Book & Film Club
Our book and film clubs always have the authors and filmmakers in attendance respectively. Our readings and screenings are followed by passionate animated discussions. Join us for our events and tell your friends about them as well. Most of our events are open to the public with RSVP.
100 Things to know and debate before you vote
One of the biggest elections in the history of independent India is upon us. An election that could transform India and set the bedrock for the future. But as Hindol Sengupta says, our political debate is mired in, at best, irrelevancies, at worst, utter nonsense. In this Culture Lab talk based on his new book, Hindol offered a shout-out, a call to action to talk about the things that matter—or should matter —to most of us as citizens, from financial scams to...7 March 2014
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In this special Godrej India Culture Lab talk, New York University's Dr. Tejaswini Ganti, the author of Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry (2012) provided an unprecedented look inside the social and professional worlds of the Mumbai-based Hindi film industry and explained how it became “Bollywood” - a global film phenomenon and potent symbol of India as a rising economic powerhouse. 24 January 2014
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The Godrej India Culture Lab is proud to collaborate with the exhibition *Across Oceans and Flowing Silks: From Canton to Bombay 18th to 20th Centuries* that is being held at the *National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai*, and with the* National Film Development Corporation of India*, hosted a special screening of the film *Gangoobai.*9 January 2014
Continue to EventI'm Pregnant, Not Terminally Ill, You Idiot!
Eating for two. Post-baby body. Beatific mom. Yeah, right! Lalita Iyer’s I'm Pregnant, Not Terminally Ill, You Idiot! is an irreverent, politically incorrect take on pregnancy and motherhood. It is a book on pregnancy that does not feature a week by week foetus diary, but instead dissects the raw deal of ‘baby-making’ and the reality ‘behind the rosy dream’. Through much humour and entertaining anecdotes, the author makes the reality check into motherhood softer to chew on. 18 October 2013
Continue to EventAwaaz Aala
‘AWAAZ AALA’ is not just a documentary, but an attempt to create maximum social awareness about a possible solution (via the Cochlear Implant) to the crippling disability of deafness, especially in children. AWAAZ AALA follows the journey of four hearing impaired children from pre-surgery to three years post-implant stages. It goes inside the Operation Theatre to illustrate the actual process of implantation.4 October 2013
Continue to EventAmar Akbar Anthony
Even forty years after it was made, Amar Akbar Anthony remains the final word in film entertainment, which many film-makers aspire to, but seldom manage to replicate. Film author Sidharth Bhatia went behind the scenes of one of the most loved Hindi films of all time to unravel the story of its making and what it means to Indian cinema.13 September 2013
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In this event, author Pavan Varma talks about his book Chanakya’s New Manifesto. The talk was preceded by a poem specially written and recited by Nadir Godrej, Managing Director of Godrej Industries Limited and Associated Companies. This event was a collaboration between LitLive! and Godrej Nature’s Basket.29 July 2013
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In the Fall of 2012, while on a Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship, American filmmaker and PhD student Jeff Roy came to Mumbai to film a documentary on music, dance, and performance art expressions from within the city's LGBTQ and Hijra communities. Combining interviews and performances from established and emerging performers in contemporary and folk traditions, the films that Roy will share with us show how the fundamental practice of music and dance helps to empower and strengthen individual LGBTQ voices as they navigate tradition and modernity...19 July 2013
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