After the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Dallas is the next Texas city to get attention in the arts world, thanks to the AFI Dallas International Film Festival.
The festival, which began March 26, will give the audience a share of Indian culture through two movies, “Bollywood Beats” and “Heaven on Earth.”
“Heaven on Earth” also known as “Videsh” is Deepa Mehta’s latest movie, starring Preity Zinta. The movie revolves around a Punjabi woman, played by Zinta, who gets forced into an arranged marriage and lands in Canada with an abusive husband.
“Bollywood Beats,” directed by Mehul Shah stars Lilette Dubey (who was in Mira Nair's "Monsoon Wedding"), among others. The movie is about a down-on-his-luck dancer, Raj, who is fighting to hold his life together. After a suggestion from an older woman, Raj starts a dance class for Indian women. While Raj gives continuity to his dance class, he gets an offer to choreograph a music video. Now he must decide.
Heaven on Earth
When: Saturday, March 28
Where: AMC NorthPark
Time: 7:30p.m.
Bollywood Beats
When: Sunday, March 29
When: AMC NorthPark
Time: 3:30 p.m.
When: Wednesday, April 1
Where: Landmark's Magnolia
Time: 10:00p.m.
See official site of AFI Dallas.
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