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Tuesday, August 28

Succulent ‘Loins’ opens SAIFF (updated)

I’ve been building it up for months, and now you can finally see it: the ensemble comedy Loins of Punjab Presents opens this year’s South Asian International Film Festival in NYC. The opening gala will be at 9pm the evening of Wed., Oct. 3rd at Loews Lincoln Square, Broadway between 67th and 68th. My friends Manish Acharya and Anuvab Pal, who directed and co-wrote the movie respectively, will be flying in from Bombay, so you can launch your own private brickbats and hosannas. The Shabana and Ajay Naidu will also grace us. There will be a small afterparty. Tickets go on sale Sep. 1, and presumably the remainder of the program will be posted then.

Loins also has its Indian theatrical run in PVR cinemas beginning next month. Since this was fimed, big-headed star Darshan Jariwala played the khadi king in Gandhi, My Father. Now if we can only get Acharya to release Nina’s music vid for Ajay and Samrat’s harmonium rap…

Update: The premiere will be at Loews Lincoln Square (see above).

Related posts: Fruit of the ‘Loins’, Grabbing ‘Loins’, ‘Loins of Punjab Presents’ (updated), ‘Flavors,’ you’re on notice

manish vij on Tuesday, August 28th, 2007, 1:21 am in Events, Film › Email this Email this › Facebook this › Reddit this › Link › Reader links

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10 comments

  1. 1Manish Acharya on August 28th, 2007, 1:32 am › Link

    A 120 second version of the Music Video will go on air on MTV India as of Sep 3. I will post the video online as soon as I get my act together. :)

    Thanks for the Loins plug.

  2. 2Nina P on August 28th, 2007, 8:48 am › Link

    Woohoo!!

  3. 3bee on August 28th, 2007, 1:53 pm › Link

    yay! I cant wait to go see it..

  4. 4rohin on August 29th, 2007, 1:20 pm › Link

    Le Shabana? La?

    How will a Brit see this here fillum Manish(es)?

  5. 5manish on August 29th, 2007, 5:33 pm › Link

    You tell me. Je ne parle pas français.

    Not sure about UK distribution, will ask. Acharya will have a download version at some point.

  6. 6carla on August 29th, 2007, 6:01 pm › Link

    My excitement for this film is completely unholy. At this moment I plan to haul ass all through September so I can justify taking a day or two off for a pilgrimage to SAIFF. You have made my week with this news; my tiny little mind positively buzzes with anticipation. Yay! And thank you.

  7. 7crickinmyneck on September 1st, 2007, 6:59 pm › Link

    Brilliant. Team Preeti reminds me of my family.

  8. 8prakruti on September 2nd, 2007, 2:12 pm › Link

    thats good
    wish they show it in Indy too..I think manoranjan.Inc website people show all Indian movies in indianapolis..I will write an email requesting them to market and show Lions of punjab in Indy..that will be great..
    http://www.manoranjaninc.com/
    though a fun NY trip on october 3rd with friends doesnot sound bad if it is on a weekend day if health permits..may be we can catch some broadway shows too and see CNN office/AC360 in NY all in one trip…

  9. 9M.Toor on September 30th, 2007, 5:06 pm › Link

    Can’t wait to see it. I hear that Anuvab Pal might also be at The Lark on Monday evening for a reading of a piece of his play, THE PRESIDENT IS COMING. We saw it at Salaam Theatre earlier this year. Very funny play.

  10. 10sanjay on October 4th, 2007, 2:35 pm › Link

    Doesn’t “South Asian” imply international? Isn’t it kind of redundant to say South Asian Indian. is there another place located in South Asia?

    Still can’t wait for the movie.


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