In her latest film(2006), Aparna Sen explores the impact of schizophrenia and rape on a family in contemporary Kolkatta
The ‘Tongues on Fire’ Festival opened with a screening of the film ‘15 Park Avenue’. The directors Pushpinder Chowdhry and Harvinder Nath say “Our objectives for this Festival are to encourage debate and the exchange of views [...]

DIRECTED BY JAGMOHAN MUNDHRA
PRODUCED BY: ARON GOVIL
Reviewed by Sangeeta Datta
The controversial political thriller Shoot on Sight is based on the London Police’s order to shoot suspected terrorists following the July 7 London bombings. The film’s impressive star cast includes Brian Cox (Adaptation, Braveheart, The Bourne Supremacy), Greta Scacchi (The Player, Presumed Innocent, Shattered), Naseeruddin Shah [...]

“a powerful indictment of war, of the destruction and tragedy it causes. It is perceptive, deeply moving and thought-provoking”
The title’s unusual collocation of ‘my daughter’ and ‘terrorist’ is reminiscent of Kureishi’s ‘My son, the fanatic’. (In what follows, I use “terrorist” without each time cumbersomely qualifying it.) Though “My daughter” indicates a maternal or paternal [...]