NEW YORK (TIP) The Indian Panorama and Indian American Forum are hosting a panel discussion on Emmy-nominated Indian -American filmmaker Tirlok Malik’s new short film ‘To New India with Love,’ which examines the subject of youth aspirations, virtually on October 17th, 2021 at 11 AM, New York EST virtually on Zoom. This short film is a non-commercial venture, produced with a public-service spirit, appealing broadly to Indians worldwide. It is presented by Padma Shri Dr Sudhir Parikh. The screenplay and dialogues are written by Murtaza Ali Khan and Rakesh Zharotia is the film’s editor and assistant director.

The panel discussion will be moderated by Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja, Chief Editor, The Indian Panorama and Dr. Renee Mehrra. The panelists include Dr. Sudhir Parikh, Tirlok Malik, Dr. Azad Anand, Bobby K. Kalotee, Dr. Bhupi Patel, Dr. Urmilesh Arya, Shashi Malik, Animesh Goenka. Tirlok Malik is best known for making films about Indian immigrants in the US, starting with his pioneering work, ‘Lonely in America,’ which was shown in 74 countries and as well as on HBO and participated in 37 film festivals, winning several awards. He subsequently made films such as ‘Love Lust and Marriage,’ ‘Khushiyaan,’ and ‘On Golden Years’. He has also acted in films like ‘Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’, ‘Lajja’, ‘Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu’, ‘Ta Ra Rum Pum’, ‘Sivaji: The Boss’, and ‘Mehbooba’, among others.