Comments on: Loins / Meetup Wrapup

By: farha bhutto

farha bhutto — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:48:30 +0000

The actor from LOPP is in WKMK as well.

I am doing the PR for this film – WHEN KIRAN MET KAREN.

Please have a look at the first promo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Au8B8K06og

Send me your comments – farha.bhutto@gmail.com

We need all the help and support.

By: Asha's Dad

Asha's Dad — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:33:15 +0000

Where’s the Party Yaar? is highly underrated in my opinion. Although it looks like it was shot with handheld camera without securing the proper film permits, it has it’s moments.

By: tamasha

tamasha — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:05:39 +0000

And how could we forget when the audience stood up for the Indian national anthem?

OMG. I love it. So much.

By: Lisa Tsering

Lisa Tsering — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:29:10 +0000

Loins was a blast. Especially seeing it in a theater. And how could we forget when the audience stood up for the Indian national anthem? I agree with the folks who appreciated WTPY. I thought Loins was better, but I still think WTPY deserves respeck.

By: DJ Drrrty Poonjabi

DJ Drrrty Poonjabi — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:54:11 +0000

Thanks Vinod, for hosting a great meetup with cool people. (Sup, Razib?) Some of us pulled a Gin and Juice with our new-found friends and didn't leave 'til six in the morning.

And yes, the movie was brilliant. Instant classic.

By: khoofia

khoofia — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:42:23 +0000

hadnt heard of it, but i rather enjoyed this clip. “your head is like a coconut”.

By: monimoni

monimoni — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:12:03 +0000

Vinod, I agree, Where’s the Party Yaar, it was a guilty pleasure. The scene with the nerdy cousin listening to the Mattel tape player lip-synching “yaar dil daar tujhe kaisa chahiye” was hilarious. On a more sinister note, I’m actually planning to tap into the OCN (obscure cousin network) to keep tabs on my college-bound teen.

By: Floridian

Floridian — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:42:34 +0000

Vinod's post: "My previous candidate was the (panned by many) WhereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the Party, Yaar about a group of desi college students in Houston. Both movies transcend the usual Ã¢â‚¬Å“cultural idenityÃ¢â‚¬ï¿½ story line..."

Another movie that transcended the cliched "cultural identity" angle and focused on the "desi generation gap" instead was "American Chai." It is readily available in desi video stores. It is a must see for all mutineers who defied parental pressure to enter medicine or law and followed their own god-given talents instead. That probably describes most of you.

I can't wait to see "Loins of Punjab" but I hope my favorite actress of all times, Shabana Azmi, doesn't disappoint me in an English speaking role again.

By: Huey

Huey — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:22:21 +0000

Does anyone here knows when any of those movies will either be on DVD or playing in theaters in Georgia anytime soon? I just want to know because I have two movies that are finally coming out on DVD:

THE CHIP FACTOR (featuring Professor Griff from the group Public Enemy) and

THE COMMON DENOMINATORS

both directed by Michael Harris of New Visions Film Group

Check them out please at your local Blockbuster, WalMart, Target, Big Lots, Walgreens, Movie Stop, Barnes and Noble.com, Best Buy, Circuit City and other video/DVD rental stores.

Support my films and I'll definitely support yours, without a doubt.

By: nil

nil — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:37:07 +0000

Thanks for the tip on this Vinod. The movie was great … audience participation was amazing, including getting people to stand during key scenes in the movie(you will have to see it), Shabana Azmi was so believable she even got the crowd to boo her (a difficult task at a south asian film festival . I can’t believe Ajay Naidu did his own break dancing … the guy must be in his late 30s.

The Q and A was one of the most entertaining including getting Manish to sing his section of the song in the movie, which he did bashfully. I missed out on the meetup, but caught up with some friends from 3rdI who I haven’t seen in quite awhile.

Dosar (the next movie) was an unnecessary reminder of just how depressing Bengali culture is.

Or as the sleazy event planner in the movie said “you are from Calcutta or what?”