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The Indian American Forum and the School of Visual Arts on Nov. 1 hosted the New York premiere of New York Emmy nominated filmmaker Tirlok Malik’s “On Golden Years,” which deals with the issues and conflicts associated with migration. More than 500 people, including Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and prominent members of the Indian-American community, attended the premiere held at the SVA Theater, organizers said in a press release.
The film portrays the complex emotions immigrants face during retirement. Through various characters, who are residents of an Indian retirement community, the film deals with the conflicts they have to face and the choices they have make on whether to continue living in the U.S., or move to India, as well as other emotions like contentment vs. regrets.
Brewer presented a proclamation to Malik for his work as a filmmaker, and declared Saturday, Nov. 1 as “Tirlok Malik Appreciation Day.” In his address, Malik acknowledged some of his friends who have played important part in his journey as a filmmaker, including his brother Chander Malik and his friend Ashok Wahi. H.R. Shah CEO of TV Asia lauded Malik as a filmmaker and appreciated his efforts to make movies about nonresident Indians, the press release said.
“On Golden Years” stars Ranjit Chowdhary, Jyoti Singh, Reeves Lehmann, Sheetal Shah, Noor Naghmi, Malik, and Shruti Tewari, among others. Written and directed by Malik, the film is co-produced and co-directed by Iggy Ignatius. Ignatius is the CEO of Shantiniketan, a retirement community for Indian-Americans in Orlando, Florida, where the film has been shot. The film has music by Peter Lobo; Christo Bakalov is the director of photography; Sunita Babber is the art director; while editing is done by Tom Knight.
The film also marks the film debut of New York-based singer Falu for the song “Raba Raba.” The opening song of the film “Gayatri Mantra” is sung by Sumitra Iyer, an award winning Bollywood singer, who is now based in the U.S.
The New York-based Malik founded his own production company, Apple Productions, in 1989. He produced and starred in “Lonely in America” (1990), which was directed by Barry Alexander Brown and featured a cameo by Spike Lee. The film was screened in 74 countries, 32 film festivals, and on HBO. He has acted in numerous commercials and in several off-off-Broadway plays, including “The Indian Wants the Bronx”, “The Hot’l Baltimore” and “A Better Tomorrow.” Most recently, he played the role of “Krishna” in the 3-D film, Little Magician (2002).
