CSAFF Buzz
CSAFF has been in the news! Numerous media outlets covered the festival. Here’s a sampling of what they’re saying: Consul General Mukta Dutta Tomar and actors Lillete Dubey and Farouque Shaikh were interviewed by Hi India: “ The Chicago South Asian Film Festival has grown. As you can see here today, it looks very different from...
Beyond Mainstream
It’s the year of Indie films which have done exceptionally well at the Box Office. Here’s the top 4 movies you should have caught on the big screens. These are not art films or parallel cinema. They are mainstream films, but independent in nature, and have appealed to both critics and masses. “Shanghai” is a...
Love, Healing, and a dash of Self-Harm
In his play Gruesome Playground Injuries, writer Rajiv Joseph explores the relationship between two friends through the lens of a lifetime of injuries, both accidental and self-inflicted. Chicago’s Rasaka Theatre Company brings this story to life at the Chopin Theatre now through August 5th. The play follows evolution of a friendship between Kayleen and Doug...
Double the Freida
Freida Pinto has been trying on some new roles lately. She stars as the titular Trishna in Michael Winterbottom’s interpretation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles. And more recently, she was featured in Flaunt magazine’s July issue channeling Pam Grier at the height of her blaxploitation genre fabulousness. Trishna opened to Chicago audiences Friday July...
I Am
Contributed by Smita Chand I love that I was approached by CSAFF to write about the recent screening at the Chicago Cultural Center of “I Am” directed by Onir and released in 2010. I am a huge fan of anyone who takes risks in challenging the mindset of people – especially South Asians – because...
Patang – The Kite Soars
On May 3, 2012, Chicago South Asian Film Festival in collaboration with FACETS Cinematheque premiered a beautifully conceived and thoughtfully directed film, Patang – The Kite. The director, Chicago’s own Prashant Bhargava, was present to introduce his film and give thanks to the many people involved in making the film (his father produced the film,...
