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NRI's movie "Indian
Cowboy" has opened in nine centres in the US
New York, Feb. 23, 2007
Rupi Sapna
NRI Nikhil Kamkolkar's movie "The
Indian Cowboy" was released this week
(Feb. 23) in the United States.
NAZ 8 – Artesia, CA,NAZ 8 – Fremont, CA, Fun Asia –
Dallas, TX, NOVI Towne Center – Detroit, MI, AMC Barrington
– Chicago, IL, Galaxy Cinema – Atlanta, GA, Regal Commerce
Center Cinemas – North Brunswick, NJ , Cineplaza – North
Bergen, NJ
Ths movie has a romantic story and
gives it a twist. The film bills itself as a "love love story"
where one of the courting couples' desire to return to India gets
in the way of the relationship. If two people want to be
in different places that can create a lot of conflict. This film
sort of goes into that space and explores it a little bit,”
says actor and director Indian Cowboy, Nikhil Kamkolkar.
However, there is more trendspotting. This time that of Indian
techies in America taking to making films.
Nikhil Kamkolkar is the latest member of this club. One of the
pioneers was certainly Nagesh Kukunoor, who actually left his career
and returned to India for a successful foray into filmmaking.
“I know Nagesh. I'm from Hyderabad as well. Interestingly
or coincidentally enough, we both went to Monterrey, California
to get our H1 visas stamped in our passports. We shared our thoughts
on filmmaking on the bus ride back from Monterrey in Mexico. Now,
of course, he's gone and got much success, much well deserved success.
We've always been an audience member and, I think, coming to the
US exposes us to the opportunities where you believe that you can
make a film, it's not just about the star sons who get to do this,”
says Kamkolkar.
NRI's movie "Indian Cowboy" has opened in nine centres
in the US .
INDIAN
COWBOY will be released in February
New York, Dec. 02, 2006
Rupi Sapna
Nick wants to write the world's greatest
love story. Problem is, he doesn't really know what love is! When
his matchmaker mom throws him together with Sapna, a beautiful,
saucy woman from India, Nick falls in 'love' with her. Unfortunately
for Nick, Sapna no longer believes in love because her fiancé,
the only man she ever loved, left her at the altar. But Nick melts
the armor shielding her heart. Sapna starts to believe in love again.
Unfortunately for Nick, she decides to track down and get back with
her ex-fiancé! Problem is, she ends up falling in love with
Nick instead. Unfortunately for Sapna, Nick no longer believes that
she is his true love…
Indian Cowboy boasts an exciting cast of professional
actors, including Sheetal Sheth (American Chai), Deep Katdare (American
Desi), Jonathan Sale, Sundra Oakley, and Carla Borelli - a veteran
of film and TV. And myself, in the role of Nick. The production
ball started rolling when Anura Idupuganti, a NY-based producer
joined the project.
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“Rock on! Fall in Love-Love”, says Nikhil Kamkolkar,
director of INDIAN COWBOY, announcing the release of the soundtrack
album for his romantic comedy with a Desi (South Asian) flavor.
“There is more to the South Asian music scene than Bollywood”,
Kamkolkar goes on. “The amount of talent out there cross-pollinating
new genres, bringing together a rich musical heritage mixed in with
their own experiences is very exciting. This album gives you a taste
of where we are headed!”
INDIAN COWBOY is written and directed by Nikhil Kamkolkar - an
immigrant from India now living in New York. Inevitably perhaps,
this soundtrack is very diverse in its sensibilities. It offers
an exotic blend of music. The sixty-minute-plus soundtrack CD, delivers
Bollywood-inspired indie rock, Bhangra from the U.K., desi diva
Falu’s sultry vocals, Karsh Kale’s blend of soaring
Indian classical vocals with electronic tabla and electronica, the
velvety “Indian Cowboy” title track by Uday Benegal
and Jayesh Gandhi’s talented band Alms For Shanti, and several
cutting edge Indie bands and artists from Seattle to New York and
beyond. A trip-hop style rendition of “L’Amour”
from Georges Bizet’s Carmen – a ‘trip-hop’era
in French – is a good example of this album’s musical
diversity!
Asked to describe the soundtrack album, Kamkolkar declares “It’s
a perfect date album. Play it in your car while riding with your
significant other!”
Artists featured include Karsh Kale, Alms For Shanti, Gabrielle+G.A.R,
Spyglass, Leslie Nuss, Val Emmich, Falu with Karyshma, and Kam Dhillon,
and the album is now available at several retail outlets including
amazon.com. The film itself will soon be released in selected theatres
in North America.
Starring: Nikhil Kamkolkar, Sheetal Sheth, Carla
Borelli, Jonathan Sale, Sundra Oakley, Deep Katdare, Cynthia O'Keefe,
Scott Boyett, Sunil Malhotra, Ami Shukla, Jayson Berkshire
Screenplay: Nikhil Kamkolkar
Costumes: Asiel Kneeland
Editing: Cliff Birbrower
Audiography: Jonathan Parham
Cinematography: Learan Kahanov
Produced by: Anura Idupuganti
Executive Producer and Directed by: Nikhil Kamkolkar
About Filmmaker Nikhil Kamkolkar
Nikhil Kamkolkar graduated from the University of Wisconsin –
Madison, and worked both in technology at Microsoft, and in special
effects at Softimage in Los Angeles. His focus remains telling unique
stories cinematically.
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