The fourth annual 2007 South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) Oct 3-9 in New York City will present the North American Premiere of Rajshree Ojha’s critically acclaimed first feature film ‘Chaurahen’ (Crossroads).
The film brings together similar disconnected people in search for something to overcome the mundane of reality.
According to Director Rajshree Ojha,
I was inspired by Nirmal Verma’s short story about three different couples based in Mumbai, Kolkata and Kochi. It is a complex narrative about the six characters and their angst expressed in their regional languages - Malayalam, Bengali, Hindi - and English.
She further added,
I wanted to show (overseas audiences) that there is more to India than poverty and mysticism. I want to show that we may wear saris and bindis but we think modern thoughts and have regular ethos and pathos like them.
Ojha has created a beautiful and different narrative feature for Indian cinema and SAIFF Festival Director Manjri Srivastava feels honored to present ‘Chaurahen’ to the SAIFF audience this year.
Meanwhile, The Darjeeling Limited, Wes Anderson’s new award winning comedy set in India, will screen as the opening night film of the 45th annual New York Film Festival next Friday.
Chaurahen Picture Gallery
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