Let's see, there's the Bollywood Awards show in New York, a sci-fi cult film on television, a retrospective of the National Film awardees.....

There will be a public screening of the feature films that were nominated for the 48th National Film Awards. There's an eclectic collection ranging from the whacky 'Snip'! by debutant director Sunhil Sippy to the 'faction' film 'Zubeidaa' directed by Shyam Benegal to 'Utsab' directed by Rituparno Ghosh.

Among the films to look forward to are 'Dekha' (Goutam Ghose), 'Sayanam' (M.P. Sukumaran Nair), 'Pandavas' (Usha Ganesh Rajah and Venkatesh Babu), 'Bharati' (Gnanarajasekharan),'Astitva' (Mahesh Manjrekar), 'Kal Kaa Aadmi' (Amol Palekar), 'Kandukondein, Kandukondein' (Rajeev Menon) et al.

And yes, you can also catch Best Actor award winner Anil Kapoor in 'Pukar' (Rajkumar Santoshi) and Best Actress award winner Raveena Tandon in 'Daman' (Kalpana Lajmi).

The films will be screened between 25th April and May 5th at Siri Fort Auditorium- I (Asian Games Village) in New Delhi. Tickets are priced at Rs. 20/-each. Organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

The Bollywood Film Awards function will be held in New York on April 28. The awards will be preceded by the Bollywood Fashion awards. And why not, Urmila Matondkar, Karisma Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai have redefined the Indian fashion landscape. Who hasn't wanted Urmila's sexy look in 'Rangeela', Karisma's sporty look in 'Dil To Paagal Hai' and Aishwarya's traditional look in 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'?

For those not easily impressed, the Bollywood Awards will have star wattage in the form of Sharon Stone, Jean Claude Van Damme and perennial favourite, Steven Seagal.

Jedi Knights, R2D2, Darth Vader, Jabba the Hut, Luke Skywater, Princess Lea, and Yoda have gone down in movie lore as icons.

The Star Wars trilogy in the 70's and 80's revolutionised the way the world saw cinema. George Lucas' space fantasy came back to life in the 90's with the much hyped sequel, 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.'

You get to see the life and times of a young Annikin Skywater (later to become Darth Vader) and a young Yoda (played by Ewan McGregor). Lots of action, great special effects and an amazing pod race make this a must see.

From Catherine Deneuve to Emmanuelle Beart, Sophie Marceau to Juliette Binoche, women in French cinema have always been strong. Now, movie buffs can expand their horizons beyond the Fabulous Four and meet the women behind the scenes as well.

'Women' is a package of 7 French films that are currently on an Indian tour and are part of the Kerala Film Festival 2001. The movies are a tribute to the women of (and in) French cinema. Check out movies by Marion Vernoux ('Nothing to do'), Laetitia Mason ('Love Me') and Solveig Anspach ('Chin Up').

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