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:
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> 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.