Milindaa
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| | Wednesday, November 10, 2004 - 11:34 am: | 
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Also, if possible, go to the Shwaas website via http://www.kokanastha.com. This is done to enable Google to list the shwaas website in the searches.
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Yogibear
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| | Thursday, November 18, 2004 - 12:13 pm: |
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Shwaas team begins its US tour....
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Zakki
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| | Monday, November 22, 2004 - 2:42 pm: |
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kahI laÜkaMnaI pirated copies ivakt Gao}na ha isanaomaa paihlaa. jyaacaI savaa-MnaI p`XaMsaa kolaI tÜ ica~pT Aaplyaalaa AavaDlaa naahIÊ
evhZa kahI Kasa naahI Asao mhNaUna kahI laÜk ]gaIcaca svatÁcao vaogaLopNa dXa-vaNyaacaa p`ya%na krtat.
tr kahI laÜkaMcao p`amaaiNak mat tsao Asato. maaJao yaa savaa-Mnaa ekca saaMgaNao Aaho. kovaL marazI isanaomaasa
p`Ü%saahna doNyaasaazI svatÁcaI manao baajaUlaa zo}na marazI isanaomaasaazI mhNaUna madt kra. BaartIya
ikMvaa maharaiYT/ya laÜkaMt ina jyaU mausalamaana [. samaajaat frk haca Aaho kI samaajaÊ Qama- Asaa ivaYaya
inaGaalaa kI to vaOyai>k mato baajaUlaa saa$na ek~ hÜtat. AapNa maa~ Aaplaoca vaOyai>k mat Ga+ Qa$na
XaovaT\pya-Mt ek~ hÜt naahI. Aata samajaa ha ek ica~pT tumhalaa AavaDlaa nasaolaÊ ikMvaa tumacaI bai<aXaI
laagaUna %yaalaa yaXa imaLalao naahIÊ trI ekMdirt AXyaa ekÜPyaanao idlaolyaa p`Ü%saahnaanao yaa isanaomaa
cyaa laÜkaMnaa ikMvaa [traMnaa AiQak caaMgalao isanaomao kaZNyaacaa ]%saah yao. Aaplyaa pOkI AnaokjaNa
tsao jaaitvaMt klaakar Asatat. p`Xna f> pOXaacaa ina saMGaiTt hÜNyaacaa AsatÜ. toMvha maaJyaa mhNaNyaacaa
ivacaar k$na yaa ica~pTacyaa yaXaasaazI savaa-MnaI madt kra. maI svatÁ maaJyaa ABaartIya laÜkaMnaa svatÁcyaa
Kcaa-nao ha isanaomaa daKvaIna. maaJyaa maulaaMnaapNa maI hoca saaMigatlao Aaho. mat maaMDU idlyaaba_la
Qanyavaad. raga maanaU nayaoÊ caU. BaU. Va. Gyaa.
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Ldhule
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| | Tuesday, November 23, 2004 - 1:23 am: |
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saMdIp saavaMtÊ AjjaukaÊ nalaavaDo saahobaaMca dXa-na Jaala JaI TIvaI varÊ Xvaasa TImalaa laaK laaK XauBaocCa
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Ajjuka
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| | Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 8:27 pm: |
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US madhe marathi community sathi screenings ani fund rasing(for oscar campaigning) plan hote aahe. 4 dec la LA ani 12 dec NYC evadhe tari atta plan zaley. CalAA che Mukund Marathe he sagale organise karatayat. Pratyek thikanachya marathi mandalala email aalela aselach. Ata tari ya screening chya ithe yeun film paha pirated dvd/vcd kharedi na karata.
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Bee
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| | Friday, November 26, 2004 - 6:39 am: |
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Ajjuka, kadhee aahe Oscar award ceremony? tula ithaparyant pochayala je kahi karawe lagale te saang naa aamhalaa. ek mahiti miLel. tuza saarth abhiman waTato kharach.. good luck!
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Ajjuka
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| | Monday, November 29, 2004 - 3:02 am: |
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Thanks.. Atta kahihi sangane possible nahi. Tevadha velach nahiye.
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Aaftaab
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| | Monday, November 29, 2004 - 4:01 pm: |
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Is any screening planned around the new england area?
Pls let me know if I can help. I am in Boston and can help in organizing the screening here.
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AjjaukaÊ
Raleigh, North Carolina maQao Xvaasa caa show krayacaa Asaola tr [qalao ek Active member tÜ arrange krNyaat interested AahotÊ nauktaca %yaaMnaI [qao dovara caa show pNa kolaa hÜta.
tumhI interested Asaala tr let me know Ê %yaaMcaa phone number,email pazvaUna do[na tulaa.
Raleigh is around 6 hrs drive from Atlanta and Washington.
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Svsameer
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| | Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 2:15 am: |
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For all those who want to help or arrnge screening, please contact Mukund Marathe of CALAA. He is the one handling all Shwaas community screening.
Also if you are interested in volunteering please join http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/Shwaas_Oscar/
Here all the volunteering efforts are properly channelised.
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Hems
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| | Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 5:10 pm: |
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samaIrnao saaMigatlyaap`maaNao Aamacyaa ' klaa ' yaa saMsqaotfo- tfo- Xvaasa caM screening saaáyaa US Bar kolaM jaaNaar Aaho. maagao Ajjaukanao hI maaihtI idlaI hÜtIca. dIpaMjalaIÊ maI tulaa email kolaI Aaho contact info saazI.
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Aashi
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| | Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 6:05 pm: |
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Hems, malaaih email krala ka maaihtIÆ Aamacyaa marazI manDLa tÔo- AayaÜijat krta Aala tr baGaIna
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Storvi
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| | Monday, December 06, 2004 - 6:43 pm: |
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Aashi, tumhala Hems chi mail ali ka? Anyone interested in the screenings, please contact me at aarohismom@gmail.com, I am a member of CalAA and am posting this with Mukund's authorization.
-Shilpa
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Ajjuka
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| | Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 8:18 pm: |
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also for donations visit calaa website or email shwaas@calaaonline.com
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Ajjuka
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| | Friday, December 10, 2004 - 5:10 pm: |
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Here is a screening list in North America. If any Maharashtra Mandal wants to plan a screening on the weekend of 18-19th Dec We have slot available. please contact shwaas@calaaonline.com
Also please send this information to as many of your friends possible. The film is with subtitles and we want non-Indian audience as well.
There is going to be a preview run at the Imaginasian Theatre in NYC. located at 239 East 59th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
Dec. 10th through 12th: 12:30, 2:45, 5:20, 7:30, 9:45
Dec. 13th & 14th: 12:30, 2:45, 9:45
Dec. 15th & 16th: 12:30, 2:45
Maharashtra Mandal Screenings.
Dec 11 - New jersey
Dec 12 - New York
Dec 18 - San Fransisco & Bay Area
Dec 19 - San Fransisco & Bay Area
Jan 08 - Toronto
Jan 08 - Seattle
Jan 08 - Seattle
Jan 15 - Atlanta
Jan 15 - Washington DC
Jan 16 - Philadelhia
Jan 15/16 - London and B'ham, UK
For ticket information for screenings in your area contact local maharashtra mandal or email at shwaas@calaaonline.com
Thank You,
Neeraja Patwardhan
Representative, Kathi Arts
www.shwaasthemovie.com
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Ajjuka
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| | Friday, December 10, 2004 - 5:14 pm: |
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DJ,
Atlanta chya show la lagun jar lagech show karayacha asel tar immediate shwaas@calaaonline.com kinwa storvi la email kar. 16 cha sunday chalel asa disatay atta tari.
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AjjaukaÊ
homaaMgaIlaa maI details pazvalaI Aahot.
Ê Contact Mr. Ghodake ASAP .
pNa maaJaa maa~ show bauDNaarÊ We are shifting back to California on 19 th Dec Ê %yaamauLo dÜnhI kDcao shows bauDNaar
AsaÜ , All the best Neerajaa!
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Maitreyee
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| | Friday, December 10, 2004 - 7:47 pm: |
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shwaas shows baddal ek Concern :
AamhI Aamacyaa [qao Í,Imaa^nT laa hÜNaaáyaa XaÜ saazI baáyaaca laÜkaMmaQao AaiNa AÜLKIcyaa Ô^imalaIja
maQao jaaihrat kolaI. ³kahI naa^na marazI pNa hÜto %yaat´ pNa jaovha Asao samajalao kI lahana ek to dID
vaYaa-cyaa maulaalaa pNa 10$ itkIT Aaho tovha baáyaaca laÜkaMnaI sarL yaayacao k^nsala kolao ²²³AaiNa %yaaMcao yaat Ôarsao caUk Aaho
Asao naahI´
yaabaabat kahI krta yaola kaÆ karNa [t@yaa lahana maulaaMnaa itkIT bahuQaa kuzoca nasato. inadana vaya
4 cyaa puZoÊ 5 cyaa puZo Asao Asato tr pTNyaasaarKo hÜto...
(please note : maaJaa svatÁ caa maulagaa 5 poxaa maÜza Aaho %yaamauLo ho jao ilaihlaMya to malaa svatÁ cyaa ÔayaVacao
nasaUna ek general view Aho´
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Mahaguru
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| | Friday, December 10, 2004 - 8:08 pm: |
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varIla p`maaNao Ajauna ek concern
ek tr Xvaasa ba_la Ôar kahI hvaa JaalaolaI naahI ³naa^na marazI laÜkaMmaQyao´ AaiNa %yaat $15 ticket eokuna laÜkaMnaI maanaa vaLvalyaa.
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Storvi
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| | Friday, December 10, 2004 - 11:30 pm: |
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MT and mahaguru, ani itar jyanna ha concern ahe, I have noted your concern, and will convey it.
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Bee
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| | Saturday, December 11, 2004 - 5:49 am: |
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maO~oyaI AgadI barÜbar. maI Xvaasa ba_la naahI pNa Aamacyaa [qaohI jao kahI kaya-Ëma hÜtat %yaat jar lahana
maulaaMcao itikTdr paca poxaa AiQak Asalao tr to yaot naahI.
maI kala eka zIkaNaI vaacalao Xvaasalaa dID krÜDcaI garja Aaho AaiNa baccana saahobaaMnaI Ô> ek laaK
idlaot.
Ajjauka Aamhalaa p`Üga`osa kLva naa.. ek XaÜ [qaohI Gao}na yao. maI jaaihrat Kup Cana krtÜ 
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Rangy
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| | Saturday, December 11, 2004 - 7:25 am: |
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Ajjuka, Shilpa, Hems
I too have some feedback/ concerns to share about Shwaas screenings in bay area.
1. $15 per adult is really making people think. ( The screenings in LA and NJ were $10 though per adult). My experience is that proud maharashtrians are still ready to pay $15, but non-marathi non-Indians do not want to pay that much for watching a Marathi movie. Here is my experience. In my daughter's playgroup( all Indians, mostly non-maharashtrians) the moms occasionally plan a "moms night out" for a movie. This time every one wanted to watch "Veer Zara". So I talked to them about Shwaas and coined the idea of watching Shwaas together. Everyone wanted to do it, but now that they went to CaLaa site for booking, they are dropping one by one. Some honestly said that they can not afford it, rest found some excuse. One of the idea behind volunteering for Shwaas is "sponsoring friends", but at this rate I can not afford to sponsor them.
2. $10 per kid is straightaway a turn off for some families. Here is one suggestion. My husband and I are going for different screenings on different days. He will attend the Fremont one, I will go for San Jose. We are doing it as we know that our toddler won't stay still in the theatre. But those with other concerns can also do something similar. It is nice to have separate screenings in Fremont and San Jose on different days.
3. There is no mail from Maharashtra Mandal Bay Area or Swarsudha informing people about the Shwaas screenings. I also do not find any mention of Shwaas on mmba site. This has really taken me by surprise. I don't know if it is a result, but I found that many of my marathi friends who are otherwise "In the know", got to know about Shwaas screenings only when I talked to them.
4. It may be hard to believe, but I found couple of maharashtrians who did not know anything about Shwaas movie in first place. BUT when informed about its achievements and Oscar etc. they were willing to attend the screenings.
Please note that reason for above post is not to criticize. "Word of mouth" is definitely working, but I think that it will be a great aid if we can find some solution/ workaround to above obstacles. mhanunach ha prapanch :-)
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Hems
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| | Saturday, December 11, 2004 - 6:25 pm: |
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The idea behind the ticket rates etc.was solely to collect proceeds for "shwaas" PR campaign.Still MT,Mahaguru,Bee and Rangy, you have a point. I will convey it to CalAA right away.
Ajjuka, DJ had sent me the info very promptly, (thanks DJ!) and CalAA has tried to get in touch with the Raleigh person regarding the show.
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Naatyaa
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| | Saturday, December 11, 2004 - 7:02 pm: |
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I think the ticket prices should be reasonable (same or less than what people generally pay to watch a movie in a theatre. around $8). And before the show or during the show, someone can explain the need for the funds and request for donations. Those who really wish to contribute will definitely contribute to the cause.
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Rangy
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| | Monday, December 13, 2004 - 5:14 pm: |
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Finally, an email from MMBA, yay! :-)
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Rangy
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| | Monday, December 13, 2004 - 5:19 pm: |
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And Link/ information on the MMBA web site too, double yay!! :-)
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Limboni
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| | Monday, December 13, 2004 - 7:03 pm: |
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CAALA cyaa site var 1000Ê 500 AaiNa 250 caI donations idsatahot. yaapoxaa vaogaLI amount Asaola tr checks mail krayacao kaÆ
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Abedekar
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| | Monday, December 13, 2004 - 8:48 pm: |
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malaa ek p`XNa Aaho - Baartat ³mhNajao mauMbat ikMvaa puNyaat´ Xvaasa baGaayacaa Asaola tr kahI saÜya Aaho kaÆ
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baoDokrÊ qaoTrat baGaayacaI saÜya Aaho² tumhalaa kuzM baGaayacaayaÆ
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Abedekar
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| | Monday, December 13, 2004 - 9:10 pm: |
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that should be good enough ... didnt know if it was still in theaters. my travel schedule is such that i am missing the screenings here in the US, would be a travesty if there was no way of seeing it in india either.
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Ajjuka
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| | Monday, December 13, 2004 - 9:40 pm: |
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About the screening prices...
It is the local organising body to decide what should be the prices... I can not handle that. Also I seriously do not think that $15 is too much. About the non-marathi/non-indian people willing or not willing to pay $15... Its upto how your skills. 'Spreading word of mouth' was supposed to happen through people like you.. (all the marathi netizens). That is why the group was made. Instead of spreading the info half of the people were giving advices... (they are welcome too but the spreading word was more important...) I am thankful for each and everybody's concern but I would like to see some kind of action happening from everybody's side. Use my post above giving the list of screenings in North America. You have our website to help you fill in the other info..
Also shwaas-oscar yahoo group has an introductory note.. use that and try to spread the word as much as you can.
Once again thank you for all your efforts and concerns...
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Hems
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| | Monday, December 13, 2004 - 10:45 pm: |
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ismataÊ
klaa cyaa poja, var ]javyaa baajaulaa pay pal va$na itkIT kaZta yaola tulaa. caok pazvaayacaa Asaola tr
Make your checks payable to : "CalAA" &
Mail to : 3413 Hudson Place, Fremont CA 94536.
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Storvi
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| | Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 3:25 am: |
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I am posting a mail from Mukund to all CalAA volunteers:
CalAA's 2 fund-raising screenings of Shwaas in bay area on coming Saturday, December 18th and Sunday, December 19th are getting very good response from all the well-wishers and supporters who have bought tickets so far. CalAA, on behalf of the Shwaas team, thanks each and every person who has generously contributed to these fund-raising shows. Your support is going a long way in helping the Shwaas team compete in the nomination race. If you have not yet joined the fund-raising efforts but would like to do so, please visit our website at http://www.calaaonline.com for details of the screenings.
We can still do much more to help the Shwaas team. A word-of-mouth publicity has started working but the awareness about the movie amongst non-Maharashtrians and non-Indians is still quite low. All of us need to gear up our efforts to get the word out as quickly as possible. Here are some pointers that you can use while talking to other people:
1. Although Shwaas is a Marathi film, it has English subtitles and everyone can understand and appreciate it. We have to project it as India's entry to the Oscars and not as a regional film. Every Indian person should feel proud to be supporting Shwaas win the nomination race.
2. Shwaas team has appointed a very reputable firm in Los Angeles to do its Public Relations (PR) campaign. PR for Oscar nomination involves a very intense process. It also requires significant amount of money. Shwaas team is counting on everyone's support to generate this amount through donations and community screenings
3. Ticket prices for our screenings are $15 for Adult and $10 for Child 12 and under. These prices are higher than the normal ticket prices because these are fund-raising screenings of a film that has won 32 awards including Indian National Award for Best Feature Film of 2004. All of us are contributing to help the Shwaas team and we should feel proud about doing so.
4. Just the community screenings would not generate the amount of money needed for the PR campaign. We have to actively seek donations in the three categories Silver ($250), Gold ($500) and Platinum ($1,000). Donations have started coming in and we need to keep the pace to raise significant amount in the bay area. We can do it!!!!
5. Best way to reach out to the non-Indian population in the area and make them aware of this outstanding movie is to invite them as your guests to the screenings. If you are planning to give donation of $100 to the Shwaas team, please purchase Community Outreach tickets (8 tickets for $100) and use them for your non-Indian friends and collegues at work. There is no better way to share the joy of the holidays than introducing your friends and colleagues to your rich heritage and culture. They will also appreciate it very much.
Let us all join hands and help the Shwaas team achieve its Dream!!!!
Thank you.
Mukund Marathe
CalAA
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Storvi
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| | Friday, December 17, 2004 - 5:49 pm: |
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ismata AaiNa [trÊ suggested amounts vaoba poja var AahotÊ AaiNa %yaaba_la savaa-MnaI AaQaI ivacaar kravaa. to jamat nasalyaasa any amount is welcome.
18 AaiNa 19 Xainavaar rivavaar AahotÊ kuzlyaa sau+I ba_la baÜlato Aahosa tUÆ
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Limboni
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| | Friday, December 17, 2004 - 5:52 pm: |
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XaaLaMcyaa winter break ba_la baÜlatoya maI. anyways like I said, some people wouldn't consider if the amount is too big. And yes they think $250 is a bit big for them.
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