Bollywood's 'Mausam' at Chicago International Film Festival
The film, a romantic epic about a Kashmiri refugee and a Punjabi Air Force officer, is the directorial debut of acclaimed Indian actor Pankaj Kapoor. It stars Sonam Kapoor and the director's son Shahid Kapoor.
The event, to be held Friday, October 7 at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) in Chicago, headlines the festival's "Spotlight South Asia" program, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The program is the first of a three-part series that highlights the film culture of a different region of the world each year.
The red carpet arrivals for Mausam begin at 6 pm, followed by the screening at 6:30 pm. An after-party will be held at Privet Nightclub & Lounge, 937 N. Rush St., at 10 pm, featuring Bollywood and Bhangra DJs.
This year's Chicago International Film Festival runs from October 6-20.
Other South Asian films to be screened at the festival include:
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•Kshay (Hindi with subtitles)
Saturday, October 8 at 8:25 pm
Sunday, October 9 at 12 pm
Tuesday, October 11 at 2:30 pm
A woman of limited means leads a decent life with her husband—until she becomes obsessed with a sculpture of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth.
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•Azhagarsamy's Horse (Tamil with subtitles)
Sunday, October 9 at 6 pm
Tuesday, October 11 at 2:50 pm
A comedy about a village that becomes frantic when a holy statue of a horse goes missing and grateful when the appearance of a real horse brings luck—until a man shows up claiming the horse is his.
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•Bol (Urdu with subtitles)
Monday, October 10 at 8 pm
A drama about socio-religious issues in contemporary Pakistan focuses on a family on the brink of poverty, a zealous patriarch, and a rebellious daughter.
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•Dekh Indian Circus (Hindi with subtitles)
Sunday, October 16 at 4 pm
Monday, October 17 at 3 pm
The circus comes to a small Indian village, where children learn adult lessons about greed and corruption when their father is paid off by local politicians.
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•Flying Fish (Sinhala, Tamil with subtitles)
Sunday, October 9 at 3 pm
Monday, October 10 at 5:20 pm
Wednesday, October 12 at 4 pm
The devastating consequences of civil war are set against breathtaking vistas of Sri Lanka as three separate stories are explored.
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•Gandu (Bengali with subtitles)
Saturday, October 8 at 10:30 pm
Tuesday, October 11 at 5:30 pm
Gandu is a lovable loser in modern-day Kolkata, who befriends a Bruce Lee-obsessed rickshaw driver, and the two of them descend into a world of sex, drugs, and rap music.
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•Inshallah, Football (Urdu, Kashmiri with subtitles)
Thursday, October 13 at 5 pm
Saturday, October 15 at 12 pm
A documentary about an 18-year-old Kashmiri soccer player who is good enough to play in Brazil, but can't get a visa because of his father's militant past.
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•Patang (Hindi with subtitles)
Tuesday, October 11 at 6:10 pm
Thursday, October 13 at 2:20 pm
Friday, October 14 at 9:10 pm
A feature film about a successful Delhi businessman who returns to his familial home with his urban-bred daughter for a surprise visit during India's largest kite festival—and long-held resentments surface.
For more information, visit chicagofilmfestival.com.
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September 27, 2011
