The parallel cinema movement in the country has over the years been nurtured by a number of stalwarts like Satyajit Ray (Pather Panchali, Apur Sansar, Aparajitho) Mrinal Sen (Bhuvan Shome Ek Din Prati Din), Shayam Benegal (Ankur, Manthan), Mani Kaul (Uski Roti, Duvidha), Govind Nihalani (Ardh Satya, Aakrosh), Kumar Shahani (Maya Darpan, Tarang) and Gautam Ghose (Paar Antarjali Yatra).
- 11/25/2017
- by TNM NEWS
- The News Minute
A Retrospective of Experimental Indian cinema and video titled “Hundred Years of Experimentation (1913- 2013)” will be held at Films Division from June 28-30, 2013. Curators Ashish Avikunthak and Pankaj Rishi Kumar share with us the thought behind putting together the Retrospective:
Curatorial Concept
A still from “Raja Harishchandra”
T his retrospective is a celebration of the spirit of experimentation in Indian cinema; from the moment of its mythic birth in 1913, with Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, to the innovative and challenging moving images produced and exhibited today. The films brought together chart the transformation of experimentation, from early celluloid spectacle to contemporary digital adroitness. The curatorial impetus of this retrospective is marked by an emphasis on tracing the chronology of experimentation through the history of Indian cinema. It halts at pit stops of radical moments of experimentation and underscores it.
The idea of ‘experimentation’ rather than the experimental or avant-garde drives the...
Curatorial Concept
A still from “Raja Harishchandra”
T his retrospective is a celebration of the spirit of experimentation in Indian cinema; from the moment of its mythic birth in 1913, with Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, to the innovative and challenging moving images produced and exhibited today. The films brought together chart the transformation of experimentation, from early celluloid spectacle to contemporary digital adroitness. The curatorial impetus of this retrospective is marked by an emphasis on tracing the chronology of experimentation through the history of Indian cinema. It halts at pit stops of radical moments of experimentation and underscores it.
The idea of ‘experimentation’ rather than the experimental or avant-garde drives the...
- 6/26/2013
- by Ashish Avikunthak and Pankaj Rishi Kumar
- DearCinema.com
A still from Phalke’s “Kaliya Mardan”
Films Division is hosting a Retrospective of Experimental Indian cinema and video titled “Hundred Years of Experimentation (1913- 2013)” from June 28-30, 2013.
The Retrospective has been curated by Ashish Avikunthak and Pankaj Rishi Kumar.
Screening Schedule
Venue:
Rr Theatre, 10th floor, Films Division
24, Pedder Road, Mumbai – 400026
Day One
28 June, 2013, Friday
28 June, 2013, Friday: 10.00-12.30 pm
Session 1: Experiments with Gods
A collection of early films made by D.B. Phalke between 1913 and 1935.
1. Raja Harishchandra (20 mins, 35mm, 1913)
2. Lanka Dahan (9 mins, 35mm, 1917)
3. Shree Krishna Janma (6 mins, 35mm, 1918)
4. Kaliya Mardan (50 mins, 35mm, 1919)
28 June, 2013, Friday: 1.15- 3.45 pm
Session 2: Experiment in the State
The earliest robust experimentation in India begins under the imaginative tutelage of Jean Bhownagary while he headed the Films Division in 1965.
1. Explorer – Pramod Pati (7 mins, 35mm, 1968)
2. Claxplosion – Pramod Pati (2 mins, 35mm, 1968)
3. Trip – Pramod Pati (4 mins, 35mm, 1970)
4. Koodal – Tyeb Mehta (16 mins, 35mm, 1970)
5. Abid – Pramod Pati (5 mins, 35mm,...
Films Division is hosting a Retrospective of Experimental Indian cinema and video titled “Hundred Years of Experimentation (1913- 2013)” from June 28-30, 2013.
The Retrospective has been curated by Ashish Avikunthak and Pankaj Rishi Kumar.
Screening Schedule
Venue:
Rr Theatre, 10th floor, Films Division
24, Pedder Road, Mumbai – 400026
Day One
28 June, 2013, Friday
28 June, 2013, Friday: 10.00-12.30 pm
Session 1: Experiments with Gods
A collection of early films made by D.B. Phalke between 1913 and 1935.
1. Raja Harishchandra (20 mins, 35mm, 1913)
2. Lanka Dahan (9 mins, 35mm, 1917)
3. Shree Krishna Janma (6 mins, 35mm, 1918)
4. Kaliya Mardan (50 mins, 35mm, 1919)
28 June, 2013, Friday: 1.15- 3.45 pm
Session 2: Experiment in the State
The earliest robust experimentation in India begins under the imaginative tutelage of Jean Bhownagary while he headed the Films Division in 1965.
1. Explorer – Pramod Pati (7 mins, 35mm, 1968)
2. Claxplosion – Pramod Pati (2 mins, 35mm, 1968)
3. Trip – Pramod Pati (4 mins, 35mm, 1970)
4. Koodal – Tyeb Mehta (16 mins, 35mm, 1970)
5. Abid – Pramod Pati (5 mins, 35mm,...
- 6/24/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Films Division and Quiver Books will release the book ‘Uncloven Space’, Udayan Vajpeyi’s conversation with Mani Kaul on July 6, 2013.
The book has been translated from Hindi to English by filmmaker Gurvinder Singh.
The book will be released by Nina Lath Gupta, Managing Director, Nfdc and director-actor Rajat Kapoor in the presence of V. S. Kundu, Director General, Films Division at 11 am in the Films Division Auditorium, Mumbai.
The release will be followed by reading of passages from ‘Uncloven Space’ and the screening of ‘Riyaaz’, a 60 minute experimental video made by Gurvinder Singh as a tribute to Mani Kaul.
The book will also be available for sale after the release. The hardbound book of 144 pages will be available for Inr 500.
July 6 marks the second death anniversary of Mani Kaul who is best known as one of the most experimental auteurs in Indian cinema. Some of his famous films are Uski Roti,...
The book has been translated from Hindi to English by filmmaker Gurvinder Singh.
The book will be released by Nina Lath Gupta, Managing Director, Nfdc and director-actor Rajat Kapoor in the presence of V. S. Kundu, Director General, Films Division at 11 am in the Films Division Auditorium, Mumbai.
The release will be followed by reading of passages from ‘Uncloven Space’ and the screening of ‘Riyaaz’, a 60 minute experimental video made by Gurvinder Singh as a tribute to Mani Kaul.
The book will also be available for sale after the release. The hardbound book of 144 pages will be available for Inr 500.
July 6 marks the second death anniversary of Mani Kaul who is best known as one of the most experimental auteurs in Indian cinema. Some of his famous films are Uski Roti,...
- 6/20/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Poster designed by Nitesh Mohanty
On the occasion of the first death anniversary of filmmaker Mani Kaul, Films Division is organizing a Retrospective in Delhi and Mumbai on July 6 and 7, 2012.
The venue in Mumbai is Re-recording theatre, Phase I Building, Films Division. The Retrospective will be inaugurated by Jahnu Barua and Keynote delivered by Udayan Vajpeyi. Piyush Shah, Ustad Bahauddin Dagar, Lalitha Krishna, Sharmistha Mohanty and Siddharth Sinha will share their experiences about Mani Kaul and present his films.
In New Delhi, the venue for the Retrospective is Films Division auditorium, Mahadev Road. Ashok Vajpeyi, Gattoo Kaul, Rita Kaul, Raman Chawla and Gurpal Singh will be present to share their experiences.
The screenings will be exclusively on 35mm format. Some of the films to be screened are Siddheshwari (1989), Uski Roti (1970), Duvidha (1975) and Dhrupad (1982.)
For more details, click here.
On the occasion of the first death anniversary of filmmaker Mani Kaul, Films Division is organizing a Retrospective in Delhi and Mumbai on July 6 and 7, 2012.
The venue in Mumbai is Re-recording theatre, Phase I Building, Films Division. The Retrospective will be inaugurated by Jahnu Barua and Keynote delivered by Udayan Vajpeyi. Piyush Shah, Ustad Bahauddin Dagar, Lalitha Krishna, Sharmistha Mohanty and Siddharth Sinha will share their experiences about Mani Kaul and present his films.
In New Delhi, the venue for the Retrospective is Films Division auditorium, Mahadev Road. Ashok Vajpeyi, Gattoo Kaul, Rita Kaul, Raman Chawla and Gurpal Singh will be present to share their experiences.
The screenings will be exclusively on 35mm format. Some of the films to be screened are Siddheshwari (1989), Uski Roti (1970), Duvidha (1975) and Dhrupad (1982.)
For more details, click here.
- 7/1/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Starting tonight, Channel 4 is doing a season of a wide-range of Indian films (with English subtitles), including light-hearted musicals, high-energy action films as well as serious dramas, showing through April and May. To start off, following East Is East, they’re showing Dabanng, an action-comedy which stars Salman Khan as cop Chulbul Pandey, a self-proclaimed ‘half Robin Hood’, who steals from robbers.
Other highlights in the season include:
The international box office hit My Name Is Khan, Karan Johar’s drama about an autistic Muslim living in San Francisco, and the impact on his family following 9/11. It stars Shahrukh Khan in the lead, as Rizwan Khan, and Kajol as his Hindu wife, Mandira.
Tamil blockbuster Enthiran: The Robot, with Rajnikant in a double role, as Dr. Vaseegaran and his lifelike robot, Chitti. The love interest is played by Aishwarya Rai. The film boasts a musical score by Oscar-winner A.
Other highlights in the season include:
The international box office hit My Name Is Khan, Karan Johar’s drama about an autistic Muslim living in San Francisco, and the impact on his family following 9/11. It stars Shahrukh Khan in the lead, as Rizwan Khan, and Kajol as his Hindu wife, Mandira.
Tamil blockbuster Enthiran: The Robot, with Rajnikant in a double role, as Dr. Vaseegaran and his lifelike robot, Chitti. The love interest is played by Aishwarya Rai. The film boasts a musical score by Oscar-winner A.
- 4/22/2012
- by Maahin
- Nerdly
The 17th Kolkata Film festival to be held from November 10-17, 2011 has announced its lineup. Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, Alexander Sokurov’s Faust, Godard’s Film Socialism, Bela Tarr’s The Turin Horse, among others will be presented at the International Cinema section of the festival.
Joram Lürsen’s The Magicians will be the opening film of the festival.
In a Special Tribute to Uttam Kumar—Nayak directed by Satyajit Ray and documentary Mahanayak—a Superstar’s Journey directed by Swapan Das will be screened.
A Retrospective of Japanese director Shohei Imamura will showcase films like Stolen Desire, Black Rain and Vengeance is Mine, among others.
Carlo Lizzani’s Luchino Visconti: Life as in a romance, Chidananda Dasgupta’s Amodini, Mani Kaul’s Uski Roti, Luchino Visconti’s The Innocent and The Leopard will be screened in the Homage section.
Ritwik Ghatak’s Komal Gandhar and...
Joram Lürsen’s The Magicians will be the opening film of the festival.
In a Special Tribute to Uttam Kumar—Nayak directed by Satyajit Ray and documentary Mahanayak—a Superstar’s Journey directed by Swapan Das will be screened.
A Retrospective of Japanese director Shohei Imamura will showcase films like Stolen Desire, Black Rain and Vengeance is Mine, among others.
Carlo Lizzani’s Luchino Visconti: Life as in a romance, Chidananda Dasgupta’s Amodini, Mani Kaul’s Uski Roti, Luchino Visconti’s The Innocent and The Leopard will be screened in the Homage section.
Ritwik Ghatak’s Komal Gandhar and...
- 11/7/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Gurvinder Singh (right) with Line Producer Kartikeya Narayan Singh
Gurvinder Singh’s debut feature film Anhey Ghorey da daan screened to a full house in Abu Dhabi. It was the third public screening of the film after its world premiere at Venice quickly followed by the Asian premiere at Busan International film Festival in South Korea. A day after Abu Dhabi, the film had a screening at BFI London Film Festival. It’s scheduled to travel to Hong Kong Asian Film Festival and South Asian International Film Festival in New York.
Anhey Ghore da daan, an adaption of Gurdial Singh’s Punjabi novel of the same title is produced by the National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc). The film captures the helplessness of dalits in a Punjab village where the landlord has sold his plot to make way for an industry. Bikas Mishra had a conversation with the director in Abu Dhabi.
Gurvinder Singh’s debut feature film Anhey Ghorey da daan screened to a full house in Abu Dhabi. It was the third public screening of the film after its world premiere at Venice quickly followed by the Asian premiere at Busan International film Festival in South Korea. A day after Abu Dhabi, the film had a screening at BFI London Film Festival. It’s scheduled to travel to Hong Kong Asian Film Festival and South Asian International Film Festival in New York.
Anhey Ghore da daan, an adaption of Gurdial Singh’s Punjabi novel of the same title is produced by the National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc). The film captures the helplessness of dalits in a Punjab village where the landlord has sold his plot to make way for an industry. Bikas Mishra had a conversation with the director in Abu Dhabi.
- 10/19/2011
- by Bikas Mishra
- DearCinema.com
A still from Duvidha
A Retrospective of the works of Indian auteur Mani Kaul will be organized from September 16, 2011 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Most of the films will be shown on 35 mm prints borrowed from the National Film archive of India (Nfai).
The Retrospective will commence with Nazar which will be presented at 7 p.m. on September 16.
The schedule of the event:
Sept 16: 7:00pm
Nazar
(1990/124 min/Hindi)
Cast : Shekhar Kapur, Sambhavi, Surekha Sikri
Aruna Vasudev will speak a few words on the occasion.
Sept 17: 6:45pm
The Nomad Puppeteer
(20 min/English)
A short documentary
7:00pm
Dhrupad
(1983/72 min/Hindi)
Featuring: Fariduddin Dagar, Zia Mohiyuddin Dagar
Introduction by Om Thanvi, author and Editor – Jan Satta
Sept 18: 11:30am
Duvidha
(Hindi/82mins/1973)
Cast: Ravi Menon, Raisa Padamsee
1:00pm
Uski Roti
(1969/95 min/Hindi)
Cast: Garima & Gurdeep Singh
Introduction by Madan Gopal Singh, Sufi singer...
A Retrospective of the works of Indian auteur Mani Kaul will be organized from September 16, 2011 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Most of the films will be shown on 35 mm prints borrowed from the National Film archive of India (Nfai).
The Retrospective will commence with Nazar which will be presented at 7 p.m. on September 16.
The schedule of the event:
Sept 16: 7:00pm
Nazar
(1990/124 min/Hindi)
Cast : Shekhar Kapur, Sambhavi, Surekha Sikri
Aruna Vasudev will speak a few words on the occasion.
Sept 17: 6:45pm
The Nomad Puppeteer
(20 min/English)
A short documentary
7:00pm
Dhrupad
(1983/72 min/Hindi)
Featuring: Fariduddin Dagar, Zia Mohiyuddin Dagar
Introduction by Om Thanvi, author and Editor – Jan Satta
Sept 18: 11:30am
Duvidha
(Hindi/82mins/1973)
Cast: Ravi Menon, Raisa Padamsee
1:00pm
Uski Roti
(1969/95 min/Hindi)
Cast: Garima & Gurdeep Singh
Introduction by Madan Gopal Singh, Sufi singer...
- 9/14/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Influential Indian film-maker admired in European arthouses
Those who think of Indian cinema as the glitz of Bollywood on the one hand and the eloquent classicism of Satyajit Ray on the other miss a third important strand, manifested best by the radical director Mani Kaul, who has died from cancer aged 66. Kaul was a totally uncompromising film-maker who never sought popularity but pursued his own concerns, influenced by Ritwik Ghatak, his Bengali teacher and a great director in his own right, and by Robert Bresson and Andrei Tarkovsky among the foreign giants of the cinema. Watching Bresson's Pickpocket (1959), he once said, was one of the formative experiences of his life.
He was, however, entirely his own man, who understood Indian art, music, literature and theatre as much as film. He was a stern critic of orthodox storytelling and especially the modern gyrations of Bollywood. "If film shows you something you already know,...
Those who think of Indian cinema as the glitz of Bollywood on the one hand and the eloquent classicism of Satyajit Ray on the other miss a third important strand, manifested best by the radical director Mani Kaul, who has died from cancer aged 66. Kaul was a totally uncompromising film-maker who never sought popularity but pursued his own concerns, influenced by Ritwik Ghatak, his Bengali teacher and a great director in his own right, and by Robert Bresson and Andrei Tarkovsky among the foreign giants of the cinema. Watching Bresson's Pickpocket (1959), he once said, was one of the formative experiences of his life.
He was, however, entirely his own man, who understood Indian art, music, literature and theatre as much as film. He was a stern critic of orthodox storytelling and especially the modern gyrations of Bollywood. "If film shows you something you already know,...
- 7/14/2011
- by Derek Malcolm
- The Guardian - Film News
Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - Uski Roti and Duvidha.Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened July 29."The whole idea of the festival is to showcase first and second works by pathbreaking directors. Mani Kaul's films were a major part of that list, but now those two screenings will pay homage to his genius," Pranav Ashar, president of the ...
- 7/7/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - Uski Roti and Duvidha.Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened July 29."The whole idea of the festival is to showcase first and second works by pathbreaking directors. Mani Kaul's films were a major part of that list, but now those two screenings will pay homage to his genius," Pranav Ashar, president of the ...
- 7/7/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - Uski Roti and Duvidha.Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened July 29."The whole idea of the festival is to showcase first and second works by pathbreaking directors. Mani Kaul's films were a major part of that list, but now those two screenings will pay homage to his genius," Pranav Ashar, president of the ...
- 7/7/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - Uski Roti and Duvidha.Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened July 29."The whole idea of the festival is to showcase first and second works by pathbreaking directors. Mani Kaul's films were a major part of that list, but now those two screenings will pay homage to his genius," Pranav Ashar, president of the ...
- 7/7/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - Uski Roti and Duvidha.Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened July 29."The whole idea of the festival is to showcase first and second works by pathbreaking directors. Mani Kaul's films were a major part of that list, but now those two screenings will pay homage to his genius," Pranav Ashar, president of the ...
- 7/7/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - Uski Roti and Duvidha.Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened July 29."The whole idea of the festival is to showcase first and second works by pathbreaking directors. Mani Kaul's films were a major part of that list, but now those two screenings will pay homage to his genius," Pranav Ashar, president of the ...
- 7/7/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - Uski Roti and Duvidha.Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened July 29."The whole idea of the festival is to showcase first and second works by pathbreaking directors. Mani Kaul's films were a major part of that list, but now those two screenings will pay homage to his genius," Pranav Ashar, president of the ...
- 7/7/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - Uski Roti and Duvidha.Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened July 29."The whole idea of the festival is to showcase first and second works by pathbreaking directors. Mani Kaul's films were a major part of that list, but now those two screenings will pay homage to his genius," Pranav Ashar, president of the ...
- 7/7/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - Uski Roti and Duvidha.Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened July 29."The whole idea of the festival is to showcase first and second works by pathbreaking directors. Mani Kaul's films were a major part of that list, but now those two screenings will pay homage to his genius," Pranav Ashar, president of the ...
- 7/7/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - Uski Roti and Duvidha.Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened July 29."The whole idea of the festival is to showcase first and second works by pathbreaking directors. Mani Kaul's films were a major part of that list, but now those two screenings will pay homage to his genius," Pranav Ashar, president of the ...
- 7/7/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - Uski Roti and Duvidha.Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened July 29."The whole idea of the festival is to showcase first and second works by pathbreaking directors. Mani Kaul's films were a major part of that list, but now those two screenings will pay homage to his genius," Pranav Ashar, president of the ...
- 7/7/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - Uski Roti and Duvidha.Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened July 29."The whole idea of the festival is to showcase first and second works by pathbreaking directors. Mani Kaul's films were a major part of that list, but now those two screenings will pay homage to his genius," Pranav Ashar, president of the ...
- 7/7/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
New Delhi, July 7: Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema Festival has decided to pay tribute to late filmmaker Mani Kaul by screening two of his movies - 'Uski Roti' and 'Duvidha'.
Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened.
Kaul died Wednesday morning at his residence here, following prolonged illness. He was 66. The event will be held in Mumbai from July 15-31 and Kaul's film will be screened.
- 7/7/2011
- by Arun Pantit
- RealBollywood.com
Kaul gradually acquired a reputation of being cerebral and pretentious to the point of being termed a pseudo. Although there have been many instances of crowds staging group walk outs or dozing through screenings of his masterworks, a few instances claim to have incited mob violence addressed directly at the director while he was present at the screening.
It is with immense difficulty that one comes to terms with the fact that the great Indian film artist of our time, Mani Kaul is no more. Kaul was one of the few film makers functioning outside of the contours of the narrative parallel cinema and was perhaps the most significant amongst directors in India to produce a full-fledged aesthetic discourse around his practice.
Born in Jodhpur on Christmas, 1944, Kaul studied filmmaking at the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) under the tutelage of the illustrious Ritwik Kumar Ghatak. However after...
It is with immense difficulty that one comes to terms with the fact that the great Indian film artist of our time, Mani Kaul is no more. Kaul was one of the few film makers functioning outside of the contours of the narrative parallel cinema and was perhaps the most significant amongst directors in India to produce a full-fledged aesthetic discourse around his practice.
Born in Jodhpur on Christmas, 1944, Kaul studied filmmaking at the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) under the tutelage of the illustrious Ritwik Kumar Ghatak. However after...
- 7/7/2011
- by Devdutt Trivedi
- DearCinema.com
A Mani Kaul Memorial Meeting will be organized by Osian at the India International Centre in New Delhi, on July, 9, Saturday at 6 pm.
Kaul worked as the Creative Director of the Film House at Osian’s Connoisseurs of Art. He also took over as the director of Osian’s-Cinefan Film Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in 2009.
“Indian New-Wave” filmmaker Mani Kaul passed away on July 6 at his Delhi residence, after a prolonged illness. His body was cremated the same day at Lodhi Road Crematorium.
Kaul has to his credit films like Uski Roti (1969), Ashad Ka Ek Din (1971), Duvidha (1973),Satab Se Uthata Admi (1976), Ghashiram Kotwal (1979), Dhrupad (1982), Mati Manas (1984), Siddheshwari (1989), Nazar (1989), Idiot (1991) and Naukar Ki Kameez (1999).
Kaul worked as the Creative Director of the Film House at Osian’s Connoisseurs of Art. He also took over as the director of Osian’s-Cinefan Film Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in 2009.
“Indian New-Wave” filmmaker Mani Kaul passed away on July 6 at his Delhi residence, after a prolonged illness. His body was cremated the same day at Lodhi Road Crematorium.
Kaul has to his credit films like Uski Roti (1969), Ashad Ka Ek Din (1971), Duvidha (1973),Satab Se Uthata Admi (1976), Ghashiram Kotwal (1979), Dhrupad (1982), Mati Manas (1984), Siddheshwari (1989), Nazar (1989), Idiot (1991) and Naukar Ki Kameez (1999).
- 7/7/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Celebrated Indian moviemaker Mani Kaul has died at the age of 66.
The director passed away at his home in New Delhi on Wednesday following a long illness.
Kaul began his career in 1969 and became a pioneering force in Hindi cinema with movies such as Uski Roti and Duvidha. In 1989, he was honoured with the National Film Award for his documentary Siddheshwari.
Paying tribute to the late star, director Shyam Benegal says, "Mani Kaul was, by far, our most original filmmaker."
Actor Mita Vashisht adds, "He was a master of the frame, of his craft."...
The director passed away at his home in New Delhi on Wednesday following a long illness.
Kaul began his career in 1969 and became a pioneering force in Hindi cinema with movies such as Uski Roti and Duvidha. In 1989, he was honoured with the National Film Award for his documentary Siddheshwari.
Paying tribute to the late star, director Shyam Benegal says, "Mani Kaul was, by far, our most original filmmaker."
Actor Mita Vashisht adds, "He was a master of the frame, of his craft."...
- 7/6/2011
- WENN
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images.Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images.Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images.Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images.Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images.Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Mani Kaul began his career as a bespectacled 27-year-old graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in 1969 with Uski Roti, arguably one of the most cerebral debuts in the history of cinema. It is a placid, minimalist and profoundly composed film, making it Indian cinema's most rigorous experiment with the representation of moving images. Uski Roti gave birth to a cinematic expression that invoked the structural elements of cinema to collapse the dichotomy of time and space. It not only challenged the obscene spectacle of commercial cinema but also was a scathing critique of Satyajit Ray's neo-realist ...
- 7/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Veteran filmmaker Mani Kaul passed away this morning in Delhi. The director had been suffering from cancer for a while. Mani Kaul has won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie for 4 of his films including Uski Roti, Ashad Ka Ek Din, Duvidha and Idiot (which featured Shah Rukh Khan during the early stages of his career). The director was a graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) where he studied under veteran filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. He also won the National Award in 1989 for the Best Documentary- Siddheshwari. Bollywood personalities paid their tribute to the legendary filmmaker on Twitter. Anupam Kher tweeted, "Mani Kaul was one of the pioneers of new wave cinema in India. And a great conversationalist. Will miss his persona. Rip." Filmmakers like Madhur Bhandarkar, Shirish Kunder and Sangeeth Sivan too offered their condolence to Mani Kaul's family via Twitter.
- 7/6/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Veteran filmmaker Mani Kaul passed away this morning in Delhi. The director had been suffering from cancer for a while. Mani Kaul has won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie for 4 of his films including Uski Roti, Ashad Ka Ek Din, Duvidha and Idiot (which featured Shah Rukh Khan during the early stages of his career). The director was a graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) where he studied under veteran filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. He also won the National Award in 1989 for the Best Documentary- Siddheshwari. Bollywood personalities paid their tribute to the legendary filmmaker on Twitter. Anupam Kher tweeted, "Mani Kaul was one of the pioneers of new wave cinema in India. And a great conversationalist. Will miss his persona. Rip." Filmmakers like Madhur Bhandarkar, Shirish Kunder and Sangeeth Sivan too offered their condolence to Mani Kaul's family via Twitter.
- 7/6/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Filmmaker Mani Kaul (67) passed away in Delhi this morning, at about 1 am, after prolonged illness. The cremation will take place at Lodhi Road Crematorium, New Delhi at 4 pm.
Mani Kaul’s debut film Uski Roti (1969) is known to have paved way for the ‘New Indian Cinema’ or the Indian New Wave. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in 1966.
Ashad Ka Ek Din (1971), Duvidha (1973), Satab Se Uthata Admi (1976), Ghashiram Kotwal (1979), Dhrupad (1982), Mati Manas (1984), Siddheshwari (1989), Nazar (1989), Idiot (1991) and Naukar Ki Kameez (1999) are the other films the filmmaker made in his career.
Kaul passed away at his Delhi residence surrounded by his family and close friends.
Mani Kaul’s debut film Uski Roti (1969) is known to have paved way for the ‘New Indian Cinema’ or the Indian New Wave. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in 1966.
Ashad Ka Ek Din (1971), Duvidha (1973), Satab Se Uthata Admi (1976), Ghashiram Kotwal (1979), Dhrupad (1982), Mati Manas (1984), Siddheshwari (1989), Nazar (1989), Idiot (1991) and Naukar Ki Kameez (1999) are the other films the filmmaker made in his career.
Kaul passed away at his Delhi residence surrounded by his family and close friends.
- 7/6/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Navroze Contractor has been the cinematographer for many pathbreaking and award winning feature films. ‘Duvidha’ directed by Mani Kaul, ‘22nd June 1897’, ‘Limited Manuski’ and ‘Devi Ahilya Bai’ directed by Nachiket Patwardhan, ‘Percy’ directed by Pervez Merwanji, ‘Love In the Time of Malaria’ directed by Sanjiv Shah, and ‘Devarkadu’ directed by Pattabhi Rama Reddy being a few of them. He also shot ‘Frames’, directed by Chetan Shah, the first feature film in India to be shot on High Definition format.
He has also contributed to the documentary scene world wide, as his name is attached with films like ‘Balad of Pabu’ by George Luneau , ‘Dreams of the Dragon’s Children,’ shot entirely in China, by Pierre Hoffmann, ‘Are You Listening’ by Martha Stewart, and the ‘Last House in Bombay ‘ by Luke Jennings. His major Indian films are ‘All in the Family’ by Ketan Mehta, ‘What Has happened to This City’, ‘Something...
He has also contributed to the documentary scene world wide, as his name is attached with films like ‘Balad of Pabu’ by George Luneau , ‘Dreams of the Dragon’s Children,’ shot entirely in China, by Pierre Hoffmann, ‘Are You Listening’ by Martha Stewart, and the ‘Last House in Bombay ‘ by Luke Jennings. His major Indian films are ‘All in the Family’ by Ketan Mehta, ‘What Has happened to This City’, ‘Something...
- 2/24/2010
- by Oorvazi Irani
- DearCinema.com
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