On November 10, 2009 a half-dozen film luminaries filtered through a subterranean room at Pranna Restaurant to voice a heartfelt video message for listeners around the globe on World AIDS Day.
FilmKaravan presents Mira Nair, Shabana Azmi, Rahul Bose, Sanjay Suri & Tannishtha Chatterjee in a video directed by Shruti Riya Ganguly. We urge you to give a moment of your day today to the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The chain must keep growing. Its really simple. Pass this video on to your friends, families, co-workers via email or Facebook and help grow a viral movement to raise awareness.
Delhi born Abhay Deol, a cousin of Sunny, Bobby, Esha and Ahana Deol, is the son of Punjabi movie maker Ajit Deol, who is a brother of veteran Indian cinema hero Dharmendra. Abhay has established himself as an acclaimed actor in parallel cinema and indie movies, with powerful performances in Dev D, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! and Manorama Six Feet Under. In Dev Benegal’s movie with the self-referential title “Road, Movie” Abhay plays the role of a young man disgruntled by his bleak future prospects decides to drive long-distance across Indian back roads in a barely functional truck, giving rides to a myriad of interesting characters.
Also starring in Road, Movie are Tannishtha Chatterjee and Satish Kaushik, of Brick Lane (2007) fame.
Director Dev Benegal with producers Susan B. Landau and Ross Katz (Lost in Translation, In The Bedroom) have captured some of the fantastic grandeur of the Indian landscape, its people and culture in a unique concept movie. This is the third film by Benegal.
Road, Movie premiered at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2009. It will be released in India on Feb 26, 2010.
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