DATE TIME EVENT VENUE    
   

Friday, August 10


6:30 P.M.


Opening Night Film
" Chak de India"
Director; Shimit Amin
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan

Special Guest: Katrina Kaif,
Brand Ambassador, MCorpGlobal

Followed by Q&A with
Director Shimit Amin
and writer Jaideep Sahni,
moderated by Dean Robert Rosen



Samuel Goldwyn Theater,
AMPAS

 
   

Saturday August 11


1:00 P.M.


Tribute to legendary filmmaker
Raj Kapoor

Screening of a Special 30 minute
Documentary "Kehta Hai Joker"
(The Clown Speaks)
Directed by Bobby Bedi

Followed by Q&A with
Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor
and Ranbir Kapoor,
moderated by Mira Advani Honeycutt





 
   

Saturday August 11


3:00 P.M.


Special 25th anniversary
Film Screening of
Lord Richard Attenborough's
"Gandhi" (winner of 8 Academy Awards)
 



Billy Wilder Theater
at the Hammer Museum

   
   

Saturday August 11


9.00 P.M.


Fashion show by acclaimed
designer Suneet Varma


Hammer Museum

 
   

Sunday, August 12


3:00 P.M.


"The World is One Family"
a talk by H H Sri Sri Ravi Shankar



Billy Wilder Theater
at the Hammer Museum

 

 
   

Sunday, August 12


5.00 P.M.


Book release of
Anupama Chopra's
"The King of Bollywood"

Followed by Q&A with
Anupama Chopra,
moderated by Patrick Frater,
Asia Editor, Variety

Screening of a special interview
with Shah Rukh Khan



Billy Wilder Theater
at the Hammer Museum

 
   

Sunday, August 12


6.00 P.M.



Art Cocktail Reception
to meet and honor 4 eminent
Indian artists -Bose Krishnamachari,
C Jagdish, Shamshad Husain and
Harshavardhana and the Los Angeles
Art Community.



UCLA Sculpture Garden



 
   

Sunday, August 12


7:30 P.M.



Film Screening
"Eklavya"
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan,
Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan and
Vidya Balan

Followed by Q&A
with Vidhu Vinod Chopra, director.

Moderated by Mike Goodridge,
US Editor Screen International



Billy Wilder Theater
at the Hammer Museum

 
   

Monday, August 13


7:30 P.M.


Film Screening
"Life in a Metro"
Director: Anurag Basu
Starring: Shilpa Shetty, Irfan Khan,
Rahul Bose and Konkana Sen

Followed by panel discussion on
"An Indian Actor in Hollywood"
Speakers: Amrapali Ambegaokar ,
Gulshan Grover, Namrata Singh Gujral,
Noel de Souza, Sheetal Sheth
and Kabir Bedi

Moderated by Ken Silverman



Billy Wilder Theater
at the Hammer Museum

 
   

Tuesday, August 14


12:30 P.M.


Panel Discussion on
India 's Emergence as the
21st Century knowledge society
"Creating Wealth Through Knowledge"


Featuring: N R Narayana Murthy,
Kishore Lulla, Vallabh Bhanshali, Rajendra S Pawar and Raju Vegesna

Moderated By: Michelle Crames  



 

 

   
   

Tuesday, August 14


7:30 P.M.


Film Screening
"Guru"
Director: Mani Ratnam
Starring: Abhishekh and
Aishwarya Bachchan

Followed by Q&A
with Mani Ratnam, director,
Abhishekh and
Aishwarya Bachchan .

Moderated by
Patrick Frater, Asia Editor, Variety



Billy Wilder Theater
at the Hammer Museum

 

 
   

Wednesday, August 15


8.00 P.M.


Gala celebration of
India's 60th year of Independence,
featuring: Bipasha Basu,
Singer Sonu Nigam, Nishat Khan,
Bollywood Steps Dance Group &
Global Indian Splendor Awards Show
Master of Ceremonies: Kabir Bedi



Royce Hall, UCLA



 
   



10th to 14th August - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Art Workshop with 4 eminent Indian painters, including Bose Krishnamachari, C Jagdish, Shanshad Hussain and Harshavardhana at Melnitz Hall Lobby.

 

 
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