The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston will present Bharatbala's romantic comedy "Hari Om" and Mani Ratnam's genre-twisting family saga "A Peck on the Cheek" from August 19-28 as part of their ongoing "Cinema India" series. Ghazal singer Kiran Alhuwalia will also perform on Wednesday, August 17 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the museum's "Concerts in the Courtyard" series.
"Hari Om" (2004, 108 min.)
Friday, August 19 @ 8 p.m.
Saturday, August 20, 1 pm
Thursday, August 25, 4 p.m.
Sunday, August 28, 11 a.m.
Hari Om (Vijay Raaz) is a Rajasthan rickshaw driver with Bollywood dreams – and a big debt owed to a local gang leader. Isa is a French tourist saddled with a boorish boyfriend, who abandons Isa when her wide-eyed curiosity about India gets in his way. Isa needs transportation, Hari Om needs to get out of town, and their paths cross, allowing them to embark together on a road trip.
"A Peck on the Cheek" (2002, 123 min.)
Saturday, August 20, 3:15 p.m.
Sunday, August 21, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, August 25, 1:30 p.m.
A Sri Lankan couple find their honeymoon shattered by a military invasion, and must put their just-born daughter up for adoption. Nine years later, the daughter learns of her past, and returns to discover her roots in Sri Lanka.
