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Star Spotting

By Lavina Melwani • Dec 22nd, 2009 • Category: Cinema, Little Black Book: Events

Richard Gere, Mira Nair, Salman Rushdie and more…star spotters had a field day at the special preview of ‘Amelia’


Learning to Fly with Mira Nair

By Lavina Melwani • Oct 25th, 2009 • Category: 24/7 Talk is Cheap - The Blog, Cinema

New York City was abuzz with the launch of Mira Nair’s new film ‘Amelia’ which comes from a big studio and stars big names Hilary Swank and Richard Gere. Directed by Nair, the film follows the fabled adventures of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The film, while different from Nair’s recent India-related films, stays true to her fascination and empathy with strong women. It is a film about woman power, about a woman before her time, ‘a flying yogini’ as Nair likes to call her.