“Novels Reincarnated Series”

The UNC Department of Asian Studies

presents the Fall 2006

South Asian Film Festival

(Hindi-Urdu Movies on the Big Screen)

Wednesdays

7:30 PM

FREE ADMISSION !

Wednesdays

7:30 PM

 

Sept 27

Murphey 116

DEVDAS

English Subtitles

(Sanjay Leela Bhansali) Devdas (Shah Rukh Khan) and Paro (Aishwarya Rai) are star-crossed lovers struggling against social convention and personal weakness.  Music by Ismail Darbar.  Based on the novel by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee.

Oct 4
Hanes Art Center 218

TWO DAUGHTERS
English Subtitles

(Satyajit Ray) Two short films: (1) “Postmaster” is about a young village girl’s encounter with the new postmaster from the city.  (2) “Conclusion” is about a wild girl who is married off before she is ready.  Based on short stories by Rabindranath Tagore.

Oct 25

Hanes Art Center 218

1947 EARTH
English Subtitles 

(Deepa Mehta) Starring Aamir Khan, Nandita Das.   A young girl growing up in Lahore witnesses the upheaval of Partition.  Based on the semi-autobiographical novel “Cracking India” by Bapsi Sidhwa.

Nov 1
Murphey 116

PINJAR
English Subtitles

(Chandra Prakash Dwivedi) Starring Urmila Matondkar and Manoj Bajpai.  A young woman is abducted and forced into marriage on the wrong side of the border in 1947, but is her husband the villain he seems at first?  Based on the novel by Amrita Pritam.

Nov 15
Hanes Art Center 218

TRAIN TO PAKISTAN
English Subtitles

(Pamela Rooks) A small Panjabi village and the refugee trains running through it are threatened by violence as Partition approaches.  Based on the novel by Khushwant Singh. 

Nov 29
Murphey 116

UMRAO JAAN
English Subtitles

A courtesan seeks love and happiness in a society that both exploits and rejects her.  Based on the novel by Mirza Hadi Ruswa.

For more info, call Afroz Taj at 962-1060

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Co-sponsored by the NC Center for South Asia Studies and
Geet Bazaar (Desi Radio, Sunday 10-12 AM on WKNC 88.1 FM)