Posted: November 24th, 2009
Mumbai Massacre
South Asian Journalist Aseem Chhabra Interviews Writer/Director Victoria Pitt

Aseem Chhabra is a freelance writer in New York City who writes on a variety of topics, including arts, entertainment, social and political issues stories. He is an elected member of the board of the South Asian Journalists Association and the New York Chapter coordinator of SAJA, where he often chairs panel discussions on social and political issues, hosts book reading events and other arts discussions.

For The Aseem Chhabra Show, an online video series that features extensive interviews with artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians and other creative minds writing about South Asia or the South Asian Diaspora, Chhabra interviewed Mumbai Massacre film maker Victoria Pitt. In her conversation with Aseem, Pitt describes her emotional experience covering the harrowing attacks and takes us inside the corridors as the siege unfolds.

Catch part one of the interview below:

You can watch the rest of the interview here on The Aseem Chhabra Show Web site.

3 Responses to “South Asian Journalist Aseem Chhabra Interviews Writer/Director Victoria Pitt”
  1. Chhanda says:

    most of the hostages and victims were Indians. I am curious why Ms Pitt chose mainly non-Indians as her subjects?

  2. Ajay says:

    @Chhanda, a documentary that’s mainly focussed on Indian victims won’t sell in the West nearly as well.

  3. ccairnes says:

    To find the answer to the question why Pitt chose the individuals she selected for her film see the Discussion Panel on the Making of the Film and Terrorism, the link to which is on this page.

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