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Indian Cinema, Stars, After-parties

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

What can be better than a feast of cinema? A feast of cinema with several glittering parties and celebrities-in-the-flesh! The Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council festival of Indian films had ample doses of both, and drew an enthusiastic crowd.


What’s Cooking with Aasif Mandvi?

By Lavina Melwani • Nov 18th, 2009 • Category: 24/7 Talk is Cheap - The Blog, Cinema

What’s cooking with Aasif Mandvi? A whole Indian feast! Well for one, the zany commentator from ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ has turned chef, worked at Tandoori Palace, found a new love, and even bagged a best actor award.

Sure beats Deep Space Naan!

His brand new movie ‘Today’s Special’ – all about the travails of a sous chef – premiered at the MIAAC, New York’s Indian Film Festival in Manhattan and has been a real crowd pleaser.