The Namesake: Mira Nair and Kal Penn
By kamla bhatt • Nov 2nd, 2006Category: Books and Authors, Diaspora, Entertainment, India, Internet & Telecom, New York, People
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Mira Nair, Kal Penn talk about their new film The Namesake. This was the opening film for the sixth annual IAAC film festival.
We also have some really great feedback from the audience.
The films opened to a star-studded show last night (November 1, 2006) in Manhattan, New York.
Guests included Mira Nair, Mahmood Mamdani, Kal Penn, Orhan Pamuk, Madhur Jaffrey, Salman Rushdie, Padma Lakshmi, Kiran Desai, Baldev Duggal and others.
You can see a clip of the movie trailer here.
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Kamla Bhatt is the host and producer of an Internet Radio show where listeners can find stories about the new and emerging India and the global Indian community. As a pioneer of 'internet radio' format in India Kamla started her first show News about India, followed by TalkNewsIndia in 2005. In 2006 she premiered her new show: The Kamla Bhatt Show: Life, People and Ideas. 
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