Lamakaan

Malegaon, a small town tucked away near the heart of India geographically, is fraught with communal tension and under severe economic depression. To escape the harsh reality of their world, its people seek refuge in the fantastical world of cinema. This passion for cinema has spurred a group of cinema enthusiasts to make their own films-quirky, low budget, socially aware and notoriously funny spoofs of Bollywood films. Their ambition has grown and now they are ready to take on Hollywood and Superman. We follow them on this journey. At times funny, tragic, contemplative. Always warm and engaging. And as the film begins to take shape, through schemes and approaches that are sublimely ingenious, simply bizarre and purely hysterical, we also slowly discover Malegaon itself. A microcosm that embodies and reflects the complexities of modern small town India. Where the modern and the traditional rub shoulders, where extreme poverty and extreme wealth are neighbours, bewildering in its diversity, trapped in self-made destinies, with a spirit that can never be vanquished. The film is a tribute to that spirit, the spirit that enables The Supermen of Malegaon to make Malegaon's Superman.

IGNITING MINDS Guest Lecture by Ms. Bhanumathi Kalluri on ‘Land Acquisition Policy – From a Tribal’s Perspective’

What do three fretful men do in a Park?

We know what you’re thinking. “Fretful men don’t go to a Park these days. You can only find them in the corners in rundown or funky little pubs, where they sit and dunk beers or neat whiskey shots to feel better. At least till the next morning” Well, almost all men do that. But some men still go to a Park.

Yes they do.

They prefer an isolated Park bench in the shade of a tree. Some sit and read a book, some take a power nap and some fix their eyes on something exotic to find peace of mind.

If you don’t think they exist, you should come to Lamakaan on the 22nd of July. They’ll be there.
Will they find the peace of mind they’re looking for? We believe that’s something even they don’t know yet.



Written by Manav Kaul
Directed by Feroze

Tollywood Technician & Artists Circle (TollywoodTAC) is a Facebook group, which volunteers in guiding up-coming talented technicians and artists of Telugu Film Industry through gathering, workshop (we always did these events in Lamakaan) under the expert hands for free of cost. On 26th of July 2012 we will be completing our 1st year and for that we need Lamakaan for the gathering, celebration and short film contest. It will be strictly non-beneficial event from every aspect. We don't charge any money from members or non-members, this event is also open for public, for interested people. We request you to approve our application. We need Lamakaan premise from 6pm onwards for couple of hours.

Thanks and Regards,

Michael Makhal
(Music Composer and Founder of TTAC)
91 9704109059

IGNITING MINDS Guest Lecture by Dr. Rajeev Sangal on 'Policy reforms due in HIGHER EDUCATION in India'

Bhimayana is a graphic biography of Dr B.R. Ambedkar told in the Pardhan Gond art style by Durgabai Vyam and Subash Vyam, with story by Srividya Natarajan and S. Anand. This art—deploying thick outlines enclosing dotted, shaded space—is particularly well-suited to describe pain and wide-eyed incomprehension in the face of wanton cruelty. Bhimayana tells the story of a man who did not have to go to South Africa to experience discrimination, a man who has been relegated to being the ‘architect of the constitution’ in history books. While narrating Ambedkar’s experiences of untouchability, Bhimayana is also a robust exposé of caste in contemporary India.

Published in eight languages so far, Bhimayana has been hailed by CNN.com as one of the Top 5 political graphic books ever published.

Samahaara presents
Eugene O'Neill's "Thirst", A Play in English
Produced by Rathna Shekar Reddy
Directed by Stu Denison

work shop on Life and Thought of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar by S.Anand

Ever wondered what it is like listening to Rajesh Khanna movie songs: Nostalgia is what we call it from
Davidson’s school of music.

There is no doubt that these were predominantly sung by Kishore Kumar but the face to the song was
by Rajesh Khanna. From Aradhana to Safar, yes that is exactly going to be your journey on 4 th Aug
at Lamakaan. Let’s pay a tribute to this great legend in Indian cinema and ironically it is also Kishore
Kumar’s birthday on 4th Aug who is the song to the face

OPENING ACT

The opening acts are a must watch performed by the students from DSM (Davidson school of music).
The opening act includes soothing covers from the likes of ABBA, BoneyM, Carpenters, Beegees, Titanic,
and Eric Clapton while not forgetting the likes of hard and classic rock covering Deep Purple, Led Zep,
Guns N Roses and also some great instrumental music covering Ventures of the 60’s fame.

This Saturday it’s a one stop shop for fulfilling your music fetish at Lamakaan.

A brief list of the performers (more to follow):

Vocals: Vijay Paramar, Deborah, Mrs.Davidson (Note: She performs for AIR) and others

Guitars: Daniel, Davidson

Drummers: Nandu & Co

Bass Guitar: Donaldson

Monsoon Organic Bazaar Sunday. Discover a wide range of Healthy organic products. Meet like-minded people. Enjoy an afternoon with an entire family. Stock up your kitchen. Find item for home use.

" Jab Bhi Aati Hai Teri Yaad " - An evening of captivating ghazals by Mr.Yateesh Acharya , paying tribute to Ghazal King,
Mehdi Hasan Sahab

(Yateesh Acharya is an accomplished Ghazal singer, classically trained, proficient in Thumari, Dadra, Mand, Folk and Sufi styles of singing etc. He has been in the field of singing for the last three decades.

He took early lessons in classical music from Pt. Mahendra Dixit, Shri J. S. Hada. He further sharpened his music skill by learning from Pt. Mahesh Chandra Sharma, Ustad Hifzul Kabir (Katani), Ustad Sarwat Hussain Khan (Bhopal), Great Ustad Rahat Ali Khan (Gorakhpur), Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan (Delhi), Ustad Zamir Ahmed Khan (Muradabad), Ustad Hayat Ahmed Khan (Delhi), Late Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan (Agra)
In 1983-84 Yateesh won the top prize in the All-India Begum Akhtar singing challenge and Mehdi Hassan Award 2010

And composed Music for various Ghazal Bhajan Albums, Jingles, and Documentary Films also.

In year 2010 he was chosen to represent India in JORDON Festival that was organized by ministry of culture of Jordan government.

Few of his his albums that are being released this year are:

Sai Bhajan (Recorded)

Dooriyan (Ghazal Album) from SATI Records, Texas

Classical Ghazals from Cinq Planet, Paris (Recording)

A completely different take on the Palestine-Israel conflict... straight from people like you and me!
Five random travelers come together to trek to a waterfall in Hampi a serene heartland in Southern India , famous for its ruins, temples and a river. They trudge across the surreal landscape, happily disconnected from their routines. To recharge their energy after walking for sometime, they stop under a rock shelter. An innocuous discussion begins to change the trajectory of their thoughts.

Meanwhile, in yet another part of Hampi, an young photographer from Israel is searching for peace through meditation, when most other backpackers seem to choose drugs.

And, a young Palestinian doctor, travels half the globe to a small country in South America, hoping to make others understand the routine challenges of life in her homeland.

Everybody is searching for something. Can they find it?

'The Waterfall' is a journey that brings together some people, as they share their hopes and angst while searching for answers.

An acoustic folk and rock gig with multilingual, multicultural mix of songs that engages the audience to join in - sing along or play small percussion instruments which are passed on. The idea of participation of the audience is important to us, for people must sing ‘songs of people’ together. To achieve this, wherever possible, visual projection is used to assist the audience.

The repertoire is a carefully selected compilation of folk and rock songs from various places. The lyrics reflect the happiness, angst, troubles and issues they face and need to think about and question. It includes English folk, rock and blues (from the likes of Dylan, Bob Marley, Bloodhound Gang etc.), Indian folk (e.g. Himachali, Central Indian, Bengali), Latin musica protesta and some original numbers.

Journey to the Everest Base Camp is all about sharing the Trekking experience of making it to the Everest Base Camp, Himalayas in Nepal.

IGNITING MINDS Guest Talk on Gandhian Economic Thought by Prof. Naresh Kumar Sharma from HCU (Economics Dept.)

Collateral Damage is a Documentary by 4 Hyderabadi makers. It is a moving account of a few 'chosen' men. They were among 70 Muslim men picked up by the Hyderabad police in the wake of two terror attacks in the city last year. At least 15 of them, according to a report by a state government panel, were subjected to various forms of torture during custody that lasted six to nine months: stripping, physical abuse, electric shocks, some had their beards plucked out; in one case, a two-litre water bottle was said to have been hung from the victim’s penis.

Now the Andhra Pradesh government admits they are innocent and, as a ‘healing touch,” is offering them a “rehabilitation package” of Rs 30,000 and Rs-80,000 loans to buy autorickshaws.

Through this panel discussion and interactive session with the audience, we try to take a peek into the current political context which leads to production of shows like "Satyameva Jayate", and the reactions to it. Thus we use this show as a lens to zoom into the contemporary socio-cultural and political economic paradigms we are living in. Our 3 panelists will open up various points of discussion about the show and its context, and we hope that the discussion will be taken forward through interaction with the audience.

Siyaah Haashiye are vignettes of the partition of India; black borders written with the same dark blood that oozed from both sides on a land that was ripped to pieces and has never quite managed to pull itself together yet. More than 60 years have passed; 55 since Manto himself was laid to rest but the bloodstains of that massacre still haunt the generations on both sides of the divide: dates have changed; places have changed and so have names but the nature of man remains the same; the struggle against our own self continues

GOETHEZENTRUM,HYDERABAD Documentary Circle of Hyderabad
LAMAKAAN
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE of HYDERABAD
Great Hyderabad Adventure Club
cordially invite you to a screening of
GRIZZLY MAN
103 min, 2005
Director: Werner Herzog

A devastating and heartrending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzlies in Alaska.
For thirteen consecutive summers, the American Timothy Treadwell moved to Katmai in the Alaskan Peninsula to live among the grizzly bears, with the pretext of studying and protecting them. In 2003, his girlfriend Amie Huguenard and he were surprisingly attacked and eaten by a bear.

Werner Herzog somehow accessed more than one hundred hours of footages filmed by Timothy and released this documentary, showing the life and death of Timothy Treadwell



Werner Herzog is undeniably one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, and one of the great figures of German Cinema. Many people find Herzog’s documentaries even more fascinating than his feature films.

No one has done more than Herzog to promulgate the deeper truth that every fiction film has an element of documentary, and that all documentaries are constructed fictions. Herzog’s docs show an appreciation for imagination, poetry, adventure, and most of all -- how documentaries at their best can be an expression of one artist’s vision of the world.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Malegaon, a small town tucked away near the heart of India geographically, is fraught with communal tension and under severe economic depression. To escape the harsh reality of their world, its people seek refuge in the fantastical world of cinema. This passion for cinema has spurred a group of cinema enthusiasts to make their own films-quirky, low budget, socially aware and notoriously funny spoofs of Bollywood films. Their ambition has grown and now they are ready to take on Hollywood and Superman. We follow them on this journey. At times funny, tragic, contemplative. Always warm and engaging. And as the film begins to take shape, through schemes and approaches that are sublimely ingenious, simply bizarre and purely hysterical, we also slowly discover Malegaon itself. A microcosm that embodies and reflects the complexities of modern small town India. Where the modern and the traditional rub shoulders, where extreme poverty and extreme wealth are neighbours, bewildering in its diversity, trapped in self-made destinies, with a spirit that can never be vanquished. The film is a tribute to that spirit, the spirit that enables The Supermen of Malegaon to make Malegaon's Superman.

IGNITING MINDS Guest Lecture by Ms. Bhanumathi Kalluri on ‘Land Acquisition Policy – From a Tribal’s Perspective’

What do three fretful men do in a Park?

We know what you’re thinking. “Fretful men don’t go to a Park these days. You can only find them in the corners in rundown or funky little pubs, where they sit and dunk beers or neat whiskey shots to feel better. At least till the next morning” Well, almost all men do that. But some men still go to a Park.

Yes they do.

They prefer an isolated Park bench in the shade of a tree. Some sit and read a book, some take a power nap and some fix their eyes on something exotic to find peace of mind.

If you don’t think they exist, you should come to Lamakaan on the 22nd of July. They’ll be there.
Will they find the peace of mind they’re looking for? We believe that’s something even they don’t know yet.



Written by Manav Kaul
Directed by Feroze

Tollywood Technician & Artists Circle (TollywoodTAC) is a Facebook group, which volunteers in guiding up-coming talented technicians and artists of Telugu Film Industry through gathering, workshop (we always did these events in Lamakaan) under the expert hands for free of cost. On 26th of July 2012 we will be completing our 1st year and for that we need Lamakaan for the gathering, celebration and short film contest. It will be strictly non-beneficial event from every aspect. We don't charge any money from members or non-members, this event is also open for public, for interested people. We request you to approve our application. We need Lamakaan premise from 6pm onwards for couple of hours.

Thanks and Regards,

Michael Makhal
(Music Composer and Founder of TTAC)
91 9704109059

IGNITING MINDS Guest Lecture by Dr. Rajeev Sangal on 'Policy reforms due in HIGHER EDUCATION in India'

Bhimayana is a graphic biography of Dr B.R. Ambedkar told in the Pardhan Gond art style by Durgabai Vyam and Subash Vyam, with story by Srividya Natarajan and S. Anand. This art—deploying thick outlines enclosing dotted, shaded space—is particularly well-suited to describe pain and wide-eyed incomprehension in the face of wanton cruelty. Bhimayana tells the story of a man who did not have to go to South Africa to experience discrimination, a man who has been relegated to being the ‘architect of the constitution’ in history books. While narrating Ambedkar’s experiences of untouchability, Bhimayana is also a robust exposé of caste in contemporary India.

Published in eight languages so far, Bhimayana has been hailed by CNN.com as one of the Top 5 political graphic books ever published.

Samahaara presents
Eugene O'Neill's "Thirst", A Play in English
Produced by Rathna Shekar Reddy
Directed by Stu Denison

work shop on Life and Thought of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar by S.Anand

Ever wondered what it is like listening to Rajesh Khanna movie songs: Nostalgia is what we call it from
Davidson’s school of music.

There is no doubt that these were predominantly sung by Kishore Kumar but the face to the song was
by Rajesh Khanna. From Aradhana to Safar, yes that is exactly going to be your journey on 4 th Aug
at Lamakaan. Let’s pay a tribute to this great legend in Indian cinema and ironically it is also Kishore
Kumar’s birthday on 4th Aug who is the song to the face

OPENING ACT

The opening acts are a must watch performed by the students from DSM (Davidson school of music).
The opening act includes soothing covers from the likes of ABBA, BoneyM, Carpenters, Beegees, Titanic,
and Eric Clapton while not forgetting the likes of hard and classic rock covering Deep Purple, Led Zep,
Guns N Roses and also some great instrumental music covering Ventures of the 60’s fame.

This Saturday it’s a one stop shop for fulfilling your music fetish at Lamakaan.

A brief list of the performers (more to follow):

Vocals: Vijay Paramar, Deborah, Mrs.Davidson (Note: She performs for AIR) and others

Guitars: Daniel, Davidson

Drummers: Nandu & Co

Bass Guitar: Donaldson

Monsoon Organic Bazaar Sunday. Discover a wide range of Healthy organic products. Meet like-minded people. Enjoy an afternoon with an entire family. Stock up your kitchen. Find item for home use.

" Jab Bhi Aati Hai Teri Yaad " - An evening of captivating ghazals by Mr.Yateesh Acharya , paying tribute to Ghazal King,
Mehdi Hasan Sahab

(Yateesh Acharya is an accomplished Ghazal singer, classically trained, proficient in Thumari, Dadra, Mand, Folk and Sufi styles of singing etc. He has been in the field of singing for the last three decades.

He took early lessons in classical music from Pt. Mahendra Dixit, Shri J. S. Hada. He further sharpened his music skill by learning from Pt. Mahesh Chandra Sharma, Ustad Hifzul Kabir (Katani), Ustad Sarwat Hussain Khan (Bhopal), Great Ustad Rahat Ali Khan (Gorakhpur), Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan (Delhi), Ustad Zamir Ahmed Khan (Muradabad), Ustad Hayat Ahmed Khan (Delhi), Late Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan (Agra)
In 1983-84 Yateesh won the top prize in the All-India Begum Akhtar singing challenge and Mehdi Hassan Award 2010

And composed Music for various Ghazal Bhajan Albums, Jingles, and Documentary Films also.

In year 2010 he was chosen to represent India in JORDON Festival that was organized by ministry of culture of Jordan government.

Few of his his albums that are being released this year are:

Sai Bhajan (Recorded)

Dooriyan (Ghazal Album) from SATI Records, Texas

Classical Ghazals from Cinq Planet, Paris (Recording)

A completely different take on the Palestine-Israel conflict... straight from people like you and me!
Five random travelers come together to trek to a waterfall in Hampi a serene heartland in Southern India , famous for its ruins, temples and a river. They trudge across the surreal landscape, happily disconnected from their routines. To recharge their energy after walking for sometime, they stop under a rock shelter. An innocuous discussion begins to change the trajectory of their thoughts.

Meanwhile, in yet another part of Hampi, an young photographer from Israel is searching for peace through meditation, when most other backpackers seem to choose drugs.

And, a young Palestinian doctor, travels half the globe to a small country in South America, hoping to make others understand the routine challenges of life in her homeland.

Everybody is searching for something. Can they find it?

'The Waterfall' is a journey that brings together some people, as they share their hopes and angst while searching for answers.

An acoustic folk and rock gig with multilingual, multicultural mix of songs that engages the audience to join in - sing along or play small percussion instruments which are passed on. The idea of participation of the audience is important to us, for people must sing ‘songs of people’ together. To achieve this, wherever possible, visual projection is used to assist the audience.

The repertoire is a carefully selected compilation of folk and rock songs from various places. The lyrics reflect the happiness, angst, troubles and issues they face and need to think about and question. It includes English folk, rock and blues (from the likes of Dylan, Bob Marley, Bloodhound Gang etc.), Indian folk (e.g. Himachali, Central Indian, Bengali), Latin musica protesta and some original numbers.

Journey to the Everest Base Camp is all about sharing the Trekking experience of making it to the Everest Base Camp, Himalayas in Nepal.

IGNITING MINDS Guest Talk on Gandhian Economic Thought by Prof. Naresh Kumar Sharma from HCU (Economics Dept.)

Collateral Damage is a Documentary by 4 Hyderabadi makers. It is a moving account of a few 'chosen' men. They were among 70 Muslim men picked up by the Hyderabad police in the wake of two terror attacks in the city last year. At least 15 of them, according to a report by a state government panel, were subjected to various forms of torture during custody that lasted six to nine months: stripping, physical abuse, electric shocks, some had their beards plucked out; in one case, a two-litre water bottle was said to have been hung from the victim’s penis.

Now the Andhra Pradesh government admits they are innocent and, as a ‘healing touch,” is offering them a “rehabilitation package” of Rs 30,000 and Rs-80,000 loans to buy autorickshaws.

Through this panel discussion and interactive session with the audience, we try to take a peek into the current political context which leads to production of shows like "Satyameva Jayate", and the reactions to it. Thus we use this show as a lens to zoom into the contemporary socio-cultural and political economic paradigms we are living in. Our 3 panelists will open up various points of discussion about the show and its context, and we hope that the discussion will be taken forward through interaction with the audience.

Siyaah Haashiye are vignettes of the partition of India; black borders written with the same dark blood that oozed from both sides on a land that was ripped to pieces and has never quite managed to pull itself together yet. More than 60 years have passed; 55 since Manto himself was laid to rest but the bloodstains of that massacre still haunt the generations on both sides of the divide: dates have changed; places have changed and so have names but the nature of man remains the same; the struggle against our own self continues

GOETHEZENTRUM,HYDERABAD Documentary Circle of Hyderabad
LAMAKAAN
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE of HYDERABAD
Great Hyderabad Adventure Club
cordially invite you to a screening of
GRIZZLY MAN
103 min, 2005
Director: Werner Herzog

A devastating and heartrending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzlies in Alaska.
For thirteen consecutive summers, the American Timothy Treadwell moved to Katmai in the Alaskan Peninsula to live among the grizzly bears, with the pretext of studying and protecting them. In 2003, his girlfriend Amie Huguenard and he were surprisingly attacked and eaten by a bear.

Werner Herzog somehow accessed more than one hundred hours of footages filmed by Timothy and released this documentary, showing the life and death of Timothy Treadwell



Werner Herzog is undeniably one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, and one of the great figures of German Cinema. Many people find Herzog’s documentaries even more fascinating than his feature films.

No one has done more than Herzog to promulgate the deeper truth that every fiction film has an element of documentary, and that all documentaries are constructed fictions. Herzog’s docs show an appreciation for imagination, poetry, adventure, and most of all -- how documentaries at their best can be an expression of one artist’s vision of the world.