A note from SAJAer and entertainment writer Aseem Chhabra.
Sree:
There are two films with desi themes opening on June 20. You have already written about "The Love Guru." On the same day Sony Pictures Classic is releasing director Sarah Gavron's "Brick Lane," based on Monica Ali's book. I saw the film at the Telluride Film Festival and I loved the film.
Here is a link to film's preview on YouTube:
The film has been wrapped in controversy -- first protests from a small segment of Bangladeshis in London and then last fall when Prince Charles and Camilla skipped the London premiere of the film. The premiere was eventually canceled.
[Here is Chhabra's review of the film last year, in Rediff: "Brick Lane: A Convincing Account of an Account."]
And let's not forget the great Desi/diaspora masterpiece that is opening next month -- "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay." The film opens on April 25. Here is the YouTube preview.
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