#bollywood

#bollywood

In 1975, Indian cinema released one of its greatest films, Ramesh Sippy's "Sholay." For this young grade-schooler, watching it with my parents in Chicago's Arie Crown theater, it was among the most captivating movie experiences of my life. Fifty years later, I'm sure every South Asian man of my generation still remembers "Sholay" with the most fondness. A local officer, Inspector Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar), hires two small-time convicts, Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) and Veeru (Dharmendra), to capture the renegade scoundrel Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan).

"Are we here or not? If we are, where and if not, where have we gone? If we exist, for whom and when? Sir... were we ever there, or never at all?" This powerful dialogue from 'Haider' captures the existential questions surrounding the identity and presence of Kashmiris amid conflict.

Sephardi identity is not limited by geography or ethnicity - for us it's always been a philosophy, so we are very open to different expressions of that.

From Friday, June 6, to Sunday, June 8, the cinema will screen a variety of films catering to families, action lovers, and horror fans.

To me they were a clean-cut, hardworking couple who left early in the morning and were ambitious. They were a pleasure to be around.