| SPINNING
WHEEL FILM FESTIVAL 2007: NOVEMBER 23 -25 |
 This
year the Spinning Wheel Film Festival in Toronto, Canada is proud
to showcase “A Century of Sikh Photographs (1847-1947). The festival
will also celebrate South Asian culture through classical and folk
musical pieces inspired by the Sikh Gurus and literary works. 
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| BOLLYWOOD
MUSIC & FASHION AWARDS 2007: NOV 17 |
 The
Bollywood Music and Fashion Awards are set to take place on Saturday
Nov 17th 2007 in the Arena at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino, in Atlantic
City, New Jersey. Apart from performances by Alisha Chinai & Sukhbir,
there will be fashion shows by Indian designers Manish Malhotra and
Suneet Varma.
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| 3RD
I SAN FRANCISCO SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL |
 From
art-house classics to documentary films andl Bollywood: 3rd I is committed
to promoting diverse images of South Asians through independent film.
This year's festival (Nov 16-18) has appearances by featured filmmakers
Manish Acharya , Rituparno Ghosh and Meena Nanji.
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| HOLLYWOOD
GEARS UP FOR SIKH FILM FESTIVAL: NOV 16 |
 The
Spinning Wheel Film Festival (SWFF) showcasing outstanding Sikh films
will get under way in Hollywood next month. The festival will be held
from Nov 16 IN California. Movies that will be screened at the festival
include 'Train to Pakistan', 'Run Away Grooms' and 'Elvis Singh from
Bollywood'.
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| THE
INDO-AMERICAN ARTS COUNCIL FILM FESTIVAL 2007 |
 The
Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival 2007, being held from November
7-11 in Manhattan, kicks off with a screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s
‘Saawariya’. Other highlights include: ‘Gandhi, My
Father’ by Feroze Abbas Khan, Rituparno Ghosh’s ‘The
Last Lear’ and ‘Dosar’, and Pan Nalin’s ‘Valley
of Flowers’.
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| INDIAN
CONNECTION TO 'DARJEELING LIMITED' |
 The
India connection of 'The Darjeeling Limited', Wes Anderson's new award-winning
comedy goes beyond the setting in the country.
'The Darjeeling Limited' is about spiritual quest as well as a comedy
involving three brothers re-forging family bonds at a remote monastery
in India.
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| MIRA
NAIR BAGS 'PRIDE OF INDIA' AWARD |
 Filmmaker
Mira Nair, whose highly acclaimed movies include "The Namesake",
"Monsoon Wedding" and "Salaam Bombay", will be
honoured as the 'Pride of India' at a Bollywood awards show in New
York next month. The award will be presented to Nair on 26 May 2007
at the Nassau Coliseum, New York.
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| EROS
LAUNCHES BOLLYWOOD VIDEO-ON-DEMAND SERVICE |
 Eros
and International Networks have launch the USA's first Bollywood subscription
video-on-demand service branded 'Bollywood Hits On Demand'. The service
allows subscribers to get popular Indian movies on demand, including
the latest releases, blockbusters and evergreen classics.
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| GURINDER
CHADHA TO DIRECT JOHN TRAVOLTA IN 'DALLAS' |
 'Bend
it Like Beckham' director, Gurinder Chadha, has today confirmed that
she will be taking up the role as director for the forthcoming film
'Dallas' starring John Travolta as JR Ewing. Rumours have been rife
over the past two weeks, but Chadha today announced that the deal
has finally been confirmed with 20th Century Fox. "Directing
a film with stars like John Travolta and J-Lo is fantastic" Chadha
added.
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| 'JAIN
ENLIGHTENMENT' TV SERIES |
 Filmmaker
Vinanti Sarkar is to produce a TV series for mainstream America on
Ahimsa (Non-Violence), Forgiveness and Peace in Jainism. Sarkar spent
six weeks traveling across India filming exclusive interviews with
Jain experts and on Diwali (Festival of Lights) celebrated the auspicious
night when Mahaveeraji's purified soul left the body and achieved
complete liberation in a cave in 527 B.C.
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| LOOKING
FOR COMEDY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD, OUT JAN 20 |
 In
the hilarious new film 'Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World', comedian
Albert Brooks gets summoned to help in a new diplomatic effort. His
job? Spend a month in India and Pakistan, write a 500 page report,
and tell the U.S. government what makes the over 300 million Muslims
in the region laugh. While Brooks isn't sure he's the man for the
job, the possibility of a Medal of Freedom proves irresistible.
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| ARTIST
INTERNATIONAL SIGNS UP AMIT GUPTA |
 Award-winning
director Amit Gupta has signed with Artist International's Literary
Division, as announced today by Artist International/Doc Hollywood
Studios CEO Steven Saxton. Gupta is an award-winning director of commercials,
music videos, and narrative films.
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| 'THE
BIG RIVER' PREMIERES AT KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL |
 The
Big River, a full-length feature in which Kavi Raz stars is a story
of three strangers who meet by chance in the Arizona desert and develop
an uneasy alliance that tests their inner selves and outer motives.
All three, though in search of an unknown, discover that they are
in reality running away from something. In their journey together,
turbulent and conflicting, they discover more of who they really are.
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| PAINT
ME NUDE, OUT SEPTEMBER 2005 |
 Manan
Singh Katohora's bold film 'Paint Me Nude' starring Deepti Gupta,
Purva Bedi, Karthik Srinivasan and Prashant Kumar has been selected
by the 'Tasveer' desi film festival, Seattle's 2nd Independent South
Asian Film Festival. Devy, (Deepti Gupta) is plagued with Tourettes
Syndrome. Posing nude for an art studio is an experience that allows
her to control her ticks.
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| BOLLYWOOD
GROUP TO CAPTURE 1 BILLION VIEWERS |
 New
York, NY: Mr. Kamal Dandona, Chairman of the Bollywood Group of companies
today announced the Group’s plan to launch multiple projects
that will make it the largest South Asian Media and Entertainment
Company in North America. The Bollywood Group is already known for
three annual events - The Bollywood Movie, Music, and Fashion Awards.
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| AMNEEK
SANDHU TO STAR IN 'THE END' |
 US-based
Manan Katohora is back with 'The End', a semi-autobiographical film
that explores the relationship between filmmakers Aman and Sonya,
and their analysis of the endings of two classic movies - 'Casablanca'
and 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'. Fresh from the successful worldwide
release of 'Arya', Manan looks into an honest reflection of relationships
in the 25th century with 'The End'.
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| THE
DESICLUB.COM SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA AWARDS 2005 |
 NEW
YORK - June 4th, 2005, history was made with the Inaugural DesiClub.com
South Asian Media Awards. The Awards have been developed to recognize
those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the USA
South Asian community through their talent and hard work. Each nominee
was deserving of taking home the coveted SAMA. Aashna Patel (pictured)
took home the SAMA as Favorite Television Personality.
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