We are thrilled and excited to announce that Rishi Bhilwadikar, movie writer and producer of For Here or To Go? will be on our radio show on Tuesday 23rd at 10 am on Desi 1250am! I have talked about the movie so many times that I am particularly excited about this interview! Remember our article from The Seattle Globalist this week?
Rishi will be in town to attend the Seattle Asian American Film Festival screening of For Here or To Go? on Sunday 21st February at 12pm. Since he is going to be in town, we were able to get him to agree to be on the show! This is an unmissable episode of “Immigration with Tahmina”!
Rishi is a San Francisco based user experience designer and has worked for brands like Gap, Walmart e-Commerce and SAP. Originally from Mumbai, Rishi came to the U.S for a masters in interactive storytelling and video game design. He ran a popular humor blog called “Stuff Desis Like” documenting the peculiarities of Indian assimilation in to American culture. His screenplay for “For Here or To Go?” was inspired by the blog’s success. Rishi co-founded Many Cups of Chai Films to produce the film. He continues to work as a UX professional .
It is no secret that I am a big fan of this movie, Rishi-the movie writer and Rucha Humnabadkar, the director. We were fortunate to have Rucha on the show already- here is her interview.
Tune in to listen to Rishi on Tuesday 23rd February at 10am at www.desi1250am or on your radio at 1250am. Call into the show if you want!