# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Free Seminar: Cinema Masala with Dr. Shilpa Parnami
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: Masala films—celebrated for their melodrama, spectacular song-and-dance numbers, and larger-than-life narratives—raise key questions about Hindi cinema. 

Are they a genre or a style of filmmaking? Do their excesses serve purposes beyond entertainment? And what explains their popularity in India and around the world for more than a century? This one-hour session will include a brief presentation followed by an extended Q&A, inviting audience insights and discussion. 

About Dr. Shilpa Parnami:
Dr. Shilpa Parnami coordinates the Hindi-Urdu program and teaches Hindi language, culture, and cinema courses at Boston University. She loves watching and analyzing Masala films and is excited to share the joy with the audience at Coolidge for the first time.

Our new monthly series "Cinema Masala" is dedicated to celebrating India’s vibrant film history and is curated in partnership with the acclaimed filmmaker and preservationist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, the founding director of Film Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to preserving India's cinematic legacy.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brookline/free-seminar-cinema-masala-with-dr-shilpa-parnami/200029147435111
- **Event Categories**: workshops, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Brookline
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Coolidge Corner Theatre
- **lat**: 42.34254
- **long**: -71.1225
- **full address**: Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St,Brookline,MA,United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Free Seminar: Cinema Masala with Dr. Shilpa Parnami being held?
  - **A:** Free Seminar: Cinema Masala with Dr. Shilpa Parnami takes place on Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 11:00 am to Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 11:00 am at Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St,Brookline,MA,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Free Seminar: Cinema Masala with Dr. Shilpa Parnami?
  - **A:** Free Seminar: Cinema Masala with Dr. Shilpa Parnami is organized by Coolidge Corner Theatre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Free Seminar: Cinema Masala with Dr. Shilpa Parnami is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Brookline, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Free Seminar: Cinema Masala with Dr. Shilpa Parnami sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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