I've got Monsoon Wedding and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham but have never seen
Lagaan.  Is that one about an Indian village cricket team?  I also have Bend
it Like Beckham and Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai.  Call me cheesy but I like their
dances.

Kat

On Sunday 10 July 2005 8:12 am, Elizabeth Thiers wrote:
> I've got Bride and Prejudice in the old Netflix cue.  Have you seen Monsoon
> Wedding and Lagaan?
>
> Beth T.
>
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> Man, I wish I could see these films!  I love Bollywood films - saw "Bride &
> Prejudice" the other night which is the Bollywood version of Jane Austen's
> "Pride & Prejudice."  The Mr. Darcy character was no Colin Firth, but in
> all, I thought it wasn't a bad effort at all.
>
> Of course next weekend I won't be doing anything but reading! ;)
>
> Kat
>
> On Saturday 09 July 2005 8:43 am, Elizabeth Thiers wrote:
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > My husband, who is a Bollywood (movies from Bombay) fanatic, sent me
> > the following.  Too bad it isn't in my or your city, but at least it is
> > happening.    Ceil Wirth
> >
> >
> > India's first disability film fest begins
> > source: IndiaGlitz
> > Thursday, July 07, 2005
> >
> >
> > India's first festival of films made by, for and about people with
> > disability began here Thursday, focusing on inspiring stories of
> > people overcoming trials and fighting discrimination.
> >
> > Ability Fest 2005, which is on till July 11, is the first
> > international disability film festival in India and has been organized
> > by the Chennai-based NGO, the Ability Foundation.
> >
> > "The festival is a unique and inspiring showcase of extraordinary
> > films from around the world," said Ability Fest chairperson Jayshree
> > Raveendran, founder and executive director of Ability Foundation.
> >
> > Raveendran and other organizers said such film festivals are an
> > effective way of raising awareness about disability issues and tearing
> > down stereotypes about people with disabilities.
> >
> > International disability film festivals are organized regularly around
> > the world and have been very successful in the US, Britain, Melbourne,
> > Paris, Berlin, Moscow, Calgary, Toronto and Beirut.
> >
> > Among the Indian films being shown in the festival - "Black",
> > "Koshish", "Khamoshi" and "Sparsh". A total of 29 films from all over
> > the world will be screened at Anand Theatre in the heart of the city.
> >
> > Fifty-three one-minute films shortlisted for the '60 Seconds To Fame'
> > contest will also be shown. "There were 378 entries for the '60
> > seconds to fame' contest," said Raveendran.
> >
> > The celebrities involved in the festival are director Adoor
> > Gopalakrishnan, actress Jaya Bachchan, director Mani Ratnam and actress
>
> Nandita Das.