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Like most immigrants, Arjun Singh brought his family to America with the hope of creating a better life. So far, his wishes have been realized, and the future looks promising. One dream remains: the marriage of his daughter, Simrun, to a promising family friend.

Season:
2005
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Kavi Raz
Cast:
Kavi Raz, Archana Puran Singh, Arsh Singh, Mehr Hassan, Sonny Mandal, Joseph Whipp, Ari Barak, Inder Dadlani, Ellen Geer
Editor:
Chris Worland, Omi Vaidya
Producer:
Kavi Raz
Executive Producer:
Kavi Raz
Language:
English
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Peter Carl Ganderup, Micky Narula, Aman

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Gone are the days of the Maharaja, who lavished his singers and instrumentalists with bountiful gifts. When Swaroop accompanies his Uncle Nizam and two other musicians on their travels, he learns that the journey of a traditional musician in India is less fruitful than he had imagined. A talented young boy from the small village of Keralia, Swaroop comes from generations of musicians who played for the kings and rajputs. But now there are no more kings, and the rajputs are broke.

Season:
2005
Premiere status:
North American Premiere
Director:
Joel Palombo
Cast:
Swaroop Khan, Nizam Khan, Mohamad Khan, Manjoor Khan, Santosh Poudel, Deepak Castelino
Editor:
Tenzin Tsetan Choklay
Producer:
Joel Palombo
Executive Producer:
Joel Palombo
Composer:
Mohamad Khan, Deepak Castelino
Language:
Hindi with English subtitles
Genre:
Unassigned

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Kaatha was born as the daughter of a farmer, her destiny to live life as a commoner with celebrity status as the wife of a literary giant. After the death of her husband she lives alone, at least physically, in a home built on dreams she had shared with her beloved, their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Season:
2005
Director:
Raj Nair
Producer:
Ashraf A Bava
Language:
Malayalam
Genre:
Unassigned

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R. Parthepan?s Rain Inside the Umbrella is a beautiful love story with a lot of freshness and innovative storytelling.

Venkat, a gentle, kindhearted auto-rickshaw driver falls instantly in love with Madhumitha, a rich television journalist working in a leading satellite channel. When they first meet, Madhumitha is flattered with Venkat?s behavior and action. When they meet again, their attraction seems to grow, but there are hidden truths to be revealed, and their love meets with unusual challenges?leading to shocking results.

Season:
2005
Director:
R. Parthepan
Cinematography:
B.L. Sanjay
Cast:
R. Parthepan, Mitha Madu
Editor:
R. Sureshrajan
Producer:
R. Parthepan
Executive Producer:
M. Arunachalam
Language:
Tamil
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Raaja Karthik

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A modern-day Robin Hood, Guru steals food to give to the poor in urban India. But this is merely a token gesture in Guru?s long range plan to alter the widening gap between the ?haves,? of which he is one, and the ?have-nots,? in what he views as his culturally corrupt country. Enlisting the beautiful Shireen and his newfound friend, Nezar, who is embarrassed to admit to Shireen that he makes coffee at her local coffeehouse, the three question the ethics and morals of their society.

Season:
2005
Director:
Sridhar Reddy
Cinematography:
Ajayan Vincent
Cast:
Tarun Arora, Sriya Reddy, Vishwaa Raj, Gulshan Grover
Editor:
Sreekar Prasad
Producer:
Sridhar Reddy
Language:
English, Hindi
Genre:
Unassigned
Music:
Sridhar Reddy
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