2011 Dallas International Film Festival
The spotlight on Indian Cinema will be during the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival. The festival begins on March 31 and ends on April 10, 2011. The Spotlight on Indian Cinema will take place on April 8-10 at the Angelika Film Center & Café in Plano.
The DIFF India Team have picked 4 powerful films that will move you and have you talking for weeks to come. The film AUTUMN will be a US PREMIERE! Some of the filmmakers in our lineup have expressed an interest in attending the festival and if this happens the DIFF team will be hosting filmmaker Q&A’s where you can come and meet the filmmakers and ask questions after the film.
India Spotlight presented by MetroPCS:
AUTUMN (India) – US PREMIERE
Director: Aamir Bashir
Rafiq and his family are struggling to come to terms with the loss of his older brother Tauqir, a tourist photographer, who is one of the thousands of young men who have disappeared since the onset of the militant insurgency in Kashmir. Stars Mohammad Amir Naji, Shahnawaz Bhat and Shamim Basharat.
LBW (Life Before Wedding) (USA, India)
Director: Praveen Sattaru
No two people may react alike to the same situation. LIFE BEFORE WEDDING is an attempt to tell a story we might have heard from our friends or has happened to one of them. Starring Nishanti Evani, Chinmayi Ghatrazu and Rohan Gudlavalleti.
MUMBAI DIARIES (Dhobi Ghat) (India)
Director: Kiran Rao
A drama following intersecting lives, emotions and situations in the diverse city of Mumbai. The film stars Aamir Khan, Prateik Babbar and Monica Dogra.
ROBOT (Endhiran) (India)
Director: S. Shankar
The most expensive production in Indian history, a gifted scientist constructs an equally gifted robot who sets out into the world for the first time with some
The India Cinema Spotlight is open to the public and all you need to do is buy festival tickets or a festival pass. You can buy your tickets at the DIFF box office which will open on March 17. The DIFF Box Office will be located at Mockingbird Station. For more details go to http://dallasfilm.org.
