Kamal Hassan joins 2013 NAB show for 'Bollywood Beyond Borders'
News
oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Las
Vegas,
NV:
India's
legendary
film
actor,
screenwriter,
producer
and
director
Dr
Kamal
Hassan
will
appear
at
2013
NAB
Show
on
Tuesday,
April
9,
as
part
of
a
panel
exploring
the
topic
of
the
international
appeal
of
Bollywood
cinema.
'Bollywood
Beyond
Borders'
will
take
place
on
April
9,
from
4.15
pm
-
5.15
pm.
This
landmark
session
will
commemorate
100
years
of
Indian
cinema
and
will
offer
a
look
behind
the
scenes
of
Vishwaroopam,
a
Tamil
spy
thriller
written,
directed,
starring
and
co-produced
by
Dr
Hassan.
The
film
is
the
first
Indian
film
to
utilise
the
new
Auro
3D
sound
technology.
It
won
the
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Art
Direction
and
Best
Choreography
in
the
2012
National
Film
Awards.
Joining
D
Hassan
in
the
session
will
be
Jeff
Kleiser,
Board
Director
of
the
Visual
Effects
Society,
the
actress
Pooja
Kumar,
Visual
Effects
Supervisor
Tim
McGovern,
Visual
Effects
Supervisor
Madhu
Sudhanan
N,
and
Ravi
Velhal
Global
Content
Policy
Strategist
from
Intel
Corporation.
This
session
is
part
of
the
partnership
between
the
2013
NAB
Show
and
the
Federation
of
Indian
Chambers
of
Commerce
and
Industry
to
organise
events
honouring
the
100
year
anniversary
of
Indian
cinema.
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Kamal
Hassan
Dr
Hassan
has
received
wide
acclaim
for
his
versatility
as
an
actor
and
has
won
several
Indian
Film
awards,
including
four
National
film
awards
and
nineteen
Filmfare
awards.
Kamal
-
The
Universal
Hero
He
is
known
for
having
starred
in
the
largest
number
of
films
submitted
by
India
in
consideration
for
the
Foreign
Language
Film
category
of
the
Academy
Awards.
Kamal
Hassan
Also
on
April
9,
Dr
Hassan
will
receive
an
award
on
behalf
of
the
Indian
cinema
presented
by
Chris
Brown,
Executive
Vice
President,
Conventions
&
Business
Operations
for
the
National
Association
of
Broadcasters.
The
ceremony
is
part
of
the
New
York
Festivals
International
Film
&
TV
awards.
Kamal
About
NAB
Show
NAB
Show,
held
April
6-11,
2013,
in
Las
Vegas,
is
the
world's
largest
electronic
media
show
covering
filmed
entertainment
and
the
development,
management
and
delivery
of
content
across
all
mediums.
With
more
than
90,000
attendees
from
151
countries
and
1,600+
exhibitors,
NAB
Show
is
the
ultimate
marketplace
for
digital
media
and
entertainment.
From
creation
to
consumption,
across
multiple
platforms
and
countless
nationalities,
NAB
Show
is
home
to
the
solutions
that
transcend
traditional
broadcasting
and
embrace
content
delivery
to
new
screens
in
new
ways.
Complete
details
are
available
at
www.nabshow.com.
Kamal
Hassan
About
NAB
The
National
Association
of
Broadcasters
is
the
premier
advocacy
association
for
America's
broadcasters.
NAB
advances
radio
and
television
interests
in
legislative,
regulatory
and
public
affairs.
Through
advocacy,
education
and
innovation,
NAB
enables
broadcasters
to
best
serve
their
communities,
strengthen
their
businesses
and
seize
new
opportunities
in
the
digital
age.