NEW JERSEY: For Indian origin Hollywood filmmaker Manoj Night Shyamalan it was the idea for a movie script - a young person of African-American and White descent becoming the President of America. Rejected by critics then, that notion did not make it to the big screen, but now, "only a few years later an idea rejected by critics even for a movie script is becoming reality," said Shyamalan at a fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama held at the Royal Albert Palace in New Jersey on July 23.
Special guest Shyamalan represented Obama who was on an overseas tour at the time. The $5000 per person event to raise funds from the Indian American community was hosted by Democratic supporters Prakash Shah, H.R. Shah and Albert Jasani. Speaking about the recent Democratic primaries, Shyamalan talked about how his family would typically witness heated dinner table conversations with his dad being a strong Hillary Clinton supporter and he and his siblings preferring the younger Sen. Obama for his promise of a new and fresh vision for a change.
Shyamalan said that with Obama as a world leader the US will go from a country hated in the World under the Bush Presidency to one that would be loved, respected and admired once again. Shyamalan, although normally not political, said that anyone including his two daughters, regardless of their race, class or national origin can aspire to achieve the ultimate American Dream of becoming the President of the United States and therefore the Leader of the Free World. Present on the occasion was Mark Alexander, Senior Advisor to Obama Campaign and until recently the New Jersey Director for the Obama Primary Election Campaign. Edison Mayor Jun Choi, an early Obama supporter, also made his presence felt at the event.
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