13th Annual NEW YORK INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL is delighted to invite you to the Opening Night Celebrations
Tuesday April 30, 2013
Opening Night Red Carpet Premiere Screening of Feroz Abbas Khan's DEKH TAMASHA DEKH
New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) Opening Night Gala Benefit Celebration. Tuesday April 30
Skirball Center for Performing Arts Center,
60 Washington Square South, New York, NY
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
6-7 pm: Red carpet, Wine reception
7 pm: Opening Night address by Mira Nair, Opening Night Film Screening & Discussion
9 pm: Gala Benefit Dinner, Fashion Show
Tickets/Tables for Tuesday April 30 , 2013. New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) Gala Skirball Center for Performing Arts, 60 Washington Square South, NYC. BUY TICKETS
Screening Only (includes red carpet, wine reception, Opening Night film, post-screening discussion): $100; $75 IAAC members
Gala Benefit Dinner Tables of 10/Individuals: Reserved seating (Red carpet, cocktail reception, Opening Night film, discusson, Gala Benefit dinner, Fashion Show)
Individual ticket
$500
($250 tax deductible)
Friendship Table of 10
$5,000
($3,000 tax deductible)
Diamond Table of 10
$10,000
($8,000 tax deductible)
(seated w/filmmakers)
Sapphire Table of 10
$15,000
($13,000 tax deductible)
Seated w/Centerpiece film filmmakers)
Ruby Table of 10
$20,000
($18,000 tax deductible)
(seated w/Closing Night film filmmakers)
Emerald Table of 10
$25,000
($23,000 tax deductible)
(seated w/Opening Night film filmmakers)
Table buyers will have their names published on the table so that individual/group/corporation will be recognized at the Gala Benefit Dinner.
Special Fashion Show during Gala Benefit Dinner
Please send your ticket/table request details(#of tickets/ table denomination, return address) with your cheque to the following address immediately. All contributions to the IAAC/NYIFF are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law:
Indo-American Arts Council, or pay via PAYPAL
517East 87th St., Suite 1B,
New York, NY 10128
NYIFF OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE SCREENING: FEROZ KHAN'S DEKH TAMASHA DEKH
Directed by Feroz Abbas Khan; Producers: Sunil Lulla & Feroz Abbas Khan; Writer: Shafaat Khan; Cinematography: Hemant Chaturvedi; Sound Design: Baylon Fonseca; Editor: Sreekar Prasad; Costume Design: Fabeha Khan; Executive Producer: Iqbal Kidwai. India 2012, 108 Minutes, Hindi with English subtitles.
Cast- Satish Kaushik, Tanvi Azmi, Vinay Jain, Sharad Ponkshe, Santosh Juvekar, Ganesh Yadav, Apoorva Arora, Alok Rajwade.
Post-screening discussion with director Feroz Abbas Khan.
A TRUE STORY!
Synopsis: Based on a true story,it revolves around the search for the religious identity of a poor man crushed under the weight of a politician's hoarding. Lyrically interwoven,it is a social and political satire that cuts deep to the heart of many contemporary concerns.
About the Director: At the forefront of Indian theatre today, Feroz Abbas Khan is recognised as much for exploring new forms, as for bringing theatre, mainstream recognition.He has directed some of India's finest acting talent, both from stage and cinema.
From the intensely contemplative to the utterly exhilarating, from autobiographical one man shows to two character plays to full scale musicals,his pioneering productions have traveled extensively in India and abroad. His plays have been staged to packed audiences and International critical acclaim..
In line with a belief, that any pursuit of excellence, must go parallel to continued relevant social contribution, Feroz Abbas Khan’s theatre company has been silently but significantly associated with various committed social organisations,supporting and helping them raise funds and awareness.
As the first Festival Director of the prestigious Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai, the throbbing hub of the young, the talented and the restless; Feroz, along with the late Jennifer Kapoor spearheaded the International Prithvi Theatre Festival.
His English theatre production of ‘Mahatma v/s Gandhi’ created a sensation wherever it was staged. Major newspapers in India wrote laudatory editorials and The New York Times called it "The finest English play to emerge from India in a long time".
Dekh Tamasha Dekh,his new film, is a social and political satire, based on a true story.
PRAISE FOR GANDHI MY FATHER:
“Ground-breaking…Bold…Original….Beautiful achievement..” Nadine Gordimer, Nobel Laureate For Literature.
“Great Film…I was moved to tears…” Thabo Mbeki,President Of South Africa
“Poignant…Emotionally Charged,..Compelling Film…” Newsweek
“A worthy companion to Attenborough’s Oscar epic…” Timeout,London
“Stunning…Heart-rending,,,Sheer poetry..” The Hindu
“History that shocks you,Cinema that seduces you..” The Telegraph
“If you do not see this film, you have missed something in life…” Chitralekha
At the forefront of Indian theatre today, Feroz Abbas Khan is recognised as much for exploring new forms, as for bringing theatre, mainstream recognition.He has directed some of India's finest acting talent, both from stage and cinema. 
