'The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a very American story'

Aseem Chhabra remembers Oscar-winning author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who together with filmmakers Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, brought many a quiet, gentle tale to life. The late Ismail Merchant was a storyteller before he became a producer and a director. And most of his stories -- narrations of events in his life consisted of details, sometimes partial truths, that only some people remembered and others disputed.One such story Merchant liked to narrate was how he and his partner ...

Indian-British filmmaker Amit Gupta speaks to Aseem Chhabra about combing his love for food and cinema.Food and families are such a big part of the ethos of being an Indian. It is surprising that there have not been many lively films based on this theme. Indian-British filmmaker Amit Gupta has come up with a perfect recipe -- a film called Jadoo, about two brothers, both chefs, who have a falling out and start to run rival Indian restaurants in Leicester.Staring Harish Patel and Kulwinder ...

Argo seems all set to win the Best Picture Oscar award, but that will still not make Aseem Chhabra like the film. Here's why.Ben Affleck’s Argo begins on the right political note -- a brief impartial history of Iran, told through animation in the calming voice of a woman.It is an important reminder of the messy history of an otherwise rich country (in tradition, culture, food, etc.) and especially the role the US played in curtailing the proud nation’s democratic tradition and ...

It was an evening of cultural couture during the Silk Screen Gala for the Asian American Film Festival at the Rivers Club Friday night. Guests make an effort to dress in traditional attire as they celebrate the Asian arts. Founder and executive ...

Against the backdrop of the Boston bombing, The Reluctant Fundamentalist added poignancy as it explores influences that make people who love America turn against it.  Mira Nair shares with Aseem Chhabra the complexities of her film. It has been 25 years since Mira Nair made Salaam Bombay, her iconic film about street children. The film won the Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar. Since then the Indian-American filmmaker, who lives part of the year in ...

Presenters and filmmakers are seen on the closing night of the New York International Film Festival in New York May 4. (Fahim Feroj, Nydreams.com photo) United States The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) announced the winners of its competition ...

Im extremely stressed about the Mary Kom biopic because it's such a huge name to live up to, said Priyanka earlier this year. It's no small feat to be convincing as an Olympic medalist boxer on the screen. But you can train to be a boxer. How do you ...

Bangalore, April 12: Micro-blogging site Twitter on Friday, April 12 went abuzz with the news of Pran and how the veteran Bollywood actor will be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award.Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in the field of Indian ...

Sanjay Dutt to complete films before prison term The actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been sentenced to jail for his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bombings, assured the directors of three of his movies currently in production Zanjeer,Policegiri andPK ...