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Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 6:30 PM

SALAAM Theatre
special discount for this screening

The Asia Society and Breakthrough
invite you to a screening* of
Mr and Mrs Iyer

Here's your chance to see Aparna Sen's latest masterpiece.  The central idea of 'love in the time of violence' will cause you to ask deeply disturbing questions while still enjoying a romantic film.  Cast includes: Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen-Sharma, Esah Chauhan, Surekha Sikri, Bhisham Sahani and Anjan Dutt.

The Asia Society is offering a special $7 discount tickets to SALAAM for the screening and discussion on Tuesday, April 29th at 6:30 PM.  When calling/emailing the Asia Society Box Office, mention "SALAAM" to get your $7 discount tickets.  Regular tickets are $10.  The Asia Society requires a credit card information for advance registration.  They accept Master Card, Visa, and American Express. If you would prefer, you can hold your reservation with credit card, and then pay in cash or c.c. at the door.

screening followed by a discussion with
Director/Screenwriter, Aparna Sen

Tuesday, April 29th, 2003
6:30 PM
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue at 70th Street
New York City, NY

Tickets: $10
$ 7 for SALAAMers;
$ 5 students w/ ID

Call 212-517-ASIA or email boxo@asiasoc.org
 

ABOUT THE FILM . . . . . . . . . .

In this award-winning film, Sen takes on the issue of Hindu-Muslim conflict in India with personal resonance and universal poignancy.  Mr. & Mrs. Iyer is a love story about two unlikely traveling companions drawn to each other under harrowing circumstances.

Meenakshi Iyer (Konkona Sen Sharma, Aparna Sen’s daughter, accomplished theatre and Bengali cinema actress) is a married Tamil woman traveling to Calcutta with her nine-month old son.  With her is Raja Chowdhury (Rahul Bose of English, August, Split Wide Open and Takshak fame) a wildlife photographer and recent acquaintance. When communal riots break out, hitting a crescendo with a “search” for Muslims by Hindu vigilantes on their bus, Mrs. Iyer and Mr. Chowdhury find themselves bound together in an unexpected relationship of trust and interdependence.

Begun before the World Trade Center attack and completed before the Gujarat riots of 2002, Mr and Mrs Iyer is eerily prescient to the kind of horrific violence, intolerance, and helplessness experienced by many in recent months.  The triumph of love in times of misery portrayed with powerful aesthetic and political nuances is Sen’s great accomplishment.

*Mr and Mrs Iyer/2002/35mm/120 minutes
 

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . .

Aparna Sen is one of India’s most celebrated directors.  Her directorial debut was an English film, 36 Chowringhee Lane, which was also written by her.  The film won The Grand Prix at the Manila International Film Festival and the National Award for Best Direction in India.  Her directorial work includes memorable films like Sati, Paroma, Picnic, and Yugant.

Aparna Sen is also one India’s finest actresses and has won several awards for acting and served on juries at many international film festivals.  She is also the recipient of some of India’s most prestigious awards, including the Padmashree Award by the President of India, and the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award.
 

SALAAM Theatre is pleased to offer this special discount to all supporters - thanks to Sabrina Weiss, Box Office Manager at the Asia Society and Museum.

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SALAAM is a not-for-profit professional theatre company celebrating South Asian American artistic excellence through creative risk-taking and experimentation that challenges all boundaries, connects all peoples and links all the arts.

Geeta Citygirl, Artistic Director
SALAAM  (South Asian League of Artists in AMerica)
http://www.SALAAMtheatre.org