Five of Shyam Benegal’s films will be screened at the Indian Film Festival The Hague (IndianFFTH) in Netherlands as a retrospective of the renowned film maker. The films are Ankur (1973), Bhumika (976), Suraj ka Satvan Ghoda (1993), Sardari Begum (1996) and Zubeida (2001). Benegal, considered as the pioneer of parallel cinema in India, has won seven National Awards.
Other films to be screened at the IndianFFTH include Adaminte Makan Abu (Abu Son of Adam) by Salim Ahmed, Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan (Alms for the Blind Horse) by Gurvinder Singh, Chillar Party by Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl and Gattu by Rajan Khosa.
The 2nd edition of the festival will be held from 3rd – 7th October, 2012.
Other films to be screened at the IndianFFTH include Adaminte Makan Abu (Abu Son of Adam) by Salim Ahmed, Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan (Alms for the Blind Horse) by Gurvinder Singh, Chillar Party by Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl and Gattu by Rajan Khosa.
The 2nd edition of the festival will be held from 3rd – 7th October, 2012.
- 9/7/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The National Film Development Corporation of India is launching six classics on DVD soon under its title ‘Cinemas of India’. These include Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron by Kundan Shah, Ketan Mehta’s rustic Mirch Masala, the multi-ensemble Party by Govind Nihalani, Sudhir Mishra’s Dharavi and the satirical take on the modern-day Devdas in Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda by Shyam Benegal.
These titles have been digitally restored and re-released in the market in association with Shemaroo Home Videos.
The first five home video releases will be followed by notable titles like the Pankaj Kapoor – Shabana Azmi starrer Ek Doctor ki Maut by Tapan Sinha, Arun Kaul’s Dikhsha on religious fanaticism, besides two regional titles by Km Madhusudanan and A K Bir among others.
Nfdc had launched the 6 DVD pack ‘Tagore Stories on Film’ before.
Nina Lath Gupta, MD, Nfdc says, ‘We are happy to launch Home Videos of these...
These titles have been digitally restored and re-released in the market in association with Shemaroo Home Videos.
The first five home video releases will be followed by notable titles like the Pankaj Kapoor – Shabana Azmi starrer Ek Doctor ki Maut by Tapan Sinha, Arun Kaul’s Dikhsha on religious fanaticism, besides two regional titles by Km Madhusudanan and A K Bir among others.
Nfdc had launched the 6 DVD pack ‘Tagore Stories on Film’ before.
Nina Lath Gupta, MD, Nfdc says, ‘We are happy to launch Home Videos of these...
- 2/29/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Actor Rajit Kapur easily remembered for his famous TV series 'Byomkesh Bakshi' and some memorable roles in the films like Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, Sardari Begum, The Making Of The Mahatma, Ghulam, Train To Pakistan, Zubeidaa, Well Done Abba and many more will be seen in this week's release Dam 999, an emotional thriller, based on the award winning short documentary DAMs - The Lethal Water Bombs and the Banqiao dam disaster of 1975 that claimed the lives of 250,000 people in China.
- 11/22/2011
- GlamSham
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