disappears. Having...
- 3/30/2017
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Following acclaim and awards at international film festivals, the important motion picture For Here Or To Go? releases in theaters on March 31 putting the spotlight on immigration status in America.
Young Silicon Valley software engineer Vivek Pandit is poised to become a key hire at a promising healthcare startup, but when they realize his work visa has less than a year remaining, the offer disappears. Having learned the hard way about the flaws in his “it’s just paperwork” mentality, Vivek battles forces beyond his control to get his visa extended, whether at his existing company or a new job. Along the way, his eyes are opened to the similar struggles of his own roommates and those around him. American in mind and Indian at heart, this is a contemporary story of ambition and ambivalence fueled by one’s immigration status that characterizes the dilemma of modern cultural displacement.
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Young Silicon Valley software engineer Vivek Pandit is poised to become a key hire at a promising healthcare startup, but when they realize his work visa has less than a year remaining, the offer disappears. Having learned the hard way about the flaws in his “it’s just paperwork” mentality, Vivek battles forces beyond his control to get his visa extended, whether at his existing company or a new job. Along the way, his eyes are opened to the similar struggles of his own roommates and those around him. American in mind and Indian at heart, this is a contemporary story of ambition and ambivalence fueled by one’s immigration status that characterizes the dilemma of modern cultural displacement.
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- 3/20/2017
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Many Cups of Chai Films has released the new trailer for “For Here to Go?,” a timely drama about an Indian man played by Ali Fazal dealing with the looming expiration of his work visa just as he’s set to receive a new job. Watch below.
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Here’s the synopsis: “Young Silicon Valley software engineer Vivek Pandit is poised to become a key hire at a promising healthcare startup, but when they realize his work visa has less than a year remaining, the offer disappears. Having learned the hard way about the flaws in his ‘it’s just paperwork’ mentality, Vivek battles forces beyond his control to get his visa extended, whether at his existing company or a new job. Along the way, his eyes are opened to the similar struggles of...
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Here’s the synopsis: “Young Silicon Valley software engineer Vivek Pandit is poised to become a key hire at a promising healthcare startup, but when they realize his work visa has less than a year remaining, the offer disappears. Having learned the hard way about the flaws in his ‘it’s just paperwork’ mentality, Vivek battles forces beyond his control to get his visa extended, whether at his existing company or a new job. Along the way, his eyes are opened to the similar struggles of...
- 3/1/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The Seattle South Asian Film Festival (Ssaff) has officially announced its 10th edition, which will take place October 15-25 and feature 59 films from nine countries. Films from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will appear at Ssaff 2015. The theme for this year's event is "Coming Home," which the festival describes as an "evocative topic reflected among the selected films in ways as diverse as the South Asian diaspora itself, as varied as answers to the question, 'What is Home?'" Read More: At This Free Film Festival, The Filmmakers Sleep in Tents The comedy-drama "For Here or To Go?" will open the festival on Thursday, October 15. The movie, written and directed by Rucha Humnabadkar, looks at personal battles faced by immigrants living in America. Raghav Murali's "The Spectacular Jihad of Taz Rahim" will close the event, while Pakistani-American comedian Fawzia Mirza will present her short film "The.
- 9/16/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The 4th BronzeLens Film Festival (Blff) has included a series of South Asian Films for the first time in its programming. The festival will be held in Atlanta, Georgia.
The South Asian Film Experience will kick off on August 24 with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man, an exploration of the life and works of Indian cinema’s renowned P.K. Nair, a walking master of Indian films and Archivist for the National Film Archive of India, who has influenced a generation of Indian filmmakers.
Next in the lineup on September 7 is Hank and Asha directed by James E. Duff. An Indian woman studying in Prague and a lonely, young New York filmmaker begin an unconventional romance in this modern love story of two strangers searching for human connection in a hyper-connected world. A 21st century take on finding love is explored in this charming romantic comedy. Hank and Asha is...
The South Asian Film Experience will kick off on August 24 with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man, an exploration of the life and works of Indian cinema’s renowned P.K. Nair, a walking master of Indian films and Archivist for the National Film Archive of India, who has influenced a generation of Indian filmmakers.
Next in the lineup on September 7 is Hank and Asha directed by James E. Duff. An Indian woman studying in Prague and a lonely, young New York filmmaker begin an unconventional romance in this modern love story of two strangers searching for human connection in a hyper-connected world. A 21st century take on finding love is explored in this charming romantic comedy. Hank and Asha is...
- 8/12/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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