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| 'Amar, Akbar & Tony', a new
British Indepedent film being shot in West
London |
 Stars
such as Meera Syal and Nina Wadia are among
the cast of 'Amar, Akbar & Tony', a major
new feature film which began shooting in London
this week. Featuring some of the community's
best known celebrities alongside newcomers
the film by writer and first-time film director
Atul Malhotra, celebrates multiculturalism
within the UK. 
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| 'The
Reluctant Fundamentalist' at the Bradford
International Film Festival 2013 |
 Mira
Nair's powerful new film 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'
starring Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Kate Hudson,
Kiefer Sutherland and Om Puri will preview
at the Bradford International Film Festival
on 21st April 2013 prior to its UK and Ireland
on 10 May 2013. Based on Mohsin Hamid's best-selling
and critically acclaimed novel, the film had
its World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival,
also winning the inaugural Centenary Prize
and a Silver Peacock at the Film Festival
of India.
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| Jadoo,
a delicious new food comedy for 2013 |
 Writer
and director Amit Gupta releases his new film
'Jadoo' in 2013. Jadoo tells the story of
two brothers, Raja and Jagi, both wonderful
chefs, who fall out so catastrophically they
tear the fabled family recipe book in half
- one brother gets the starters and the other
gets the main courses. Setting up rival restaurants
on opposite sides of the road, they spend
the next ten years trying to outdo each other.
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| 'Haraam
Chai': A lot can happen over a cup of tea..... |
 Written
by Armaan Kirmani and Jaz Deol, 'Haraam Chai'
is a film that explores contemporary British
Asian relationships. It marks the final production
in the trilogy of independent films by Colour
Pictures that have a focus of inter-faith
relationships in the British Asian community.
The film stars Jaz Deol (Snookered, Tamasha)
and Sadia Ghaffar (Gifted) in leading roles
with Armaan Kirmani as Director.
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| Strong
South Asian Cast for Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi',
UK Release 20th December 2012 |
'Life of Pi' is released in 3D on 20th December
2012. Directed by Academy Award-winner Ang
Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon), 'Life of Pi' is based upon
Yann Martel’s beloved book. It stars
newcomer Suraj Sharma as Pi, Gerard Depardieu,
Rafe Spall, Irrfan Khan and Tabu.
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| Digital
Ventures firm Ascension Media Group opens
in Mumbai |
 Ascension
Media Group LLP, the creative industries and
digital ventures firm, has announced that
it is opening an office in Mumbai, India,
to be headed by Parminder Vir OBE (pictured
left). According to the Global Media and
Entertainment Outlook by Price Waterhouse
Coopers in July 2011, the Indian Media and
Entertainment Industry is forecast to reach
$31.7 billion by 2015, growing at 13% per
annum from 2011-2015.
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| Pakistan
wins first Oscar for documentary film 'Saving
Face' |
 ‘Saving
Face’, a documentary featuring British/Pakistani
plastic surgeon Mohammad Jawad was awarded
the Oscar 2012 for Documentary Short Subject.
Directed by Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy,
the documentary chronicles the work of Mohammad
Jawad as he travels to Pakistan to treat survivors
of radically disfiguring acid attacks.
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| The
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Out 24th Feb 2012,
Rating
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 Fox
Searchlight's 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'
which is released on 24th February 2012 looks
set to be Rajasthan's 'Room with a View' as
the pink city forms the exotic backdrop to
this romantic comedy about the "outsourcing
of old age" to India. The film follows
the unlikely tale of seven British old age
pensioners who decide to spend their "golden
years" in India, arriving at the equally
washed up "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel".
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| LONDON'S
LANDMARKS STAR IN TOP FILM LOCATIONS LIST
|
 London’s
best loved buildings and parks are the stars
of Film London’s Top 20 Film Locations
list. Instantly recognisable as the backdrop
to hundreds of feature films, TV dramas and
advertisements, London’s other best-kept
secret locations to be found on the list include
The BA London Eye.
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| ROMANTIC
MOVIE GUIDE - TOP TEN TEAR-JERKERS! |
|
 If
you're looking for something to put you
in a romantic frame of mind this Valentine's
Day, you can't go far wrong with these Top
10 tear-jerkers. Hollywood Stars Meg Ryan
and Leonardo Di Caprio even make the top
ten twice! The films span decades: from
'Gone with the Wind', released in 1939,
to Baz Luhrmaan's 'Romeo & Juliet' released
in 1996. All proving that romance is indeed
everlasting!
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| More
Film News |
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'Amar,
Akbar & Tony', a new British Indepedent
film being shot in West London
The
15th London Asian Film Festival celebrates
100 years of Indian Cinema, 7th - 7th March
Anand
Patwardhan's Portraits of India: 23rd -
25th February 2013
Strong
South Asian Cast for Ang Lee's 'Life of
Pi', out 20th December 2012
Deepa
Mehta's 'Midnight's Children', UK Release
2nd November 2012
'Gangs
of Wasseypur' opens London Indian Film Festival
2012
Digital
Ventures firm Ascension Media Group opens
in Mumbai
Two
Asians launch UK Film company with £300
million investment
'Everywhere
& Nowhere' by Menhaj Huda, UK Release
6th May 2011
Rabindranath
Tagore at BFI Southbank, 3rd - 30th May
2011
Slackistan,
UK Release 9 March 2011
The
Winter of Love, DVD Release 1 March 2011
'West
is West', UK Release 25 February 2011
Film
Makers & Screen Writers supported by
India's Mahindra Group
'Life
Goes On' by Sangeeta Datta, previews 4th
November 2010
British-Asian
thriller 'Pusher' releases on 15th October
2010
Groundbreaking
'Honour Killings' film based on true stories
British-Asian
Actress Fagun Thakrar stars in 'Bhopal'
film, UK Release 2010
Film
experts meet to discuss Government support
British
films set to shine at Toronto Film Festival
2010
UK
Film Council saves film version of 'Rafta
Rafta'
UK
Film Council to be abolished
Triads,
Yardies and Onion Bhajees on DVD, out 20th
April 2010
It's
A Wonderful Afterlife is a 'Chicken Tikka
Masala' of a movie
Bollywood's
Jaya Bachchan honoured with Lifetime Achievement
Award
A
R Rahman hopes to replicate 'Slumdog' success
with new Tamil movie
Boris
Johnson backs plans for new film centre
and pledges £5m
UK
film-makers claimed £100 million in tax
relief in 2009
Slumdog
Millionaire' wins 8 Oscars
British-Asian
gangster film to premiere at Mumbai Film
Festival, 1 Nov 2009
Indian
Film Company's 'Road, Movie to premiere
at Toronto Film Festival 2009
UK's
first Bollywood Acting School Launched
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