BOLLYWOOD BOUND
Original language title: [same]

Country of production: Canada
Year: 2001
Language: English
86 mins.

Bollywood, India's vast movie-making capital, produces hundreds of movies a year. Each day, hundreds of hopefuls descend on the city of Bombay with dreams in their eyes. They come from the fields of Punjab, the plains of Gujarat, the deserts of Rajasthan...and the suburbs of Canada. BOLLYWOOD BOUND is the story of four Indo-Canadians seeking out their dreams in a culture that shapes their identity. They grew up thinking of themselves as Indian, but here in India they are treated as anything but. Nonetheless, they persevere and seek out their Bollywood dreams.

Director: Nisha Pahuja
Script: Nisha Pahuja
Cinematography: Ali Kazimi
Music: various
Editing: Steve Weslak
Sound: P.M. Satheesh, Ed Douglas
Producer: Karen King-Chigbo
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Source:
John Sirabella
National Film Board of Canada
350 5th Avenue, Suite 4820
New York, NY 10118, USA
j.sirabella@nfb.ca

Nisha Pahuja studied English literature at the University of Toronto and worked in social services before moving into documentaries. She recently co-edited BOLO! BOLO!, an anthology of writing by second-generation South Asian Canadians. BOLLYWOOD BOUND marks her directorial debut.

Monday, March 24
9pm
Facets Cinematheque