Ali Eteraz is teasing about a new Rumi bio-pic, run with Qatar Foundation and Rumi Foundation. Looks really good, but some questions: Will it seriously deal with the fact that Shams-i Tabriz was most likely an Ismaili? I can’t imagine the Qataris would be too happy with that. Why do we need a non-Muslim playing the part of Rumi? Are there not enough good Muslim actors? I think the Iranians might object. Even Mel Gibson went with a no name for Jesus to make it seem more real, and that movie seems to have done OK.
Big Mira Nair fan here. Miss. Masala was fun, Monsoon Wedding, Salaam Bombay, Vanity Fair. Ok, Kama Sutra (of all things!) was a snooze.
The Indians in East Africa have an interesting story. Two large movements of Indians, one to Africa, and the other to the Caribbean (from which my family arrived in the US). Gujuratis and Panjabis to Africa, Uttar Pradeshis and Biharis to the Caribbean. On a recent trip to India, some people knew which part of the dispora I was from based on the spelling of my surname.
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