| PROGRAM |
Paris Theatre 4 West 58th Street, NYC
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| 6:00 pm |
Red Carpet |
| 6:45 pm |
Indian & US National Anthems, Chandrika Tandon
Opening Remarks, Aroon Shivadasani, Executive Director, IAAC |
| 7:00 pm |
Screening of Today’s Special |
| 8:45 pm |
Post-Screening Discussion with
Actors Aasif Mandvi, Madhur Jaffrey
Producers Nimitt Mankad and Lillian LaSalle |
| 9:00 pm |
Gala Benefit Dinner featuring a live auction and live music from Siddhartha Khosla of Goldspot
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| TICKETS |
| $150 |
Red carpet, screening, and post-screening discussion with Today’s Special producer and stars ($125 tax-deductible) |
| $500 |
Above, plus Gala Benefit Dinner ($250 tax-deductible) |
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| Mail the following to: |
Indo-American Arts Council Inc
517 East 87th Street
Suite 1B, New York, NY 10128 |
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SYNOPSIS
Director: David Kaplan
Producer: Lillian LaSalle, Nimitt Mankad
Screenwriter: Jonathan Bines, Aasif Mandvi
Camera: David Tumblety
Editor: Chris Houghton Rich Fox
Music: Stephane Wrembel
Cast: Aasif Mandvi, Naseeruddin Shah, Madhur Jaffrey, Jess Weixler, Ajay Naidu, Harish Patel, Dean Winters and Kevin Corrigan
Length: 90 mins
Synopsis: Inspired by Aasif Mandvi's Obie Award winning play Sakina's Restaurant, "Today's Special" is a heartwarming food comedy set in New York City. Samir is a Sous Chef who dreams of being Head Chef of his boss's hot new restaurant. After being passed over for the promotion, he abruptly quits and hatches plans to go to France and study under a legendary Chef. But when his estranged father, Hakim has a heart attack, Samir's life takes a detour back to his parent’s home in Jackson Heights, Queens, where he takes over the failing family business: Tandoori Palace. With one foot out the door, Samir must come to terms with the loss of his older brother a few years back, and the sadness that engulfs his parents. Luckily, his paths cross with Akbar: a taxi driver, former chef in Mumbai, and irrepreseable raconteur who lives in the moment, breaks conventions, and inspires Samir to embrace life, save Tandoori Palace, and his family along the way. |
Javed Akhtar 