Mira Nair's AIDS Jaago Films
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The AIDS Jaago ("AIDS Awake") project is four short dramatic films which aim to dismantle myths and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. These films were funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and made by acclaimed Indian filmmakers Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding; The Namesake), Vishal Bhardwaj, Santosh Sivan and Farhan Akhtar.
Designed to use the immense power of moviemaking to wake people up about AIDS, the project was the brainchild of Mira Nair and was produced by her company Mirabai Films.
"We cannot underestimate the potential of film to change behavior and transform the world." -- Mira Nair
Designed to use the immense power of moviemaking to wake people up about AIDS, the project was the brainchild of Mira Nair and was produced by her company Mirabai Films.
"We cannot underestimate the potential of film to change behavior and transform the world." -- Mira Nair
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Ep 1: Aids Jaago trailer
(1m 3s)
The much talked about shorts from Mira Nair and 3 other cutting-edge Indian directors, are here on Jaman. More >
The much talked about shorts from Mira Nair and 3 other cutting-edge Indian directors, are here on Jaman.
Under the auspices of Mirabai FIlms and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation the AIDS 'JAAGO' Project presents four short dramatic films by top Indian diretors Mira Nair, Vishal Bhardwaj, Santosh Sivan and Farhan Akhtar that aim to dismantle myths and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS.
Each film uses top Indian movie stars to maximize exposure of the films to audiences throughout India .
You can see all the films here
http://www.jaman.com/aidsjaago
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Under the auspices of Mirabai FIlms and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation the AIDS 'JAAGO' Project presents four short dramatic films by top Indian diretors Mira Nair, Vishal Bhardwaj, Santosh Sivan and Farhan Akhtar that aim to dismantle myths and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS.
Each film uses top Indian movie stars to maximize exposure of the films to audiences throughout India .
You can see all the films here
http://www
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Ep 2: Migration
(17m 32s)
Mira Nair's film, Migration, deals with AIDS as the great class leveler in society by following its transmission through interweaving stories linking urban and rural... More >
Mira Nair's film, Migration, deals with AIDS as the great class leveler in society by following its transmission through interweaving stories linking urban and rural India. Shiney Ahuja plays a rural labourer who leaves his wife for work in Mumbai, where he gets mixed up in a dangerous triangle with a frustrated wife, performed by Sameera Reddy, and her closeted husband, played by Irfan Khan. Migration is one of four short dramatic films by cutting-edge Indian directors Mira Nair, Vishal Bhardwaj, Santosh Sivan and Farhan Akhtar that aim to dismantle myths and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS.
Watch the other three films at http://www.jaman.com/aidsjaago
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Watch the other three films at http://www
Watch Online, Download, TiVo
7 day viewing period.
Ep 3: Blood Brothers
(18m 18s)
Blood Brothers is directed by award-winning new wave director Vishal Bhardwaj (Omkara) and stars Siddhartha (Rang de Basanti) as a young man who gets a positive HIV... More >
Blood Brothers is directed by award-winning new wave director Vishal Bhardwaj (Omkara) and stars Siddhartha (Rang de Basanti) as a young man who gets a positive HIV diagnosis and allows his life to fall apart. Pankaj Kapoor plays his laconic doctor. Blood Brothers is one of four short dramatic films by cutting-edge Indian directors Mira Nair, Vishal Bhardwaj, Santosh Sivan and Farhan Akhtar that aim to dismantle myths and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS.
Watch the other three films at http://www.jaman.com/aidsjaago
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Watch the other three films at http://www
Watch Online, Download, TiVo
7 day viewing period.
Ep 4: Positive
(18m 56s)
Farhan Akhtar is one of India's most prominent young filmmakers. His film, Positive, follows the story of a young boy and his parents and how they cope with the... More >
Farhan Akhtar is one of India's most prominent young filmmakers. His film, Positive, follows the story of a young boy and his parents and how they cope with the devastation that AIDS can visit on a family.
Positive is one of four short dramatic films by cutting-edge Indian directors Mira Nair, Vishal Bhardwaj, Santosh Sivan and Farhan Akhtar that aim to dismantle myths and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS.
Watch the other three films at http://www.jaman.com/aidsjaago
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Positive is one of four short dramatic films by cutting-
Watch the other three films at http://www
Watch Online, Download, TiVo
7 day viewing period.
Ep 5: Prarambha (The Beginning)
(13m 24s)
Prarambha (The Beginning), directed by renowned cinematographer and director Santosh Sivan, features the South Indian Superstar Prabhudeva as a truck driver who discovers... More >
Prarambha (The Beginning), directed by renowned cinematographer and director Santosh Sivan, features the South Indian Superstar Prabhudeva as a truck driver who discovers a little boy in the back of his van. The boy is on a journey to find his mother, who left him upon discovering that she was HIV positive. Prarambha is one of four short dramatic films by cutting-edge Indian directors Mira Nair, Vishal Bhardwaj, Santosh Sivan and Farhan Akhtar that aim to dismantle myths and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS.
Watch the other three films at http://www.jaman.com/aidsjaago
< Less
Watch the other three films at http://www
Watch Online, Download, TiVo
7 day viewing period.
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