My Brother Nikhil screening - Sanjay Suri and Onir in New York!

[Guest guest]

Asia Society and Breakthrough invite you to the New York premier of:

My Brother Nikhil (Onir/2005/170 min/35mm)

Monday, June 27, 6:00pm Reception, 6:30 pm Screening

Discussion with Onir and Sanjay Suri to follow

Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue (at 70th street), New York

City

Please join the Asia Society and Breakthrough for the New York

Premier of the new Bollywood hit, My Brother Nikhil, starring Sanjay

Suri and Juhi Chawla.

The film tells the story of a young man living in Goa, India in the late 1980s.

Nikhil is a championship swimmer and is adored by his family and his community.

When he finds out he is HIV positive, he loses his job, his friends and his

family.

He is forced to face stigma and discrimination at a time when little was known

about AIDS, with only his sister and his lover by his side. The film, which is

inspired by actual events, recently debuted to strong reviews and audiences in

India.

Director Onir and lead actor Sanjay Suri will be in attendance to

participate in a discussion following the screening.

Made possible by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

$5 Students w/ ID $7 Member/NGO $10 Nonmember

Advance registration or ticket purchase is highly recommended. A

credit card is required to hold a reservation. Please call the Box

Office at 212-517-ASIA, send information by fax at 212-517- 8315, or

email: boxo@...

Seema Arora

E-mail: <seemaa@...>