A group of strangers converge on that desi-est of desi addas (and my home away from home), New Jersey. For three days, each of them work towards fulfilling their biggest aspiration – to win the title of Desi Idol and $25000 in cash. And as each of ecelectic mix of characters do their bit over the three days, the fun unfolds. That’s the premise of Manish Acharya’s feature directorial debut LOINS OF PUNJAB PRESENTS.
We, at UberDesi have been waiting for this movie ever since we saw the promos and little bits of this movie last year. And it is finally here.
The movie boasts of an eclectic cast of characters played by an impressive bunch of actors, heavy weights in their own right.
LOINS OF PUNJAB PRESENTS stars Shabana Azmi (Fire, Arth, City of Joy), 5-time winner of National Award for Best Actress in India; Ajay Naidu (Office Space, Suburbia, Bad Santa); Ayesha Dharkar (Bombay Dreams, Star Wars Episode II, The Terrorist); Darshan Jariwala; Seema Rahmani; Jameel Khan; Ishita Sharma; Michael Raimondi; and Manish Acharya.
And audiences the world over have agreed. LOINS OF PUNJAB PRESENTS has won a bunch of prizes in film festivals round the world including New York, San Francisco, LA, Copenhagen, Rome
and Dubai.
The #1 English language comedy ever to open in India, LOINS OF PUNJAB PRESENTS has screened and garnered prizes at international film festivals including: New York’s First Run Film Festival (Winner Best Feature Film); New York’s 2007 South Asian International Film Festival (Opening Night Film); 2007 San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival; Rome’s 2007 AsiaticaFilmMediale (Special Jury Mention); Denmark’s 2008 NatFilm Festival, Copenhagen; 2007 Dubai International Film Festival; and the 2008 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Audience Award for Best Feature).
If you are the NY Metro area, head out to the ImaginAsian theater on 59th Street or the Quad Cinema on West 13th Street on September 12. Else, keep an eye out for this movie to open in your home town.
LOINS OF PUNJAB will make its U.S. theatrical premiere on September 12 at New York City’s Quad Cinema (34 West 13th St.) and the ImaginAsian Theater (239 E. 59th Street). The film goes on to open throughout the fall in cities around the country including: San Francisco and San Jose, CA; Chicago, IL; Union City, New Jersey; Connecticut; and Dallas and Houston, TX.
As for me, I am going to put my hands in the air, turn a bulb and go bhalle bhalle with the Turbanator.
'Dhol Beat' music video from mv atlarge on Vimeo.
(P.S: If you like the video, be sure to check out the soundtrack on the ITunes store.)
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