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Mani Kaul — Prophet of Pure Cinema

Mani Kaul — Prophet of Pure Cinema

In the long history of Indian cinema there have been very few film directors who could be called as being possessed of genius minds. Dada Sahib Phalke was in that realm. He founded the film industry in India, stamping his image in all departments of film making....
The 1st International Film Festival of India, 1952

The 1st International Film Festival of India, 1952

I missed the first International Film Festival of India, because I was too young to be allowed to see the festival films. There was a precondition that only ‘adults’ were allowed to see the programmes. I had to wait my time. The late Ms. Amita Malik, who was then a...
A brief history of Konkani cinema

A brief history of Konkani cinema

Since 2004, cinema audiences from other parts of the country have started converging to the State of Goa at least once a year to witness international cinema. In the process some effort has been made to rediscover if Goa ever had a tradition of films. Before cinema...
Remembering a forgotten director star — Miklós Janscó

Remembering a forgotten director star — Miklós Janscó

There are film directors who create film stars and then there are film directors who become stars themselves. Since cinema started as a means of business, stars and star film directors have both co existed. A star could not survive without a good film director but a...
Cinema in Kashmir

Cinema in Kashmir

Cinema screening was revived last week in Anantnag when a local theatre [highlight background=”#f79126″ color=”#ffffff”]Heewan[/highlight]—they actually mean ‘Heavan’—welcomed a big batch of CRPF personnel as its first audience in more than...