IFFLA If You Like.
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles starts tomorrow and includes a tribute to Madhuri Dixit.
By Pavani Yalamanchili, April 21, 2008, Film, Events, News, Daily
The 2008 Indian Film Fesival of Los Angeles ([3] IFFLA), starting tomorrow April 22-27, includes a tribute (Update: “Due to a family emergency, the Tribute to Madhuri Dixit has been canceled.”) to Bollywood dancing queen and [4] Padma Shri [5] recipient Madhuri Dixit who will appear in person for discussion. Two films released in 1997 will display her diversity, The Death Sentence ([6] Mrityudand), set in a remote village in Bihar where class conflicts affect the personal lives of three women, and the dance dramedy My Heart is Crazy ([7] Dil To Pagal Hai) featuring Dixit as a new dancer who falls in love with her troupe’s director (a pre-[8] Lux SRK).
As usual, IFFLA has an impressive program of films to pique my curiosity (plus one that I can heartily recommend—the charmingly hilarious [9] Loins of Punjab). Here are a few:
“[10] Silent Hues.” Veteran actress and former child star Rohini provides an emotional peek into the lives of child actors in the Indian film industry in this documentary.
“[11] Beast.” Tagline: There’s more to the mousy Indian girl in the next cubicle than meets the eye. This short is by Geeta Malik—you may have seen another one of her shorts, [12] Aunty Gs. Also interesting is her short doc on South Asians (in the US) and skin color, “[13] Not Fair, Still Lovely.”
“[14] Quamar — Working to Live.” In this documentary short, Quamar, a 10-year-old girl who works with her mother making bangles tells her story directly and with heartbreaking knowledge that her childhood (and future) may already be lost.
Previously: [15] IFFLA 2007.
Plus: “Bollywood Comes to Hollywood for Sixth Annual IFFLA” ([16] LA Weekly); “Madhuri Mania in Los Angeles” ([17] IndiaInfo.com); “I was introduced to India early, watching Indian films in Greece as a teenager” (ScreenIndia.com’s [18] interview with IFFLA Founder-Director [19] Christina Marouda).
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[1] Aaja Nachle: http://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/MovieIndividual.aspx?MovieID=de08f4b1-44cf-43
e0-8256-d23ff508959d
[2] Photo: http://in.news.yahoo.com/photos/slideshow/aaja-nachle.html?imageUrl=/reuters_ids
_new/20071203/r_p_rtrs_nl_features/pnl-madhuri-shines-in-insip-0de727c2239a0&sp=-1
[3] IFFLA: http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/
[4] Padma Shri: http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/india/medals/PadmaShri.html
[5] recipient: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Padma_Shri_recipients
[6] Mrityudand: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8xXgiIaUYY
[7] Dil To Pagal Hai: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A94qE86aC34
[8] Lux: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/catalyst/2005/09/29/stories/2005092900160300
.htm
[9] Loins of Punjab: http://www.loinsofpunjab.com/Home.html
[10] Silent Hues: http://www.silenthues.com/
[11] Beast: http://www.shetanifilms.com/beast.php
[12] Aunty Gs: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2439425401204653418
[13] Not Fair, Still Lovely: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jthAkrMmV-A&eurl=http://www.shetanifilms.com
/not_fair_still_lovely.php
[14] Quamar — Working to Live: http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/movies08/quamar.html
[15] IFFLA 2007: http://niralimagazine.com/2007/04/film-festivals-looking-back-forward/
[16] LA Weekly: http://www.laweekly.com/film+tv/short-run/bollywood-comes-to-hollywood-for-sixth
-annual-iffla/18719/
[17] IndiaInfo.com: http://movies.indiainfo.com/2008/04/10/0804100434_madhuri.html
[18] interview: http://www.screenindia.com/news/I-was-introduced-to-India-early-watching-Indian-
films-in-Greece-as-a-teenager/297100/
[19] Christina Marouda: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=3
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