Amitabha Bhattacharya
Former Bureaucrat
THE birth centenary of Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) is an occasion to reflect on his creative output, mainly in cinema, as also in literature and related art forms. So far, the response has largely been unalloyed admiration in Bengali-speaking areas, and a respectful indifference in the rest of India, except among filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts. In the West, respect for Ray remained undimmed, but acclaim started waning for his later films. All this can be partially explained through the myths and images associated with the Ray phenomenon.
The first myth is that his films deal with poverty, perpetuated by Nargis Dutt’s puerile remark in Parliament in 1980, accusing Ray ‘of distorting India’s image abroad’. Ray’s biographer Andrew Robinson quotes her from an interview, “Ray portrays a region… which is so poor that it does not represent India’s poverty in its true form , that people abroad want to see India in an abject conditio
Audio recordings that chart Indian cinema’s glorious journey
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As a tribute to Dadasaheb Phalke, NFAI has published 8,000 minutes of interviews with film personalities on website
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As a tribute to Dadasaheb Phalke, NFAI has published 8,000 minutes of interviews with film personalities on website
On the occasion of the 151st birth anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke, hailed as the ‘Father of Indian cinema’, the city-based National Film Archive of India (NFAI) has published 8,000 minutes of audio recordings on its website in the form of interviews with renowned artistes and technicians recounting the fascinating journey of Indian cinema.
FTII students hit hard with practical classes missing for over a year
FTII students hit hard with practical classes missing for over a year
BySalonee MistrySalonee Mistry / Apr 30, 2021, 06:00 IST#2021-04-30T06:00:00+05:30
pandemic rages on
Amid the pandemic since March 2020, education for most moved online. While theoretical classes took a hit with online modes constantly trying to cope with technical and other challenges, courses relying on hands-on practical experience have been hit the worst. One such course is the one taught at the
Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).
Given that the students here learn different aspects of moviemaking and actually have to make movies as a part of their assessment and everyday lessons, their education came to a halt when lockdowns were announced. While hope returned in February 2021, another lockdown was announced a couple of weeks later, once again leaving the students worried about the uncertainty of when their classes would re
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