Mira Nair: I don’t subscribe to nostalgia, I subscribe to engagement. Being fully engaged where you are…wow wow wow! This is what I believe as well as an Indian immigrant to US but never had the words to express it so eloquently. Love this interview..
Absolutely enjoyed this conversation! Shocking that these amazing filmmakers still struggle to get their films financed! Looking forward to watching all the upcoming movies that the trio are making. All the best!!
Deepa Mehta's Fire (LGBTQ) and Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding (child sexual abuse) changed my life. These two are some of the greatest film-makers in the world. My salute to them.
One of the best panels to have graced the array of TH-cam. Enriched- with every word uttered. In all honesty, the 'Bhenji Club' is the epitome of elegance, style- and all things class.
What a gift to have all 3 of these wonderful filmmakers on the same stage at the same time. Mira Nair is the trailblazer, and must write her autobiography one day. Her films are so great, and she is one of the few directors whose new films we all get very excited to see.
Loved this conversation. I found Gurinders perspective to be refreshing. Oftentimes, immigrants are defined in a parochial way where cultures are seen as norms and people are reduced to stereotypes when they live in tune with their culture. I resonated with Gurvinder when she said that we need to be defined by how our life is defined by the celebration of culture and how rich it is because it is weaved by connection, food and history. Never did I think that these fantastic women would be finding it challenging to fund their exceptional films. Thank you for telling our stories with convection, even in the most challenging of times.
What an amazing trio of women trailblazers, I am a huge fan of Mira Nair & Gurinder Chadha, their films have had a big impact on people from my generation. As 90s kids teetering between identities inspired by characters shown on syndicated American shows and a roster of uber cool Hindi shows on Indian television, the films of these women helped me and my ilk come to terms with the dichotomy of our people and their lives giving us a semblance of how we were sewn into global culture. In a lot many ways Gurinder & Mira showed us on screen the many layers of the lives led by cosmopolitan & immigrant Indians. I think the organizer should have considered someone with a vast repertoire in film & TV to facilitate the session, you can't be reading bios off of crumpled sheets of paper, it smacks of disrespect to the guests and their bodies of work. PS: Some very random and vain questions posed by members of the audience
British People with Indian heritage hate India. They try their best to do everything possible to show how much they are white British and not India. Gurinder makes films on Indian culture but loathes India. I am not sure about her stance on Khalistan. Anyway she is nowhere near as great a filmmaker as Mira Nair and Deepa Mehta.
I was amazed how Gurinder kept saying she had nothing to do with India and yet a large part of her career has been about themes from India or its immigrants in the UK. I know she is Kenyan born British person but India has been an integral part of you Gurinder.
British People with Indian heritage hate India. They try their best to do everything possible to show how much they are white British and not India. Gurinder makes films on Indian culture but loathes India. I am not sure about her stance on Khalistan. Anyway she is nowhere near as great a filmmaker as Mira Nair and Deepa Mehta.
The trillion and one versions/avatars of immigrant experiences are mightily rich. [ I have encountered Indian immigrants and workers on the oil rigs in Sakhalin (cold tundra in Russia) - and wondered what their stories would be.] The core question is one of acceptance - by whom, for what, degree of acceptance...., even as social borders change. One thing of which I am confident is that nouveau riche wealth can never match the richness of culture (music, literature.. the entire gamut) that is within each immigrant, for Life's struggles are what define that wealth.
The host was pathetic and did not even do research on the bios of the guest with too many mistakes. She really could have asserted more especially at the Q&A at the end to briskly move it along.
the host is so dumb..just looking at the paper and reading out the questions instead of asking organically..i wish Mira had answered abt the charity for the Bombay kids which was asked ..but the host lost track..
Gurinder Chaddha is fibbing a lot about her grandmother and uncles..Partition was in 1947..which is 76 years.. She is 66 years of age now (as per Wiki)..how can her uncles and buas be little kids then?
I am not able to connect her mention of nehruvian or socialist India and her limited shoes and dresses as a child. India was never Soviet style communist that would prevent her family to give more pair of shoes to children. There was no rationing. If her family could not afford that, that's a different matter and that happens today too. So what was different then, from now.. in terms of socialist India? We still have public health like it existed back then. There were private industrialists then, and now too, private businesses exists. Could someone care to explain?
Uk created Pakistan. Pakistan in return very generously gave the British the best it has Shariya. Hopefully UK becomes an Islamic country sooner than later.
Gurinder ji very well put it ; COMMENDABLE ; ESPECIALLY HOW TO BE A REFINED CITIZEN AND RESPECT LAW OF LAND AND PUT FOOT DOWN DECENTLY WHEN NEED BE am international above all isms as all are same since 74 from e africa , seen all higher education institutions W2 square mile etc You know education information. PR INFLUANCE etc tusin know well ! Yes human resources/ finance ! But 2 points. I change is inevitable like it or not. 2 learn to agree to disagree DAILOGUE UNTILL SOLUTION IS REACHED! Loved pothoharee ; jelam India akbar rd and ganpat rd ; cake !? But no cult FIRKA PRASTi as harmandirji where GURUTEGBAHADER JI LOCKEDOUT AND NONE CAME BACK; lost Sikh raj sikhi PUNJAB PUNJABI WAJOOD HONDH YOUTH DEMOGRAPHICS TRAGEDY BADGUMAAA DAAG GIRAWAT INSTITUTIONS SOLDOUT? Abroad too Fight in TEMPLES PAGOLATHEE not DIT SINGH JI SINGH SABAH' S. AND NEEDS LEARNING FROM GURBAX SINGH JI PREETLARDEE!!!!!? ALL THE BEST KEEP IT UP TO ALL 4 JIO !!
No, it wasn’t a great question for the “reception”, as if I asked something that was obnoxious or personal or cocky; that I needed to be met with such derision. I didn’t hear the remark until I saw this video. Filmmakers unlike others focus on heritage when shoot in particular cities, and they might have different opinions on how they use transportation systems in the film. I think my question was pretty fair, and also, I wanted everyone in the audience to think about what a tram was.
Please do not take offense. Your question was good - but it seemed rather narrow to me too, in terms of just trams; a broader question around transportation would have helped. You do write well.
@@mariamalunkal7817 certainly, i think i made it one dimensional. but i think it was difficult to think in that moment, and also, it’s just the act of trying to put someone down the way one would, when you think they are being obnoxious. like condescending remarks should be made towards people who are saying something problematic. do you get what i mean?
It was certainly a question but the relevance was threadbare. You had 3 esteemed directors with over 3 decades of work for each of them and all you could ask was about transportation in a city where Mira hasn't lived in for decades. The response both from the audience and the panel was fine, it is you who can't take it. Take a chill pill and get off your high horse.
@ritz2001998 what were you expecting from an event showcasing three outstanding film directors to say about trams in Kolkata? What is the connection? Maybe another forum , it's not to deny that the subject is something you feel passionate about.
With all due respect and appreciation for me Deepa mehta is a depressing filmmaker for me she is not flimmaker she is an activist ckm filmaker she shoild stop makin films and start making documentries that will suit her most.
In my opinion I don't think that her work is "depressing"...her work like Fire was India's first lesbian film,Water which talks about the condition of widows, Earth1947 which talks about the partition... Along with midnight children, heaven on earth, funny boy and some other.. her film making and the subjects she chooses will involve you more and more into thinking about the characters and also the colour palette she uses(Water) so to me her work is thought provoking... I too think documentary shuits her the most because while making this films somewhere there is a typical representation like a documentary but they give the feeling of staged documentary please rectify me if I am wrong with the word staged documentary tagging it with her work.. I too agree that she can shift her genre into documentaries that would be far better.. these are just my opinion would love to know if you have any other to include
Mira Nair: I don’t subscribe to nostalgia, I subscribe to engagement. Being fully engaged where you are…wow wow wow! This is what I believe as well as an Indian immigrant to US but never had the words to express it so eloquently. Love this interview..
Love Gurinder Chadha! She’s an inspiration for us british Asians and love how she corrected the interviewer to!
As Mira Nair once put it: “Welcome to the Charlie’s Angels of Punjab.”
Punjab? Isn't Nair a malayali surname?
@@Ursfrndlyneena nair punjabi brahman Iyer malyali
Absolutely enjoyed this conversation! Shocking that these amazing filmmakers still struggle to get their films financed! Looking forward to watching all the upcoming movies that the trio are making. All the best!!
Deepa Mehta's Fire (LGBTQ) and Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding (child sexual abuse) changed my life. These two are some of the greatest film-makers in the world. My salute to them.
Sitting in Rawalpindi and listening to Gurinder. Such a moment of happiness. Thanks for representing rawalpindi and jhelum in north punjab Pakistan
Mira Nair was the best. I wish that she could go on and on and share pearls of wisdom. I loved her.
Mira Nair is a magnificent auteur intelligence. I love listening to her speak about the relationship between her craft and life itself.
She's too good!
One of the best panels to have graced the array of TH-cam. Enriched- with every word uttered.
In all honesty, the 'Bhenji Club' is the epitome of elegance, style- and all things class.
Triple MasterClass - grew up watching these amazing director's work.
What a threesom! Proud and impressed!
Threesom 😂
Love @Mirranair is very intelligent and interesting to listen her and watch her cinema always ❤️❤️❤️
wish deepa mehta would say more. what a smart mind!
I've seen a lot of their films over the years but after this, feel inspired to watch the rest that I haven't!
so proud to say that Mira Nair was the alumni of my school!!!
You are still a tribe. Bad
What a gift to have all 3 of these wonderful filmmakers on the same stage at the same time. Mira Nair is the trailblazer, and must write her autobiography one day. Her films are so great, and she is one of the few directors whose new films we all get very excited to see.
Loved this conversation. I found Gurinders perspective to be refreshing. Oftentimes, immigrants are defined in a parochial way where cultures are seen as norms and people are reduced to stereotypes when they live in tune with their culture. I resonated with Gurvinder when she said that we need to be defined by how our life is defined by the celebration of culture and how rich it is because it is weaved by connection, food and history. Never did I think that these fantastic women would be finding it challenging to fund their exceptional films. Thank you for telling our stories with convection, even in the most challenging of times.
Quote of the Day: “I don’t subscribe to nostalgia. It’s a useless emotion.”
This is the best quote in a ling time
We needed this conversation !!!!
It was a great experience listening to all 3 kind ladies
This was such a great conversation and so inspiring to hear from these trailblazing women! Thanks for hosting...
What an amazing trio of women trailblazers, I am a huge fan of Mira Nair & Gurinder Chadha, their films have had a big impact on people from my generation.
As 90s kids teetering between identities inspired by characters shown on syndicated American shows and a roster of uber cool Hindi shows on Indian television, the films of these women helped me and my ilk come to terms with the dichotomy of our people and their lives giving us a semblance of how we were sewn into global culture.
In a lot many ways Gurinder & Mira showed us on screen the many layers of the lives led by cosmopolitan & immigrant Indians.
I think the organizer should have considered someone with a vast repertoire in film & TV to facilitate the session, you can't be reading bios off of crumpled sheets of paper, it smacks of disrespect to the guests and their bodies of work.
PS: Some very random and vain questions posed by members of the audience
Love these legendary women trailblazers who have inspired and will inspire many generations to come! Cheering loud!
Gurindar Chaddha 🙇🏽♀️👏👏
British People with Indian heritage hate India. They try their best to do everything possible to show how much they are white British and not India. Gurinder makes films on Indian culture but loathes India. I am not sure about her stance on Khalistan. Anyway she is nowhere near as great a filmmaker as Mira Nair and Deepa Mehta.
The Dream Trio❤❤❤❤
Three legends. Not enough words in any language to show appreciation for their work ❤️❤️❤️
Big fan of your work Gurinder ji❤
Lovely conversation ❤
Oh what I give to see more of there work and movies. All three are great icons.
Incredible to see these wonderful women together..I wish the interviewer was not so awkward
I was amazed how Gurinder kept saying she had nothing to do with India and yet a large part of her career has been about themes from India or its immigrants in the UK. I know she is Kenyan born British person but India has been an integral part of you Gurinder.
British People with Indian heritage hate India. They try their best to do everything possible to show how much they are white British and not India. Gurinder makes films on Indian culture but loathes India. I am not sure about her stance on Khalistan. Anyway she is nowhere near as great a filmmaker as Mira Nair and Deepa Mehta.
1:45:00 - end sums up the entire interview...."We can't rely on others to tell our stories"...
A fascinating convention!
Behenjis, we'll be watching your creations with more understanding of where they come from.
This was amazing. Thanks :)
Oh my God! Am I dreaming?
David Beckham lives in Orlando runs excellent team north Miami with Messi and others. Earlier he was in LA for years, he tried to go into Hollywood.
The trillion and one versions/avatars of immigrant experiences are mightily rich. [ I have encountered Indian immigrants and workers on the oil rigs in Sakhalin (cold tundra in Russia) - and wondered what their stories would be.] The core question is one of acceptance - by whom, for what, degree of acceptance...., even as social borders change. One thing of which I am confident is that nouveau riche wealth can never match the richness of culture (music, literature.. the entire gamut) that is within each immigrant, for Life's struggles are what define that wealth.
Gurinder Jee ancestors were from Jhelum Pakistan.. And I am from Jhelum watching this interview ❤
That's how spices and condiments add to the flavor in the amazing cuisine of human survival on this planet. Salam Bhenji...
Beecham house season 2 please 😊
“I just can’t bear controversy.” 😂
1:38:35 Hey I think that’s my friend
Dhupatha is lovely but keeps falling off and very fidgety and distracting from a wonderful speaker.
Can someone tell me the name of movies in the sequence for the Deepa Mehta's reel ?
Should be more like conversation
18 yrs she was in Harvard so in high school she was acting in delhi
Loved these three icons(from Punjabi background) but missed Bengal Tigress Aparna Sen.
No problem. Next time.
The host was pathetic and did not even do research on the bios of the guest with too many mistakes. She really could have asserted more especially at the Q&A at the end to briskly move it along.
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the host is so dumb..just looking at the paper and reading out the questions instead of asking organically..i wish Mira had answered abt the charity for the Bombay kids which was asked ..but the host lost track..
Missing Kalpna Lazmi in this ...
Gurinder Chaddha is fibbing a lot about her grandmother and uncles..Partition was in 1947..which is 76 years.. She is 66 years of age now (as per Wiki)..how can her uncles and buas be little kids then?
Why interview done like this ?
Great to see these icons together but the interviewer was so boring and scripted
I am not able to connect her mention of nehruvian or socialist India and her limited shoes and dresses as a child. India was never Soviet style communist that would prevent her family to give more pair of shoes to children. There was no rationing. If her family could not afford that, that's a different matter and that happens today too. So what was different then, from now.. in terms of socialist India? We still have public health like it existed back then. There were private industrialists then, and now too, private businesses exists. Could someone care to explain?
All three wanted to do film with Madhuri and never did !!! 😑🤷🏻♂️
The interviewer sitting there reading from a paper .. Seems quite unproffesional.
umm all my favorite lesbians in one stage😍
Uk created Pakistan. Pakistan in return very generously gave the British the best it has Shariya. Hopefully UK becomes an Islamic country sooner than later.
Gurinder ji very well put it ; COMMENDABLE ; ESPECIALLY HOW TO BE A REFINED CITIZEN AND RESPECT LAW OF LAND AND PUT
FOOT DOWN DECENTLY WHEN NEED BE am international above all isms as all are same since 74 from e africa , seen all higher education institutions
W2 square mile etc You know education information. PR INFLUANCE etc tusin know well ! Yes human resources/ finance !
But 2 points. I change is inevitable like it or not. 2 learn to agree to disagree DAILOGUE UNTILL SOLUTION IS REACHED!
Loved pothoharee ; jelam
India akbar rd and ganpat rd ; cake !? But no cult FIRKA PRASTi as harmandirji where GURUTEGBAHADER JI LOCKEDOUT AND NONE CAME BACK; lost
Sikh raj sikhi PUNJAB PUNJABI WAJOOD HONDH YOUTH DEMOGRAPHICS TRAGEDY BADGUMAAA DAAG GIRAWAT INSTITUTIONS SOLDOUT? Abroad too
Fight in TEMPLES PAGOLATHEE not DIT SINGH JI SINGH SABAH' S. AND NEEDS LEARNING FROM GURBAX SINGH JI PREETLARDEE!!!!!?
ALL THE BEST KEEP IT UP TO ALL 4 JIO !!
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I do wish very much that someone will change the name of “ Bollywood “ and have a Bhartiya name for heavens.
No, it wasn’t a great question for the “reception”, as if I asked something that was obnoxious or personal or cocky; that I needed to be met with such derision. I didn’t hear the remark until I saw this video. Filmmakers unlike others focus on heritage when shoot in particular cities, and they might have different opinions on how they use transportation systems in the film. I think my question was pretty fair, and also, I wanted everyone in the audience to think about what a tram was.
Please do not take offense. Your question was good - but it seemed rather narrow to me too, in terms of just trams; a broader question around transportation would have helped. You do write well.
@@mariamalunkal7817 certainly, i think i made it one dimensional. but i think it was difficult to think in that moment, and also, it’s just the act of trying to put someone down the way one would, when you think they are being obnoxious. like condescending remarks should be made towards people who are saying something problematic. do you get what i mean?
It was certainly a question but the relevance was threadbare. You had 3 esteemed directors with over 3 decades of work for each of them and all you could ask was about transportation in a city where Mira hasn't lived in for decades. The response both from the audience and the panel was fine, it is you who can't take it. Take a chill pill and get off your high horse.
@ritz2001998 what were you expecting from an event showcasing three outstanding film directors to say about trams in Kolkata? What is the connection? Maybe another forum , it's not to deny that the subject is something you feel passionate about.
Ye beech wali aunty tou bulkul hi Adam bezaar lag rahi thein.
With all due respect and appreciation for me Deepa mehta is a depressing filmmaker for me she is not flimmaker she is an activist ckm filmaker she shoild stop makin films and start making documentries that will suit her most.
In my opinion I don't think that her work is "depressing"...her work like Fire was India's first lesbian film,Water which talks about the condition of widows, Earth1947 which talks about the partition... Along with midnight children, heaven on earth, funny boy and some other.. her film making and the subjects she chooses will involve you more and more into thinking about the characters and also the colour palette she uses(Water) so to me her work is thought provoking... I too think documentary shuits her the most because while making this films somewhere there is a typical representation like a documentary but they give the feeling of staged documentary please rectify me if I am wrong with the word staged documentary tagging it with her work.. I too agree that she can shift her genre into documentaries that would be far better.. these are just my opinion would love to know if you have any other to include
Just because her subject choices are sad and evoke disgust towards the evils of our society do not make them devoid of skill and art and beauty......
That's how spices and condiments add to the flavor in the amazing cuisine of human survival on this planet. Salam Bhenji... 31:43
These people are awful.
genuinely curious, what makes you say that?