IndiaPost.com - Spicy array of Indian Films at RIFF

RIVERSIDE: The Riverside International Film Festival is presenting the audience with a spicy array of Indian Films. Michael York is the recipient of RIFF 2008 - Life Time Achievement Award. He will be at the 'Opening Gala', on April 11, at 6.00pm to be held at the Plaza Courtyard, next to El Torito.

The 'Closing Night' chief guest is 'Ashvini Bhave', producer and lead actress of the film 'Kadachit' that will be shown as the closing night film on April 20 at 2.30 pm. She will be present during the film showing and the closing Gala, to be held at 'City Citrus Grill' at the Riverside Plaza. Indian films to be shown at the festival are: Taare Zameen Par by Aamir Khan which is a beautifully done film about the delicate and sensitive subject of autism.

Chak De! India by Shimit Amin - about an unfairly-disgraced ex-captain of the National Men's Hockey Team who redeems himself by coaching the squabbling, newly-created, National Women's Hockey Team to World Cup victory against the six-time trophy-winning Australian Women's team. Vanaja by Rajnesh Domalpalli - story of a young girl from rags-to-riches.

Jhoda Akbar by Ashutosh Gowariker - Set in the sixteenth century, this epic romance begins as a marriage of alliance between two cultures and religions, for political gain; but ends up being a journey of true love.

Amu by Shonali Bose - the story of a young Indian American woman who returns to India to visit her family and discover the secrets and lies from her past - a horrifying genocide that took place twenty years ago.

Laaga Chunari Mein Daag by Pradeep Sarkar A fascinating blend of musical, melodrama and feminist fairy tale, shows Bollywood's moral universe in transition. Kadachit by Chandrakant Kulkarni - a psychological drama that questions the validity of human perception.