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Indian film festival in LA
Indo-Asian News Service
Los Angeles, April 18 (IANS) The 4th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), the only festival in the US dedicated to presenting Indian cinema, is set to open Wednesday with Deepa Mehta's "Water".
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The film will be screened at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. This year, a total of 33 films from 13 countries will be screened, apart from features, documentaries and short films from and about India.
At the opening ceremony, IFFLA will co-present with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra a lifetime achievement award to sitar maestro Ravi Shankar.
Acclaimed actor Naseeruddin Shah will also be honoured with the Los Angeles premiere of his latest film, "Parzania", and the screening of two of his earlier films, "Monsoon Wedding" and "Manthan".
"There has been tremendous growth in Indian cinema and our 2006 programme reflects that with the participation of films from 13 countries, including 12 films from Britain and five films from Canada," Christina Marouda, the IFFLA festival director, was quoted as saying by media reports.
The three world premieres at the event include two documentaries - "Men of Burden", which takes a compassionate look at the lives of cycle-rickshaw drivers in Pondicherry as they try to survive in a dwindling trade, and "Bombay Calling", which focuses on the call centre culture in India.
There will also be a KidsFest section showing Prakash Kovelamudi's feature, "Belly Full of Dreams", which tells the story of nine-year old Ramu, a ragpicker who has a simple dream: to go to school.
Seminars are also being planned, which will focus on issues like the fast growing animation sector of the Indian entertainment industry, film financing through co-productions and tax incentives.
The festival will conclude April 23 with the screening of Rajat Kapoor's marital comedy "Mixed Doubles".
IFFLA is a non-profit body devoted to paving the way for greater appreciation of India's cinema and diverse culture by providing the public in the US with a selection of films from and about India by Indian and international filmmakers.
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'Humko Deewana Kar Gaye' rocks in Britain
UTV's cash register is jingling constantly. After the success of "Rang De Basanti" and "Taxi No. 9211", collections of "Humko Deewana Kar Gaye" in Britain have been more than satisfactory for the distributors.
The opening day collection notched a staggering 50,000 pounds in addition to the select previews on Thursday, which garnered 16,000 pounds, reports Bollywood Trade.
The trade is pegging its entire Easter weekend gross to be in the range of 180,000-200,000 pounds. This would be among the highest ever openings for a solo Akshay Kumar-starrer in Britain.
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