Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Friday,
June
08,
2007
The
Brihan
Maharashtra
Madal
of
North
America
(BMM)
is
holding
its
13th
biennial
convention
in
Seattle,
Washington
from
28th
June
2007
till
1st
July,
2007.
The
BMM
serves
the
Marathi
community
in
the
North
America.
The
conventions
which
is
attended
by
approximately
5
to
6
thousand
people
from
all
over
America
provides
an
opportunity
to
interact
and
discuss
issues
of
common
interest
and
provide
a
forum
to
display
artistic
talents.
As
a
part
of
this
convention
the
BMM
has
invited
the
Two
Time
National
Award
Winning
director
Madhur
Bhandarkar
as
a
guest
of
honor,
for
having
made
a
significant
a
significant
contribution
using
the
film
medium
to
portray
social
issues.
The
audience
of
North
America
has
appreciated
and
enjoyed
his
thought
provoking
movies.
They
wish
to
felicitate
him
commending
his
efforts
for
bringing
social
conscience
of
his
audience
to
the
surface.
Also
the
fact
that
he's
a
Maharashtrian
makes
the
BMM
and
all
the
Maharashtrians
in
America
very
proud.
The
BMM
has
in
the
previous
conventions
honored
other
noted
Maharashtrians,
like
Asha
Bhonsle,
Bhimsen
Joshi,
Madhuri
Dixit
and
many
other
talented
people
having
an
artistic
mind
bend.
Madhur's
films
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