Sorab Irani, a producer of documentaries and movies, informs us about a new very interesting documentary on the Parsis. Directed by Oorvazi Irani, this documentary tries to the film medium is a powerful tool in our Information Technology Age to effect a paradigm shift in perception of a community, to help re-evaluate their relationship to… Continue reading Parsis A Vanishing Race: Documentary
Category: Film
Shayan Italia: Music Sensation
Shayan Italia, a new musician in the mainstream music world is all set to release his album Deliverance. As his press release notes My name is Shayan Italia and I am the artist/songwriter of the forthcoming album DELIVERANCE. I also happen to be the first Zoroastrian to ever release a mainstream music album on International… Continue reading Shayan Italia: Music Sensation
Five Parsi Films by Kaevan Umrigar
Kaevan Umrigar, is a recent graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. The Zoroastrian Youth Association of Poona is screening FIVE PARSI FILMS, five short films on contemporary Parsi issues Kaevan made during his four years at the Institute. The films are: 1. Dadar Ormaj, maney jaldi bolaavo (15min) (short fiction) A… Continue reading Five Parsi Films by Kaevan Umrigar
Zubin Varla to Play Rajiv Gandhi
British Parsi actor may play Rajiv If all goes well for Jagmohan Mundhra, his film Sonia, based on Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s life, will rise to a remarkable level of authenticity before a single scene is shot. Mundhra says the man he is considering for Rajiv Gandhi’s role, British actor Zubin Varla, “bears resemblance to… Continue reading Zubin Varla to Play Rajiv Gandhi
What Shenaz treasures
Anchor and actor Shenaz Treasuryvala talks about her yearning for work and travel. Self-respect :”I will not be sexually-exploited and would not do a role demeaning to women – crawling on the floor, making lewd faces, wearing nothing but heavy make-up and a bra. I kept getting roles similar to Alisha (‘Ishq Vishq’) or I… Continue reading What Shenaz treasures
Being Cyrus is a unique attempt
A feature film by a photographer has a few advantages. It is crisp, taut and precise, and rarely suffers from avoidable fluff. Being Cyrus falls into this category. A debut venture by director Homi Adajania, it is sure to take you by surprise. You cannot help gasping at the way it weaves a gripping tale… Continue reading Being Cyrus is a unique attempt
‘Being Cyrus- Bollywood stars speaking English
‘Being Cyrus- Bollywood stars speaking English in a darkly twisted tale about a Parsi family and the ‘stranger’ they let in it changes their lives forever . Even as the film is getting raves from critics and industry alike- the all star-cast, Saif, Dimple, Boman and wunderkind Homi talk about what went into the tale… Continue reading ‘Being Cyrus- Bollywood stars speaking English
