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Announcing the launch of my new company, GetFilmi

Background
The Indian Cinema industry was born in the 1890s and has produced a wealth of films (now turning out well over 800 titles per year) that often defy conventional genre classifications.  The vibrancy of life in India is both represented and made surreal on the Silver Screen and, as the country moves rapidly into the digital age, its means of storytelling is evolving whilst narratives adapt to changing audiences.

Over the past 100+ years, tens of thousands of Indian films have been buried in history because of the typically fast release cycle within India, and poor international distribution.  Meanwhile, an ever-increasing number of Indian people are living globally in Diaspora communities and Indian films are becoming more appealing to international audiences of all cultural backgrounds.

Our Mission
GetFilmi (http://www.getfilmi.com) attempts to make watching Indian Cinema online an easy and enjoyable experience.  We're a web-based video-on-demand service that curates a selection of films which can be watched online for free no matter where you are in the world!

How Getfilmi Works
To use Getfilmi, people register to become members of the site, and then login from their PCs, Macs or other internet-connected devices to instantly begin watching an unlimited number of films provided on the site.

All of our films are currently free to watch and can be navigated in multiple ways - by category, through our dynamic recommendations (displayed at the bottom of each film), or via the dynamic listing of films by each artist (found on individual film pages.)

Reviews & Sharing
Members can write reviews of the films they watch by typing in comments underneath the description on each film page. All of the films on Getfilmi feature widgets to help members share the films they enjoy with their friends on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.

Ratings, & Recommendations
Members can rate films on the website by clicking on our star rating system found on each film. Ratings help power our recommendation engine and the more films get rated the more accurate our film suggestions will become.

Contact
If you'd like more information about GetFilmi, please visit http://getfilmi.com/contact, where you'll find an email form plus our Press section which has an RSS feed you can subscribe to.

(Posted: Mon January 23/2012)

The Epic Life of A Birthday Cake Mario

Just got back from a wonderful sushi dinner with some friends to celebrate Anis' birthday - I suggested Nami, my fave sushi joint down the road, to her husband Jalal and it proved to be a wonderful time in their back room with tons of food, beer and sake :)

(Posted: Thu December 22/2011)

Photos from my weekend in NYC

I just got back from a few nights of visiting friends in NYC - here are some shots I snapped whilst there.

(Posted: Wed December 21/2011)

My Festive December 2011 Mixed Set (recorded live)

Qasim - December Mix by Abdul SmoothTracklisting

:

  1. Yoshinori Sunahara - Cross Wind Take Off
  2. Poor Righteous Teachers - Rock Dis Funky Joint
  3. MF DOOM - Doomsday
  4. Border Crossing - The Invitation
  5. K-Os -  4 3 2 1
  6. DJ Andy Smith - C'mon & Get It
  7. Quade - Dry Spell
  8. Helmut Zacharias - Naturally Stoned
  9. Def Cut - To the Beat
  10. Maestro Fresh Wes - Conductin Thangs
  11. Dreadsquad & Lady Chann - Money Ah Dem God
  12. EPMD - Run It (Sinden Mix)
  13. Kerri Chandler - Nigerian Travel
  14. DRC Music - Lingala (w/Bokatola System + Evala Litongo)
  15. DJ Mujava - Mugwanti/Sgwejegwele
     
(Posted: Fri December 16/2011)

Depeche Mode - Violator (Short Film)

A timeless album, which has been on repeat on my sound system today :)

(Posted: Fri December 16/2011)

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