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Malibu, wine and a touch of Bollywood

Guests enjoyed a private tour of the winery and sampled Semler and Saddlerock wines, as music from DJ Qasim and Karan played. Food was provided by long-standing IFFLA sponsor Chakra Cuisine.

Festival Director Christina Marouda, Wells Fargo’s Vice President and Regional Manager Shaffi Poswal, and Bollywood film star Mallika Sherawat addressed the crowd prior to a live celebrity auction.

Auctioneer Tere Morris kept the event lively descriptions of auction items which included a photo shoot with Mallika, a wine-tasting dinner hosted by famed Hollywood producer Ashok Amritraj, a day on the set with The Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar, a date with actor Rupak Ginn (The Cheetah Girls: One World), and a box for four to the India Calling summer concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Aniketa Shinde and Varun Gurunath of NDM Bollywood Dance Productions and Studios also performed at the event.

The seventh annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles will be held on April 21st-26th at ArcLight Hollywood.

The film festival is a nonprofit organization devoted to a greater appreciation of Indian cinema and culture by showcasing films, honoring entertainment industry performers and business executives and promoting the diverse perspectives of the Indian diaspora.

See indianfilmfestival.org
Mallika Sherawat. Photo by Rob Fadtke
Ashok Amritraj. Photo by Rob Fadtke
Mallika Sherawat and Ashok Amritraj. Photo by Rob Fadtke
Mallika Sherawat, Christina Marouda, Chris Achar, Rana Joy Glickman Photo by Rob Fadtke

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