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“This peppy first feature by Fawzia Mirza has a boisterous energy and toe-tapping use of music.” – Observer (UK)

This delightful Pakistani-Canadian co-production is the debut film from writer/director Fawzia Mirza, based on her theatrical stage play Me, My Mom & Sharmila, which in turn was based on her 2012 short film which shares the same name as the feature. Starring Amrit Kaur, this comedy-drama tells the story of “Azra”, a woman whose relationship with her parents has become strained ever since she came out as lesbian, and who undergoes a rollercoaster of emotions after the unexpected and untimely death of her father.

Admission is FREE – Tickets are required

All members of the Athens community are welcome

Claim tickets in-person at The Athena or by clicking the showtime link below

The Friends of India organization will provide Indian snacks and Chai during intermission

To learn more about the Ohio University’s Friends of India Endowment visit their website here

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96 MIN

Join us Saturday, March 28th at 1:00 p.m. for a special event screening of a Hindi romance starring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, presented by the Friends of India!

Admission is FREE and open to the Public – Tickets are required

Indian snacks and beverages will be provided by the Friends of India organization

About the film

One of the greatest love stories ever told, Devdas is based on the 1917 novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and tells the story of a man whose inability to marry his childhood best friend (and true love) ultimately sends him on a broken-hearted downward spiral into alcoholism. It is the story of how emotionally crushing it can be when cultural traditions and social hierarchies obstruct the true feelings of one’s heart and the fulfilment of one’s destiny.

Winning numerous awards and garnering substantial box office success, Devdas is a beautiful film that is considered a true classic of Indian cinema.

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185 MIN

“Forget streaming- the joy of the communal RRR theatrical experience is as much fun as you can have” — Variance Films

RRR – Rise, Roar, Revolt! – is the story of comrades Raju and Bheem who have embarked on a quest to incite a revolution in the 1920s and bring an end to the colonial British Raj imposed on India. Pitted against everything from soldiers to jungle beasts to the earthly elements, the protagonists, like heroes from mythology, have their mettle and courage tested to find out what they are really made of. The exhilarating, action-packed, epic journey that unfolds not only unites two friends, but has the potential to unite an entire nation!

With a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film and an Oscar win for Best Original Song, RRR has been lauded by critics, fans, and filmmakers — including James Cameron, JJ Abrams, and Steven Spielberg — around the world since its release in 2022. Not only that, but the film has since become a sort-of Hindi Rocky Horror Picture Show, with audiences breaking out in song and dance during screenings. Director/Screenwriter S. S. Rajamouli’s magnificent film offers everything that a great movie should!

Admission is free but ticketed. Open to the public! Claim tickets in person or by clicking the showtime link below.

“Friends of India” will provide Indian snacks and Chai during intermission.

The start time of the film will be 1:30 p.m. There will be an intermission of approximately 20 mins during the screening, so please plan accordingly. The film is anticipated to conclude around 5:00 p.m.

“In a movie that also includes Bheem battling a tiger with his bare hands and an aerial rescue involving a motorcycle, “Naatu Naatu” may be the most impressive action sequence.”–The Ringer

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187 MIN

“The Lunchbox…nicely captures the almost overwhelming crush and noise of contemporary India, and it plays cleverly and delicately with the tension of whether its two correspondents might eventually meet.” — Bob Mondello, NPR

About the film

The city of Mumbai’s lunchbox delivery system – a complexly-orchestrated system whereby hundreds of thousands hot lunches are delivered to workers all throughout the city every day – is well-known for its efficiency. However, in a rare mix-up, a lunchbox is accidentally delivered to the wrong person with the consequence of connecting two lonely people together in friendship.

Ila (played magnificently by Nimrat Kaur) is a housewife who seeks to rekindle the romance of a failing message by cooking delicious meals for her husband, including lovely notes in the meal tins, and having the food delivered to him at work. However, one of the meals is mistakenly delivered to Saajan (played by the late-great award-winning actor Irrfan Khan), a middle-aged widower who is unhappy in his work and his life. When Ila realizes the error, she reaches out to Saajan, thus initiating a back-and-forth correspondence between the two through which they discuss the details of their less-than-satisfied lives and wonder if they might be happier together instead. When a planned face-to-face meeting between them falls through, the fantasy is threatened. However, they may just end up together in the end.

All members of the Athens community are welcome – Admission is FREE but tickets are required.

Claim tickets in person at The Athena or by clicking the showtime link below.

There will be an intermission of approximately 20 minutes during the screening.

“Friends of India” will provide Indian snacks and Chai during intermission.

To learn more about the Ohio University’s Friends of India Endowment visit their website here

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104 MIN