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This topic I dedicate to Pan Nalin, a young and promising Indian director that showed me what Indian film may be and revived my love to cinema.

Pan Nalin @ IMDB

You can read some of his interesting biography there, note he is a self-taught producer.

Nalin, a self-taught filmmaker, was born in a remote village in Gujarat, India. The richest thing his family gave to him was his spiritual upbringing.

His two major productions are I've seen are the films Samsara (2001) and the latest masterpiece Valley of Flowers (2006). Both movies have some prize recognition and let me assure you that Pan Nalin is not commercial in any sense. He has made documentaries too.

Actually his productions are small worlds where human fates interweave in curious, fantasy ways while obeying Indian Buddhism's laws in the majestic heights of the Himalayas.

Few more words on Valley of Flowers from IMDB.com:

A greatest Asian love story, an unforgettable tale about passion, death and reincarnation. A mesmerizing Himalayan epic that spans two centuries, from the Silk Route of the early 19th century to the bustling metropolis of modern-day Tokyo.

I recommend them both, lots of truths and fruit for thought.

Thanks for suggesting Valley of Flowers. Indeed, it was a really good film and it hit my top of the tops straight away.

A beautiful movie and a nice story about Silk Route... Mylene Jampanoi and Milind Soman look really cute. I found an interview with Mylene on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnzURHk3YyU) and tried to find with Milind too but I couldn't. After the shooting of the film they got married... The film story contined in the reality.

Thanks for the link and I am actually curious to see other films with this actress, like this one for example:

Les Filles du botaniste(2006)

Hope to see another big movie from Nalin soon too.

I know this movie, I watched some parts of it on YouTube not long ago. Mylene Jampanoi speaks in Chinese in this move