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uk asianfilm festival27 MARCH - 4 MAY 2019EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, LEICESTER, LONDON, MANCHESTER

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The UK Asian Film Festival (UKAFF) now in its 21st edition is growing from strength to strength thanks to the zeal and dedication of the team at Tongues on Fire.

I feel really proud and privileged to be part of this unique and inspiring enterprise.

This year’s programme has been curated with imagination to honour the Revolution taking place in South Asian Cinema with new perspectives to current affairs. The MeToo movement is gathering momentum in South Asia, particularly in India and Pakistan, to send a loud and clear message to the world on the need for women’s empowerment.

The Young Curators initiative, the Cinema and Creative Arts Lunch, the richly deserved tribute to Sridevi and a host of powerful and entertaining initiatives promise to make UKAFF truly memorable. Last but not the least, I am particularly pleased to note the recognition and celebration of Pakeezah as one of the masterpieces of Indian cinema. Old is truly gold. I look forward eagerly to the programme and to interacting with you, our audience, and our celebrated guests. All my good wishes to the festival team, our volunteers, partners and audiences for a brilliant and successful festival.

Minu BakshiChairperson, UK Asian Film Festival

FOREWORD

Cover image: Zeenat Aman in Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971), Navketan Films

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Special thanks to: Tony Gill and Arika Murtza (Media House), Vivek Joshi, Darren Leung, Anna Macdonald, Shira McLeod, Devesh Sodha, Prof. Rosie Thomas and very special thanks to Chanchal Singh Chowdhry.

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Welcome to the 2019 UK Asian Film Festival, it is a special one for us as we enter our 21st year. We would like to look back to the beginning and celebrate how much our small festival has evolved. The journey would not have been possible without our committed team who continue to maintain enthusiasm and passion for cinema. Their hard work and support is what has grown UKAFF in to becoming an integral part of the cultural scene over the years

Our amazing programme this year includes independent films, documentaries and discussions. These events allow audiences to engage with the vibrant film makers like the Ramesh Sippy, legendary actors like Shabana Azmi and Zeenat Aman and the new wave of talent like Radhika Apte attending.

We are particularly proud to celebrate the new generation of cinema enthusiasts. They were invited to our BFI young curators workshop. In which they learnt to critique and analyse films, and selected one to be screened at our youth gala during the festival. UKAFF has always encouraged a focus on women and in 2019 we continue to do so. This is at the heart of our festival and specifically now when there a worldwide shift around the narrative of women. While things are changing there still is a troubling blind spot when it comes to women in the industry and we are glad to seek out and celebrate talent in this area. A successful film engages the audience and they feel connected to the individual stories.

Over the years, the programme and events have been able to shine a light on less familiar topics and perspectives in the South Asian community. These stories spark off conversation on many topics including mental health, sexuality and violence against women. I am proud that our festival can bring out this dialogue and with your support we can continue to do so.

Come and celebrate some excellent films this year. Highlights include our opening film Hamid at The May Fair hotel and our selection of feature films and short films at the Regent Street Cinema. Pinky Memsaab is being premiered on Saturday 6 April and is part of the selected collection travelling across the UK to Leicester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester. Finally our Closing Gala will be an evening of glitz and glamour at BAFTA 195 where we will honour the 2019 talent.

Join us in being part of the magic of cinema!

Dr Pushpinder Chowdhry MBECEO, Tongues on Fire

WELCOME

the cinematic journey of

zeenat aman Wed 27 March, 6pmTHE MAY FAIR HOTEL, LONDONincludes reception, talk and screening of Hamid

The UK Asian Film Festival will be opened by the trendsetting actress, beauty queen and reigning star of 1970s - the revolutionary Zeenat Aman - who will also share her extraordinary journey in Indian cinema with British presenter Anushka Arora.

In an era when heroines were obedient wives and lovers on screen, Aman was drawn to more unconventional roles. No one can ever forget the disenchanted pot-smoking hippie in Hare Rama Hare Krishna, the opportunist who leaves her unemployed lover for a millionaire in Roti, Kapda, Aur Makaan, the girl who falls in love with her mother’s one-time lover in Prem Shastra, a disfigured temple singer craving for love in Satyam Shivam Sundaram, and a woman married to a caustic cripple but involved in an extramarital relationship in Dhund. Equally, her conventional films like Chori Mera Kaam, Dostana, Lawaaris and Qurbani are considered to be landmarks in Indian cinema.

UKAFF LAUNCH

Image: Zeenat Aman in Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971), Navketan Films

Eight year-old Hamid learns that 786 is God’s number and decides to try and reach out to God, by dialing this number. He wants to talk to his father, who his mother tells him has gone to Allah.

Using his father’s old mobile phone, Hamid tries different combinations to reach God. One fine day, the phone call is answered by Abhay, a hard-knuckled soldier. Hamid’s phone call, though surprising at first, intrigues and humours Abhay. These two, unknowingly and unintentionally, change each other’s world for the better.

___________________________________________________________Director: Aijaz KhanCast: Rasika Duggal, Talha Arshad Reshi, Vikas Kumar and Sumit KaulIndia, 108 mins, Hindi, Urdu with English subtitles

Wed 27 March, 9pmTHE MAY FAIR HOTEL, LONDONIncludes Q&A with director Aijaz Khan (TBC) and producer Shoiab Lokhandwala

Fri 29 March, 5.45pmFILMHOUSE EDINBURGHIncludes Q&A with director Aijaz Khan (TBC)

Thu 4 April, 6pmPHOENIX CINEMA, LEICESTERIncludes Q&A with director Aijaz Khan (TBC)

Tue 30 April, 6pmHOME, MANCHESTER

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Preconceived notions, ex-pat isolation and unspoken class barriers are challenged in this urban chronicle about the unconventional kinship between two women from two different worlds.

Mehr, an unhappy Dubai socialite takes her impressionable young nanny Pinky under her wing to an astonishing transformation. But things get out of hand one evening when a series of uncontrollable events threaten to destroy them from within.

___________________________________________________________Director: Shazia Ali KhanCast: Kiran Malik, Hajra Yamin, Sunny Hinduja, Adnan Jaffar United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, 120 mins, Urdu, English, Hindi with English subtitles

Sat 30 Mar, 1pmFILMHOUSE EDINBURGH

Thu 4 April, 10amGLASGOW FILM THEATRE

Sat 6 AprilCOURTHOUSE HOTEL SHOREDITCH, LONDON5.30pm Reception6.30pm ScreeningIncludes Q&A with director Shazia Ali Khan, producer Fahad Shaikh and actors Kira Malik, Adnan Jaffar and Hajra Yamin. Sat 6 April, 9pmPHOENIX CINEMA, LEICESTER

Sat 4 May, 3.10pm HOME, MANCHESTER

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the cinematic journey of

ramesh sippyThu 4 April, 8.30pmPHOENIX CINEMA, LEICESTER

Sun 7 April, 5.30pm BAFTA 195, LONDON

With a vibrant career spanning 75 years, UKAFF are delighted to celebrate the vibrant career of the legendary director and producer Ramesh Sippy.

Sippy is best known for directing one of the most iconic films in Hindi film history, Sholay, featuring the greatest star cast of it’s time: Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan and Amjad Khan in his most iconic role as the dacoit Gabbar Singh.

Sippy’s first film job came at age nine, when he played Achala Sachdev’s son in Shahenshah (1953). His directorial debut Andaz (1971) was a blockbuster starring Shammi Kapoor, Hema Malini and Rajesh Khanna in lead roles. Subsequently, Malini propelled her to superstardom playing dual roles in his Seeta Aur Geeta (1972). He directed Dimple Kapadia’s successful comeback to films after 12 years since her debut film Bobby. Saagar (1985) is a changemaker for heroines returning to leading roles after marriage and children.

In 1987, Sippy pioneered a change in Indian television when he directed the successful television serial Buniyaad based on the Partition of India. He was bestowed with a Padma Shri in 2013.

a spotlight on

shabana azmiSat 6 April, 7pm PHOENIX CINEMA, LEICESTER

Sun 7 April, 11.30am BAFTA 195, LONDON

Shabana Azmi is an internationally celebrated Indian film actress who believes art should be used as an instrument for social change.

Her entry into films marked the way for the Parallel Cinema Movement with Shyam Benegal’s Ankur in 1974. She has won five National Awards for Best Actress, three of them in a row, which is an unprecedented feat. She has also won five International Awards for Best Actress. Satyajit Ray in his book ‘Our Films Their Films’ says of her “In her very first film Shabana Azmi establishes herself as the finest dramatic actress in the country.”

Azmi is also highly respected as a social activist and tireless campaigner for the rights of women, slum dwellers and the underprivileged. She heads the Mijwan Welfare Society an NGO that works for empowerment of the girl child in rural India. Leading Bollywood designer Manish Malhotra has brought the craft of chikankari (exquisite traditional hand embroidery) of the Mijwan women to the doorsteps of the Indian film and fashion industry. Mijwan is today known all over the world as a model village that is replicable and scalable.

Azmi was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President of India in 1997. She is a recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. She was awarded the Gandhi International Peace Prize at the House of Lords in 2006. She also won the Crystal Award along with Mohammed Ali and Michael Douglas at the World Economic Forum 2006. She has been conferred five Doctorates by renowned universities both national and international. She has received the prestigious Martin Luther King, Rosa Park and Chavez Award and is Visiting Professor of the University of Michigan. She has recently been nominated as Global Leadership Ambassador for Women in Public Service Project initiated by Hillary Clinton.

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making waves globally

radhika apteSun 7 April, 5.30pm BAFTA 195

One of the most sought after, new generation Indian actresses, Radhika Apte will bediscussing the changing face of Indian film and entertainment consumption globally and shifting audience habit. The actress has championed both commercial and arthouse cinema and television, featuring in critically lauded and commercially successful films such as the biographical drama, Pad Man, and black comedy, Andhadhun – among 2018’s most successful Indian films spanning commercial and indie genres. A leading star of the Netflix generation, she has featured in the unanimously lauded thriller series, Sacred Games; as well as horror miniseries, Ghoul; and anthology film, Lust Stories.

She began acting in theatre productions before venturing into film with a brief role in the Hindi fantasy Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!. Apte has since worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, and Marathi-language films.

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UK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL AWARDSSun 7 April, BAFTA 195, LONDON

UK Asian Film Festival closes with our star-studded awards night hosted by actor Rishi Nair (Hollyoaks) and film actress Nisha Aaliya. Tickets include entry to an actor’s master class with Radhika Apte and in conversation with Ramesh Sippy and will be followed by dinner.

UKAFF AWARDS

the judge

_______________________________________________Director: Erika Cohn USA, Palestine, 76 mins, English, Palestinian languages with English subtitles

Thu 21 March, 6.30pmGLASGOW WOMEN’S LIBRARY, GLASGOW

Fri 22 March, 10am INVITE ONLYSCOTLAND STREET MUSEUM, GLASGOW

Showing Shari’a law in a way we’ve never seen before, through the story of the first-ever female judge in Palestine’s religious courts.

In 2009, with the support of a progressive Sheikh, Kholoud became the first woman Shari’a judge in the Middle East with her appointment to a Palestinian Shari’a court in the West Bank. She dispenses justice in domestic and family affairs like marriage, divorce, abuse, and child custody, which have always leaned heavily in favor of men.With unique access to these courts, The Judge presents an unfolding vérité legal drama, with rare insight into both Islamic law and gendered justice in the Middle East.

daughter of nepal

_______________________________________________Director: Surbhi Dewan India, Nepal, USA 34 mins, English, Nepalese with English subtitles

Fri 29 March, 1pmSOAS UNIVERSITY OF LONDONPaul Webley Wing, Senate House, Alumni Lecture Theatre

Fri 5 April, 6.15pm PHOENIX CINEMA, LEICESTERDouble bill with Daughters of the Polo God

A poignant documentary that captures a rarely seen side of a revolutionary movement. The daughter of two formidable political leaders of Nepal, Manushi Yami Bhattarai was sent across the border as her parents prepared to go underground for a Peoples’ War against the Nepalese monarchy.

Awarded ‘Best Documentary Film 1st Prize’ and ‘Best Director Documentary’ at the 7th Smita Patil International Film Festival, India in December 2018.

DOCUMENTARYDOCUMENTARY

toxification

_______________________________________________Director: Rehmat RayattIndia, UK, 70 mins, 2019, Punjabi with English subtitles

DOCUMENTARY

Fri 31 March, 1pmFILMHOUSE EDINBURGHDouble bill with Daughters of the Polo God

The north Indian state of Punjab was said to have produced enough food to feed the entire country during the Green Revolution. However, the overuse of chemicals introduced to enhance production has poisoned the water with carcinogens and created an infertile soil addicted to chemicals. As the land is dependent, so are more and more farmers becoming addicted to drugs, which help them to work longer hours in the fields. The expense of the chemicals and drugs forces farmers to take loans from ‘Arthis’, the rich middlemen who increase their interest rates without warning. Over 50,000 farmers have committed suicide in the last ten years, by drinking the toxic chemicals that are murdering Punjabi soil.

daughters of the polo god

_______________________________________________Director: Roopa BaruaIndia, 33 mins, English, Meitelon with English subtitles

DOCUMENTARY

Fri 29 March, 2.30pmSOAS UNIVERSITY OF LONDONPaul Webley Wing, Senate House, Alumni Lecture Theatre Includes Q&A with director Roopa Barua

Fri 31 March, 1pmFILMHOUSE EDINBURGHDouble bill with ToxificationIncludes introduction and Q&A

Fri 5 April, 6.15pm PHOENIX CINEMA, LEICESTERDouble bill with Daughter of Nepal

The shimmering emerald state of Manipur is the birthplace of modern polo. After several hundred years, this male sport sees young maidens charging forward. A young polo sisterhood ploughs on in spite of adversity and political turmoil. They are intensely connected to their sacred Manipuri pony and play an international tournament every year. Roopa Barua film is a tribute to these polo players, the modern Manipuri women and the saving the pony campaign.

Movies, Memories, Magic celebrates the hybrid cinematic and cultural heritage sculpted by London’s South Asian communities across time and space. Cinema has served as a vital bridge between cultures and countries, for South Asians in Britain.

This documentary is the result of a year-long Heritage Lottery-supported South Asian heritage project – Memories Through Cinema, led by the UK Asian Film Festival (UKAFF) in collaboration with Queen Mary, University of London.

The project received a Queen Mary University Community Engagement Award in November 2018.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Director: Dr Ashvin Immanuel Devasundaram

Sat 30 March, 2pmTHE CINEMA MUSEUM, LONDONIncludes Q&A with the film’s contributors and the director.

Tue 2 April, 6pmUNIVERSITY OF GLASGOWUniversity Interfaith Room, Level 1, Main Building, Gilmorehill Campus

movies, memories, magic

DOCUMENTARY

PANEL DISCUSSION

Chair: Tony Matharu, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Opinion Maker

even when i fall

_______________________________________________Directors: Sky Neal, Kate McLarnonUK, 93 mins, Nepali with English subtitles

DOCUMENTARY

Sat 30 March, 7.15pmREGENT STREET CINEMA, LONDONFollowed by reception

Tracing the journey of Sheetal and Saraswoti over six years, this intimate and beautiful film harnesses the visual power of circus to give a unique perspective into the complex world of human trafficking. These extraordinary women are creating a livelihood for themselves and simultaneously working to educate and challenge the deep-seated stigma against trafficked women.

RAGHU RAI AN UNFRAMED PORTRAIT

_______________________________________________Director: Avani RaiCast: Raghu Rai, Avani RaiIndia, 55 mins, English, Hindi with English subtitles

Tue 2 April, March, 3.30pmREGENT STREET CINEMA, LONDONIncludes Q&A with director Avani Rai

Raghu Rai is known as the ‘father of Indian photography’, and the title is well deserved. In his 50-year-long career, he captured portraits of Indira Gandhi, Mother Theresa and the Dalai Lama, documented disasters, street life, political events and captured powerful forces of nature. His works have become iconic.

His daughter, Avani, joins her father on a photography trip to Kashmir, India’s gaping wound, and documents him as he merges with his subject until, in his words, he himself becomes the sensor. Through her own camera lens, Avani tries to (and succeeds in) understanding her father, who could never express feelings except through a camera. Photographing each other, they create a sensitive, vulnerable, warm and intimate dialogue that casts Rai’s impressive works, showcased throughout the film, in a personal light.

DOCUMENTARY

Kaifinama looks at the life and art of the Urdu Progressive poet Kaifi Azmi. Kaifi Azmi was both a poet for social change as well as one of the foremost lyricists in the Hindi film industry. Not content to limit himself to fine writing, he worked ceaselessly throughout his life as a catalyst for change among the disenfranchised. The film looks at his small-town roots, his commitment to socialism, his wide-ranging body of work and the enormous changes he brought to the life of the village where he was born. This extraordinary journey is documented through extensive interviews with him and his wife Shaukat Kaifi as well as insights from his children - Shabana and Baba Azmi - and reminiscences by his friends and colleagues. Kaifinama thus is both the definitive film biography of Kaifi Azmi and a history of the times he illuminated with his genius.

_________________________________________________________Produced By: Mijwan Welfare Society Directed by Sumantra GhosalIndia, 90 min, Hindi, Urdu with English subtitles

Sun 7 April, 12pmBAFTA 195, LONDON

Wed 10 April, 6pmGLASGOW FILM THEATRE

kaifinama

DOCUMENTARY

SHORT FILM COMPETITION &THE BUSINESS OF MAKING FILMS

LET ME BREATHE WITH MY DREAMDirector: Novera Hasan Nikon

AZAADIDirector: Harsh Mahadeshwar

JOYDirector: Mohanraj Sivalingam

LIFE, IN A DAY!Director: Aniket Rumde

WOMEN: SIGNORA NAARIDirector: Rahul Hariharan

SKEWEREDDirector: Edoardo Brighenti

A SARI FOR PALLAVIDirector: Kate Chamuris

HONORDirectors: Morgan Aiken, Kankana Chakraborty

EDUCATE OUR DAUGHTERSDirector: Belmaya Nepali

THE WHEELCHAIR WARRIOR OF INDIADirector: Vipasha Kiran

Sat 30 March, 2pmREGENT STREET CINEMA, LONDON Followed by networking in the foyer

The inspirational annual Tongues on Fire Short Film Competition is a perfect showcase for the talents of the next generation of directors. The following independent titles were shortlisted at closed judging session at London Academy of Film for the Short Film Award 2019. The event includes Sheher Ya Tum directed by Karan Asnani, winner of MAMI 2018 short film competition.

YOUNG TONGUES GALA

THE BUSINESS OF MAKING FILMS

An insightful perspective on Asian films made in United Kingdom.

Chair: Saz Vora, Short film coordinator Guest Speakers: Naila Mughal, Casting director; Gulab Chaggar, Filmmaker and photographer; Suman Hanif, Filmmaker and Sharmin Ahammad, Filmaker and Short Film Competition Winner 2018

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morning chai & in conversation with

laraib atta

Tue 2 April, 9.30am - 11.30pmDISHOOM CARNABY, LONDONINVITE ONLY

Tongues on Fire, UK Asian Film Festival is inviting VFX and Film Student’s to hear inspirational VFX artist Laraib Atta talk about her journey and career as the youngest Pakistani female VFX artist.

LARAIB ATTALaraib Atta is a VFX artist based in London who started her career in 2006, aged 19 years old to receive the title of the youngest Pakistani and only woman from the country to be working at a professional level. Her projects include: Sweeney Todd; Chronicles of Narnia and 10.000 BC. She has worked best vfx companies including MPC, Framestore, The Mill, Aardman Animation, BBC, Sky TV and now Dneg.

Her recent project Netflix’s Altered Carbon was nominated for an Emmy and she herself was nominated for Visual Effects Society Award. She was part of the new Mission Impossible Fallout which grabbed headlines across her country, Pakistan. She is a TEDx speaker who motivates the young generation, empowering women and representing minorities in the creative industries. She has produced a short film and recently joined a podcast to represent ethnic minorities in digital arts.

VFX TALK

Indian Cinema Beyond Bollywood: The New Independent Cinema Revolution.

Wed 3 April, 3pmHOUSE OF LORDS, LONDON

Indian Cinema Beyond Bollywood: The New Independent Cinema Revolution (Routledge, 2018) is the first edited volume on new Indian Indie cinema. The event will feature the screening of a special film montage, reading of excerpts and a panel discussion.

PANEL DISCUSSION Chair: Rosie Thomas

Panellists: Ashvin Devasundaram, Sangeeta Datta, Monia Acciari, Anuja Jain

DR. ASHVIN IMMANUEL DEVASUNDARAMDr. Ashvin Immanuel Devasundaram is a Lecturer in World Cinema at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of India’s New Independent Cinema: Rise of the Hybrid (Routledge, 2016) and editor of Indian Cinema Beyond Bollywood: The New Independent Cinema Revolution - the world’s first books on new Indian Indie cinema. He is Programming Adviser and Associate Director of the UK Asian Film Festival – London, a BBC Academy Expert Voice in Cultural Studies and Visual Arts, and director of the documentary film - Movies, Memories, Magic.

BOOK LAUNCH

women in cinema and creative arts lunch

Fri 5 April, 12.30pm - 2.30pmWELLINGTON HOTEL, LONDONIncludes networking lunch, a short film screening and discussion

Chair: Minu Bakshi

Panelists: Seema Anand storyteller and author; Shabana Azmi, actor and political activist; Ben-Azeera Lela, artistic director of Pauhana; Anita Lit, director of Sunrise Radio and Kiran Joneja Sippy, actress and managing director of Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema & Entertainment. This invite only event hosted by UKAFF chair person Minu Bakshi celebrates Women in Cinema and the Creative Arts Industry with a view to Encourage, Support and Empower.

SPECIAL EVENT

9 PENCINEMAKAL

#METOO UK PREMIERES OF SHORT FILMS

Fri 5 April, 3pm - 8.30pmQUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDONArts Lecture Theatre, Arts One, Mile End Campus

Curated by Archana Padmini for Women’s Cinema Collective and Minimal Cinema, these nine visual experiences in Malayalam made by women include:

Organised in collaboration with The Centre for Film and Ethics and Film Cultures, Queen Mary, University of London, this event includes a post-screening discussion and Q&A chaired by Dr. Anat Pick (Queen Mary University) featuring Archana Padmini (actor/filmmaker/curator of Women in Cinema Collective short films), Prof. Valentina Vitali (University of East London) and Amrit Wilson (author/activist).

For any event related queries, please contact the organiser Dr Ashvin Devasundaram on email a.devasundaram@qmul.ac.uk

EYE TEST Director: Sudha Padmaja Francis

GI Director: Kunjila

ORE UDAL Director: Asha Achy Joseph

AKAM (INSIDE) Director: Sreedevi

NJAVAL PAZHANGAL Director: Jeeva KJ

RHYTHM Director: Sivaranjini

INDU Director: Anagha Anand

RUCHIBHEDHAM Director: Theertha Mythry

CATHARSIS Director: Indira

provoked

______________________________________________Director: Jag MundhraCast: Aishwariya Rai, Miranda Richardson, Nandita Das, Naveen Andrews, Robbie Coltrane, Steve McFaddenUK, 113 mins, 2007, English, Hindi with English subtitles

burning an illusion

______________________________________________Director: Menelik ShabazzCast: Cassie McFarlane, Victor Romero Evans, Beverley Martin, Angela Wynter, Malcolm FredericksUK, 101 mins, 1981, English

Sat 30 March, 2.30pmRICH MIX, LONDON

A young black woman treated contemptuously by her work-shy boyfriend changes the dynamics of their relationship after he is falsely arrested and beaten by the police.

Sat 30 March 12pmRICH MIX, LONDON

Based on the story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia who set her husband alight after ten brutal years with him. Sentenced for murder in 1989, she was released after a three-year campaign to bring a significant shift in the way homicide law is interpreted in cases of domestic violence in the Asian community.

To celebrate this momentous year, UKAFF in association with Southall Black Sisters (SBS) is screening four films, one for each decade of SBS history, carefully curated to reflect the central political themes that have informed the work and campaigns of SBS and reflect the migrant experience in this country. SBS is one of the UK’s leading organisations for black and minority women. They have been in existence since 1979. In 1982/3, they set up a not for profit advocacy and campaigning centre for black and minority women facing violence and the erosion of their fundamental human rights.

PANEL DISCUSSION

Struggle not SubmissionSat 30 March, 4.30pmRICH MIX, LONDON

Chair: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Journalist and Author

Guest speakers: Kiranjit Ahluwalia, domestic violence survivor on whom the film Provoked is based; Pragna Patel, Director of Southall Black Sisters & founder of Women against Fundamentalism; Rahila Gupta, Writer, Journalist & member of Southall Black Sisters management committee; Rohit Sanghvi, Lawyer and Menelik Shabazz, Director of Burning an Illusion.

CELEBRATING 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF SOUTHALL BLACK SISTERS

my beautiful laundrette

______________________________________________Director: Stephen FrearsCast: Gordon Warnecke, Daniel Day-Lewis, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Derrick Branche, Rita Wolf, SouadFaress, Richard Graham, Shirley Anne Field, Stephen MarcusUnited Kingdom, 97 mins, 1985, English, Urdu with English subtitles

Sat 6 April, 12pmRICH MIX, LONDON

My Beautiful Laundrette depicts an Asian community that defies pious stereotypes, a younger generation that asserts a non-conformist sexuality defiantlyin the face of prejudice from white racists and conservative Asians. Path breaking for its time, it offered a timely critique of the race, class and gender upheavals under Thatcherism whilst also anticipating the demise of progressive secular identities.

brick lane

______________________________________________Director: Sarah GavronCast: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson, Harvey VirdiUnited Kingdom, 101 mins, 1985, English, Bengali with English subtitles

Sat 6 April, 2.30pmRICH MIX, LONDON

Brick Lane picks up on themes of defiant sexuality and secular identities in the face of rising fundamentalism. A newly arrived migrant woman from Bangladesh is nostalgic for home and in an unsatisfactory relationship with her husband. She is driven into an affair with a young man who responds to the racism of white youth in Tower Hamlets by embracing religious fundamentalism.

PANEL DISCUSSION

Subversion and DissentSat 6 April, 4.30pmRICH MIX, LONDON

Chair: Samira Ahmed, Journalist, Writer and Broadcaster

Guest speakers: Sukhwant Dhaliwal, Founding member of Feminist Dissent; Geeta Sahgal, Writer, Journalist, Women and Human right’s activist; Rashmi Varma, Professor of English & Comparative Literary Studies; Maryam Namazi, Human right’s activist, Commentator & Broadcaster and Monica Ali, Writer & Novelist, Brick Lane.

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ek aasha

______________________________________________Director: Mayur KatariyaCast: Disha Yadav, AnnuAkade, Vijya Laxmi, Atmiya Patel, Paresh Rathod & Kirti AdarkarIndia, 123 mins, Hindi with English subtitles

Fri 29 March, 6.30pmREGENT STREET CINEMA, LONDONIncludes Q&A chaired by Daniel Luther, Queer Asia

Aashish in an aspiring teacher and has struggled with his gender identity since childhood. Aashish makes the difficult decision to leave home and join a traditional transgender community (known as Hijras).

The film focuses on Aashish’s transition into Aasha; the life of a traditional Hindu Hijra in modern India. All transgender roles are played by transgender non-actors.

UK PREMIERE

i.m.a gujju

______________________________________________Director: Sunny Pancholi Cast: Sunny Pancholi, Rohit Roy, Manoj Joshi, Shriya Tiwari, Parth Thakar, Rushikesh Ingley India, 138 mins, Gujarati with English subtitles

Fri 29 March 7.30pmHARROW ARTS CENTRE, LONDON

Fri 5 April 8.30pm PHOENIX CINEMA, LEICESTER

Jay, a wealthy Gujarati businessman’s only son, is expected to take over the family business but secretly aspires to join the Indian Army.

When a series of bomb blasts rock Ahmedabad, Jay is propelled into a time limited situation to save lives from a terrorist attack. To succeed in his mission, he has to accept help from an ex-army colonel who had him expelled from college.

UK PREMIERE

bengali beauty

______________________________________________Director: Rahsaan IslamCast: Rahsaan Noor, Mumtaheena Toya & Sarah AlamBangladesh, 1hr 48 mins, Bengali and English with English subtitles

Sat 30 March 2.30pmBRADY ARTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE, LONDON

A demure medical student falls in love with a brash Bangladesh Radio deejay while listening to his World Music show during the revolutionary ‘70s in this romantic-comedy period drama.

SCREENING

tashi

______________________________________________Director: Shilpa Krishnan ShuklaCast: Tania Mukherjee, Charan Singh, Ila Maheshwari, Anvita Gupta & Sai PogaruSingapore, 93 mins, English,Hindi with English subtitles

Sat 30 March, 4.30pmREGENT STREET CINEMA, LONDONIncludes Q&A with actors Tania Mukherjee and Charan Singh

This heartwarming and multi-award winning film revolves around an elderly mother, her two children Radhika and Sanjay, their house helper and a house guest who has booked an Airbnb room in their house.

Vandana has recently undergone surgery for a tumour and yearns to celebrate Diwali with her family though the festival is still 10 months away. Grappling with caregiving responsibilities, the arrival of heartbroken Ved sparks delicate conversations between these five beautifully flawed humans as they step forward in their journey of self-discovery.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE

dear molly

______________________________________________Director: Gajendra AhireCast: Gurbani Gill, Alok RajwadeMrinmayee Godbole, Ashwini Giri, Christer Holmgren & Lia BoysenIndia, 91 mins, English with English subtitles

Sun 31 MarchREGENT STREET CINEMA, LONDON1pm Reception1.30pm Screening includes Q&A with director, producer and actor Christer Holmgren

Made by a National Award winning filmmaker, this is a stunningly poignant story based on a father-daughter relationship exploring the journey of a daughter in search of her father.

Molly is walking through the beautiful streets of Sweden with letters from her father detailing the pain of all those like him who cross the boundaries of their lands for their livelihood leaving behind all that is dear to them.

UK PREMIERE

DISCO DIVASbollywood PARTY

_______________________________________________Doors Open 9.30pm for our Free, Fun Pre-Club Bolly-Fusion Dance Class! DJ’s/Party until 3am Join us in your Best Sparkling Disco outfit and WIN a Bottle of Bubbly on the night!

Sat 30 March, from 9.30pmKUCH KUCH.. NIGHTS AT ALICEIncludes pre-club fun Bolly-Disco Dance class

Come fall in love.. with Kuch Kuch Bollywood Nights! Calling all Chaalbaaz, Himmatwala’s & Laadla’s- don’t be Gumrah, leave your English Vinglish at home and join us for a Chandni night filled with unforgettable Lamhe celebrating Mr India’s true Nagina..you won’t want to part in Judaai, Khuda Gawah! A special Hawa Hawaii Sridevi Tribute Night in collaboration with UK Asian Film Festival to celebrate the first female superstar in India’s male dominated film industry and leading lady of the 1980’s and 90’s who redefined stardom for actresses in India.

CLUB NIGHT

Mansoor, a fanciful teenage Indian boy, is an ardent follower of Che Guevara’s rockstar image, constantly trying to replicate his looks and mannerisms.

After his father irresponsibly divorces his mother via a text message, Mansoor is faced with a choice: he could shake-up the system or simply watch the injustice. Opting to tread the same path as Che, Mansoor confronts all challenges to try and carve a new path for himself and his family.

___________________________________________________________Director: Nabamita GhoshCast: Vinay Pathak, Ishan, Sudipta Chakraborty, Ena Saha, Chandan SenIndia, 94 mins, Bengali with English subtitles

Sun 31 March, 2pmRICH MIX CINEMA, LONDONIncludes Q&A with director Nabamita and the production team

Sat 6 April, 5pmPHOENIX CINEMA, LEICESTER

chegu

YOUTH CURATED WORLD PREMIERE

vardaniyabeti ek vardaan

______________________________________________Director: Alok KushwahaIndia, 101 mins, Hindi with English subtitles

Sun 31 MarchREGENT STREET CINEMA, LONDON3.30pm Reception4pm Screening includes Q&A with the film team

Pyari is no ordinary girl. On the eve of a cycling competition, she experiences her first period and is unable to participate as her mother is too poor to spend money on sanitary pads. Unwilling to miss out on life’s experiences, Pyari uses her creativity to make a sanitary pad only to be ostracised by society and forced to conform.

The death of her best friend galvanises Pyari to regain her will and challenge anyone who stands in her path of making and distributing pads for girls in her school illustrating a movement of saving and educating a female child.

UK PREMIERE

house of my father,s

______________________________________________Director: Suba SivakumaranCast: Steve De La Zilwa, Dharshan Dharmaraj & Bimal JayakodiSri Lanka, 95 mins, Tamil and Sinhala with English subtitles

SCREENING

Sun 31 MarchREGENT STREET CINEMA, LONDON6.30pm Reception7pm ScreeningIncludes Q&A with director Suba Sivakumaran

Tackling Sri Lanka’s war checkered history,a Sinhala man and a Tamil woman are sent to a mysterious forest to break an infertility curse that has befallen their warring villages.

The shamans predict that only one of them will return. Fearing for their bloodline, the rival village chiefs agree to this joint mission. But given the danger of the trip, the Sinhalas send Asoka, a once-respected soldier who has become a pariah after his failed attempt to wrest control of his village. The Tamils contribute Ahalya, a woman who has become mute due to the trauma of losing her husband and son in the war. Can they put aside their personal griefs to find intimacy?

SCREENING

pakeezah Mon 1 April, 6.30pmTHE BRITISH LIBRARY LONDONIncludes Q&A with Tajdar Kamal Amohi, son of the legendary director Kamal Amrohi

Considered one of the greatest films of all time, Pakeezah is a musical delight set in the Muslim quarter of Lucknow. It tells the story of Nargis who grows up in a brothel with a desire to be loved and accepted by society. ____________________________________________Director: Kamal AmrohiCast: Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar, Raaj KumarIndia, 1972. Hindi. 147 mins.

CLASSIC GOLD

SOLD OUT

In her debut film, director Vandana Kataria fearlessly grapples the monstrous culture of an elite boys’ boarding school in India.

The boys are abuzz with excitement over the Founder’s Day production of The Merchant of Venice. Drama teacher Murali takes a shine to Shay and casts him in the lead role, while bully Baadal is relegated to understudy – and he resolves to take Shay’s role at all costs.

What unfolds is tantamount to Shakespearean tragedy as battling egos and toxic masculinity lay waste to childhood innocence and lead to humiliation, murder, and revenge

___________________________________________________________Director: Vandana KatariaCast: Kunal Kapoor, Ali Haji, Ivan Rodrigues, Mohammed Ali MirIndia, 109 mins, English with English subtitles

Mon 1 April, 7pmREGENT STREET CINEMA, LONDONIncludes Q&A with producer Shoiab Lokhandwala and Dr Varsha Panjwani, author and lecturer of Shakespeare, Drama, and Adaptation Studies

Wed 3 April, 7.45pmPHOENIX CINEMA, LEICESTERIncludes Q&A with producer Shoiab Lokhandwala

Wed 1 May, 6pmHOME, MANCHESTER

noblemen

YOUTH CURATED WORLD PREMIERE

kd

______________________________________________Director: MadhumitaCast: Mu Ramaswamy, Yog Japee, NagavishalIndia, 123 mins, 2019, Tamil with English subtitles

Tue 2 April, 6pmRICH MIX CINEMA, LONDONIncludes Q&A with Yoodlee producer Shoiab Lokhandwala

Thu 4 April, 6.15pmPHOENIX CINEMA, LEICESTER

Comatose 80-year-old KD suddenly wakes up to overhear his family planning to kill him by performing an ancient euthanasia ritual.

Heartbroken and fearing for his life, he runs away and meets Kutty, a fiercely independent 10-year-old orphan. Kutty is everything KD isn’t: smart, spunky and full of life.

Striking up an unlikely friendship, this mismatched pair embark on an eventful road trip across India.

WORLD PREMIERE

half songs

______________________________________________Director: Sriram RajaCast: Emon Chatterjee, Vartika TiwariIndia, 80 mins, Hindi with English subtitles

Tue 2 AprilREGENT STREET CINEMA, LONDON5.30pm Reception6pm Screening includes Q&A with director Sriram Raja

An old music store that sold vinyl records is closing down in Mumbai. Shweta, an intern at an online music magazine works on her first feature story about the closing of the store. In an almost empty shop, she finds years of memories. The old man and his nephew who run the store become the subject of her story. Shweta discovers a diary of lyrics Vivek had hidden away. The shy musician in him finds them incomplete. She inspires him to continue making songs. While the story of the shop ends, another story begins for Vivek and Shweta, that of love and music.

WORLD PREMIERE

victor,s history

______________________________________________Director: Nicolas ChevaillierFrance, 78 mins, English, Hindi, French with English subtitles

Thu 4 April, 6.30pmRICH MIX CINEMA, LONDONIncludes Q&A with director Nicholas Chevailler and independent producer Shoiab Lokhandwala

Vic hires Dorian and Zuhair - a bull-headed documentary filmmaker and a mild-mannered cameraman - to immortalize his personal hero and role model, his late father. Vic and Dorian fundamentally disagree about the integrity of their subject’s character and Zuhair is caught in the cross fire. As the three travel across France, they peel off the shiny veneer of Vic’s family legacy, exposing tangled cobwebs of secrets. Trapped between his past, present, and future, Vic struggles to keep control as everything he thought he knew, is flipped upside-down.

UK PREMIERE

evening shadows

______________________________________________Director: Sridhar RangayanCast: Mona Ambegaonkar, Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, Devansh Doshi India, 102 mins, Hindi with English subtitles

Wed 3 AprilREGENT STREET CINEMA, LONDON6pm Reception6.30pm Screening includes Q&AChair: Daniel Luther, Queer Asia

Fri 5 April, 7.45pmPHOENIX CINEMA, LEICESTER

Kartik, a young man from a small south Indian town cocooned in traditional ideas of social morality, comes out as gay to his mother Vasudha.

Her entire world crashing down, Vasudha battles with her fears and doubts, struggling to understand her loving son’s confession.

Evening Shadows is a universal story about the strength of the bonds between mothers and sons.

UK PREMIERE

• £500 would buy new sports equipment to benefi t the children andtheir neighbours in the slum

• £1,000 would ensure the children who live in the hostel have access to running water and electricity for six months

• £4,000 pays for the wages of fi ve teachers for a full year

• £8,000 feeds all 120 children two meals a day for six months

Should you wish to contribute to DMU Square Mile India, please email squaremile@dmu.ac.uk and a member of the team will be in touch. All funds raised directly benefits the children of the Gandhi Ashram hostel and hundreds of children from the slum.

DMU SQUARE MILE INDIAIn February 2016, De Montfort University (DMU) launched DMU Square Mile India, which supports children across five community centres in Ahmedabad, India.

Funds raised support more than120 vulnerable children who live in the Gandhi Ashram, a hostel located next to Ahmedabad's largest slum, Rampair No Tekro. They are provided with two meals a day, clean water, clothing, medical attention and equipment for school.

Without our support the Ashram would be unable to support the children’s health, education and wellbeing, meaning they would have to return to the slum.

Without access to education and food, the children would be required to undertake hazardous jobs and would be deprived of their childhood.

This project is supported by many DMU staff and students, who fundraise and donate monthly to the Sqaure Mile India fund.

We also welcome support from local businesses, in order to ensure these children have a happy life.

If you would like to support DMUs work to help improve the health and wellbeing of these children, please consider the following:

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For more details, visit our website: dmu.ac.uk/squaremileindia or call 0116 250 6152.

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2 band radio

______________________________________________Director: Saki Shah Cast: Pradhuman Singh, Neelu Dogra, Rahat Kazmi, Jitendra Rai, Tariq Khan, Ritu Rajput, Saneha Jagisi & Zahid QureshiIndia, 92 mins, Hindi and Punjabi with English Subtitles

Sat 6 April, 2.30pmWATERMANS ARTS CENTREIncludes Q&A with the film’s team

This satirical rollercoaster is set in the early 70s looks at the invention of the radio and it’s introduction in a rural Kashmiri village.

When Roopchand, a local shopkeeper accidentally acquires the first radio, he is summonded by the village head who procures it in exchange of a plot of land in exchange. Roopchand’s arch rival Waseem, feels humiliated and promises to buy a radio at any cost and show the village that he too, can attain this magical device.

WORLD PREMIERE

tottAa pataaka item maal

______________________________________________Director: Nicolas ChevaillierFrance, 78 mins, 2019, English, Hindi, French with English subtitles

Fri 5 April, 8.30pmWATERMANS ARTS CENTREIncludes Q&A with director Aditya Kripalani

Four women from various parts of Delhi meet by chance in a ‘ladies only’ taxi ride. When they get into an altercation with a man who’s teasing them, they decide to make an example of him and send a message to men all over India. They kidnap him, break him first physically, then mentally, keep him hostage, and bring him to the point of sexual abuse. Will they succeed to see the change they want?

UK PREMIERE

20 YEARS OF MEMORIES

Our festival is full of glitz and glamour from Bollywood and beyond. Just take a look at the stars bringing style and substance to the festival from our archives!

All due to the immense support and enthusiasm we receive from great film makers, fantastic celebrities and passionate film buffs.

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR Dr. Pushpinder Chowdhry MBE

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Sâmir Bhamra

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Saba Syed

Associate Directors & YOUTH CURATORS

Dr. Monia Acciari, Dr. Ashvin Immanuel Devasundaram, Dr. Alina Mirza

SHORT FILM COMPETITION COORDINATOR

Saz Vora

FESTIVAL COORDINATOR Amandeep Dhillon

FESTIVAL ADMINISTRATOR Hridya Manek

INTERNS Zarine Bohra and Dafne Mistrangelo

Development Officer Aashish Parmar

digital content Behzad Ahmad

talent manager & advisor Naila Mughal

festival theme Devesh Sodha

PR, Press and Publicity Media House Global

short film competition judging panelists

Sharmin Ahammad, Gulab Chaggar, Suman Hanif

young critics Elena Bulatovskaya, Uma Ghelani, Sonia Kang, Raabia Khona, Jiwon Oh, Maryam Raza, Deepshi Singh and Rahila Suleman

youth curators Zaim Ali, Elena Bulatovskaja, Tom Button, Ria Chadha, Paula Lorenzo Chiva, Noemi Distefano, Emily Gett, Uma Ghelani, Kyle Hillier, Madalena Landeina, Emily Maskell, Louise McKay, Nadia Mirza-Saadi, Samera Mohammed, Jiwon Oh, Maryam Raza, Deepshi Singh, Raheela Suleman and Florence Williams

Volunteers Zaim Ali, Krishnaprasad Anala, Nadia Aslam, Emma Barber, Mina Bhogaita, Tom Button, Ria Chadha, Panita Choudhry, James Descutido, Rohit Dhawan, Mayukh Gayen, Emily Gett, Adam Harcourt, Vijai Haria, Caitlin Holdworths, Muskaan Jain, Bobby Gurvinder Singh Jolly, Akhtar Khan, Minreet Kaur, Pal Kaur, Bharat Mistri, Dafne Mistrangelo, Samera Mohammed, Jiwon Oh, Aagya Pradhan, Nadia Mirza-Saadi, Roshni Sedani, Atul Sharma, Nishant Sharma, Reshma Sharma, Veenu Sharma, Shweta Shukla, Deepshi Singh, Iva Sivak, Diranjeet Sohi, Adam Sorrell, Giridharan Sundar, Tasmia Tahia, Matt Teagle, Florence Williams and Zayna Zubair

Festival Founders Dr. Pushpinder Chowdhry MBE, Mrs Harvinder Nath

FESTIVAL CHAIR PERSON Minu Bakshi

vice chair person Nishi Anand

Advisory Board Members Pedro Carvalho, Rakhee Joshi, Mamta Kaash, Anna Macdonald, Balvinder Mudan, Roddy Mullin, Suniya Qureshi and Jaanuja Sriskantha

Patrons Abhishek Bachchan, Prof. Rachel Dwyer, Lord Diljit Rana, Sunita Sangar, Sabiha Sumar and Meera Syal CBE

UK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL TEAM

UK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL NATIONAL

Date Time Event Venue Ticket

Thu 21 Mar 18.30 the judge Glasgow Women’s Library, Glasgow

FREE

Fri 22 Mar 10.00 the judge Scotland Street Musuem Glasgow

Invite only

Fri 29 Mar 17.45 hamid Filmhouse Edinburgh

£6.50 - £10

Sat 30 Mar 13.00 pinky memsaab Filmhouse Edinburgh

£4.50 - £10

Sun 31 Mar 13:00 daughters of the polo god & toxification

Filmhouse Edinburgh

£4.50 - £10

Tue 2 Apr 18.00 movies, memories, magic University of Glasgow

Free

Wed 3 Apr 19.45 NOBLEMEN Phoenix Leicester £6 - £9.20

Thu 4 Apr 10.00 pinky memsaab Glasgow Film Theatre

£6

18.00 no fathers in kashmir Phoenix Leicester £6 - £9.20

18.15 kd Phoenix Leicester £6

20.30 the cinematic journey of ramesh sippy

Phoenix Leicester £15

Fri 5 Apr 18.15 daughters of the polo god & daughter of nepal

Phoenix Leicester £6

19.45 evening shadows Phoenix Leicester £6

20.30 I.M.A GUJJU Phoenix Leicester £6 - £9.20

Sat 6 Apr 17.00 Chegu Phoenix Leicester £6

19.00 a spotlight on shabana azmi

Phoenix Leicester £15

21.00 PINKy MEMBSAab Phoenix Leicester £6 - £9.20

Wed 10 Apr 18.00 KAIFINAMA & a spotlight on SHABANA AZMI

Glasgow Film Theatre

£6

Tue 30 Apr 18.00 hamid HOME, Manchester £7.50, £9.50

Wed 1 May 18.00 noblemen HOME, Manchester £7.50, £9.50

Sat 4 May 15.10 pinky memsaab HOME, Manchester £7.50, £9.50

UK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL LONDON

Date Time Event Venue Ticket

Wed 27 Mar 18.00 launch: the cinematic journey of zeenat aman & screening of hamid

The May Fair Hotel £75

Fri 29 Mar 13.00 daughter of nepal SOAS University of London

FREE

14.30 daughters of the polo god

SOAS University of London

FREE

Sat 30 Mar 14.00 movies, memories, magic The Cinema Museum FREE

19.15 Even When i Fall Regent Street Cinema £20

Fri 29 Mar 18.30 EK AASHA Regent Street Cinema £20

19.30 I.M.A GUJJU Harrow Arts Centre £5

Sat 30 Mar 12.00 provoked Rich Mix Cinema £6 - £33

14.00 short film competition & the business of making films

Regent Street Cinema £8

14.30 burning an illusion Rich Mix Cinema £6 - £33

14.30 bengali beauty Brady Arts Centre £6.83

16.30 struggle not submission Rich Mix Cinema £6 - £33

16.30 TASHI Regent Street Cinema £20

21.30 disco divas bollywood party

Alice £15 - £20

Sun 31 Mar 13.00 dear molly Regent Street Cinema £20

14.00 chegu Rich Mix Cinema £9.95 - £10.95

15.30 vardaniya: beti ek vardaan

Regent Street Cinema

18.30 house of my father,s Regent Street Cinema £20

Mon 1 Apr 18.30 pakeezahin conversation with tajdar kamal amrohi

British Library £8 - £12

19.00 noblemen Regent Street Cinema £20

Tue 2 Apr 09.30 vfx talk: laraib atta Dishoom Carnaby FREE

15.30 raghu rai: an unframed portrait

Regent Street Cinema £20

17.30 half songs Regent Street Cinema £20

18.00 kd Rich Mix £9.95 - £10.95

Due to circumstances beyond our control, screening times, titles and speakers may change. Please check with Tongues on Fire prior to booking. All tickets are subject to availability and early booking is recommended.

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Date Time Event Venue Ticket

Wed 3 Apr 15.00 book launch: Indian Cinema Beyond Bollywood: The New Independent Cinema Revolution.

House of Lords FREE

18.00 evening shadows Regent Street Cinema £20

Thu 4 Apr 18.30 victor,s history Rich Mix £9.95 - £10.95

Fri 5 Apr 12.30 women in cinema and creative arts lunch

Wellington Hotel Invite only

15.00 9 Pencinemakal: Women,s cinema collective and minimal cinema

Queen Mary University of London

FREE

20.30 tottaa pataaka item maal

Watermans Arts Centre

£9 - £10

Sat 6 Apr 12.00 my beautiful laundrette Rich Mix Cinema £6 - £33

14.00 2 band radio Watermans Arts Centre

£9 - £10

14.30 brick lane Rich Mix Cinema £6 - £33

16.30 subversion and dissent Rich Mix Cinema £6 - £33

17.30 pinky membsaab Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch

£25

Sun 7 Apri 11.30 a spotlight on shabana azmi

BAFTA 195

12.00 KAIFINAMA BAFTA 195 £20

17.30 CLOSING GALA:a conversation with radhika apte, a spotlight on SHABANA AZMI, the cinematic journey of ramesh sippy & ukaff awards

BAFTA 195 £150

SOLD OUT