FOX Searchlight Celebrates Deepa Mehtas Best Foreign Language Film Nomination for Water at Spark Woodfire Grill
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Ironically, this was not the only twist of fate that narrowly allowed Deepa to share her tale of the repression endured by Varanasi Hindu Widows in the late 1930s.Filming began in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, however protestors burned the movie set and threatened Deepa Mehta’s life because they felt she was portraying a distorted view of Hindu Culture.A long overdue celebration will begin on Sunday, February 25, at 4 pm guests will start filing into Spark Woodfire Grill on Pico Boulevard for a cocktail hour before sitting down for the show.Filming began in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, however protestors burned the movie set and threatened Deepa Mehta’s life because they felt she was portraying a distorted view of Hindu Culture."Its been very fulfilling to have that kind of recognition and its important for people who are marginalized in the world," she said in an interview with CBC Arts Online.A long overdue celebration will begin on Sunday, February 25, at 4 pm guests will start filing into Spark Woodfire Grill on Pico Boulevard for a cocktail hour before sitting down for the show.