The Highest Praise

Some people love Sita Sings the Blues enough to devote time and energy (and probably money!) to protesting it in public. My movie is now in the same league as the paintings of the late M. F. Hussein. I have arrived.
Article: Troll Sena protests Sita Sings the Blues in San Jose
Related: Aseem Chhabra on … [...]

Sita Limited Edition Signed Soft Sculptures

These aren’t dolls, or toys, or cushions – they’re SOFT SCULPTURES. Why? because regulatory capture means the cost of registrations, licenses, and fees to legally call it a doll are beyond anything we could possibly afford.

ONLY 30 IN EXISTENCE! SIGNED AND NUMBERED. BUY ONE HERE FOR $50.

These limited edition soft sculptures were hand-appliqued, beaded, … [...]

Terror attacks in Mumbai

Read more here. Mumbai friends, my thoughts and yes, even prayers (insofar as an agnostic has prayers), are with you. [...]

“a tiny slice of the world”

Apparently an American distributor rejected Sita Sings the Blues because, culturally, “it only relates to a tiny slice of the world.”

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LA Loins

If you’re in Los Angeles, you should go see LOINS OF PUNJAB PRESENTS at the Arclight Hollywood (Sunset Blvd) on Saturday April 26 at 7pm as part of IFFLA.

“Loins” is one of my favorite movies ever. I did animation on its music video, and its director, Manish Acharya, is a voice in Sita. [...]

minty fresh

An interview with me and article about Sita by Samanth Subramanian in Mint magazine. [...]