Loins of Punjab Presents posts
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi.At last we will have our revenge.
Loins of Punjab Presents is finally getting its U.S. premiere this Friday in NYC. Director Manish Acharya will apparently be shuttling between both locations for a post-screening Q&A at every Friday showtime. Mention Ultrabrown for $3 off at the Quad and […]
manish vij on September 10th, 2008 9:20 pm in Events, Film, Loins of Punjab Presents · Permalink · 6 comments »
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Check out the kickass bhangra track ‘Dhol Beat’ from Loins of Punjab Presents, courtesy of director and buddy Manish Acharya. The track is so catchy, I went to the filmmakers after the first screening and demanded an Mp3, which you can buy on iTunes. But it was over a year before Acharya decided to release […]
manish vij on August 21st, 2008 1:00 am in Animation, Art, Film, Loins of Punjab Presents, Music, Video clips · Permalink · 8 comments »
Friday, August 8th, 2008
Great news in pork futures: Loins is finally getting a U.S. release, beginning with NYC on September 12th:
Loins Of Punjab Presents 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 #1 English language comedy ever to […]
manish vij on August 8th, 2008 1:21 pm in Film, Loins of Punjab Presents · Permalink · 9 comments »
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
People in my hood suffer opera singers practicing scales, late-night subway trains rumbling underfoot and loud Italian neighbors making 6 am phone calls to their desh. But sometimes little moments make it all worth it.
I was walking through a stamp-sized public park the other day when I overheard two Harlem locals wondering aloud who a […]
manish vij on October 18th, 2007 2:33 pm in Film, History, Humor, Loins of Punjab Presents, Musings · Permalink · 3 comments »
Friday, October 5th, 2007
My friends’ film Loins of Punjab Presents had its U.S. film festival premiere at SAIFF Wednesday night in a huge Lincoln Center theater adorned with a lotus flower and elephants, as if for the occasion. It was a riot: a small red carpet, a big happy audience. The whole thing […]
manish vij on October 5th, 2007 10:45 am in Events, Film, Humor, Loins of Punjab Presents, Music, Video clips · Permalink · 5 comments »
Friday, September 21st, 2007
Here’s a still of the hilarious Jameel Khan (Cheeni Kum) playing Bokade, the oily contest organizer from Loins of Punjab Presents. Next to it is a painting titled ‘Bokade’ which I just stumbled across on my friend Dhruvi Acharya’s site:
manish vij on September 21st, 2007 2:21 pm in Art, Film, Humor, Loins of Punjab Presents · Permalink · No comments »
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
This 2:20 theatrical trailer for Loins of Punjab is the longest one yet, and it’s set to Ajay and Samrat’s kickass theme song:
manish vij on September 5th, 2007 1:28 am in Film, Loins of Punjab Presents, Music, Video clips · Permalink · 4 comments »