11th Annual NEW YORK INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL
May 4-8, 2011
OPENING NIGHT RED CARPET with Rishi and Neetu Kapoor: Wednesday, May 4
Disney’s DO DOONI CHAAR directed by Habib Faisal
Starring Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh Kapoor |
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RED CARPET SCREENING
Paris Theatre (4 W 58th St, NYC)
6PM : Red carpet at Paris Theatre
7PM : Welcome by Aroon Shivdasani, IAAC Executive and Artistic Director
Opening Address by Ambassador Meera Shankar
Introduction by Jason Reed, Disney Executive VP/GM International Productions
Screening of DO DOONI CHAAR
Post-screening discussion with director Habib Faisal , Rishi Kapoor & Neetu Singh Kapoor,
moderated by Aseem Chhabra
Individual Tickets: $150  |
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RRED CARPET SCREENING & GALA BENEFIT DINNER (and DANCING)
Paris Theatre (4 W 58th St, NYC)
6PM : Red carpet at Paris Theatre
7PM : Welcome by Aroon Shivdasani, IAAC Executive and Artistic Director
Opening Address by Ambassador Meera Shankar
Introduction by Jason Reed, Disney Executive VP/GM International Productions
Screening of DO DOONI CHAAR
Post-screening discussion with director Habib Faisal, Rishi Kapoor & Neetu Singh Kapoor,
moderated by Aseem Chhabra
Jumeirah Essex House (160 Central Park South, NYC)
9PM : Gala Benefit Dinner & dancing to DJ Magic Mike
Individual Tickets: $500 |
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| Tables of 10: Reserved seating (Red carpet screening, discusson & Gala Benefit dinner) |
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Emerald Table of 10 |
$25,000 |
($23,000 tax deductible) |
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Ruby Table of 10 |
$20,000 |
($18,000 tax deductible) |
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Sapphire Table of 10 |
$15,000 |
($13,000 tax deductible) |
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Diamond Table of 10 |
$10,000 |
($8,000 tax deductible) |
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Friendship Table of 10 |
$5,000 |
($3,000 tax deductible) |
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Please contact the IAAC for table information by phone: 212 594 3685.
Send ticket/table request details(#of tickets, table denomination, return address) with your cheque to:
Indo-American Arts Council,
517East 87th St., Suite 1B,
New York, NY 10128.
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Disney’s DO DOONI CHAAR directed by Habib Faisal
Starring Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh Kapoor
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The Walt Disney Company India announces the release of its first live action Hindi feature “Do Dooni Chaar”. A heartwarming family film starring Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor.
Produced by Planman Motion Pictures, “Do Dooni Chaar” is an inspiring story of a middle class family of endearing characters directed by Habib Faisal. The film, which opens on October 8, 2011 stars the hit duo of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, who as a lead couple return to the silver screen after 30 years.
Synopsis:
Santosh Duggal fights that battle almost every day! His animated family’s needs far surpass his paycheck. After all, how much does an average Indian school teacher make? Probably 3 fancy dinners at the Marriott. But they are happily living in their little middle-class Delhi paradise. And then one day, arrives Phupho, Duggal’s ‘little’ sister from Meerut. She is here to invite them to a wedding at her in-laws and give them an ultimatum: They have to come by a car. The only problem is that the Duggals don’t own a car. Phupho’s solution? “Khareed lo!”. There is too much of Phupho’s pride at stake to cancel going to the wedding. So the Duggals gear up for their first big purchase in years. The piggy banks are emptied. The PF is encashed. A loan is in the offing. New hiding places in the house are found, where everyone discreetly kept their savings.. and secrets. But the real battlelines are drawn within the house. The four of them can’t seem to agree on anything – the car, the make, the color.. Like Payal says, “Hamaare ghar par discussions aise hi hote hai!” A mad journey ensues. After putting together all their resources, there is one big hole that remains to be filled. And then comes a gigantic lurking temptation. An easy way out? Will they take it? Do Dooni Chaar will revive your memories of your own family’s story. It is the story of the middleclass man and his tireless endeavor in coping with the fast, new ‘India Shining’. It’s funny, real and heart warming. We all have our own scooter-to-car tales. We are all our own Duggal. Do Dooni Chaar makes us see the Duggal in us with the rare chance to laugh at ourselves.
DIRECTOR Habib Faizal is brought up in Delhi, Habib is an alumnus of the Kirori Mal College and MCRC Jamia Millia
Habib Faisal is a hindi film writer and Director. He is a first time director; he has directed "Do Dooni Chaar", a Disney production starring Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, which releases on 8th October 2010.
This being Habib’s first film, it is very close to his heart. Do Dooni Chaar is a film about a family’s journey from a scooter to buying their first car. It is a lovable family comedy, which every family will be able to relate to, as all families go through the experience of buying their first car at some point or other.
He has directed several television serials for Zee TV (Lavanya and Kareena-Kareena) and worked with New Delhi Television (NDTV) as a camera person.
He also has many popular films, to his credit as a scriptwriter, such as Shaad Ali's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom starring Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta, and Siddharth Anand's Ta Ra Rum Pum starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee. He has co-written Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste. All three are Yashraj films projects.
CAST: Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Aditi Vasudev, Archit Krishna, Akhilendra Mishra, Supriya Shukla. CREW:
Director: Habib Faisal
Produced by: Arindam Chaudhuri
Story: Habib Faisal
Screenplay & Dialogues: Habib Faisal and Rahil Qaazi
Music Directors: Meet Brothers and Anjan
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On the New York Indian Film Festival:
- IAAC has grown into the area’s most mainstream Indian film festival, offering features, DOCUMENTARIES, shorts and indies in numerous Indian languages and from various countries….The growth has led not only to a wider range of films, but to new partnerships and inroads to American audiences.”wsj.com (Wall Street Journal)
- “It’s just been very pleasurable to see how it’s grown.I remember when it started…its grown to become a very serious thing and I think now they get the best films, it gets a lot of media attention and I think it’s a fantastic platform, both for Indian filmmakers from the US, and from India.” Salman Rushdie.
- The IAAC Film Festival has become one of the most important cultural events on the calendar of the Indian-American community.”Consul General Prabhu Dayal.
- “With film festivals dedicated to Indian cinema popping up all over the place, the grand-daddy of them all, the Indo-American Arts Council, has upped its game with a new moniker, an earlier date and writer Aseem Chhabra as its festival director.” Variety.
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