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DESICLUB.COM SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA AWARDS
NEW YORK, May 20th, 2005 - Saroosh Gull, Founder and CEO of DesiClub.com and Aash Shravah Founder and CEO of INTENSE discussed the nomination committee, nominees, performers and the entire process of the awards ceremony. The event, taking place on Saturday June 4th 2005 at the Miller Theater in New York City, is promising to be a red carpet, starstudded affair.
Members of the respective nomination committee, nominees and performers discussed the event and its impact to the South Asian community in North America. International Singing Sensation Raghav, Fashion Designer Anand Jon, RnB Singer Sumeet, Director Manan Singh Katohara and Box Office Guru’s Gitesh Pandya were all present to give their insight and involvement in the ceremony. Setting out to honor South Asians in North America, The DesiClub.com South Asian Media Awards will acknowledge individuals in twenty categories, with a nominee list totaling about 90 individuals and organizations.
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DesiClub.com’s Saroosh Gull was quoted as saying; We have put together the most respected and reputable individuals, who will undoubtedly leave a huge imprint in the history books. Our committee, our nominees and our performers all represent the cream of the crop from our community and in showcasing everyone from this stature, our event will raise the bar in so many ways. We are very proud to be able to help our community create role models and embed the seeds for the success of future generations.
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Manan Singh Katohara, Aash Shravah
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At the Press Conference, the performers for the Awards Show were also announced. Actors, Actresses, Singers, DJs, Community Organizations, Individuals, Entrepreneurs, Politicians, Journalists, TV Personalities, Radio Personalities, Promoters, Comedians, Theater, Models, Designers, Lifestyle Magazines and Newspapers will all be acknowledged and given the affirmation they so well deserve. Some of the nominees include Reef Karim, Kal Penn, M. Knight Shyamalam, Manan Singh Katohora, Mira Nair, Vikram Chatwal, Raj Bhakta, Raghav, Sumeet, Anand Jon, etc. The 2005 sponsors include ImaginAsian, IamAnArtist.com, DesiVision.TV, kgXperiences.com, Indian Express, 313 Soundlabs, VDesi, Anokhi Vibe and IndianParty.com.
Walter Reade Theater Presents Film Comment Selects 2046 with Wong Kar-wai in Person
On Wednesday, June 15, FILM COMMENT SELECTS will present a special screening of 2046 with director Wong Kar-wai introducing and answering questions following the screening.
2046 (China/France/Germany/Hong Kong, 2004; 129m) feels less like a sequel to In the Mood for Love than a second movement in a cinematic symphony the emotional core of the earlier film is exposed, its spatial precision deepened, its sense of longing stretched to infinity. The titular number is many things at once the year when mainland China assumes absolute control of Hong Kong; the number of the hotel room across from Tony Leung’s Mr. Chow, inhabited by a parade of women he pursues and discards; and the place where disappointed lovers escape to in Chow’s erotic sci-fi novel.
Wong’s concentration and control of the Scope frame, of light, of color, of the minutest gestures are almost beyond imagining. The action may be set in a series of rooms and corridors, but 2046 unfurls in the limitless expanse of memory and imagination, where reality and fiction, life lived and life remembered, dissolve into an ocean of regret and yearning. Tony Leung’s reprisal of the affable, self-mocking Mr. Chow, this time with a bitter edge, is extraordinary. Faye Wong, Carina Lau, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, and an electrifying Ziyi Zhang are the women in his life, vivid as ghosts from a forgotten past.
Published bi-monthly, Film Comment magazine features the best writing around on new international and American cinema. Full information at www.filmcomment.com.
Three renowned American Indians receive the prestigious 2005 Ellis Island Medal of Honor
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Three renowned American Indians, Broadcast chief, Entrepreneur, community leader and philanthropist H.R. Shah, Dr. Sudhir Parikh, current President of the New York Tri-State Federation of Indian Associations and Parveen Chopra, a professor and community activist received the prestigious 2005 Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition ofOrganizations (NECO) Inc. The medal was presented on May 14, 2005 at a glittering ceremony, full of military pomp and pageantry.
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Dr. Sudhir Parikh at the award ceremony |
Shah, a recipient of more than two hundred awards of recognition described his latest, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, as a particularly special honor. Shah was the only Indian American and one of only seven medallists invited to address the gathering. His name will be permanently engraved in stone on Ellis Island. Soon after receiving his medal, Shah addressed the gathering. I am very happy and proud to receive this award on behalf of myself, two million Asian Indians who live in America and also over one billion people who live in India.
I’m pleased to receive this award and dedicate this to the community to which I belong, Dr. Parikh said in his acceptance of the award, adding that he was especially pleased to see growing recognition of the valuable contributions Indian Americans have made to the US. Dr. Sudhir Parikh, a renowned allergy and immunology specialist, is amongthe five names out of all recipients this year that will permanently display at the site.
Aside from making strides in his busy medical practice, Dr. Parikh had dedicated himself to furthering the political empowerment of the two-million-strong Indian American community.
Fashion Statement in Chicago: Manish Malhotra&Sahil Create Fashion Riots
Chicagoland Viewers passion towards fashion, Style & trends had make a mark in the Fashion Show organized by Sahil Exclusive & SHE on May 1st at Hyatt Regency in Chicago. More then 800 viewers had loudly appreciated the glamorous event.
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The event showcase the Mixture of indo-western with traditional designer wear from Designer Anjali Jani, traditional wear includes designer bridal wear from Sahil, Bridal Diamonds & Gold Jewelry collection from Raj Jewels and spring/summer collection from Manish Malhotra consisting of vibrant colors, Malhotras Spring & Summer collection in this season focused on lime green and aqua blue using animal prints mixed with shading with the target of young generation in spirit.
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