Abu Dhabi, Oct 23: In its seventh edition, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Adff), a young but popular annual extravaganza of the Gulf region, will present a heady dose of 'edutainment' through its enticing line-up of 166 films when it starts here Thursday. Watch out for nine Indian gems too!
From India, black-and-white classics like master craftsman Guru Dutt's "Pyaasa", about the struggle of a poet in post-independence India, and Ritwik Ghatak's "Subarnarekha", that delves into the trauma of a refugee's life, will be showcased as part of the "Celebrating Indian Cinema" special programme here.
As a tribute to Indian cinema's.
From India, black-and-white classics like master craftsman Guru Dutt's "Pyaasa", about the struggle of a poet in post-independence India, and Ritwik Ghatak's "Subarnarekha", that delves into the trauma of a refugee's life, will be showcased as part of the "Celebrating Indian Cinema" special programme here.
As a tribute to Indian cinema's.
- 10/23/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Ritwik Ghatak
The Kolkata International Film Festival will pay a special tribute to filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak in its 17th edition.
Ghatak’s 1961 film Komal Gandhar-- that deals with the aftermath of partition of India in 1947 will be screened as a tribute. Komal Gandhar is part of a trilogy based in Kolkata along with Meghe Dhaka Tara and Subarnarekha, Ghatak’s well-known films.
Ghatak would have been 86 on November 4. One of the greatest filmmakers of India, Ghatak directed 8 feature films in his lifetime. Ajantrik was his first commercial release in 1958. He taught at the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii).
The Kolkata International Film Festival will pay a special tribute to filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak in its 17th edition.
Ghatak’s 1961 film Komal Gandhar-- that deals with the aftermath of partition of India in 1947 will be screened as a tribute. Komal Gandhar is part of a trilogy based in Kolkata along with Meghe Dhaka Tara and Subarnarekha, Ghatak’s well-known films.
Ghatak would have been 86 on November 4. One of the greatest filmmakers of India, Ghatak directed 8 feature films in his lifetime. Ajantrik was his first commercial release in 1958. He taught at the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii).
- 11/4/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A three-day Ritwik Ghatak film festival here is showing the works of one of the titans of Indian cinema who was hurt by the 1947 India-Pakistan partition and returned to make a film when Bangladesh became free. Ghatak was born in Dhaka and lived for several years in this city before moving to Kolkata. The festival, which began on Thursday, is showing eight full-length films by Ghatak - Nagarik, Ajantrik, Bari Theke Paliye, Meghe Dhaka Tara, Komal Gandhar, Subarnarekha, Titash Ekti Nadir Naam and Jukti Takko Aar Gappo. The loss of his home in East Bengal had ...
- 12/19/2009
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
A three-day Ritwik Ghatak film festival here is showing the works of one of the titans of Indian cinema who was hurt by the 1947 India-Pakistan partition and returned to make a film when Bangladesh became free.Ghatak was born in Dhaka and lived for several years in this city before moving to Kolkata.The festival, which began Thursday, is showing eight full-length films by Ghatak - 'Nagarik', 'Ajantrik', 'Bari Theke Paliye', 'Meghe Dhaka Tara', 'Komal Gandhar', 'Subarnarekha', 'Titash Ekti Nadir Naam' and 'Jukti Takko Aar Gappo'.The loss of his home in East Bengal had a deep impact on Ghatak and his cinema, participants at a discussion noted.'Ghatak's films are now celebrated in India and beyond. His stature among Bengali film directors is comparable to that of Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen. Nevertheless, he is rarely remembered ceremonially in Bangladesh,...
- 12/17/2009
- Filmicafe
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