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Abu Son of AdamDirector: Salim Ahamed Cast: Salim Kumar, Zarina Wahab India | 101 mins | 2011 | Chicago Premiere

Synopsis: A man out of touch with the modern world finds his own way to make a religious pilgrimage to Mecca.

Jalpari SuPPorteD by ChICAgo FounDAtIon For Women

Director: nila madhab Panda Cast: tannishtha Chatterjee, Parvin Dabas India | 100 mins | 2012 | uS Premiere

Synopsis: Shreya and Sam discover the dark secrets of an isolated village in Haryana.

Lessons in ForgettingSuPPorteD by ChICAgo InternAtIonAL SoCIAL ChAnge FILm FeStIvAL

Director: unni vijayan Cast: Adil hussain, roshni Achreja India | 100 mins | 2012 | uS Premiere

Synopsis: When Meera’s husband walks out on her, she takes up a job with a cyclone studies expert who has a traumatic past. Their lives get intertwined in strange ways.

A Decent ArrangementDirector: Sarovar banka Cast: Shabana Azmi, Adam Laupus uSA | 96 mins | 2011 | Chicago Premiere

Synopsis: Ashok must navigate the complexity of cultural traditions and learnings of his own heart as he travels to India for an arranged marriage.

gattuDirector: rajan Khosa Cast: Jayanta Das, ritika malkan India | 82 mins | 2011

Synopsis: Wanting to defeat the kite ‘Kali’ during the traditional kites festival, Gattu is forced to impersonate as a student in a local school so he can access the rooftop and gain strategic advantage. Only problem is, he can’t read or write.

rat raceDirector: miriam Chandy India | 70 mins | 2011 | uS Premiere

Synopsis: Men hired by the municipal corporation who set out with torches and sticks to bring back the bodies of 30 rats to earn a daily wage.

Listen AmayaDirector: Avinash Kumar Singh Cast: Farooq Shaikh, Deepti naval India | 88 mins | 2012 | World Premiere

Synopsis: The story of a daughter, Amaya, and her widow mother who begins to develop a relationship with Amaya’s friend played by Farooq Shaikh.

runawayDirector: Amit Ashraf Cast: monir Ahmad, Shahed Ali bangladesh | 98 mins | 2012 | Chicago Premiere

Synopsis: Babu, a dubious rickshawalla, has made it his life mission to find a ‘runaway’ by the name of Akbar and return him back to his family before pursuers catch up.

masalaDirector: Sandesh Kulkarni Cast: girish Kulkarni, Amruta Subhash India | 110 mins | 2012 | uS Premiere

Synopsis: The Marathi film Masala depicts the story of of Revan and Sarika in their quest of finding livelihood and their identity.

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AdrakDirector: Sahirr Sethhi Cast: Faezeh Jalali, Sohaila Jalali India | 6 mins | 2012 | Chicago Premiere

Synopsis: An Instant Photographer at Gateway of India (Mumbai) is drawn by the sudden urge to photograph a stranger. She doesn’t speak his language. They are worlds apart.

rajuDirector: max Zahle Cast: Wotan Wilke möhring, Krish gupta germany | 23 mins | 2011 | Chicago Premiere

Synopsis: A German couple adopts in Kolkata an Indian orphan. Their child suddenly disappears and they realize that they are part of the problem.

FatakraDirector: Soham mehta Cast: Samrat Chakrabarti, hunter Cudini uSA | 19 mins | 2011 | Chicago Premiere

Synopsis: Naveen left India to chase his dreams in America. Three years and a recession later, his wife and son finally join him. Sparks fly as dreams collide with reality.

the new britDirector: David Krissman Cast: Paul gregory, Sathya Jesudasson uK | 22 mins | 2012 | World Premiere

Synopsis: A Pakistani Brit refuses to settle for anything less than his dream of one day becoming a broadcast journalist.

road to PeshawarDirector: hammad rizvi Cast: yasmine Al-bustami, Philip Kreyche uSA | 19 mins | 2011 | Chicago Premiere

Synopsis: Soviet-Afghan War 1988. An injured Afghan girl is taken to Pakistan by her father to seek medical attention until they are interrupted by a homesick Soviet sniper.

girl & the Auto rickshawDirector: Sarwesh mewara Cast: vikas banger, Suhasini India | 7 mins | 2012 | uS Premiere

Synopsis: After denying an eunuch a ride, an auto rickshaw driver finds this rickshaw can only give rides to female passengers.

Fowl menDirector: Aparna Pednekar Cast: balasaheb Chavan, Francis mathew India | 15 mins | 2011 | World Premiere

Synopsis: This film is an episode in the life a British photojournalist and an Indian guide who come to a village called Morachi Chincholi, to shoot the national bird.

the 5Directed: ravi Kapoor Cast: Samrat Chakrabarti, Parvesh Cheena uSA | 17 mins | 2011 | Chicago Premiere

Synopsis: Freely inspired by the ancient Hindu myth the Mahabharata, THE 5 imagines a family stuck in exile and mourning their mother’s death until they must meet for one final confrontation with the cousin that sent them into purgatory.

reincarnationDirector: gaurav bakshi Cast: Sumeet raghavan uSA | 15 mins | 2011 | uS Premiere

Synopsis: The film tells the story of Siddhartha, a common man, who’s in the news because he’s believed to be the reincarnation of ‘Mahatma Gandhi’.

my LadDirector: Sami Khan Cast: Ace bhatti, rory girvan uK | 13 mins | 2010 | uS Premiere

Synopsis: There’s something Abdul must do and tries to numb his pain but the time is approaching. In life there are some things that you can never change.

DoggonedDirector: Arshad Khan Cast: ulka Simone mohanty, Karl Werleman uSA | 16 mins | 2012 | World Premiere

Synopsis: Living in the beautiful city of Montreal, Maria seems to have it all: until she receives a letter in the mail telling her that she can no longer work legally in the country.

the Last marbleDirector: manjari makijany Cast: baba b, vikrant makijany India | 8 mins | 2011 | Chicago Premiere

Synopsis: Every child has the ability to create something beautiful. This story is about a nine year old street kid that makes things from metal scrap and junk.

FESTIVAL STAFFAmit rana Festival Director

margi Patel Events Director

Shalini trivedi Hospitality Director

Kaivan Dave Marketing and Communications Director

bidisha Sinha Sponsorship and Fundraising Director

raza Siddiqui Legal Affairs Director

robbie Abed Technology Director PROGRAmmING TEAm mili ghosh Programming Director

mileen Patel Programming Coordinator

Sid ghosh Programming Coordinator

BOARd OF dIRECTORSKetki ParikhShiban ganjunilesh n. Kamathmileen PatelAmit ranaraza SiddiquiShalini trivedi

AdVISORy BOARdAparna Sen Shabana Azmibhawana Somaaya Lillete Dubey

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SPECIAL THANkS toral bhansaliKant Desai Anjali Dubeyrajat goswami Zohra hastaLaurent Laffineur & James robinsonKarl KalraDarshan & Ankita Patel monika Sharma Shwetha Suresh Aarthi Susarla Anu veeramaneniJay verma

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heroineDirector: madhur bhandarkar Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun rampal India | 120 mins | 2012 | uS Premiere

Synopsis: Heroine revolves around a character who is a superstar heroine from the Hindi Film Industry “Bollywood.” The film is a bold and shocking, yet sensitive look behind the glitz and glamour of India’s film stars.

Delhi in a DayDirector: Prashant nair Cast: victor banerjee, Lillete Dubey India | 88 mins | 2011 | Chicago Premiere

Synopsis: When the money of an idealistic British traveler disappears in a nouveau-riche Delhi household, the staff are given twenty-four hours to replace it or face the consequences.

Shobhna’s 7 nightsDirector: Sudipto Chattopadhyaya Cast: raveena tandon, Amit Purohit India | 2012 | World Premiere

Synopsis: The evolution and the resolu-tion of an unusual love story, between Shobhna, a woman in her early forties with a tragic past, and Saahil, a young man in his late twenties struggling to find his foothold as an actor.

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FILm SCHEdULETIME PROGRAM VENUE

THURSdAy, SEPTEmBER 20

6:00Pm reD CArPet ShoWPLACe ICon theAter

7:00Pm oPenIng nIght FILm — heroIne

ShoWPLACe ICon theAter

10:00Pm oPenIng nIght reCePtIon ShoWPLACe ICon theAter

FRIdAy, SEPTEmBER 21

11:30Am entertAInment LAW PAneL CoLumbIA CoLLege ChICAgo

SPEAKERS: DANIEL L. FARRIS, ASSOCIATE, HOLLAND & KNIGHT;ROBERT LABATE, PARTNER, HOLLAND & KNIGHT; CARMELITA TIu, CORPORATE COuNSEL FOR VSA PARTNERS

2:00Pm ShortS SeSSIon A CoLumbIA CoLLege ChICAgo

FILMS: RAJu, THE NEW BRIT, FATAKRA, DOGGONED, ADRAK

3:45Pm rAt rACe & roAD to PeShAWAr

CoLumbIA CoLLege ChICAgo

9:00Pm DeLhI In A DAy ShoWPLACe ICon theAter

10:00Pm ‘tIme to DISCo’ AFter PArty bevy

SATURdAy, SEPTEmBER 22

11:30Am Abu Son oF ADAm CoLumbIA CoLLege ChICAgo

2:00Pm A DeCent ArrAngement CoLumbIA CoLLege ChICAgo

4:00Pm mASALA CoLumbIA CoLLege ChICAgo

6:30Pm JALPArI: the DeSert mermAID

CoLumbIA CoLLege ChICAgo

9:00Pm LISten AmAyA ShoWPLACe ICon theAter

SUNdAy, SEPTEmBER 23

10:30Am gAttu CoLumbIA CoLLege ChICAgo

12:30Pm ShortS SeSSIon b CoLumbIA CoLLege ChICAgo

FILMS: FOWL MEN, THE FIVE, REINCARNATION, MY LAD, GIRL & THE AuTO RICKSHAW, THE LAST MARBLE

2:30Pm LeSSonS In ForgettIng CoLumbIA CoLLege ChICAgo

5:00Pm runAWAy CoLumbIA CoLLege ChICAgo

7:00Pm ShobhnA’S 7 nIghtS CoLumbIA CoLLege ChICAgo

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