The video, in Hindi, has a brief transcript below.
Link to video {http://youtu.be/0CHmkxyg6s8}
"You can all come to mine, at 6 we'll pray! And we'll make a du`a for everyone's well being and freedom.
When I was younger we used to attend the Eid namaz (prayer, Farsi/Hindi). It's unfortunate that I haven't been able to attend the prayers here in Bombay, so I pray at home or with friends.
I have two strong memories for Eid; once after filming, we were in the Egyptian desert (singing a song!) and it was the Eid celebrations. Absolutely nobody was in the desert, for 100km it was deserted. There were just 50 of us and we gathered to pray Eid salah there.
I also remember when my father and uncle took me on a 2 wheeler, and our sandals would get stolen or lost. We used to go for the Eid festival in south Delhi, my father would take me, and that is really important because as I get older I hope to take my son."
On March 31, theaters across the country will host a special one night only film event featuring the educational and inspirational film “TO CATCH A DOLLAR: MUHAMMAD YUNUS BANKS ON AMERICA.”
The film will introduce American audiences to the potential for microfinance in the United States, and the magic of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus’s Grameen Bank. The film chronicles the inspiring story of Yunus’ idea to bring his model of micro-lending to the United States and depicts the millions of lives it has changed in the process.
The special event will feature Suze Orman, Maria Bartiromo and Robert De Niro, and include special video appearances by Hugh Jackman, Matt Damon, and more.
Muhammad Yunus’ idea to bring his model of micro-lending to the United States changes millions of American lives
“TO CATCH A DOLLAR: MUHAMMAD YUNUS BANKS ON AMERICA” TO PLAY IN A THEATER NEAR YOU, ONE NIGHT ONLY, ON MARCH 31st.
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New York, NY (March 22, 2011) – On March 31, theaters across the country will host a special media event, introducing American audiences to the potential for microfinance in the United States, and the magic of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus’s Grameen Bank. Gayle Ferraro’s film “To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America” will play in theaters nationwide across America on Thursday, March 31st, at 7:30 pm, and will be accompanied by a taped discussion with Dr. Yunus, moderated by financial expert and CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo and featuring special guests including financial powerhouse Suze Orman, President of Kiva.org, Premal Shah, and Robert DeNiro. The evening will also include video appearances by Hugh Jackman, Matt Damon, Russell Simmons, and many others.
The film chronicles the inspiring, logic-defying, yet true story of Yunus’ idea to bring his model of micro-lending to the United States and depicts the millions of lives it has changed in the process. The panel discussion was taped in front of a live audience on March 9th in New York. Panelists explore the themes discussed in the film and some of the innovative solutions to today’s most pressing financial challenges.
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, known as the “father of modern microfinance,” is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency. Dr. Yunus is also a 2006 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace.
"Yunus’ groundbreaking Grameen Bank in Bangladesh was built on the radical notion that if you loan poor women money within the context of peer support, not only will they repay, but they’ll sustain the bank and elevate their communities in the process."
With millions of microloans to rural entrepreneurs in developing countries, Grameen audaciously imported its methods to the bastion of first-world capitalism: the U.S.A. First stop: Queens, New York. With an intimate camera capturing both buoyant and despairing moments, TO CATCH A DOLLAR: MUHAMMAD YUNUS BANKS ON AMERICA chronicles the evolution of the first tiny new branch beginning with its inception in 2008 and the impact it has on both the loan recipients and supporters through 2009.
