As customs agent Layla Hourani on “The Border” — which airs Mondays on CBC Television — Nazneen Contractor is almost a genre of one. Hourani defies both the Western stereotype of the submissive Muslim woman and the Muslim stereotype of the fast, loose Western female. “Layla is someone who is assimilated and entrenched but still… Continue reading Nazneen Contractor’s long, strange trip to ‘The Border’
Category: Film
How Manekshaw tackled a Man who wowed to kill him
This is a small clip of Sam Manekshaw’s Speech at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He is narrating of an incident at North East India’s Military Camp. [via DeshGujarat]
Zoroastrianism on BBC: Heaven and Earth
Jennifer Kotwal to Star in a new movie
She will soon be seen in Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekkh Mudh Mudh Ke with Himesh Reshammaiya but despite picking up offers from Bollywood, Jennifer Kotwal says she will never turn her back on Kannada and says she still prefers to work there. “No way will I leave,” she says, “Kannada is still my first… Continue reading Jennifer Kotwal to Star in a new movie
Film Personalities on Parsi New Year
Perizad Kolah Marshall: Pateti is the last day of the year for the Parsi community and generally falls in the last days of August as per the English calendar. Bawas don’t need an excuse for celebration, so you can imagine to what extent we go to bring in the New Year. For me, it’s a… Continue reading Film Personalities on Parsi New Year
Boman Irani: I am proud to be a Zoroastrian
Q.I am very proud to be a Zoroastrian… A.Besides playing a Parsi in few of my films, I have played a Parsi in the play I am not Bajirao . I presume it is probably my best work to date. About the community, I am very proud to be a Zoroastrian. I do not know… Continue reading Boman Irani: I am proud to be a Zoroastrian
Ronnie Screwvala: Bollywood to Hollywood
Screwvala lives with his second wife, Zarina, and his lookalike labrador, Sprite, in an upscale apartment block in Mumbai. They are currently having another apartment renovated that will look out over the Arabian Sea. It has mogul written all over it. Zarina is easily a match for Screwvala. She is a successful television executive and… Continue reading Ronnie Screwvala: Bollywood to Hollywood
Jennifer Kotwal: Actress
Looking trendy-as-ever, Jennifer Kotwal of Just Mohabbat fame gets chatty while on a visit to the city From several Hindi television serials like Just Mohabbat, acting in a brief role in Subhash Ghai’s Yadeein to working as a model for the past six years, Jennifer Kotwal retains her appeal and her piquant style. She was… Continue reading Jennifer Kotwal: Actress
NYC Screening of “Crisis in Faith”
This update was sent out by ZAGNY: The Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York Please join us for a screening of Tenaz Dubash’s documentary film, “Crisis in Faith: Zoroastrians Today” followed by a brief question and answer session. Sunday, April 27th, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Anthology Film Archives 32, 2nd Avenue (at the intersection… Continue reading NYC Screening of “Crisis in Faith”
