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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Bollywood</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/bollywood/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog</link> <description>The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:26:24 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Hrithik Roshan&#039;s KITES Trailer HD</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/hrithik-roshan-kites-trailer-hd/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/hrithik-roshan-kites-trailer-hd/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 22:00:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Zac Gille</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24330</guid> <description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky_krGc6TyE[/youtube] Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori, Kites trailer Starring Bollywood idol Hrithik Roshan and directed by Anurag Basu, Kites offers a mix of romance, music, and action. Barbara Mori co-stars as the love interest. In the United States, Kites opened at no. 10 with $958k at 208 screens, averaging $4,609 per theater. Relatively speaking, Roshan's vehicle performed better in the United Kingdom, grossing $393k at 70 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/hrithik-roshan-kites-trailer-hd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE MAN BEYOND THE BRIDGE Voted Best Film: 2010 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-man-beyond-the-bridge-indian-film-festival/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-man-beyond-the-bridge-indian-film-festival/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:15:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24044</guid> <description><![CDATA[Laxmikant Shetgaonkar’s The Man Beyond the Bridge (top); Shahrukh Khan, Kajol My Name Is Khan (bottom) Laxmikant Shetgaonkar’s The Man Beyond the Bridge (above), with dialogue in the native tongue of Konkani (Goa region), a language little used in Indian cinema, took top honors at the 2010 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. The winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-man-beyond-the-bridge-indian-film-festival/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bangladesh Opens Up to Bollywood Movies</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/bangladesh-bollywood-movies/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/bangladesh-bollywood-movies/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:25:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Irene Young</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24030</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kajol in Karan Johar's international Bollywood hit My Name Is Khan, starring Shahrukh Khan According to Agence France-Presse, Bangladesh has lifted a four-decade ban on Indian films. Some Bangladeshi actors and technicians may be none too happy, as they dislike competition just like most everybody else &#8212; Hollywood included. Bangladeshi movie theater owners, however, are ecstatic. In fact, exhibitors were the ones who pressured the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/bangladesh-bollywood-movies/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Amitabh Bachchan: 2010 International Indian Film Academy Awards in Sri Lanka</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/amitabh-bachchan-iifa-awards-sri-lanka/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/amitabh-bachchan-iifa-awards-sri-lanka/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:24:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Irene Young</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24006</guid> <description><![CDATA[Amitabh Bachchan, one of Bollywood's iconic figures, announced on Tuesday, April 20, that the International Indian Film Academy's film festival and awards ceremony will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 3-5, 2010. That's where Bollywood's superstars will be seen next, following IIFA festivals in places as diverse as Macao, the UK, and South Africa. Bachchan explained that the festival is held in different countries [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/amitabh-bachchan-iifa-awards-sri-lanka/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MY NAME IS KHAN: Indian vs. Pakistani Perceptions</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/my-name-is-khan-indian-pakistani/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/my-name-is-khan-indian-pakistani/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:42:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Irene Young</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=23645</guid> <description><![CDATA[Shahrukh Khan's My Name Is Khan and its impact in both India and Pakistan is discussed at length in a very interesting piece at Despardes. In it, the author (I couldn't find a byline) talks about the furor that followed Khan's remarks about India's Pakistani-less cricket team and how the Karan Johar-directed My Name Is Khan is perceived differently by Indian and Pakistani audiences. &#34;This [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movies-431/my-name-is-khan-indian-pakistani/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MY NAME IS KHAN Controversy Helped Box Office</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/bollywood/my-name-is-khan-box-office-87182/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/bollywood/my-name-is-khan-box-office-87182/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:28:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22275</guid> <description><![CDATA[My Name Is Khan: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol (top); Kajol (bottom) Like Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer, My Name Is Khan, directed by Karan Johar and starring Bollywood idol Shahrukh Khan (at times spelled Shah Rukh Khan), is a recent release that benefited from widespread controversy. Currently showing at about 1,570 worldwide, My Name Is Khan has grossed $25 million in its first 10 days &#8212; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/bollywood/my-name-is-khan-box-office-87182/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Shahrukh Khan&#039;s MY NAME IS KHAN Controversy</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/bollywood/shahrukh-khan-bollywood-controversy-99911/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/bollywood/shahrukh-khan-bollywood-controversy-99911/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:16:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21937</guid> <description><![CDATA[According to a Reuters report, the Friday opening of Karan Johar's My Name is Khan forced movie theaters in Mumbai to be turned into &#34;fortresses,&#34; with thousands of police in riot gear outside theaters and plainclothesmen inside the halls. Reason for all that protection: flag-waving Hindu fanatics who now have star Shahrukh Khan (above) as their Enemy No. 1 after the actor remarked that no [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/bollywood/shahrukh-khan-bollywood-controversy-99911/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>23</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Toronto to Host International India Film Academy Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/india-film-academy-awards-toronto-899/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/india-film-academy-awards-toronto-899/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:03:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Irene Young</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19322</guid> <description><![CDATA[Toronto will be the setting of the 2011 International Indian Film Academy Awards; the Ontario metropolis will be the first North American city to host the event. The annual Indian Academy Awards ceremony is the culmination of a four-day celebration of Indian filmmaking. The 2011 edition will take place between June 16-19. The first International India Film Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Millennium [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/india-film-academy-awards-toronto-899/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Indian Film Academy Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/iifa-awards-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/iifa-awards-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:03:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Irene Young</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=13478</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 International Indian Film Academy Awards 2009 IIFA winners: Macau on June 13, 2009 (&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Starring Bollywood icons Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai, Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar tells the story of a Muslim emperor who marries a Hindu princess in 16th-century India. Jodhaa Akbar was the big winner at the 2009 IIFA Awards, bagging 11 trophies including best [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/iifa-awards-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DOSTANA, THROUGH THE EYES OF PAINTER: Censorship</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/dostana-through-the-eyes-of-painter-censorship/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/dostana-through-the-eyes-of-painter-censorship/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:31:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5183</guid> <description><![CDATA[Agence France-Presse reports that the radical nationalist Hindu groups Sanatan Sanstha and Hindu Jananagruti have succeeded in getting the International Film Festival of India, held in the old Portuguese territory of Goa, to withdraw Maqbool Fida Husain's 1967 documentary short Through the Eyes of Painter. Husain, 93, who has been called India's Picasso, became enmeshed in the mid-1990s in an ugly uproar over his paintings [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/dostana-through-the-eyes-of-painter-censorship/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FIRE d: Deepa Mehta</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/fire-deepa-mehta-azmi-nandita-das/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/fire-deepa-mehta-azmi-nandita-das/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:45:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=4201</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fire (1996) Direction and screenplay: Deepa Mehta. Cast: Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Jaaved Jaaferi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Ranjit Chowdhry, Kushal Rekhi, Alice Poon &#160; By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: I watched the 1996 Canadian film Fire by Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta after having long heard of its taboo nature based mainly on its depiction of lesbianism. And while not a silly film &#8212; such as the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/fire-deepa-mehta-azmi-nandita-das/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gays in Bollywood Films</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay-and-lesbian/gays-in-bollywood-films/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay-and-lesbian/gays-in-bollywood-films/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:27:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2791</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#34;Disassociating queer from sleazy&#34; &#8212; though the &#34;aberrant&#34; label remains &#8212; in the Times of India: &#34;Real people with an aberrant sexual orientation have also led to Bollywood tentatively moving away from its song-and-dance routine for fresh cinema. Deepa Mehta's Fire, released in 1998, ventured into forbidden terrain by exploring the sensual relationship of a young bride with her sister-in-law. Mahesh Dattani, whose Mango Souffli [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay-and-lesbian/gays-in-bollywood-films/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BEFORE THE RAINS: Q&amp;A with Santosh Sivan</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/santosh-sivan-before-the-rains-interview/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/santosh-sivan-before-the-rains-interview/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 22:38:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2635</guid> <description><![CDATA[Inspired by the &#34;Red Roofs&#34; segment from Dan Verete's 2002 three-part Israeli drama Yellow Asphalt, which revolves around the lives of Bedouins in the Judean desert, the visually lush Before the Rains, which opens today in New York and Los Angeles, follows the self-destructive path of a British farmer intent on creating a &#34;spice&#34; road through the jungle in India's Kerala region. Capably played by [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/santosh-sivan-before-the-rains-interview/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar Drama with an Indian Setting</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/dharm-eklavya-legal-arbitration/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/dharm-eklavya-legal-arbitration/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:57:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/dharm-eklavya-legal-arbitration/</guid> <description><![CDATA[When not making movies, Indian film personalities seem to spend a lot of their time fighting one another in court. Following the long soap opera revolving around allegations of bias and corruption at the National Film Awards, the Mumbai High Court has found the Film Federation of India's (FFI) pick to represent the Indian film industry at the Oscars was &#34;prima facie biased.&#34; This latest [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/dharm-eklavya-legal-arbitration/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>53rd Indian National Film Awards</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-national-film-awards-2007/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-national-film-awards-2007/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:42:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-national-film-awards-2007/</guid> <description><![CDATA[53rd Indian National Film Awards The 53rd Indian National Film Award winners were announced on Aug. 7, 2007. The 53rd Indian National Film Awards covers Indian films produced in 2005. National Film Awards 2007 winners &#8211; Article &#160; &#160; BEST FEATURE FILM: KAALPURUSH &#8211; MEMORIES IN THE MIST (BENGALI) BEST FIRST FILM: PARINEETA (HINDI) by Pradeep Sarkar BEST POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT: RANG DE [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-national-film-awards-2007/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Karnataka State Film Awards &#8211; 2006-2007</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kamataka-state-film-awards-2006-2007/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kamataka-state-film-awards-2006-2007/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:37:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kamataka-state-film-awards-2006-2007/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Karnataka State Film Awards &#8211; 2006-2007 The winners of the 2006-2007 Karnataka State Film Awards &#8212; the awards committee was headed by filmmaker Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar &#8212; were announced on July 20, 2007. There were 37 films in competition. Karnataka is a state in southern India. Kannada is its most important language. Best Film: Mungaru Male / Monsoon Showers Runners-up: Duniya, Cyanide Best Directors: Yogaraj Bhat [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kamataka-state-film-awards-2006-2007/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>IIFA Awards &#8211; 2007 Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/iifa-awards-2007-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/iifa-awards-2007-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:12:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/iifa-awards-2007-winners/</guid> <description><![CDATA[As expected, the big winner at the 8th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards held Saturday night at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, United Kingdom, was Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's political musical Rang De Basanti / Paint It Yellow, the tale of several alienated university students &#8212; among them Aamir Khan &#8212; who develop a sense of sociopolitical awareness after getting involved with a filmmaker [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/iifa-awards-2007-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>IIFA Awards &#8211; 2007 Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/iifa-awards-2007-nominations/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/iifa-awards-2007-nominations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:44:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/iifa-awards-2007-nominations/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Next Saturday, June 9, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) will announce the winners of the 8th IIFA Awards in the Popular Categories. The ceremony will be part of the International Indian Film Academy Weekend, which will take place between June 7-10 in Yorkshire. In addition to the IIFA awards ceremony, the IIFA Weekend will offer a global business forum, a celebrity charity cricket match, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/iifa-awards-2007-nominations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Indian Film Academy Awards 2007</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2007/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2007/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:36:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2007/</guid> <description><![CDATA[2007 International Indian Film Academy Awards 2007 IIFA nominations in the Popular Categories: April 30, 2007 2007 IIFA winners: Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield/Yorkshire on June 9, 2007 IIFA 2007 Winners IIFA 2007 Nominations Note: Winners of the Popular Categories are chosen by the public, who vote on the nominees selected by the International Indian Film Academy. Technical Categories have no nominations; the winners are [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2007/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2006: Deepa Mehta&#039;s WATER Submitted</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/censorship/deepa-mehtas-water-is-canadas-entry-for-the-oscars/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/censorship/deepa-mehtas-water-is-canadas-entry-for-the-oscars/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:32:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/09/23/deepa-mehtas-water-is-canadas-entry-for-the-oscars/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Deepa Mehta's Water, starring Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, and John Abraham, has been chosen as Canada's entry for the 2006 Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. Set in the Indian holy city of Varanasi, the Hindi-language Water is now eligible as a Canadian entry for the foreign-language Oscar because of recent regulation changes enacted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences earlier this [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/censorship/deepa-mehtas-water-is-canadas-entry-for-the-oscars/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Karnataka State Film Awards 2006</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kamataka-state-film-awards-2005-2006/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kamataka-state-film-awards-2005-2006/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:52:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kamataka-state-film-awards-2005-2006/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Karnataka State Film Awards &#8211; 2005-2006 The winners of the 2005-2006 Karnataka State Film Awards were announced on Sept. 19, 2006. Karnataka is a state in southern India. Kannada is its most important language. Indian filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli's Nayi Neralu, adapted from a novel by local writer S. L. Bairappa, has won the top award at the Kannada film awards this past Tuesday, Sept. 19. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kamataka-state-film-awards-2005-2006/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>OSIAN-CINEFAN Awards 2006</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/osian-cinefan-festival-awards-2006/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/osian-cinefan-festival-awards-2006/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 04:55:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=4247</guid> <description><![CDATA[2006 OSIAN-CINEFAN Festival of Asian Cinema Awards 2006 OSIAN-CINEFAN Festival of Asian Cinema Awards: Delhi on July 23, 2006 &#160; Jeffrey Jeturian’s Kubrador / The Bet Collector is the story of a woman who makes a living collecting bets for an illegal game until her life takes a dramatic turn following the death of a neighbor. Kubrador also won the International Federation of Film Critics’ [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/osian-cinefan-festival-awards-2006/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Indian Film Academy Awards &#8211; 2006</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2006/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2006/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:53:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2006/</guid> <description><![CDATA[7th International Indian Film Academy Awards &#8211; IIFA Awards 2006 The 7th International Indian Film Academy Award winners were announced at the Airport Expo in Dubai on June 16, 2006. Note: Winners of the Popular Categories are chosen by the public, who vote on the nominees selected by the International Indian Film Academy. Technical Categories have no nominations; the winners are chosen by the International [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2006/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kerala Film Critics Awards 2006</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kerala-film-critics-association-awards-2006/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kerala-film-critics-association-awards-2006/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 00:40:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=4179</guid> <description><![CDATA[2006 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards &#160; Santosh Sivan's Ananthabhadram was the big winner at the Kerala Film Critics Association 2005 Awards. Ananthabhadram, a supernatural thriller about a black magic sorcerer in search of a diamond with magical powers, won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Manoj K. Jayan, who tied with Dileep in Chandupottu), and Best Actress (Kavya Madhavan, also for Sheelabathi) honors. The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/kerala-film-critics-association-awards-2006/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jean Renoir&#039;s THE RIVER Screening</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/jean-renoir-the-river-screening/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/jean-renoir-the-river-screening/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2006 03:31:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=527</guid> <description><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; A.M.P.A.S. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be presenting a restored print of Jean Renoir's 1951 drama The River. Though largely forgotten today, The River remains one of Renoir's best films. The performances may leave much to be desired and the plot may seem a tad too slight, yet, The River exudes an atmosphere of spirituality such as has rarely [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/jean-renoir-the-river-screening/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AMU d: Shonali Bose</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/amu-shonali-bose/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/amu-shonali-bose/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2005 20:34:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/amu-shonali-bose/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Amu (2005) Direction and screenplay: Shonali Bose. Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Yashpal Sharma, Brinda Karat &#160; &#160; THE OFFICIAL LIE The tale of an Indian-American young woman who, while visiting her adoptive family in Delhi, discovers the shocking &#8212; and politically charged &#8212; truth behind her adoption, Shonali Bose's Amu (India / U.S.) is the sort of well-intentioned motion picture one wants to like. Sadly, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/amu-shonali-bose/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Indian Film Academy Awards 2005</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2005/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2005/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2005 02:02:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2005/</guid> <description><![CDATA[2005 International Indian Film Academy Awards 2005 International Indian Film Academy Award winners: Amsterdam on June 11, 2005 Note: Winners of the Popular Categories are chosen by the public, who vote on the nominees selected by the International Indian Film Academy. Technical Categories have no nominations; the winners are chosen by the International Indian Film Academy. Indian Film Academy Awards &#8211; 2005 Nominations (&#34;*&#34; denotes [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2005/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ismail Merchant</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/european-cinema/ismail-merchant/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/european-cinema/ismail-merchant/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2005 06:38:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/biography-obit/ismail-merchant/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mumbai-born producer and sometime director Ismail Merchant died today in London. He was 68. Merchant and his partner, American director James Ivory, were responsible for several classy productions made in the last four decades, including Heat and Dust (1981), starring Julie Christie as a woman traveling through India; the drama Quartet (1981), with Maggie Smith, Alan Bates, and Isabelle Adjani; and the solid dramatic comedy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/european-cinema/ismail-merchant/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Indian Film Academy Awards &#8211; 2005 Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2005-nominations/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2005-nominations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2005 05:53:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2005-nominations/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has announced the nominees for the 2005 IIFA awards. The five best film nominees are: Dhoom, Sanjay Gadhvi'stale of music &#38; motorbikes; Kunal Kohli's romantic dramedy Hum Tum; David Dhawan's Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (MSK), the tale of a man (Salman Khan) in dire need of anger management counseling; Ashutosh Gowariker's Swades (top), in which an Indian space scientist (Shahrukh [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2005-nominations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meera&#039;s Kissing Scandal</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/meera-fined-for-kissing/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/meera-fined-for-kissing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2005 07:15:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/meera-fined-for-kissing/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Meera, Ashmit Patel in Nazar OutlookIndia.com reports that Pakistan's Ministry of Culturehas imposed a &#34;heavy fine&#34; on Pakistani actress Meera. The reason for the Ministry of Culture's stern ruling? Meera kisses her Indian co-star Ashmit Patel in Mahesh Bhatt's supernatural Bollywood thriller Nazar; the kissing scene was deemed against &#34;Islamic ethics and moral values.&#34; The government, which is apparently afraid that Pakistanis will emulate Meera's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/meera-fined-for-kissing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
