Lamakaan

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Read A Kitaab is a calm & comfort space to be yourself, to discuss books and life with no bars on age/gender/ethnicity/political views etc.

This event marks the inaugural meeting of a new reading circle dedicated exclusively to Indian science fiction. Founded with the aim of spotlighting the richness and diversity of speculative writing from India, the reading circle brings together readers interested in exploring how Indian authors imagine science, technology, history and the future.

Over the course of one year, we will collectively read and discuss eight selected works of Indian science fiction. The first in-person session will take place on February 15, 2026, from 2pm to 4pm (with subsequent meetings scheduled at six-week intervals). In addition to the offline gatherings, the group will also host regular online discussions to share progress, reflections, and insights between sessions. Anyone interested to join our community can you use this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LPQMXSgLpLbCIMyqwfPN43

The opening session will focus on The Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh, a landmark novel that blends science fiction, history and mystery. It won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1997. The discussion will introduce participants to the themes of the book while setting the tone for thoughtful, inclusive and engaging conversations throughout the year.

The reading circle is open to anyone interested in discovering or revisiting Indian science fiction and aims to encourage more readers to engage with this important and often underrepresented literary tradition.

ఆహ్వానం:
అనిల్ బత్తుల పబ్లికేషన్స్, లమాకాన్ కలిసి నిర్వహిస్తున్న ' పిల్లల సినిమా పండగ 2026 ' లో భాగంగా 15 ఫిబ్రవరి 2026.. ఆదివారం సాయంత్రం 7: 30 నిం లకు ఇరానియన్ పిల్లల సినిమా 'WHERE IS MY FRIENDS HOUSE / HOME? ' ను మీరు బంజారాహిల్స్ (జి.వి.కె వన్ మాల్ ఎదురుస్ సందు) లమాకాన్లో ఉచితంగా చూడవచ్చు. ఈ గొప్ప సినిమాను ప్రపంచ ప్రఖ్యాత దర్శకుడు అబ్బాస్ కియరొస్తమీ తీశారు. ఈ గొప్ప అనుభవాన్ని మిస్ కాకండి. అందరికీ సాదర ఆహ్వానం.
As part of Children’s Film Festival 2026, jointly organized by Anil Battula Publications and Lamakaan, we invite you to a special screening of the Iranian children’s film Where Is My Friend’s House? on Sunday, 15th February 2026 at 7:30 PM at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills (lane opposite GVK One Mall).

This remarkable film was directed by the worldrenowned filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

Don’t miss this wonderful cinematic experience.

Everyone is cordially invited.

తెలుగు దారిలో కళావంతుల నడక.

మాట్లాడేవారు.. డా. యశోద ఠాకూర్, ఆర్.ఎం. ఉమామహేశ్వర్ రావు

Costa Gavras’ 1982 movie Missing revolves around the mysterious disappearance of an American journalist Charles Horman in the aftermath of US-sponsored military coup in Chile in 1973 that deposed the democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende. The movie traces the concerted search of Charles by his father Edmund and his wife Beth who have opposing worldviews. Apart from their collective effort to find Charles, the movie also examines their contrasting views about the US. It also shows how in the process of finding his missing son Edmund’s views about his own country changes. The impact of this movie can be gauged from the fact that it was banned in Chile during the regime of Augusto Pinochet who became the country’s military dictator after the 1973 coup.
Hyderabad Cinephiles is screening this movie in the context of recent US attack on Venezuela and abduction of its president Nicolas Maduro. The screening will be followed by a discussion in which, along with the content and craft of the movie, we will also discuss about the long history of US intervention in Latin America and other parts of the world and the changing global order.

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆)
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝟬𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗺
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗮𝗻, 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆

Lamakaan will host a special evening dedicated to the works of acclaimed Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi this February. Scheduled for Wednesday evening, the festival brings together cinephiles, students, and lovers of world cinema to experience Ghobadi’s powerful storytelling that blends poetic realism with the struggles and resilience of Kurdish life.

About the Director: Bahman Ghobadi, born on February 1, 1969, in Baneh, Kurdistan Province, Iran, is a Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker celebrated for his poignant storytelling that blends poetic realism with the lived struggles of Kurdish communities. Educated in film directing at Iran Broadcasting College, Ghobadi rose to international prominence with his debut feature A Time for Drunken Horses (2000), which won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes. His subsequent films, including Turtles Can Fly (2004), Half Moon (2006), and No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009), further cemented his reputation as a filmmaker who captures resilience, identity, and the human spirit against the backdrop of political and social upheaval.

Film Title: MAROONED IN IRAQ | 2002 | 108 Mins | Iran | Kurdish/Persian with English Subtitles.

About the film: "Marooned in Iraq" is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Bahman Ghobadi, set during the Iran-Iraq war. The movie follows Mirza, a famous Kurdish musician, and his two sons as they embark on a journey to find Mirza's ex-wife, Hanareh, who is in trouble in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Screening followed by Discussion. All are Welcome. Entry is free and open to all!

Lamakaan will host a special evening dedicated to the works of acclaimed Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi this February. Scheduled for Wednesday evening, the festival brings together cinephiles, students, and lovers of world cinema to experience Ghobadi’s powerful storytelling that blends poetic realism with the struggles and resilience of Kurdish life.

About the Director: Bahman Ghobadi, born on February 1, 1969, in Baneh, Kurdistan Province, Iran, is a Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker celebrated for his poignant storytelling that blends poetic realism with the lived struggles of Kurdish communities. Educated in film directing at Iran Broadcasting College, Ghobadi rose to international prominence with his debut feature A Time for Drunken Horses (2000), which won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes. His subsequent films, including Turtles Can Fly (2004), Half Moon (2006), and No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009), further cemented his reputation as a filmmaker who captures resilience, identity, and the human spirit against the backdrop of political and social upheaval.

Film Title: HALF MOON | 2006 | 114 Mins | Iran, France, Austria, and Iraq | Kurdish with English Subtitles.

About the film: Half Moon (Sorani Kurdish: نیوەمانگ, romanized: Nîwemaň) is a 2006 internationally co-produced Kurdish comedy-drama film directed by Bahman Ghobadi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Behnam Behzadi, partly inspired by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem. The film stars Ismail Ghaffari as Mamo, an old legendary musician, who sets to trespass the borders of Iranian Kurdistan to give one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan with his 10 sons.

Half Moon is a part of the New Crowned Hope film series, a celebration of the 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The film is an international co-production of Iran, Austria, France and Iraq.

Screening followed by Discussion. All are Welcome. Entry is free and open to all!

Tejas Academy of Arts, founded in 2022 by Guru Tejaswi Prasad, presents a Kuchipudi recital performed by its students. With over 15 years of national and international performance experience, Guru Tejaswi Prasad brings tradition and grace to the stage.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Read A Kitaab is an unbiased community of Readers, Booklovers, writers and artists. We strive to provide the community an ecosystem with an online library, book discussions, author meet, book of the month, monthly meets, newsletters & much more...

Read A Kitaab is a calm & comfort space to be yourself, to discuss books and life with no bars on age/gender/ethnicity/political views etc.

This event marks the inaugural meeting of a new reading circle dedicated exclusively to Indian science fiction. Founded with the aim of spotlighting the richness and diversity of speculative writing from India, the reading circle brings together readers interested in exploring how Indian authors imagine science, technology, history and the future.

Over the course of one year, we will collectively read and discuss eight selected works of Indian science fiction. The first in-person session will take place on February 15, 2026, from 2pm to 4pm (with subsequent meetings scheduled at six-week intervals). In addition to the offline gatherings, the group will also host regular online discussions to share progress, reflections, and insights between sessions. Anyone interested to join our community can you use this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LPQMXSgLpLbCIMyqwfPN43

The opening session will focus on The Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh, a landmark novel that blends science fiction, history and mystery. It won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1997. The discussion will introduce participants to the themes of the book while setting the tone for thoughtful, inclusive and engaging conversations throughout the year.

The reading circle is open to anyone interested in discovering or revisiting Indian science fiction and aims to encourage more readers to engage with this important and often underrepresented literary tradition.

ఆహ్వానం:
అనిల్ బత్తుల పబ్లికేషన్స్, లమాకాన్ కలిసి నిర్వహిస్తున్న ' పిల్లల సినిమా పండగ 2026 ' లో భాగంగా 15 ఫిబ్రవరి 2026.. ఆదివారం సాయంత్రం 7: 30 నిం లకు ఇరానియన్ పిల్లల సినిమా 'WHERE IS MY FRIENDS HOUSE / HOME? ' ను మీరు బంజారాహిల్స్ (జి.వి.కె వన్ మాల్ ఎదురుస్ సందు) లమాకాన్లో ఉచితంగా చూడవచ్చు. ఈ గొప్ప సినిమాను ప్రపంచ ప్రఖ్యాత దర్శకుడు అబ్బాస్ కియరొస్తమీ తీశారు. ఈ గొప్ప అనుభవాన్ని మిస్ కాకండి. అందరికీ సాదర ఆహ్వానం.
As part of Children’s Film Festival 2026, jointly organized by Anil Battula Publications and Lamakaan, we invite you to a special screening of the Iranian children’s film Where Is My Friend’s House? on Sunday, 15th February 2026 at 7:30 PM at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills (lane opposite GVK One Mall).

This remarkable film was directed by the worldrenowned filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

Don’t miss this wonderful cinematic experience.

Everyone is cordially invited.

తెలుగు దారిలో కళావంతుల నడక.

మాట్లాడేవారు.. డా. యశోద ఠాకూర్, ఆర్.ఎం. ఉమామహేశ్వర్ రావు

Costa Gavras’ 1982 movie Missing revolves around the mysterious disappearance of an American journalist Charles Horman in the aftermath of US-sponsored military coup in Chile in 1973 that deposed the democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende. The movie traces the concerted search of Charles by his father Edmund and his wife Beth who have opposing worldviews. Apart from their collective effort to find Charles, the movie also examines their contrasting views about the US. It also shows how in the process of finding his missing son Edmund’s views about his own country changes. The impact of this movie can be gauged from the fact that it was banned in Chile during the regime of Augusto Pinochet who became the country’s military dictator after the 1973 coup.
Hyderabad Cinephiles is screening this movie in the context of recent US attack on Venezuela and abduction of its president Nicolas Maduro. The screening will be followed by a discussion in which, along with the content and craft of the movie, we will also discuss about the long history of US intervention in Latin America and other parts of the world and the changing global order.

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆)
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝟬𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗺
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗮𝗻, 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆

Lamakaan will host a special evening dedicated to the works of acclaimed Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi this February. Scheduled for Wednesday evening, the festival brings together cinephiles, students, and lovers of world cinema to experience Ghobadi’s powerful storytelling that blends poetic realism with the struggles and resilience of Kurdish life.

About the Director: Bahman Ghobadi, born on February 1, 1969, in Baneh, Kurdistan Province, Iran, is a Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker celebrated for his poignant storytelling that blends poetic realism with the lived struggles of Kurdish communities. Educated in film directing at Iran Broadcasting College, Ghobadi rose to international prominence with his debut feature A Time for Drunken Horses (2000), which won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes. His subsequent films, including Turtles Can Fly (2004), Half Moon (2006), and No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009), further cemented his reputation as a filmmaker who captures resilience, identity, and the human spirit against the backdrop of political and social upheaval.

Film Title: MAROONED IN IRAQ | 2002 | 108 Mins | Iran | Kurdish/Persian with English Subtitles.

About the film: "Marooned in Iraq" is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Bahman Ghobadi, set during the Iran-Iraq war. The movie follows Mirza, a famous Kurdish musician, and his two sons as they embark on a journey to find Mirza's ex-wife, Hanareh, who is in trouble in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Screening followed by Discussion. All are Welcome. Entry is free and open to all!

Lamakaan will host a special evening dedicated to the works of acclaimed Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi this February. Scheduled for Wednesday evening, the festival brings together cinephiles, students, and lovers of world cinema to experience Ghobadi’s powerful storytelling that blends poetic realism with the struggles and resilience of Kurdish life.

About the Director: Bahman Ghobadi, born on February 1, 1969, in Baneh, Kurdistan Province, Iran, is a Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker celebrated for his poignant storytelling that blends poetic realism with the lived struggles of Kurdish communities. Educated in film directing at Iran Broadcasting College, Ghobadi rose to international prominence with his debut feature A Time for Drunken Horses (2000), which won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes. His subsequent films, including Turtles Can Fly (2004), Half Moon (2006), and No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009), further cemented his reputation as a filmmaker who captures resilience, identity, and the human spirit against the backdrop of political and social upheaval.

Film Title: HALF MOON | 2006 | 114 Mins | Iran, France, Austria, and Iraq | Kurdish with English Subtitles.

About the film: Half Moon (Sorani Kurdish: نیوەمانگ, romanized: Nîwemaň) is a 2006 internationally co-produced Kurdish comedy-drama film directed by Bahman Ghobadi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Behnam Behzadi, partly inspired by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem. The film stars Ismail Ghaffari as Mamo, an old legendary musician, who sets to trespass the borders of Iranian Kurdistan to give one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan with his 10 sons.

Half Moon is a part of the New Crowned Hope film series, a celebration of the 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The film is an international co-production of Iran, Austria, France and Iraq.

Screening followed by Discussion. All are Welcome. Entry is free and open to all!

Tejas Academy of Arts, founded in 2022 by Guru Tejaswi Prasad, presents a Kuchipudi recital performed by its students. With over 15 years of national and international performance experience, Guru Tejaswi Prasad brings tradition and grace to the stage.