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1 Òkjr dk 48ok vurjkz Vªh; fqye lekj g] x ok 48th International Film Festival of India, Goa uoecj 20&28] 2017 November 20 28, 2017 lwpukk v j Álkj.k Eka«kkYk;] Òkjr ljdkj Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India

2 OFFICIAL CATALOGUE INDIAN CINEMA IFFI 2017 Festival Director Sunit Tandon Overall coordination N K Vyas Deputy Director, Indian Panorama Tanu Rai Assisted by Abhisek Das, Jolyn Clare Langhu, Harmeet Kaur Sahdev, Rajat Aggarwal Editor (Hindi) Mihir Pandya Cover Design Jaspreet Matharu Creative Team Leena Khobragade, Pooja Mohite, Mayur Patel, Ballori Roy Chowdhury We are grateful to various film and festival publications/websites, the extracts from which have helped enrich this book. All views expressed in this publication are not neccessarily that of the editor or of the festival. Published by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India Produced by Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity Printed at - Paras Offset, New Delhi You can visit us at

3 Òkjr dk 48ok vurjkz Vªh; fqye lekj g] x ok 48th International Film Festival of India, Goa uoecj 20&28] 2017 November 20 28, 2017

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5 MINISTER OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND TEXTILES GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MESSAGE It is my esteemed privilege to welcome you all to the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to celebrate the creativity, vibrancy and influence of cinema in our lives. IFFI, since 1952, has provided the opportunity and platform to showcase brilliance and innovation in all aspects of film making. It has given India the necessary push to position itself globally as a creative soft power. Over the years, IFFI has captured the emerging contemporary trends of cinema from a global and Indian perspective. As a platform, it has always encouraged the participation of young film makers and creative geniuses. The 48th Edition of IFFI will be a new experience for all cinema lovers. The festival will attempt to weave the audiences and film makers through a narrative that combines culture, languages and the heritage of different nations. I am confident it will be an exhilarating experience to all. (Smriti Zubin Irani)

6 MINISTER OF STATE (I /C) YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS AND MINISTER OF STATE INFORMATION & BROADCASTING GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MESSAGE I take this opportunity to welcome all film enthusiasts to the 48th International Film Festival of India, The 9 day long Festival provides the largest platform in the country for filmmakers, technicians, students and film enthusiasts to showcase their talent and to exchange ideas of film making in context of different cultures. Every year we try to programme the best of cinema from across the country and the world. These include many insightful films that address issues of social and cultural concern and helps in developing understanding and empathy among societies and nations. The films screened during the festival enable conversations and debate and they also challenge and encourage us to image new possibilities in our engagement with the world around us. I am delighted to extend my warm greetings to all the participants and organisers of the Festival. (Col Rajyavardhan Rathore)

7 SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MESSAGE I am extremely happy to welcome all of you to the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) being held in Goa from 20th 28th of November, Over the years, IFFI has gained the reputation of being one of the most awaited events amongst cinema lovers from around the globe. Every year we try to enhance the quality of the Festival by taking new initiatives, showcasing the best of films and by conducting Master Classes, Panel Discussions, Seminars, Workshops and other special events that would help the participants to interact with the connoisseurs of cinema and to develop an insight into the art, craft and the technique of filmmaking. I am sure this year too IFFI will deliver an extremely diverse array of International and Indian Sections such as the International Competition, Cinema of the World, Retrospectives, BRICS Award-Winning films, Focus on Canada, Restored Classics, Homages, International Competition, and an Indian Panorama Section featuring the best of Indian Cinema produced in the past year. My special thanks to all the participants and the IFFI team for their contributions to making the Festival successful. (N K Sinha)

8 FESTIVAL DIRECTOR 48 TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA MESSAGE The Indian Panorama section is a major highlight of the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) and this year we are pleased to bring to you films of varied genres from various regions of India. The Indian Panorama section was introduced in the International Film Festival of India in It is devoted to showcasing the best new Indian films of the year. For 39 years, the Indian Panorama has been promoting Indian films and, through these films, the country s rich culture and heritage. Films from all regions of the country, in varied languages, are not just screened, but celebrated, through the Indian Panorama every year. This year a total of 178 features and 161 non-features were received as entries, out of which 26 features and non-features across 24 languages were selected by our eminent jury. The features have films by accomplished directors, as well as those by young, debut filmmakers. The non-feature films selected represent the cultural and aesthetic flavors of different parts of the country, making every film special. Our Retrospective this year focuses on the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2016), K. Viswanath, a man who turned from being an audiographer to becoming a director, screenwriter and character actor who has made invaluable contributions in Hindi, Tamil and Telegu Cinema. His films not only have strong content, endearing narratives, honest handling, but also cultural authenticity, which has great appeal for the masses. This year our film fraternity has lost some eminent personalities, and IFFI pays homage and tribute to them and to their work, which lives on. We pay tribute to Om Puri, Abdul Majid, Vinod Khanna, Tom Alter, Reema Lagoo, Kundan Shah, J. Jayalalithaa, Dasari Narayan Rao & Ramananda Sen Gupta for their contributions to the film industry. IFFI is also continuing with its effort to support the Accessible India Programme of the Government of India by making films accessible for the visually impaired and hearing impaired. I welcome you to the 48th International Film Festival of India and I hope that it proves to be an enjoyable and enriching experience for you. (Sunit Tandon)

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11 Contents Jury - Feature Film 13 Feature Films 19 Bahubaali 2 - The Conclusion 20 Bisorjon 21 Idak 22 Jolly LLB 2 23 Juze 24 Kaasav 25 Kachcha Limbu 26 Kadvi Hawa 27 Khynikaa 28 Kshitij A Horizon 29 Maacher Jhol 30 Manusangada 31 Maza Bhirbhira 32 Meghnadbod Rohosyo 33 Muramba 34 Newton 35 Pihu 36 Pimpal 37 Poorna 38 Railway Children 39 Redu 40 Rukh 41 Take Off 42 Ventilator 43 Village Rockstars 44 Xhoixobote Dhemalite 45 Gi 61 Khidkee 62 Name Place Animal Thing 63 Our Grandparents Home 64 Palash 65 Pushkar Puran 66 The Waterfall 67 Dadasaheb Phalke Award Films 69 Retrospective - Kasinathuni Vishwanath 70 Sagara Sangamam 71 Shankarabharanam 72 Swathi Kiranam 73 Homages 75 Abdul Majid - Chameli Memsaab 76 J. Jayalalithaa - Ayirathil Oruvan 77 Kundan Shah - Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro 78 Dasari Narayana Rao - Osey Ramulamma 79 Om Puri - Ardh Satya 80 Ramanand Sengupta - Nagarik 81 Reema Lagoo - Savalee 82 Tom Alter - Ocean of an Old Man 83 Vinod Khanna - Achanak 84 Accessible India Accessible Films 85 Hindi Medium 86 Secret Superstar 87 Jury - Non Feature Film 47 Non Feature Films 51 81/2 Intercuts- Life And Films of K G George 52 A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings 53 Aaba 54 Amma Meri 55 Baluta 56 Chutney 57 Dugga 58 Epil 59 Fireflies in the Abyss 60

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14 lqt ;?kks k ¼v/;{k½ SUJOY GHOSH (JURY CHAIRMAN) jk Vªh; iqjldkj fotsrk ys[kd] funsz kd vksj ivdfkk ys[kd lqt ;?kks k us 2003 esa NksVs ls ctv okys >sankj chv~l dks vkj Mh cezu dks,d fo k;xr J)katfy ds lkfk viuk funsz ku fn;k FkkA ;g fqye vk p;ztud lkfcr gqbz?kks k us gkse fmfyojh dk funsz ku fd;k gs: vki ---?kj rd ¼2005½] vyknhu ¼2009½] dgkuh ¼2012½ vksj dgkuh 2 ¼2016½A mudh fqye dgkuh us fo k ckyu dks O;kid O;kolkf;d lqyrk vksj vkykspukred ç kalk nha mugksaus 2012 esa fjrqiks.kksz?kks k }kjk funszf kr,d fqye esa caxkyh fu kkusckth C;kseds k c[ kh dh Hkwfedk fuhkkus okys vius vfhku; dsfj;j dh kq#vkr dha vkbzih,y Vhe dksydkrk ukbv jkbmlz dkscksz y jcks thv~cks js ds fy, csgn yksdfç; Fkhe xhr?kks k us fy[kk gsa National Award-winning writer, director and screenwriter Sujoy Ghosh made his directorial debut in 2003 with the small-budget Jhankaar Beats, a thematic tribute to R. D. Burman. The movie proved to be a surprise hit. Ghosh has directed Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005), Aladin (2009), Kahaani (2012) and Kahaani 2 (2016). Kahaani, featuring Vidya Balan gained widespread commercial success and critical acclaim. He started his acting career portraying the role of Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi in a film directed by Rituparno Ghosh in The highly popular theme song for the IPL Team Kolkata Knight Riders Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo Re has been penned by Ghosh. 14 JURY FEATURE

15 viwoz vljkuh APURVA ASRANI viwoz vljkuh fqye leiknd,oa ivdfkk ys[kd gsaa mugsa vijk/k dfkk lr;k ds leiknu dk;z ds fy, fqyeqs;j iqjldkj gkfly gqvk] vksj f}hkk kh gkl; fqye flui! ds fy, jk Vªh; iqjldkja mugsa Ny] vkse t; txnh k] kkfgn] tyijh] fpymªu vkwq o j] flvhykbv~l] osfvax vksj vyhx<+ tslh fqyeksa esa dfkkud x<+us dk Js; fn;k tk ldrk gsa mugksaus vkykspdh; rkjhqsa gkfly djus okyh fqye kkfgn esa crksj leiknd vksj lg&ivdfkk ys[kd] ftlds fy, mugsa ykbq vksds LØhu lozjs B ivdfkk iqjldkj gkfly gqvka mugksaus ekuokf/kdkj ds eqís dks mbkrh eukst cktis;h vksj jktdqekj jko vfhkuhr vyhx<+ esa crksj ivdfkk ys[kd dk;z fd;k] ftls ns k&fons k esa vkykspdh; leeku gkfly gqvka mudk ivdfkk ys[kd ds crksj rktk dk;z fleju gs] ftlds funsz kd galy esgrk gsa vksj daxuk juksr ftldh ukf;dk gsaa bu fnuksa viwoz tks;k v[k~rj,oa,dlsy,avjvsaesav ds fy, ubz J`a[kyk dk leiknu dj jgs gsaa lky 2018 esa mudk funsz kdh; inkiz.k gksuk gsa Apurva Asrani is a film editor & screenwriter. He received a Filmfare award for his editing work on crime drama Satya, followed with a National award for the bilingual comedy Snip!. He has since shaped the narrative of several films including Chhal, Om Jai Jagadish, Shahid, Jalpari, Children Of War, Citylights, Waiting & Aligarh. He has worked on the critically acclaimed Shahid as editor and co-screenplay writer for which he won Life Ok Screen Award for Best Screenplay. He worked as screenwriter on Aligarh a human rights drama, starring Manoj Bajpayee & Rajkummar Rao, that released to worldwide critical acclaim. Apurva s recent screenwriting work includes Hansal Mehta s Simran starring Kangana Ranaut. Apurva is editing a new series for Zoya Akhtar & Excel entertainment. His directorial debut is scheduled in xksih nslkbz dk osfo/; ls Hkjk dfj;j jaxeap] flusek vksj Vsfyfotu esa QSyk gs vksj os fqyedkj] ys[kd,oa vfhkusrk jgh gsaa mugksaus dfkk,oa xsj&dfkkred nksuksa gh ek/;eksa esa dk;z fd;k gs vksj balkuh #fp;k rfkk lkekftd ljksdkj ds eqís muds dk;z dk eq[; fo k; jgs gsaa eq>ls nkslrh djksxs,oa cl ;kjh j[kks fgunh rfkk Ýsap Hkk kkvksa esa Mc dh x;ha rfkk [kwc lqy jghaa mudk dke nqfu;khkj ds lekjksgksa esa ljkgk x;k gsa mudh fq+ye eatj dks cslv M D;qesaVªh fq+ye dk fqyeqs;j iqjldkj fey pqdk gsa Gopi Desai has a diversified career in theatre, films, and television and is a filmmaker, writer and actor. She has worked on both fiction and nonfiction projects with human interest and social concerns as dominant themes. Mujhse Dosti Karoge and Bas Yaari Rakho dubbed in Hindi and French and garnered much success. Her projects have traveled to prestigious festivals across the country and overseas. Her documentary film Manzar has won a FilmFare Award for Best Documentary film. xksih nslkbz GOPI DESAI Kku dksfjvk GYAN CORREA Kku dksfj;k ys[kd] funsz kd rfkk fuekzrk gsa vksj 500 ls t~;knk def kz;y] Qhpj fqyeksa rfkk Vsfyfotu dk;zøeksa dk fuekz.k rfkk funsz ku dj pqds gsaa mudh igyh Qhpj fqye fn xqm jksm ¼2013½ dks jk Vªh; fq+ye iqjldkj feyk vksj oks Hkkjr dh vksj ls vf/k r v Ldj çfof V cuha ;g fq+ye,d vuns[ks Hkkjr dk psgjk gs] tgk furkar vifjfpr dh vksj Hkh enn dk gkfk c<+k;k tkrk gsa vktdy os dbz o`ùkfp=ksa ds fuekz.k esa O;Lr gsa vksj viuh vxyh Qhpj fq+ye ds fy, çkfkfed Nk;kadu esa O;Lr gsa] tks lky 2018 esa fufezr gksxha Gyan Correa is a writer, director and producer, having produced and directed over 500 TVCs, Corporates, TV and feature films. His maiden feature film, The Good Road (Gujarati) won a National Award and, was India s Oscar submission in The film presents a fascinating and unexpected glimpse into the heart of an unseen India, where acts of great compassion are shown to utter strangers. Currently he is pursuing several, documentary projects and principal photography for his next feature film is scheduled to commence in JURY FEATURE 15

16 gjh fo oukfk HARI VISWANATH gjh fo oukfk Hkkjrh; fqye funsz kd vksj fuekzrk gsa thou dh oklrfod?kvukvksa ls çsfjr mudh çfke Qhpj fqye jsfm;ksisêh ¼jsfM;ks lsv½ cwlku varjkz Vªh; fqye lekjksg ¼2015½ esa vkf/kdkfjd çfr;ksfxrk esa vksj 46 osa Hkkjr dk varjkz Vªh; fqye lekjksg&hkkjrh; isuksjkek ds laldj.k esa lokszùke Qhpj fqye ds fy, vksfm;ul iqjldkj thrusokyh çfke rfey fqye cu xbza mlus 2015 ds psuubz varjkz Vªh; fqye lekjksg esa f}rh; lokszùke fqye iqjldkj vksj lokszùke vfhku; ds fy,,d fo ks k twjh myys[k lkfk gh bekftu bafm;k fqye lekjksg ¼2016] Lisu½ esa lokszùke laxhr ds fy, vyx iqjldkj vksj iksfumppsjh ljdkj }kjk lokszùke fqye iqjldkj Hkh thrsa rc ls os lfø;rk ls y?kq fqyeksa dk funsz ku dj jgs gsa vksj ân;li khz dgkfu;k fy[k jgs gsa A Hari Viswanath is an Indian film director and producer. Inspired by real life incidents, his feature film debut Radiopetti (Radio Set), became the first Tamil film to win an Audience Award for Best Film in the Official Competition at the Busan International Film Festival (2015) and 46th edition of IFFI-Indian Panorama. It also won the 2nd Best Film Award and a Special Jury Mention for Best Acting at the Chennai International Film Festival 2015 including another award for Best Music at Imagine India Film Festival (2016, Spain) and Best Film Award by Puducherry Govt. Ever since he has been actively directing shorts, films and writing stories close to his heart. eyzfou eqf[ke MERLVIN MUKHIM eyzfou eqf[ke vfhkusrk] xk;d vksj es?kky; fqyem ksx ds leekfur lnl; gsaa mudk [kklh vksj ckaxyk Hkk kk dh fq+yeksa jh&gkseysam vkwq vulvszfuvh ¼[kklh½] lksgjk fczt ¼ckaXyk½,oa vksukfk & vkwq fn vfkz ¼[kklh½ esa dke dks [kwc ljkgk x;k vksj rhu yxkrkj b Qh ds Hkkjrh; isuksjek [kam esa mudk p;u gqvka mugsa lky 2007 esa çn kzudkjh dyk vksj IyscSd xk;u ds fy, ;ax,pholz,fdlysal iqjldkj ls leekfur fd;k x;ka mugsa es?kky; ls nks jk Vªh; iqjldkj fotsrk fqyeksa esa vfhku; ds fy, ljkgk x;ka lky 2016 esa bzvkuxj esa iwokszùkj lekjksg esa mugksaus udkjkred Hkwfedk esa lozjs B vfhku; dk iqjldkj thrk] vksj çkx flus iqjldkjksa esa lozjs B vfhkusrk dk iqjldkj gkfly fd;ka os f ky ax psecj p ;j ds lalfkkid lnl; gsa vksj vius flusek ls tqm+s lkffk;ksa ds lkfk feydj es?kky; vksj iwokszùkj ds Hkhrj fnih flusekbz lahkkoukvksa dks mhkkjus dh yxkrkj dksf k k djrs gsaa Merlvin Mukhim is an actor, singer and noted member of the film fraternity in Meghalaya. His work on Khasi and Bengali language films Ri homeland of uncertainty (Khasi), Sohra Bridge (Bengali) and Onaatah of the earth (Khasi) has been much appreciated and selected in three consecutive IFFI - Indian Panorama editions. He was presented the Young Achievers Excellence Award in the field of performing arts and playback singing (Regional) in He has earned accolades for his work as an actor in two National award winning films from Meghalaya; he bagged the Best Actor in a Negative Role award at the Film, North East Festival Itanagar in 2016 and earned a nomination for Best Actor at the Prag Cine Awards. A founding member of the Shillong Chamber Choir, he consistently engages with film industry peers to promote Meghalaya and North East as a potential filming destination. fuf[ky vkm~okuh NIKHIL ADVANI fuf[ky vm~okuh Hkkjrh; fqye fuekzrk] funsz kd vksj ivdfkk ys[kd gsa os eks ku fidpj deiuh],ees;,uvsjvsbzuesav ds lg&lalfkkidksa esa ls,d gsaa mugksaus fqye fuekzrk lq/khj fejk dh fqye ^bl jkr dh lqcg ugha ¼1996½ esa lgk;d cus lkfk gh lg ivdfkk ys[kd dh Hkwfedk fuhkkbza /kekz çksmd ku ds lkfk çfrca/k ds nksjku fuf[ky us ^dy gks u gks^ fqye dk funsz ku fd;k ftlesa kkg#[k [kku] çhfr ftuvk] lsq vyh [kku vksj t;k cppu us vfhku; fd;ka ;g fqye o kz 2003 ds lcls cmh fgv fqyeksa esa ls,d Fkh vksj bl fqye us,d funsz kd ds :i esa mugsa LFkkfir djus ds lkfk lkfk Ng fqye Qs;j vokmz Hkh thrsa fuf[ky us bafm;k dh igyh LVhfj;ksLdksfid 3Mh,fues ku fqye MsYgh lqkjh dk funsz ku fd;k ftldh ewy dfkk Hkh mugksaus fy[kha gkygh esa,ees;,uvsjvsbzuesav us v{k; dqekj vksj fue`r dksj dh xyq ;q) ds ladv ij vk/kkfjr fqye,;j fy V rfkk Qjgku v[rj eq[; Hkwfedk ls lq kksfhkr y[kum lsuvªy dk Hkh fuekz.k fd;ka Nikkhil Advani is an Indian film producer, director and screenwriter. He is one of the co-founders of Emmay Entertainment, a motion picture production company. He assisted filmmaker Sudhir Mishra on Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996), for which he also co-wrote the screenplay. During Nikhil s stint with Dharma Productions he directed Kal Ho Naa Ho starring Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan and Jaya Bachchan. The film was one of the biggest hits of 2003 and won six Filmfare awards besides firmly establishing him as a director. Nikhil, has directed India s first stereoscopic 3D animation film, Delhi Safari, for which he also wrote the original story. Emmay Entertainment recently produced Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur film based on the Gulf war crisis titled Airlift and the Farhan Akhtar headlined edgy ensemble film Lucknow Central. 16 JURY FEATURE

17 fuf kdkur dker NISHIKANT KAMAT jkgqy josy RAHUL RAWAIL fuf kdkar dker dk funsz kdh; inkiz.k çhkko kkyh ejkbh fq+ye MksfEcoyh QkLV ls gqvka bl fqye dks jk Vªh;,oa vurjjk Vªh; Lrj ij [;kfr feyha fuf kdkar us nk;jksa dks rksm+rs gq, MksfEcoyh QkLV dks rfey esa bokuks vks#ou ds uke ls iqu: cuk;k ftlesa vkj ek/kou vfhkusrk FksA fq+ye us rfey fq+ye m ksx esa Hkh cm+h lqyrk gkfly dh vksj mugsa cgqeq[kh çfrhkkleiuu funsz kd ds rksj ij LFkkfir fd;ka lky 2008 esa fuf kdkar dker us fgunh fqyeksa esa viuk inkiz.k eqecbz esjh tku ds lkfk fd;ka blus mugsa cslv fqye dk fqyeqs;j føfvd iqjldkj fnyok;k] lkfk gh vusd rduhdh {ks= esa fqye us iqjldkj thrs] ftuesa fotqvy bqsdv ds fy, jk Vªh; fqye iqjldkj Hkh kkfey gsa fjrs k ns keq[k vfhkuhr y; Hkkjh ds lkfk fuf kdkar us ejkbh flusek esa okilh dha bl fqye us reke c Dl vkwfql fjd MZ rksm+ fn,a mudh fofhkuu fdle dh fqyeksa esa dke djus dh pkg gh gs fd bl le; os vk/kk ntzu fuekz.kk/khu fqyeksa ds lkfk tqm+s gsaa buesa ls dqn ivdfkk ds Lrj ij gsa] dqn vu; gsa ftudh ehfm;k esa?kks k.kk gks pqdh gsa jkgqy josy jkt diwj ds lkfk vkj ds LVwfM;kst esa esjk uke tksdj rfkk c ch tslh fqyeksa esa crksj lgk;d funsz kd dk;z dj pqds gsaa ogha vkjds LVwfM;ks esa mugksaus j.k/khj diwj ds lkfk dy] vkt vksj dy,oa /kje dje esa lgk;d ds crksj dk;z fd;ka mugksaus dbz fq+yeksa dk fuekz.k Hkh fd;k rfkk vius nkslrksa _f k diwj,oa ujs k eygks=k ¼çkbe Qksdl½ ds lkfk feydj eqacbz esa igys fmftvy vkwfm;ks LVwfM;ks dh LFkkiuk dha funsz kd ds rksj ij jkgqy josy us dqekj xksjo] fotsrk iafmr] luuh nsvksy] ve`rk flag] ijs k jkoy] vuuw diwj] dktksy] dey lnkuk], o;kz jk; rfkk t u vczkge dh vkjafhkd fq+yesa cukdj mugsa flusek esa igyk eksdk fn;ka os 2015 esa Hkkjr dh vksj ls vkwldlz ds fy, Hksth tkus okyh fq+ye p;u dh T;wjh ds lnl; FksA Nishikant Kamat s directorial debut was the impactful Marathi language film Dombivali Fast. The film earned major critical acclaim in India and internationally. Nishikant then decided to push boundaries as he adapted Dombivali Fast in Tamil as Evano Oruvan starring R Madhavan. The film earned major acclaim in the Tamil film industry and marked his credential as a versatile filmmaker. In 2008, Nishikant Kamat made his debut in the Hindi film industry with Mumbai Meri Jaan, It earned him The Filmfare Critic s Award for Best Film along with awards in various other technical departments including a National Award for Visual Effects. Nishikant returned to Marathi cinema with Lai Bhaari, starring Riteish Deshmukh. The film broke box office records at the time. With his penchant and hunger for varied genres of films, Nishikant is currently working on over half a dozen projects. Some in the scripting stage, while some already having been announced in the media. Rahul Rawail, worked as an Assistant Director, with filmmaker Raj Kapoor, at the R.K.Studios, assisting him on Mera Naam Joker and Bobby. At R.K.Studios, he also assisted Shri. Randhir Kapoor on Kal Aaj Aur Kal and Dharam Karam. After his stint as an assistant director, he established himself as one of the most prominent filmmakers in the Indian Film Industry. He produced some films, and was actively involved, with, Rishi Kapoor and Naresh Malhotra (of Prime Focus) in setting-up the first Digital Audio Studio in Mumbai. He has been the director who has launched Kumar Gaurav, Vijeta Pandit, Sunny Deol, Amrita Singh, Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor, Kajol, Kamal Sadanah, Aishwarya Rai and John Abraham, having directed all their debut films. He was a member of the Jury for Indian films for the Oscars in #fp ujsu RUCHI NARAIN #fp ukjk;.k dbz iqjldkj thr pqdh fq+yedkj gsa ftudk dke dbz ek/;eksa esa QSyk gsa os jktusfrd çsedfkk gtkjksa [okfg ksa,slh ds fy, ys[ku dk fqyeqs;j iqjldkj rfkk ffkzyj dky & ;LVjMs,aM Vqe jks ds fy, vksfl;ku QsfLVoy esa funsz ku dk føfvdl iqjldkj thr pqdh gsaa blds vykpk ou;thou o`ùkfp=ksa ds fuekz.k ds fy, Hkh dbz iqjldkj muds uke gsaa os Hkkjr dh lcls cm+h,fues ku fqye guqeku nk nenkj dh ys[kd vksj funsz kd gsa] ftlesa lyeku [kku] johuk VaMu] tkosn v[k~rj] dquky [ksew] padh ikams] lksjhk kqdyk] edjan ns kikams us vkoktsa nh gsa vksj ftldk fuekz.k muds ekrk firk ds lkfk cuk;h mudh daiuh vkj, Vh fqyel us fd;k gsa vhkh mudh rhu Qhpj fq+yesa rfkk,d o`ùkfp= fuekz.k volfkk esa gsa Ruchi Narain is a multi-award-winning film-maker who revels in working across genres. She has won a FilmFare Award as writer for the political love story Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi, Critics Award at the Osian Festival as director for her thriller, Kal (Yesterday & Tomorrow), and several awards producing wildlife documentaries. She has written and directed India s biggest animation film Hanuman Da Damdaar voiced by Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Javed Akhtar, Kunal Kemmu, Chunky Pandey, Saurabh Shukla, Makrand Deshpande and produced by R.A.T Films with her partners Ashutosh Shah and Taher Shabbir. They have 3 features and a documentary in production. JURY FEATURE 17

18 lfpu pkís SACHIN CHATTE lfpu pkís fq+ye vkykspd gsa tks flusek ij chrs rsbzl lkyksa ls fy[krs vk jgs gsaa dei;wvj VsDuksy th esa Lukrd lfpu us ukxiqj esa fn fgrokm+k ds fy, 1994 esa fy[kuk kq# fd;k] vksj fqj 1999 ls xksok ds fn uofgun VkbEl esa g rkokj d ye] tks vkt rd tkjh gsa os dbz if=dkvksa vksj jk Vªh; lekpkj i=ksa ds fy, fy[krs jgs gsa vksj b Qh ds 2004 esa xksok vkus ds ckn ls mugksaus blij folrkj ls ns[kk vksj fy[kk gsa flusek ij fy[kus ds vykok os xksok ds egkfo ky;ksa esa fq+ye jlkloknu Hkh i<+krs gsaa blls brj] os vkwy bafm;k jsfm;ks ds,q,e jsucks esa lky 1998 ls jsfm;ks t dh ds crksj Hkh lsok;sa nsrs jgs gsaa Sachin Chatte is a film critic who has been writing about cinema for over 23 years. A graduate in Computer Technology, he started writing for The Hitavada in Nagpur in 1994 and a weekly column for The Navhind Times, Goa from 1999 till date. He has also contributed to various magazines and national dailies and has covered IFFI extensively since the festival moved to Goa in Apart from writing about cinema, he also teaches Film Appreciation at colleges in Goa. He also doubles as a radio jockey with All India Radio s FM Rainbow since lr:ik lku;ky,d doh] lkekftd dk;zdrkz,oa ckaxyk fq+ye funsz kd gsa ftugksaus viuk dfj;j,d vfhkus=h ds rksj ij kq# fd;ka os i kq&fpfdrld gsa vksj lky 1990 esa lozjs B xhrdkj dk jk Vªh; fq+ye iqjldkj thr pqdh gsaa mudh fq+yeksa vuq vksj vksu;ks vksikyk dk p;u Hkkjrh; isuksjek esa gks pqdk gs vksj ns k fons k esa mugksaus uke dek;k gsa Satarupa Sanyal, a poet, social activist and Bengali film director started her career as an actor. She is a veterinarian and recipient of National award for Best Lyricist (1990). Her films Anu and Onyo Opalaa were Indian Panorama selections and well acclaimed in India and abroad. lr:ik lku;ky SATARUPA SANYAL lqjs k gsfcydj SURESH HEBLIKAR lqjs k gscyhdj eu eafku ds funsz kd vksj ivdfkk ys[kd gsa vksj tkusekus vfhkusrk] funsz kd rfkk i;kzoj.kosùkk jgs gsaa mugksaus fq+ye dkfnuk csadh ¼Q jslv Qk;j½ esa ;ksu&euksoskkfud fo k; tsls pquksrhiw.kz df; dks mbk;k] ftlus mugsa uk flqz jk Vªh; vksj jkt; iqjldkj ftrok,] [kwc vkykspdh; rkjhqsa Hkh çnku dhaa blds ckn çrek m kkfdj.k vkbz ftlus funsz ku ds jkt; vksj fqyeqs;j iqjldkj thrs vksj vkt Hkh ;g duum+ n kzdksa ds e/; lcls yksdfç; fq+ye gsa lqjs k gscyhdj viuh y?kq fq+ye ksimz~l vkwu fn ewo ds fy, la;qä jk Vª la?k }kjk LFkkfir,Q, vks vkksflfjl iqjldkj Hkh thr pqds gsaa mudh /kkjokm+ dh lkal frd fojklr ij cuk;h y?kq fqye us mugsa lozjs B o`ùkfp= dk jkt; iqjldkj ftrk;ka os # ;kjaxk] rkbz lkgsc] dkfnuk csadh tslh myys[kuh; fq+yeksa esa vfhku; Hkh dj pqds gsaa muds flusek vksj i;kzoj.k ds {ks= esa ;ksxnku dks dbz ljdkjksa vksj futh lalfkkuksa us js[kkafdr fd;k gsa Suresh Heblikar, director & screenplay writer of Mana Manthana is a renowned actor, director and an environmentalist. His handling of a bold subject in the film Kaadina Benki (Forest Fire) based on a psycho-sexual theme not only won him National & State Awards but also critical acclaim from various quarters. This was followed by Prathama Ushakirana, which won the State and Filmfare Award for direction, the film has remained one of the most popular films among Kannada audience. Mr. Suresh Heblikar has also won an award instituted by the United Nations F.A.O. Osiris Award for his short film Shepherds on the Move. His short film on Dharwad s cultural ethos brought him a State Award for the Best Documentary. He has acted in notable films like Rushyashrunga, Tai Saheba, Kaadina Benki. His contribution to cinema and the environment has been recognized by various government and private institutions. 18 JURY FEATURE

19 Feature Films A selection of 26 significant and outstanding new Feature Films from emerging and established filmmakers from across the length and breadth of the country.

20 ckgqcyh 2 & n dudywtu Bahubaali 2 - The Conclusion 2017 Telugu 171 min Colour Director S. S. Rajamouli Producer Arka Media Works Story V. Vijayendra Prasad Cinematographer K.K.Senthil Kumar Editor Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao Music M.M. Keeravaani Cast Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishnam viuh fojklr dks tkuus ds ckn ckgqcyh 2 & fn dudywtu esa egsuæ ckgqcyh vius firk dh gr;k dk cnyk ysrk gs] ekfg'efr ij jkt djusokys vius pkpk HkYykynso ds f[kykq ;q) dh?kks"kuk dja Having uncovered the truth of his legacy, in Bahubali 2- The Conclusion, Mahendra Baahubali (Shivudu), avenges the murder of his father, vowing revenge against the tyrannical ruler of the Mahishmati Kingdom, his uncle, Bhallaladeva.,l,l jktke yh,l,l jktke yh çfl) ys[kd] fuekzrk] funsz'kd gsa ftugsa mudh vn~hkqr Qarklh ls Hkjh dyiuk&fefkd ls jph Mªkek fqyeksa ckgqcyh vksj ckgqcyh 2 & fn dudywtu ds fy, tkuk x;ka blls igys os bzxk vksj ekxk/khjk fqyesa cuk pqds gsaa mudh fqyeksa dks lcls vpnh rduhdh dyk ds fy, tkuk tkrk gsa ckgqcyh 2 & fn dudywtu dk fczfv'k fqye baflvvîwv esa çhfe;j gqvk vksj ;g nqfu;khkj esa lcls t~;knk islk dekusokyh cgqhkk'kh Hkkjrh; fqye gsa S S Rajamouli S S Rajamouli is a renowned writer, producer, director applauded and awarded for his hyper fantasy, fictionmythology drama films Bahubali and Bahubali 2- The Conclusion. His earlier film credits include Eega and Magadheera. His work is noted for its superlative technical expertise and craft. Bahubali 2-The conclusion premiered at the British Film Institute and remains the highest grossing Indian multilingual film franchise globally. vdkz ehfm;k odzl gsnjkckn vk/kkfjr Hkkjrh; fqye fuekz.k vksj VªkUlehfM;k deiuh gs tks Vsfyfo'ku] rsyqxq flusek vksj c yhoqm esa vius dkeksa ds fy, tkuh tkrh gs esa 'kkscw ;kjykxìk vksj çlkn nsfousuh }kjk LFkkfir A Arka Media Works is an Indian film production and trans-media company based out of Hyderabad, known for their works in Television, Telugu cinema, and Bollywood. Founded in 2001, by Shobu Yarlagadda, and Prasad Devineni. 20 FEATURE Shobu Yarlagadda, Plot No. 89/90, 4th Floor,Ashoka Vishnu Capital, Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad shobuy@arkamediaworks.com,

21 foltzu Bisorjon 2016 Bengali 138 min Colour Director Kaushik Ganguly Producer Opera Story Kaushik Ganguly Cinematographer Sauvik Basu Editor Subhajit Singha Music Indradip Dasgupta Cast Jaya Ahsan, Abir Chatterjee, Kaushik Ganguly iwohz vksj if'pe caxky ds fgunw nqxkz foltzu ds fy, bpnkefr unh ij,d= gksrs gsa vksj ;gha,d toku eqflye ym+dk nq?kzvuk dk f'kdkj gks unh esa cg tkrk gsa,d ;qok fo/kok mls fdukjs ewfnzr ikrh gs vksj?kj ys vkrh gsa,d fgunw eqlyeku ds :i esa mldh igpku ckaxykns'k esa laosnu'khy gs vksj bl lekt esa mls fnikdj j[kuk vlahko gs] ysfdu HkkoukRed :i ls mldk fo/kok ls,d ukrk tqm+ x;k gsa ysfdu vc mls?kj okil tkuk gksxka fcltzu dgkuh gs fd dsls çse balku ds cuk, nk;jksa dks ikj dj tkrk gsa As Hindus of East and West Bengal celebrate, Durga immersion, in the river Ichhamati; a young Muslim boy meets with an accident and is washed ashore the next day. A young widow discovers his body by the riverside. She brings the unconscious man home. A Hindu Muslim, his identity in sensitive Bangladesh cannot be compromised, however, emotionally the young woman is strongly drawn to him. Bisorjon is a story of how love transcends man-made boundaries. dksf'kd xkaxqyh dksf'kd xkaxqyh us,d ivdfkk ys[kd ds :i esa viuk dfj;j 'kq# fd;ka mudk funsz'kdh; inkiz.k Qhpj fqye okfjl ls gqvk vksj vkxs iqjl r 'kcnks] tlv vunj yo LVksjh] ysiv i] viqj ikapkyh] NksVksnsj Nksch tslh fqyesa vk;haa xkaxqyh viuh fqye flusekokyk ds fy, çfrf"br ;wusldks Qsfyuh iqjldkj thrus okys çfke nf{k.k&iwohz,f'k;kbz FksA Kaushik Ganguly Kaushik Ganguly began working as a screenwriter in television and films. His first directorial feature Waarish was followed with award winning films like Shabdo, Just Another Love Story, Laptop, Apur Panchali, Chhotoder Chhobi and more. Ganguly was the first South-east Asian to receive the prestigious UNESCO FELINI for Cinemawala. lqijukdkafr djkfr us vksisjk dh LFkkiuk 2016 esa dha vksisjk Lora= flusek fuekz.k lalfkk gs vksj dydùkk esa vk/kqfud /ofu vksj Mfcax dh lqfo/kkvksa ls lqlfttr LrwfM;ks gsa fclkstzu mudh igyh ckaxyk Qhpj fqye gsa Suparnakanti Karati established OPERA in M/S OPERA is an independent movie production house and a modern sound recording and dubbing studio in Kolkata. Bisorjon is the first Bengali feature by Opera. Opera, Suparnakanti Karati, Opera, CA-50, Salt lake, Sector-1, Kolkata opera.kolkat@gmail.com, FEATURE 21

22 bzmd Idak 2017 Marathi 107 min Colour Director Deepak Gawade Producer Kiah Films Pvt Ltd and Prime Focus Ltd. Story Deepak Gawade Cinematographer Archana Borhade Editor Pranav Mistry Music Pankajj Padghan Cast Usha Naik, Kishore Kadam, Suhas Palshikar, Devendra Gaikwad, Atharva Ghodke uke;k,d lh/kk&lk/kk balku gs ftldh rhfkz;k=k ml le; vçr;kf'kr eksm+ ys ysrh gs tc mldh ek ;g nkok djrh gs fd muds lius esa lk{kkr nsoh us n'kzu fn, vksj csgrj thou ds fy, fdlh i'kq dh cfy dh bpnk çxv dh gsa vc ek dk vkxzg gs fd csvk mudh ;g bpnk iwjh djsa cgqr la?k"kz ds ckn uke;k xk o dh lcls cnek'k cdjh dks idm+ ykrk gsa cdjh vksj uke;k lkfk ;k=k djrs gsa vksj bl ;k=k esa muds chp,d vudgk fj'rk cu tkrk gsa cfy okys fnu uke;k [kqn dks nqfo/kk esa ikrk gs] ek dks fn;k opu iwjk djs ;k vius i'kq fe= ds ckjs esa lkspsa Prime Focus Ltd Namya is a gullible man whose pilgrim trip takes an unexpected turn when his mother claims the Goddess has appeared in her dreams and demanded an animal sacrifice for the betterment of his life. She is adamant that he fulfil the prophecy. Namya manages to arrange the most troublesome goat in the village much to the chagrin of his mother. On the day of the sacrifice Namya finds himself conflicted between fulfilling the promise made to his mother and sacrificing his animal-friend. nhid xkom+s nhid xkom+s Vsfyfotu ls viuk dfj;j 'kq# djus ds ckn edcwy] xftuh] ljdkj jkt], osmulms] oal vi u, Vkbe bu eqecbz] MVhZ fidpj] Lis'ky NCchl vksj,e,l /kksuh tslh fqyeksa ds lkfk tqm+s jgsa mugksaus g yhoqm fqyeksa nkftzfyax fyfevsm] oslv bt oslv] ikpz~m] rktegy esa dke fd;ka mudh igyh y?kq fqye gsjks ikvhz us jk"vªh; iqjldkj thra bmd mudh igyh Qhpj fqye gsa Deepak Gawade Deepak Gawade started out with TV and later ventured into films with Maqbool, Ghajini, Sarkar Raaj, A Wednesday, Once Upon A Time in Mumbai, Dirty Picture, Special Chabbees and M.S. Dhoni. He has also worked on Hollywood titles such as Darjeeling Ltd, West is West, Parched and Tajmahal. Deepak s debut short Heyro Party won a National Film Award. Idak is his feature film debut. çkbe Qksdl vksj ds;k fqyel çkbosv fyfevsm la;qä :i ls bmkd ds mriknu gsaa 'kjn dsydj us fdvkg fqye çk- fy- dk :ik;u,d Vhe ds l`tu djus ds fy, fd;k ftlls viuh liuksa dh dgkuh dks fpf=r rfkk vko';d lk/ku ds tfj, Vhe dk lefkzu dj ldsaa Prime Focus and Kiah Films Pvt. Ltd. jointly produced Idak. Kiah Films is formed by Sharad Kelkar to create a team that can paint his dream stories and support the team with necessary infrastructure. 22 FEATURE Kiah Films Pvt Ltd, 1701, Anmol Enclave, Opp. Patel Petrol Pump, S.V Road, Goregaon West, Mumbai skelkar07@gmail.com,

23 t yh,y,y ch 2 Jolly LLB Hindi 139 min Colour Director Subhash Kapoor Producer Fox Star Studios India Pvt Ltd Story Subhash Kapoor Cinematographer Kamaljeet Negi Editor Chandrasekhar Prajapati Music Manj Musik/Chirrantan Bhatt/ Vishal Khurana/Meet Bros. Cast Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Saurabh Shukla, Annu Kapoor t yh,y,y ch 2 Ekq gqv] rh[ks ysfdu lân; LoHkko ds la?k"kz'khy odhy txnh'oj fejk mqz t yh dh dgkuh gsa t yh,sls fdlh eksds dh ryk'k esa gs tks mldh ftunxh dks [kqf'k;ksa dh vksj eksm+ ns] ysfdu bldh iwfrz djus dh dksf'k'k esa oks,d,slh xyrh dj csbrk gs ftldh Hkjik;h vlahko gsa ;g mldh odkyr dks gh ladv esa ugha Mky nsrh] cfyd mlds vius vkn'kksaz ij Hkh loky gsa Jolly LLB 2 is the story of the blunt, abrasive and yet oddly compassionate Jagdishwar Mishra, aka Jolly, a small time, struggling lawyer. Jolly is looking out for an opportunity that could turn the tide in his favour; when faced with the glimpse of such an opportunity, he jumps at the chance and in the bargain commits an innocent mistake with irreversible consequences. One that not only costs him his reputation as a lawyer, but compels him to question his own morals. lqhkk"k diwj t yh,y,y ch 2 ds funsz'kd] lqhkk"k diwj dh :ijs[kk : Þ,d jktuhfrd i=dkj ls ys[kd funsz'kd cus lqhkk"k diwj yxhkx 10 o"kksaz ls fgunh fqye bamlvªh esa dk;zjr gs A mugksaus Q l x;s js vksckek] t yh,y,y ch] xqìw jaxhyk vksj t yh,y,y ch 2 tsls fqyeksa dk ys[ku vksj funsz'ku fd;k A muds O;aX;iw.kZ vnkyr dejsokys ukvd us o"kz 2014 ds lokszùke fgunh fqye ds fy, çfrf"br jk"vªh; iqjldkj lfgr dbz iqjldkj thrsa vc os viuh vxyh Þeksxqyß 'kh'kzd fqye ij dk;z dj jgs gsa] tks Vh & lhjhl ds lalfkkid xqy'ku dqekj dh thouh gsa Subhash Kapoor Subhash Kapoor is a political journalist turned writer-director working in the Hindi film industry for about 10 years. He has written and directed films like Phas Gaye Re Obama, Jolly LLB, Guddu Rangeela and Jolly LLB 2. His satirical court room drama won many awards including the prestigious national award for best Hindi film in year He is currently working on his next titled MOGUL which is a biopic on the founder of T-series late Gulshan Kumar. Fox Star Studios India Pvt. Ltd., Urmi Estate, 28th Floor, 95 Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel W, Mumbai , gurcharank@in.foxstarstudios.com, Q Dl LVkj LVqfMvkst Hkkjr dh,d fqye fuekz.k vksj forj.k deiuh gs] ;w,l vk/kkfjr eks'ku fidplz ds fo'o ds cms fuekzrkvksa,oa forjdksa esa,d 20 lsutqjh Q Dl] vksj LVkj] Hkkjr ds ehfm;k vksj,uvsjvsbzuesav deiuh ds chp ds,d la;qä dk;z nksuksa ds ¼lg½ LokfeRo :isvz ekjmks[k ds 21 lsutqjh Q Dl ij- Fox Star Studios is a movie production and distribution company from India, a joint venture between U.S. based 20th Century Fox, one of the world s largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, and STAR, India s media and entertainment company, both (co-)owned by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox. FEATURE 23

24 twt+ Juze 2017 Konkani 93 min Colour Director Miransha Naik Producer Thin Air Productions Story Miransha Naik Cinematographer Abhiraj Rawale Editor Jacques Comets, Siddhesh Naik, Suzana Pedro Music Pierre Aviat Cast Rushikesh Naik, Sudesh Bhise, Prashanti Talpankar, Gauri Kamat cksfjecksy xksok dk çoklh vkcknh okyk,d xk o gs] tgk cnek'k xqams twt+ dk jkt pyrk gs] ftls yksx ^>ksim+iêh dk jktk* Hkh dgrs gsaa mldk fgald O;ogkj çoklh dkexkj vkcknh dks nck, j[krk gs] rc Hkh tc oks mudh efgykvksa ij cqjh utj Mkyrk gsa ysfdu lksyg lky dk larks"k Mjus ls budkj dj nsrk gsa mldk i<+us dk iddk bjknk tqt+ ls ekj [kkus ij Hkh fmxrk ugha gsa flfkfr;k fu.kkz;d volfkk esa igq prh gsa vksj larks"k dk eksu çfrjks/k twt+ dk lkeuk djus rd igq prk gs vksj vurr: mls Mj ls eqfä fnykrk gsa Boribmol, a village in Goa with a large immigrant population, is ruled by a thuggish bully, Juze, popularly called Slum Landlord. His appetite for violent intimidation keeps his workforce submissive, even when his roving eye extends to their women. Santosh (16), is not intimidated. He remains determined to study despite regular abuse at Juze s hands. As events build to a breaking point, Santosh s passive resistance evolves to finally achieve freedom from fear. fejku'kk ukbzd xksok ds ukxfjd fejku'kk ukbzd us vius fqye fuekz.k dh i<kbz ivdfkk ys[ku esa fo'ks"k v/;;u djrh gqbz eqecbz ds foflfyax oqm~l buvsjus'kuy ls iwjk fd;ka vius [kqn ds csuj fru,;j çksmd'ku ds v/khu esa y?kq fqyesa cukus ls igys o"kz 2012 esa mugksaus,d eqecbz vk/kkfjr çksmd'ku gkml] xhrkutyh fø,'kul esa,d ys[kd ds :i esa dke djuk 'kq: fd;ka tqt+ mudh çfke Qhpj fqye gsa Miransha Naik A native of Goa, Miransha Naik completed his filmmaking studies at Whistling Woods International, Mumbai, specialising in screenwriting. In 2012, he began working as a writer at Gitanjali Creations, a Mumbai-based production house before making short films under his own banner, Thin Air Productions. Juze is his feature film debut. fogflyax oqm~l esa viuh i<+kbz iwjh djus ds ckn vksj dqn le; fuekz.k daifu;ksa ds lkfk dk;z ds ckn fejka'kk uk;d us 2012 esa viuh fqyeksa ds [kqn fuekz.k dh lksp ds lkfk ffku,;j ç MD'kUl dh LFkkiuk dha On completion of his course at Whistling woods International and working for a production house as a writer, Miransha Naik founded Thin Air Productions in 2012 with the intent of producing his own films under the banner. 24 FEATURE Thin Air Productions, 1431 Pearl Beach Arcade, Benaulim Salcete Goa, near Maria Hall miransha4@gmail.com,

25 dklo Kaasav 2016 Marathi 105 min Colour Director(s) Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar Producer(s) Vichitra Nirmiti & Mohan Agashe Story Sumitra Bhave Cinematographer Dhananjay Kulkarni Editor Mohit Takalkar Music Saket Kanetkar Cast Irawati Harshe, Alok Rajwade, Kishor Kadam, Mohan Agashe, Devika Daftardar, Santosh Redkar rykd'kqnk tkudh vius thou dh lkfkzdrk leqæh dnqvksa ds laj{k.k esa ryk'k jgh gsa vpkud mldh eqykdkr,d vutku ;qok ekuo ls gksrh tks vlirky ls Hkkx vk;k gsa vlirky esa mls vkregr;k dh dksf'k'k ds ckn HkrhZ fd;k x;k FkkA tkudh mlds fy, iwnrkn ls ijs vksj usfrd fu.kz;ksa ls vyx gksdj,d lgt okrkoj.k dk fuekz.k djrh gs] ftlls oks okil Qy&Qwy ldsa Mohan Agashe Janaki, a divorcee, attempts to find meaning in life through a sea-turtle conservation project; she accidentally meets an anonymous young man Manav who has escaped from the hospital where he was admitted for attempted suicide. Janaki tries to create a non-judgemental, non-intrusive, warm atmosphere to help him bloom. lqfe=k Hkkos,d lekt'kkl=h,oa 'kks/kdrkz gsa tks lquhy lq[kfkkudj ds lkfk 1985 esa fqye cukus dh vksj eqm+haa mugksaus nksgh] ftunxh ftunkckn] 10Fk,Q] oklrqiq#"k] furky] nsojkbz] csod~r ckfj'k]?kks ekyk vlyk gok],d di p;k] eksj ns[kus taxy esa] gk Hkkjr ektk] lafgrk] vlrq rfkk dklo tslh myys[kuh; fqyeksa dk rfkk dbz y?kq fqyeksa] / kkjkokfgdksa vksj VsfyfQYel dk funsz'ku fd;k gsa lqfe=k Hkkos dks ys[ku esa ;ksxnku ds fy, fp= jru iqjldkj,oa dke/ksuq iqjldkj ls leekfur fd;k tk pqdk gsa Sumitra Bhave, a social scientistresearcher, turned to filmmaking with Sunil Sukthankar. They have directed 14 feature films, 50 short films, 5 TV serials and tele-films. Dr. Mohan Agashe, an actor and psychiatrist, chooses the entertainment route to communicate health and socially relevant issues. Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar, independently and artistically express the socially important subjects through Vichitra Nirmittee. fofp= fufezfr ds csuj rys lqfe=k Hkkos vksj lqfuy lq[kfkkudj ds uke dbz myys[kuh; y?kq vksj Qhpj fqyesa gsaa mudh fqyeksa us 6 vurjjk"vªh; iqjldkj] 11 jk"vªh; iqjldkj vksj 45 ls t~;knk jkt; iqjldkj thrs gsaa dklo fofp= fufezfr dk fuekz.k gsa eksgu vkxk'ks Hkh fqye ds fuekzrk gsaa Under the banner of Vichitra Nirmitee, Sumitra Bhave, and Sunil Sukthankar have to their credit several noteworthy shorts and feature films. Their films have received 6 International Awards, 11 National Awards, and more than 45 State awards. Kaasav is a Virchitra Nirmitte production. Mohan Agashe is also the producer of the film. Vichitra Nirmiti & Mohan Agashe, B- 46/47, West End Village, Bhusari Colony, Kothrud, Pune , sunilsukthankar@gmail.com, FEATURE 25

26 dppk fyecw Kachcha Limbu 2017 Marathi 116 min Colour Director Prasad Oak Producer Teamwork Ultra Creations Story Jaywant Dalvi Cinematographer Amalendu Choudhary Editor Jayant Jathar Music Rahul Ranade Cast Sachin Khedekar, Sonali Kulkarni, Ravi Jadhav, Manmeet Pem, Ananth Mahadevan, Uday Sabnis, Ajit Kelkar dppk fyecw] ftls detksj dks fp<+kus ds fy, blrseky fd;k tkrk gs],d,sls tksm+s dh vkreh; dfkk gs tks vius fnekxh :i ls fhkuu {kerk okys csvs cppw dh ns[khkky esa jkst pquksfr;k >sy jgs gsaa t;oar nyoh ds ejkbh miu;kl dk ;g flusekbz #ikarj.k 1980 ds le; esa felvj vksj felst dkvnkjs dh my>uksa vksj mu my>uksa ds chp Hkh lkfk cus jgus dh dksf'k'kksa dk thoar nlrkost gsa Kachcha Limbu, slang for underdog, is the poignant tale of a couple and their everyday trials in nurturing their mentally challenged child Bachchu. Adapted from Jaywant Dalvi s Marathi language novel, this 1980 s story takes us through Mr. and Mrs. Katdare s dilemmas and their attempt at sanity and togetherness despite teeming odds. çlkn vksd vfhkusrk çlkn vksd ;wa rks fqyedkj cuuk pkgrs Fks] ysfdu uccs ds n'kd esa eqecbz igq prs gh mugsa vfhku; ds dqn uk;kc volj feysa chl lkyk dfj;j esa muds uke lùkj fqyesa] ipphl ukvd vksj vllh Vsyhfotu /kkjkokfgd gsaa mugsa fqye vksj Vsyhfotu esa vius dk;z ds fy, dbz leeku fey pqds gsaa dppk fyecw mudk funsz'kdh; inkiz.k gsa Prasad Oak Actor Prasad Oak always wanted to be a filmmaker, however, pure fate landed him really good acting offers as soon as he arrived in Mumbai. He has 70 films, 25 dramas and 80 TV serials to his credit as an actor in a span of 20 years. He has been the recipient of several prestigious awards and state honours for his work in film and Television. Kachcha Limbu (Raw Lemon) is Oak s directorial debut. VheodZ vyvªk fø,'kal Vhoh] fqyeksa vksj?kvukvksa ds fy, xq.koùkk okyh lkexzh dk fuekz.k djus okyk,d daiuh gsa th ejkbh ds fy, ejkbh Vsfyfot+u 'kks gksukj lqu eh ;k?kjph vksj ekts irh lkshkkxokrh dk mriknu fd;k gsa Teamwork Ultra Creations is a company producing quality content for TV, Films and Events. It has produced the Marathi Television Show Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi and Maze Pati Saubhgyawati for Zee Marathi. 26 FEATURE Teamwork Ultra Creations, Mandarr Bhaskar Devsthali, Swar, 604, Veena Saaz CHS, Videocon Tower Layout, Kandavali East, Mumbai aakashpen@gmail.com,

27 dm+oh gok Kadvi Hawa 2016 Hindi 95 min Colour Director Nila Madhab Panda Producer Drishyam Films Pvt Ltd Story Nila Madhav Panda Cinematographer Ramanuj Datta Editor Jabeen Merchant Music Mangesh Dhakde Cast Sanjay Mishra, Ranvir Shorey, Tilottama Shome and Bhupesh lqnwj vle dk [ksfrgj xk p egqvk ckfj'k dh deh ls ijs'kku gs vksj mlds fdlku dtz ds uhps ncdj vkregr;k dj jgs gsaa csad ds nykyksa dh funz;rk ds ppsz gsa vksj xk ookys mugsa e`r;q dk nsork dgdj iqdkjus yxs gsaa,d firk fpafrr gs fd dgha mldk csvk Hkh dtkz mrkjus ds fy, bl pddj esa uk Qal tk,a nksuksa ds chp ;g ruko dk dkj.k Hkh cu tkrk gsa dm+oh gok dksjh dyiuk ugha] ;g eksle esa cnykoksa dh vk [ks [kksy nsus okyh lppkbz gsa Mahua, a farming village in remote Assam, is rain deprived, leading its farmers to inevitable suicide owing to crushing loans and repayments. A reputation of ruthlessness precedes the bank agent who is referred to as God of Death by the villagers. A father, fearful that his son too may succumb pleads with the man to defer the debt. His stark refusal leads to a conflict between the two. fuyk ek/kc ikamk fuyk ek/kc ikamk Hkkjr xksjo ls leekfur,d jk"vªh; Fkkrh gsa vksj vurjjk"vªh; Lrj ij çfl) ys[kd] funsz'kd vksj fuekzrk gsa tks lùkj ls t~;knk fqyesa] o`ùkfp= vksj y?kq fqye cuk pqds gsaa Hkkjr Hkj esa fhkuu fdle ds osdkfld eqíksa dks viuk fo"k; cukus okys ikamk dk dk;z lkekftd tkx#drk ls tqm+k jgka mugsa flusek] ehfm;k vksj lkekftd {ks= esa vius dk;z ds fy, vusd leeku feys gsaa ikamk us Hkkjr esa vurjjk"vªh; LØhujkbVlZ ysc dh LFkkiuk dh ftlls,f'k;k esa Hkh mpp xq.koùkk dh ikfjokfjd vksj cky fqyesa fufezr gks ldsaa Nila Madhab Panda Nila Madhab Panda a recipient of Bharat Gaurav Award is a national icon and internationally acclaimed writer, director and producer of over 70 films, documentaries and shorts. He has been bestowed with several illustrious honours and awards for his work in cinema, media and social issues. Panda also founded the International Screenwriters Lab in India to create quality family and children s film scripts for Asian Cinema. ;e fqyel dh dksf'k'k Hkkjr esa Lora= flusekbz vkoktksa ds fy,,d eap rs;kj djus vksj,slk osf'od flusek jpus dh jgh gsa muds }kjk fufezr fq+yeksa esa U;wVu] ijks{k ¼y?kq fq+ye½] #[k vksj 'kh/kz çnf'kzr gksus okyh dm+oh gok 'kkfey gsaa Drishyam Films aims to build a platform for unique voices of Indian independent cinema and create global content with rich Indian flavours. They have produced Newton, Paroksh (short), Rukh and the soon to release Kadvi Hawa. Manish Mundra, Drishyam Films 701 Midas Chambers Andheri,West Mumbai ritika@drishyamfilms.com, FEATURE 27

28 [;kfudk Khynikaa 2017 Oriya Colour 89 Min Director Amartyya Bhattacharyya Producer Swastik Arthouse Story Amartyya Bhattacharyya Cinematographer Amartya Bhattacharyya Editor Amartyya Bhattacharyya Music Kisaloy Roy Cast Amrita Chowdhury, Susant Misra, Swastik Choudhury, Hrushikesh Bhoi, Choudhury, Bikash Das xzkeh.k dyiukyksd esa nks balkuksa dh dfkk],d dfo vksj nwljk fp=dkj] vksj nksuksa dk nkok,d gh [k~;ky ija [;ky,d [kwclwjr toku L=h ds :i esa] gj ca/ku ls ijsa os viuh dyk ds tfj, bl [k~;ky ij nkok trkrs gsaa os ml eksvs vf/kdkjh O;fä ds ikl tkrs gsa tks fu;fr dk çrhd gs] vius balkq ds fy,a ysfdu tynh gh mudh le> vkrk gs fd fopkj fdlh,d dh laifùk ugha vksj,sls esa fu;fr dk lgkjk ysuk le>nkjh Hkjk QSlyk ughaa os fu;fr dks nqu djrs gsa vksj 'kkafr ds lkfk eqík lqy>kus dk QSlyk djrs gsaa vly nqfu;k viuh HkkSfrd ykylkvksa vksj iwokzxzgksa ds e/; fopkj dks ges'kk ds fy, [kks nsrk gsa A tale of two men, a poet and a painter, claiming possession over the same Idea, in a rural village portrayed as a wonderland. Idea is personified as a beautiful young lady, free of all bondage. They approach fate, personified as a big fat man of authority, to judge their claims. They soon realize that an idea is no one s possession and it isn t wise to rely on fate for a judgement. Soon it is decided to bury fate, and settle the matter in peace. The real world, with all its materialistic obsessions, rigid notions and prejudices, loses the idea forever. verz~; Hkêkpk;Z verz~; Hkêkpk;Z Lora= fqye funsz'kd] dfo] ys[kd] pyfp=dkj] leiknd] fp=dkj] vfhkusrk] xhrdkj,oa Nk;kdkj gsaa os vius Qarklh o`ùkfp= cukjl & fn vu,dliyksmz vvspesav~l ds fy, jk"vªh; fqye iqjldkj vksj lkr vu; vurjjk"vªh; iqjldkj thr pqds gsaa Amartyya Bhattacharyya Amartyya Bhattacharyya, is an independent film director, poet, writer, cinematographer, editor, painter, actor, lyricist, recitation artist and a photographer. He has bagged the prestigious National award for his fantasy documentary Benaras the unexplored attachments that has won 7 other international awards. LokfLrd vkvzgkml,d Lora= fuekz.k lalfkk gs ftldk mís'; mm+hlk vksj mfm+;k flusek ds fy, xksjo ykuk gsa mudh igyh fqye fumj vksj ç;ksxkred dsfivy iaæg ls t~;knk vurjjk"vªh; fqye lekjksgksa esa fn[kk;h xbz vksj iksfy'k pksuy ds tfj, vurjjk"vªh; Lrj ij çnf'kzr gqbza Swastik Arthouse is an independent production banner with the sole aim of bringing glory to Odisha and Odia cinema. Their first film the fiercely experimental and critically acclaimed Capital I screened at over 15 international film festivals and released worldwide through a Polish channel. 28 FEATURE Swastik Arthouse, VIM 667, Sailashree Vihar, Bhubaneswar , Odisha, India swastik.arthouse@hotmail.com,

29 f{kfrt &, gksjkbtu Kshitij A Horizon 2017 Marathi 95 min Colour Director Manouj Kadaamh Producer Media Films Craft Story Prof. Raybhan Davange Cinematographer Yogesh Rajguru Editor Neeraj Voraliya Music Shailendra Barve Cast Upendra Limaye, Kanchan Jadhav, Vaishnavi Tangde, Arnav Mandrubkar, Rajkumar Tangde, Manoj Joshi, Vidyadhar Joshi okph ckjg lky dh gs vksj reke pquksfr;ksa ds ckotwn i<+uk pkgrh gsa xjhch ls nck mldk ifjokj xk o NksM+dj xuus ds [ksrksa esa etnwjh djus pyk tkrk gsa mlds lk/kkj.k firk ds ikl csvh dh meehnksa ds fy, de oä gs] vksj mldk <+fu'p; mugsa v[kjrk gsa ysfdu mldk vvy fu"p; lel;k;ksa dks lqy>kus esa dke vkrk gs] vksj vurr: mls firk dk lkeuk djus dh fgeer nsrk gsa Vacchi is 12 and wants to study despite all the odds life throws at her. Poverty ridden, her family leaves their village to find livelihood as labourers in sugarcane fields. Her simple father has little patience for his daughter s aspiration; her steady willpower irks him. Her unwavering determination however, helps her combat problems and brings her closer to the inevitable showdown with her father. WORLD PREMIERE ekuqt dmke ekuqt dmke,d ys[kd gsa vksj funsz'kd] muds finys ØsfMV esa 'kkfey gsa Vsyhfotu /kkjkokfgd jktw jktk jktklkgc esjs vkaxu esa] dhkh b/kj dhkh m/kja mugksaus çfl) ejkbh fqye tsls 'ol] Lianu] lsdam bfuf'kax vksj vkja dke fd;k gsa Manouj Kadaamh Manouj Kadaamh is a writer and director, his previous credits include television serials Raju Raja Rajasahab Mere Aangne Mein, Kabhi Idhar Kabhi Udhar. He has worked on noted Marathi language films Shwaas, Spandan, Second Inning and Aarambh. ehfm;k fqyeøk V áwlvu ¼;w,l,½ flfkr fuekz.k lalfkk gs ftlds çeq[k uojkst çklyk gsaa ;g,slh Lora= Qhpj fqyeksa ds fuekz.k ij dsfuær gs tks lkekftd :i ls çklafxd ejkbh flusek gks vksj ckfydk f'k{kk rfkk L=h l'kfädj.k ds eqíksa dks çeq[krk ls mbk,a Media Filmscraft is a Houston (USA) based production house headed by Navroz Praslaa that is focused on developing & producing independent feature films with a strong basis in socially relevant Marathi language content with strong themes promoting girl child education and women empowerment. Media Films Craft, Shop no-2, Bhoomi Elegant Chs, Thakur Complex, Kandivali (east), Mumbai sargamsons@gmail.com, FEATURE 29

30 eknsj >ksy Maacher Jhol 2017 Bengali, 108 min Colour Director Pratim D. Gupta Producer(s) Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited & Mojo Productions Pvt Ltd Story Pratim D Gupta Cinematographer Subhankar Bhar Editor Subhajit Singha Music Anupam Roy Cast Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam, Mamata Shankar, Sumanta Mukherjee, Arjun Chakraborty, Sauraseni Maitra isfjl esa jgusokyk nso Mh] ftls nqfu;k csgrjhu 'ksq ds :i esa tkurh gs] viuh chekj ek ls feyus ds fy, dksydkrk yksvrk gsa vius vlgt djus okys Hkwrdky ls lkeuk djus okys nso ds lkeus vc,d ikddyk laca/kh pquksrh gsa mldh ek vkxzg djrh gs fd oks fq'k djh cuk,] ogh ftlus mldh ikddyk ds cpiu esa gh n'kzu djok fn, FksA oks blesa l l 'ksq esxh dh enn ysrk gs] ysfdu vc Hkh oks la'k; esa gs fd D;k oks lkyksa iqjkuh ml jsflih dks Bhd çdkj ls cuk ik,xk\ Dev D, a world renowned Paris based chef, returns to Kolkata (India) to visit his ailing mother. Grappling with an uncomfortable past, he is now faced with a culinary challenge. His mother insists he must cook the humble fish curry that had revealed his culinary skills as a child. Dev takes this up with sous chef Maggi for support, but is unsure if he can nail it just like he had managed, so many years ago. çfre Mh xqirk çfre Mh xqirk tkusekus fqye vkykspd gsaa os ç;ksxkred,dl : iklv bt çstsuv ls tqm+s] tgk muds fglls esa xqytkj dk fy[kk Fkk vksj m"kk mrfkqi xk jgh Fkha] bls cgqr ilun fd;k x;ka lkgsc] choh xksyke dk çhfe;j U;w; dz esa gqvk vksj caxky ds c Dl v fql ij mls cgqr lqyrk feyha ;g usvf ydl }kjk [kjhnh xbz igyh ckaxyk fqye Hkh cuh vksj blus N fqyeqs;j iqjldkj Hkh thrsa ;g çfre dh rhljh Qhpj fqye gsa Pratim D. Gupta Pratim D. Gupta is a noted film critic. He collaborated on the experimental X: Past is Present where his segment, featuring verses by Gulzar starring Usha Uthup, garnered great success. Shaheb Bibi Golaam, premiered in New York and had a dream run at the Bengal box office. It is the first mainstream Bangla film optioned by Netflix and has won 6 Filmfare trophies. Maacher Jhol is Pratim s third feature film. lksuh fidplz usvodz~l bafm;k 29 pksuyksa dk lewg gs ftlesa lksuh,avjvsaesav Vsfyfotu] Hkkjr dk vxz.kh vke euksjatu pksuy gsa ekstks ç MD'kUl HkkjrHkj ds ubz ih<+h ds funsz'kdksa] ys[kdksa] rduhf'k;uksa ds lkfk dk;z djus dks çfrc) gsa Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), comprises of 29 channels including Sony Entertainment Television (SET), one of India's leading Hindi general entertainment television. Mojo Productions is committed to producing films crafted by a new generation of directors, writers and technicians working in India. 30 FEATURE Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited, Interface Building No. 7, 5th Floor, Off Malad Link Road, Malad (west), Mumbai tushar.shah@setindia.com,

31 euqlaxmk Manusangada 2016 Tamil 93 min Colour Director Amshan Kumar Producera A K Films Story Amshan Kumar Cinematographer P S Dharan Editor Dhanasekar Music Aravind-Shankar Cast Rajeev Anand, A S Sasi Kumar, Sheela Rajkumar, Manimegalai dksyiiu ds firk xqtj x, gsa] bl nq[k ds Åij ^uhph* tkfr dk nfyr dksyiiu ijs'kku gs ;g lkspdj fd fdl rjg oks dkavks ls Hkjs vli"v jklrs ls firk dh ikffkzo nsg dks vfpfàr dczxkg rd ysdj tk,xka lekt dh xsjcjkcfj;ksa dk lrk;k dksyiiu foæksg djrk gs,slh lkekftd vktknh ds fy, ftldk vk/kkj cjkcjh ds ekuokf/kdkj gksaa Beyond the grief that his father s demise causes, Kolappan dreads the prospect of the burial that requires a low caste Dalit, to carry the body through a thorny, unformed route to an uncertain graveyard. Deeply disturbed with the inequalities, Kolappan begins a protest to enforce social liberty based on equitable human rights. ve'ku dqekj jk"vªh; iqjldkj ls leekfur fqyedkj ve'ku dqekj ds uke dbz iqjl r fqyesa jgh gsaa os nf{k.k Hkkjr ds fqye lkslk;vh vkunksyu esa cgqr lfø; jgs gsa vksj ekfld fqye if=dk lykue ds leikndh; cksmz esa jgs gsaa os fqye jlkloknu ij çhkko'kkyh iqlrd flusek jlukbz ds ys[kd gsa] ftls Hkkjr vksj Jhyadk ds fo'ofo ky;ksa esa i<+k;k tkrk gsa mudh Qhpj fqye vks#ffk vksj o`ùkfp= ;k>ikue FksM+pkukewfrZ dks dbz leekfur iqjldkj gkfly gq, gsaa Amshan Kumar A national award winning filmmaker, Amshan Kumar has several award winning titles to his credit. He is active in South India s Film Society Movement and is part of the editorial board of film monthly Salanam. He has authored Cinema Rasanai, an influential film appreciation text that is part of university syllabi in India and Sri Lanka. His feature film Oruththi and documentary Yazhpanam Thedchanamoorthy have bagged several prestigious awards and honours., ds fqyel Uks o"kz 1995 esa fufezr mldh çfke y?kqo`ùkfp= FkMZ Fkh,Vj eqecbz ds varjkz"vªh; fqye lekjksg esa çfrhkkxh cuha mldh çfke Qhpj fqye vks#ùkh Hkkjr ds varjkz"vªh; fqye lekjksg ds Hkkjrh; isuksjkek esa çfrhkkxh cus iksfumppsjh ljdkj rfkk U;w tlhz] ;w,l, ds lokszùke fqye iqjldkj thrsa AK Films first documentary Third Theatre made in 1995 participated in Mumbai International Festival. It s first feature film Oruththi participated in Indian Panorama of IFFI and won the Best Film award from the government of Pondicherry and Tamil Association of New Jersey, USA. A K Films, 30 A, 17th Street, Venkateshwara Nagar, Kottivakkam, Chennai , ak_films@outlook.com, FEATURE 31

32 ek>k fhkjfhkjk Maza Bhirbhira 2017 Marathi 105 min Colour Director(s) Yogesh Soman & Vivek Wagh Producer Themez Unlimited Story Yogesh Soman Cinematographer Mayur Hardas Editor Mayur Hardas Music Rohit Nagbhide Cast Vikram Gokhale, Samidha Guru, Kshitish Date, Yogesh Soman, Shashank Shende, Abhiram Bhadkamkar fpaxh cksy ugha ldrha mlds firk us Hkkjrh; lsuk dh MîwVh esa vius çk.k U;ksNkoj fd,a fpaxh viuh ek vksj nknkth ds lkfk jgrh gs vksj vius firk dh Le`fr;ksa dks thrh gs] [kkldj muds fn, rksgqs dks tks frjaxs ds jaxksa ls cuk,d pø gsa tc mlds firk dh Le`fr esa LFkkfir çfrek rksm+ nh tkrh gs] fpaxh vius ifjokj dk xksjo okil gkfly djus dk ç.k ysrh gsa ysfdu,d pksadk nsus okyh lppkbz mldk bartkj dj jgh gsa Chingi is mute. Her father an Indian army officer loses his life while on duty. Chingi lives with her mother and grandfather nurturing vivid memories of her father, his teachings and the gift of a tri-colored pinwheel that she spends most of her time with. When the statue installed in her father s memory is demolished, Chingi takes it upon herself to restore her family s pride. However, a shocking revelation awaits the family. WORLD PREMIERE ;ksxs'k lkseu ;ksxs'k lkseu dks muds ukvd] Vsyhfotu vksj flusek ds {ks= esa o`gr dke dks ns[kdj ehfm;k dk ofj"b dgk tk ldrk gsa chrs rhl lky esa muds dfj;j esa vusd miyfcëk;ka 'kkfey jghaa Yogesh Soman Yogesh Soman is a distinguished media veteran given the wide scope of his work in theatre, TV and cinema. With an exhaustive list of credits spanning a 30 years old career. 32 FEATURE foosd ok?k foosd ok?k Vsyhfotu vksj ukvî fuekzrk jgs gsaa muds myys[kuh; jaxeap dk;ksaz esa udykr lkjs x<+ys],d gksrs xk M+h ek vksj?kkfm+ps flagklu 'kkfey gsaa os QSaMªh] psdesv] fjaxk fjaxk ds fo'ks"k fuekzrk gsaahkhjfcj vhkh fuekz.k ds rhljs pj.k esa gsa Vivek Wagh Vivek Wagh has been a TV show and theatre producer. His notable theatre credits include Nakalat sare ghadle, Ek hote ga di ma and Ghadiche Sinhasan. He has executive produced Fandry, Checkmate and Ringa Ringa. Bhirbir is in post-production. Themez Unlimited, 776/1, Rajshri Apartment, Flat no. 12, Opp Kamla Nehru Park, Yerandwana, Pune mayurmhardas@gmail.com, FkhEt+ vufyfevsm dh LFkkiuk ofj"b ys[kd&funsz'kd ;ksxs'k lkseu us dh gsa mudh igyh y?kq fqye viuh rks ikb'kkyk us dbz iqjldkj thrs vksj lekjksgksa esa ljkgh xbza o`ùkfp=,dlçs'ku vkwq esudkbam & HkhecsMdk fofoqkbm dks Hkh ljkguk feyha ek>k fhkjfhkjk mudh igyh Qhpj gsa Themez Unlimited was founded by Yogesh Soman a veteran writer-director and actor. It's first short-film Apani To Pathshala won many awards at noted film festivals. The documentary First Expression of Mankind - Bhimbetka Vivified was received well. Maza Bhirbhira is their first feature film venture.

33 es?kukncksn jgl; Meghnadbod Rohosyo 2017 Bengali 151 min Colour Director Anik Dutta Producer Friends Communication Screenplay Anik Dutta & Utsav Mukherjee Cinematographer Avik Mukhopadhyay Editor Arghyakamal Mitra Music Debojyoti Mishra Cast Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Abir Chatterjee, Gargee Roy Chowdhury çksqslj vflekok cksl fokku Qarklh fy[kus okys tkusekus ys[kd vksj vkwdlqksmz fo'ofo ky; ds QSyks gsaa,d fnu mugsa,d fofp= rksgqk feyrk gs &,d ckaxyk egkxkfkk es?kukn cks/k dkc;] ftldh,d ifä dks fdlh vutku Hkstusokys us js[kkafdr dj j[kk gsa dqn le; ckn mugsa fqj ogh iqlrd feyrh gs] ysfdu bl ckj mudh jkrksa dh uhan mm+ tkrh gsa,d fnu çksqslj viuh lqcg dh lsj ls okil gh ugha yksvrsa mpp Lrj dh iqfyl tkap csbkbz tkrh gs tks,d vçr;kf'kr km+;a=dkjh vksj vdyiuh; otg lkeus ykrh gsa Professor Asimava Bose, celebrity science fiction writer, receives the modern Bengali epic Meghnad Bodh Kabya with one particular line highlighted as a gift from an unknown sender. On his work trip to the UK, he receives the strange gift again, however, this time it leaves him disturbed and tormented by nightmares until a few days later he is reported missing. A high-level police enquiry reveals an unlikely perpetrator. vfud nùkk vfud nùkk us viuk dfj;j deh'kum fqyesa vksj o`ùkfp= fuekz.k ds lkfk fd;ka ts okyvj Fk elu ds lkfk dke ds nksjku mugksaus dbz O;kikfjd vksj fokkiu fqyeksa dk fuekz.k vksj ys[ku fd;ka mudh igyh Qhpj fqye Hkwrsj Hkkscsf k;kr ¼fn ;wpj vkwq fn iklv½ dks cm+h O;kolkf;d lqyrk feyh vksj mls ckaxyk flusek esa ehy dk irfkj ekuk x;ka mudh rhljh fqye es?kukn jgl;ks bl le; lhkh txg ns[kh tk jgh gs vksj çsl rfkk lks'ky ehfm;k nksuksa gh txg [kwc rkjhqsa cvksj jgh gsa Anik Datta Anik Datta started his filmmaking career by making commissioned films and documentaries. His first feature film Bhuter Bhobishyot (The Future of the Past) was a huge commercial success and is considered a landmark film in Bengal s film history. His third, Meghnad Rohoshyo, is at the moment running to packed houses all over and has received rave reviews from the press. ÝsM~l de;wfuds'kul izksqs'kuy dk,slk lewg gs tks flusek esa Js"Brk dh ryk'k esa gsaa bldh LFkkiuk fuekzrk vksj laidzdrkz fqjnklqy glu] fuekzrk rfkk vfo"kdkjdrkz çkscy gynkj vksj dy;k.ke; pvthz us dh gs tks cktkj fo'ks"kk gsaa Friends Communication comprises a group of professionals in search of excellence in cinema. The company is formed by Firdausul Hasan, producer, networker, and evangelist, producer Probal Haldar and Kalyanmoy Chatterjee who is a marketing expert. Friends Communication, 86P Manohar Pukur Road 2nd floor, Kolkata , friendscomm_2005@yahoo.com, FEATURE 33

34 eqjack Muramba 2017 Marathi min Colour Director Varun Narvekar Producer(s) Darshami Studioz LLP, Pratisad Productions & Huge Productions Story Varun Narvekar Cinematographer Milind Joag Editor Vishal Bate Music Hrishikesh, Jasraj, Saurabh Cast Amey Wagh, Mithila Palkar, Sachin Khedekar, Chinmayee Sumit, Dharmakirti Sumant tc ;qok vkyksd viuh cpiu dh lkfkh ls Bhd 'kknh ds igys viuk laca/k rksm+us dh?kks"k.kk djrk gs] mlds ekrk&firk LrC/k jg tkrs gsaa vius csvs ds bl fu.kz; ds ihns dh Bhd otg le>us esa vlefkz ekrk&firk bl çfø;k esa HkkoukRed] usfrd vksj lkekftd nkf;roksa ls tqm+s eqf'dy lokyksa ls tw>rs gsaa ;g fqye ekrk&firk vksj larku ds e/; fj'rs ds ewy esa tkrh gs vksj L=h&iq#"k laca/kksa dks ns[kus dh f"v esa nks ihf<+;ksa ds chp tks cnyko vk;k gs] mls fo'ysf"kr djrh gsa When a young Alok calls off his relationship with his childhood sweetheart who he is soon to be married to, his parents are stunned. Left with tough choices that deeply challenge their emotional, ethical and social roles as parents, they struggle to understand the reasoning behind their son s sudden decision. The film dives into the fundamentals of the parent child relationship and on how the two generations view the intricacies of a man-woman relationship. o#.k ujosdj o#.k ujosdj leekfur funsz'kd }; lqfe=k Hkkos vksj lquhy lq[kfkkudj ds eq[; lgk;d jgs gsaa mugksaus jk"vªh; iqjldkj fotsrk fqye dklo esa dke fd;k vksj fqye fn czkbv Ms ds lg funsz'kd vksj lg&ivdfkkdkj jgsa o`ùkfp= fuekzrk ds :i esa lq>yksu QkmaMs'ku ds lkfk mugksaus lkekftd eqíksa ij lkb ls t~;knk o`ùkfp= cuk, gsaa Varun Narvekar He has worked as Chief AD with wellknown directorial duo Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukthankar. He has worked on National award-winning film Kaasav and as associate director & co-screenplay writer on the film The Bright Day. As a documentary filmmaker with Suzlon Foundation he has filmed over 60 short documentaries on socially relevant themes. eqjeck rhu çeq[k fuekz.k lalfkkvksa dk la;qä ç;kl gsa ;g lkeqfgd ç;kl n'keh LVwfM;kst }kjk 'kq# fd;k x;k] ftls vkjahk djus okys fufru os ] fuukn os vksj vi.kkz imxkodj gsaa Muramba is the brainchild of three prominent production houses namely Dashami Studioz, Pratisaad Productions and Huge Productions. 34 FEATURE Dashami Studioz, 501 Dashami Creations, Jai krishna Complex, Plot No. 15 A, Off Link Road, Fun Republic Lane, Andheri west, Mumbai , ninad@dashamicreations.com,

35 U;wVu Newton 2017 Hindi 104 min Colour Director Amit Masurkar Producer Drishyam Films Pvt Ltd Story Amit V Masurkar Cinematographer Swapnil S Sonawane Editor Shweta Venkat Matthew Music Naren Chandavarkar, Benedict Taylor Cast Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil, Raghubir Yadav e/; Hkkjr ds Vdjko ls f?kjs taxyksa esa pquko çca/ku ij fu;qä,d ljdkjh dezpkjh Lora= vksj ikjn'khz pquko djokus dh dksf'k'k esa tku yxk nsrk gs] ckotwn blds fd lqj{kk cyksa dh blesa dksbz #fp ugha] iwoz ;kstuk dk lozfkk vhkko gs vksj lke;oknh foæksfg;ksa }kjk dhkh Hkh xqfjyyk dk;zokgh dk vans'kk gsa A government clerk on election duty in a conflict-ridden jungle of Central India tries his best to conduct free and fair voting despite the apathy of security forces, poor planning, and the looming fear of a guerrilla attack by Communist rebels. vfer oh eklqjdj eqecbz fuoklh vfer oh eklqjdj O;aX; dk;zøeksa vksj c yhoqm fqyeksa ds fy, fy[krs jgs gsaa mudh funsz'kdh; 'kq#vkr de ctv esa cuh gkl; fqye lqysekuh dhm+k ls gqbz] ftls Lora= flusek ds {ks= esa cgqr ljkgk x;ka U;wVu mudh nwljh fqye gsa Amit V Masurkar Mumbai based Amit V Masurkar has written for sketch comedy shows and Bollywood films. His directorial debut, the uber low budget comedy, Sulemani Keeda was an indie sleeper hit. Newton is his second film. ;e fqyel dh dksf'k'k Hkkjr esa Lora= flusekbz vkoktksa ds fy,,d eap rs;kj djus vksj,slk osf'od flusek jpus dh jgh gs tks Lokn esa [kkavh Hkkjrh; gksa muds }kjk fufezr fq+yeksa esa U;wVu] ijks{k ¼y?kq fq+ye½] #[k vksj 'kh/kz çnf'kzr gksus okyh dm+oh gok 'kkfey gsaa Drishyam Films aims to build a platform for unique voices of Indian independent cinema and create global content with rich Indian flavours. They have produced Newton, Paroksh (short), Rukh and the soon to release Kadvi Hawa. Drishyam Films, 701 Midas Chambers Andheri,West Mumbai ritika@drishyamfilms.com, FEATURE 35

36 a ihgw Pihu 2016 Hindi 92 min Colour Director Vinod Kapri Producer(s) Krishnam Mediatech Pvt Ltd & Bhagirathi Films Pvt Ltd Story Vinod Kapari Cinematographer Yogesh Jani Editor Irene Dhar Malik, Sheeba Sehgal Music Bapi-Tutul Cast Myra Pihu Vishwakarma, Prerna Sharma?kj esa finyh jkr euk;h lkyfxjg dh ikvhz ds vo'ks"k fc[kjs gsa vksj nks lky dh ihgw buds chp viuh vpsr ek dks mbk ugha ik jgh gsa viuh iruh ls laidz dh dksf'k'k esa firk yxkrkj Qksu dj jgs gsa] ysfdu vcks/k ihgw bl lcds chp yxkrkj foink ls [ksy jgh gsa fqye dh jksekapdkjh vksj euksjatd dfkk esa n'kkz;k x;k gs fd?kj ds jkstejkz ds blrseky ds lkeku gh fcuk fuxgckuh ds fdl rjg,d cpps dk nqhkkzx; cu ldrs gsaa Bhagirathi Films OPENING FILM A Two year old Pihu struggles to wake an unresponsive mother in an empty house that is scattered with the remains of last night s birthday party. Distracted by the frequent calls made by her father in his attempt to reach his wife, the toddler continues with her misadventures. The film is an edge of the seat entertainer on how an empty house with everyday objects can be sinister for an unsupervised child. INDIA PREMIERE fouksn dkijh fouksn dkijh ofj"b i=dkj vksj fqyedkj gsa] ftudh fel Vudiqj gkftj gks vksj jk"vªh; iqjldkj çkir o`ùkfp= dkav Vsd fnl f'kv,uheksj dks vkykspdksa }kjk [kwc ljkgk x;ka th U;wt] LVkj U;wt vksj bafm;k Vhoh ds lkfk dke ds nksjku mugksaus dbz Vhoh dk;zøeksa vksj o`ùkfp=ksa dk fuekz.k,oa funsz'ku fd;k ftuesa 13 fnlacj ikfyz;kesav vvsd] ˆ\ƒƒ eqecbz vvsd vksj Hkz"Vkpkj fojks/kh vuuk gtkjs dk vkunksyu 'kkfey gsaa Vinod Kapri Vinod Kapri is a veteran journalist and filmmaker, best known for the critically acclaimed Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho and the National Award Winning Documentary Can t Take This Shit Anymore. During his stint with Zee News, Star News and India TV he has directed and produced several TV shows and documentaries like the 13 December Parliament Attack, 26\11 Mumbai Attacks and the anti-corruption crusade by activist Anna Hazare. ".ke ehfm;kvsd fqye fuekz.k daiuh gs ftldh LFkkiuk ".k dqekj us dh gs vksj ;g d Qh gkml] osysavkbal Ms] fel Vudiqj gkftj gks dk fuekz.k dj pqdh gsa HkkfxjFkh fqyel çk- fy- jk"vªh; iqjldkj çkir Vsfyfotu,oa fqye fuekz.k lalfkk gsa gvdj fqyes vksj o`ùkfp=ks a dk fuekz.k djus ds fy, tkuh tkrh gs aa Kirshnam Mediatech is film production company founded by Kirshan Kumar. Bhagirathi Films Pvt Ltd is a National Award winning film & TV production house known for making offbeat films & documentaries. 36 FEATURE Kirshnam Mediatech Pvt. Ltd, A 702, eldeco ananda apartment Sector 48, bhagirathifilms@gmail.com,

37 fieiy Pimpal 2017 Marathi min Colour Director Gajendra Ahire Producer Blackberry Movies Story Chintamani Ahire Screenplay Gajendra Ahire Cinematographer Krishna Kumar Soren Editor Kutub Inamdar Music Narendra Bhide Cast Dilip Prabhavalkar, Priya Bapat, Kishore Kadam,, Vrinda Gajendra, Alok Rajwade, Sakhi Gokhale, vjfoun],d fjvk;mz fonqj] iq.ks flfkr vius?kj esa vdsys jgrs gsaa mudh fnup;kz esa vesfjdk esa jgus okys vius cppksa vksj ukrh&iksrksa ls fofm;ks psv djuk Hkh 'kkfey gsa,d fnu vjfoun xqly[kkus esa fxj tkrs gsaa gkyk fd mugsa t~;knk pksv ugha yxrh] ysfdu muds cpps muls vc vesfjdk vkdj jgus dk vkxzg djrs gsaa Hkkjh eu ls vjfoun bls Lohdkj dj ysrs gsaa ysfdu lkeku lesvrs gq, muds gkfk,d iqjkuh fpb~bh yxrh gs vksj mugsa,d,slk dke ;kn vkrk gs tks v/kwjk NwV x;k gsa Arvind, a retired widower, lives alone in his apartment in Pune. He follows a routine that includes video chatting with his children and grandchildren in America. One day, Arvind has a nasty fall in the bathroom. Though he s fine, his children insist that he moves to the US. With a heavy heart, Arvind agrees. As he packs his belongings, he comes across an old letter reminding him of some unfinished business. WORLD PREMIERE xtsuæ vghjs xtsuæ vghjs pkyhl ls t~;knk fqyeksa dk funsz'ku dj pqds gsa ftuesa jk"vªh; iqjldkj çkir u V vksuyh felsl jkm rfkk 'ksojh tslh fqyesa 'kkfey gsaa lfjokj lkjh] olqnso cyoar QM+ds] fob~by fob~by] [kkm+ksckp;k uokjs] ia<kj] lsy] ".kk dvkph ehjk] ek; cki] ck;ks] lqaczu] u V vksuyh felsl jkmr rfkk fn lkbysal tslh fqyesa gsa ftudk Hkkjrh; isuksjek ¼b Qh½ esa p;u gqvka fn lkbysal dks iuæg ls t~;knk jk"vªh;,oa vurjjk"vªh; iqjldkj feys gsaa Gajendra Ahire Gajendra Ahire has directed over 40 films including National Award winning films Not Only Mrs Raut and Shevri. His feature film credits include Anumati Sariwar Sari, Vasudev Balwant Fadke, Vitthal Vitthal, Khandobachya Navane, Pandhar, Sail, Krishna Katachi Mira. May Baap, Bayo, Sumbran and The Silence are all past India Panorama (IFFI) selections. The Silence won over 15 National and International awards. fieiy ds fuekzrk blls igys dvîkj dkytkr?kqlyh] fn lkbysal] vxe] lqaczu & lksusjh fnolkp;k lksusjh vbok.kh] yaxj] lokj js] la?k"kz] tlv ] bdnk dkbz >kya] xtjkp;h iqaxh] dksu vkgs js fvdkms tslh fqyeksa dk fuekz.k dj pqds gsaa Producers of Pimpal have also produced noted films like Katyar Kaljat Ghusali, The Silence, Agam, Sumbran, Langar, Sawar Re, Sangharsh, Just 47, Ekdakai Zala, Gajrachi Pungi, Kon ahe re tikade. Blackberry Movies, Abhishek Bungalow, Plot No 30, Shiv Shankar Society, Dhamni Road, Neminath Nagar, Sangli , sunilrp111@yahoo.com, FEATURE 37

38 iwukz Poorna 2017 Hindi 100 min Colour Director Rahul Bose Producer Rahul Bose Productions and Raay Media Pvt. Ltd. Screenplay Prashant Pandey, Shreya Dev Verma Cinematographer Subhransu Editor Manan Mehta Cast Aditi Inamdar, Rahul Bose, S. Mariya,d xjhc vknhoklh ifjokj dh iwukz ¼13½] vius iqjkus ppsjs HkkbZ fç;k ds lkfk vius vf/kdka'k le; dk [kpz djrs gsa] Ldwy ds esnkuksa esa c<+ jgs gsa D;ksafd muds ekrk&firk viuh Qhl dk Hkqxrku ugha dj ik, gsaa Hkkxus ds fy, vksj vius firk }kjk idm+s tkus dh dksf'k'k esa fç;k dh 'kknh gks pqdh gs ysfdu iwukz dks lkekftd dy;k.kdkjh Ldwy esa Hkkx ysus dk eksdk feyrk gsa,d pêku p<+kbz vfhk;ku esa iwukz vksj vkuan vxzorhz ds :i esa mhkjrs gsa vksj mugsa çf'k{k.k ds fy, Hkstk tkrk gs vksj fgeky; vfhk;ku ds fy, pquk tkrk gsa HkkoukRed ck/kkvksa dk lkeuk djuk im+rk gs og varr%,ojslv f'k[kj leesyu ds fy, lcls de mez dh ym+dh cu tkrh gsa Poorna (13), who comes from a poor tribal family spends most of her time with her older cousin Priya, sweeping the school grounds as their parents haven t been able to pay their fees. In an attempt to runaway and being caught by their father Priya gets married off but Poorna gets a chance to attend social welfare school. In a rock climbing expedition Poorna and Anand emerge as frontrunners are sent for training and get selected for the Himalayan expedition. Fighting emotional hurdles she ultimately becomes the youngest girl ever to summit Everest. jkgqy cksl jkgqy cksl dh xsj&ljdkjh lalfkk fn QkmaMs'ku Hkkjr ds finm+s bykdksa esa jgusokys cppksa ds lkfk dk;z djrh gs vksj nwljh lalfkk ghy cky ;ksu 'kks"k.k ds f'kdkj cppksa ds fy, dk;z djrh gsa jkgqy dks vius vfhku; vksj funsz'ku ds fy, vusd iqjldkj fey pqds gsaa 'kkunkj oäk jkgqy gkozmz] dsfeczt] ;sy],evkbzvh] dksyafc;k rfkk dkuszy fo'ofo ky;ksa esa Y Dpj ns Pkqds gsa Rahul Bose Rahul has won several awards and accolades both for his acting and directorial prowess. A prolific speaker, he has lectured at Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, MIT, Columbia and Cornell University. He has been conferred several honours by the government for his contribution in areas of communal harmony, philanthropy, national integration and social justice. iwukz jkgqy cksl ç MD'ku vksj js çksmd'kal }kjk lg&mrikfnr gsa jkgqy cksl çksmd'kal dk xbu 31 vxlr] 2015 dks gqvk FkkA Poorna is a co-produced by Rahul Bose Productions and Raay Productions. Rahul Bose Productions was formed on 31st August, FEATURE Rahul Bose Productions, B-402, New Sagar Darshan, Dr. E. Hatiskar Marg, Prabhadevi,. Mumbai , rahulbose7@gmail.com,

39 jsyos fpymªu Railway Children 2017 Kannada 155 min Colour Director Prithvi Konanur Producer Tin Drum Beats Story Prithvi Konanur Cinematographer Eswaran Thangavel Editor Shivkumar Swamy Music None Cast Manohara, Yash Shetty, Srikanth, Narasappa, Hanumant Raju jktw ckjg lky dh mez esa?kj ls Hkkx x;k Fkk vksj vc jsyos IysVQ ez ij mls ftunxh ds eqf'dy lcd fey jgs gsaa oks,d,sls xsax ds paxqy esa Qal tkrk gs tks IysVQ ez ij xsjdkuwuh /ka/kksa esa fyir gs] ysfdu ;gk tksyw mldh enn djrk gs vksj bu ifjflfkfr;ksa esa dke djuk fl[kkrk gsa mudh nkslrh mugsa u;k vkrefo'okl nsrh gs vksj oks nqfu;k ij cm+s vknfe;ksa dh rjg viuk flddk tekus dh [okfg'k djrs gsaa os viuk [kqn dk /ka/kk 'kq# djus fudy im+rs gsa] fcuk ;s tkus fd oks [kqn dks dsls [krjs esa <dsy jgs gsaa Tin Drum Beats Raju, a 12 year old runaway kid, discovers the sordid aspects to living life on a railway platform. Soon, falling prey to a gang dealing in illegal platform businesses, he finds a friend in Jollu who helps him learn the ropes of the job at hand. Their friendship gives them newfound confidence to start out on their own and for their world to take notice of them as grown men. Unable to see the danger they are subjecting themselves to, the duo start a venture on their own. i`foh dksuuwj HkwriwoZ l Vos;j bathfu;j i`foh dksuuwj dh igyh y?kq fqye damh'kuy Vªwl Jhyadk esa dbz vurjjk"vªh; fqye lekjksgksa esa çnf'kzr gqbza mudh duum+ Hkk"kk esa Qhpj vysxkyw dk fuekz.k lh,q,lvkbz ¼bafM;k½ us fd;k] vksj bls VhvkbZ,Q,Q fdm~l] rsgjku] LVMxkVZ bafm;u fqye QsfLVoy esa vpnh çfrfø;k,a feyhaa jsyos fpymªu dk çhfe;j ft;ks ekeh fq+ye QsfLVoy 僈 esa gqvk vksj ;wjksfi;u çhfe;j tfyu fqye QsfLVoy esaa Prithvi Konanur A former software engineer, Prithvi Konanur s debut short Conditional Truce in Srilanka has been screened at several international film festivals. His Kannada language feature Alegalu, is produced by CFSI (India); the film has received good reception at TIFF Kids, Tehran, Stuttgart Indian film festival and more. Railway Children has premiered at Jio MAMI film festival in 2016 and will have its European premiere at Zlin Film Festival. ;g turk ds lg;ksx ls cuk;h xbz fq+ye fvu Mªe chv~l dk igyk ç;kl gsa Hkfo"; esa fvu Mªe chv~l vksj xahkhj fqyesa cukus ds fy, ladyijr gs tks vkykspdksa vksj turk nksuksa dks ilan vk,a Railway Children produced through crowdfunding is the first venture of Tin Drum Beats. In the future Tin Drum Beats intends to produce more gritty films that will touch both critics and audience alike. Tin Drum Beats, 8-64A, T A Pai Road, Kadeka Post, Udupi, tindrum.beats@gmail.com, FEATURE 39

40 jsmw Redu 2017 Marathi 120 min Colour Director Sagar Chhaya Vanjari Producer Naval Films Story Sanjay Navgire Cinematographer Mangesh Gadekar Editor Sagar Chhaya Vanjari Music Vijay Gavande Cast Shashank Shende, Chhaya Kadam, Gauri Konge, Vinamra Bhabal jsmw,d lk/kkj.k lh dfkk gs tks xzkeh.k dksad.k dh i`"bhkwfe esa,d balku dh ftunxh] çse] ewy;ksa vksj c<+rs pys tkus ds mlds tt~cs ds bnz&fxnz?kwerh gsa VkVw dh utjsa,d jsfm;ks VªkftLVj ij gsaa lùkj ds n'kd esa dgkuh VkVw dh jsfm;ks gkfly djus ls tqm+h [kq'kh dks fn[kkrh gsa fqj vpkud oks mls [kks nsrk gsa fqj VkVw tks mldk Fkk] mls okil gkfly djus dh dksf'k'k esa yx tkrk gsa Tatu is eager to own radio transistor. Set in 1970s rural Konkan the film follows Tatu s boundless joy on getting a portable radio. His quick attachment soon turns to sour disappointment on its sudden loss. Redu is a simple story of a man s values, and how the loss of his radio pushes him to reclaim what once belonged to him. WORLD PREMIERE lkxj oatkjh lkxj oatkjh funsz'kd] leiknd vksj fuekzrk gsa vksj mudh leiknd ds rksj ij igyh gh fqye buoslvesav dks jk"vªh; iqjldkj feyka fgunh] ejkbh vksj esffkyh] rsyqxq esa dbz fuekz.k ds ckn mudks leiknu ij egkjfk gkfly gs vksj os ikslv&ç MD'kUl lqijokbtj Hkh cu x, gsaa ohfm;ks ikyzj mudh igyh fuekzrk ds crksj fqye gs vksj jsmw mudk funsz'kdh; inkiz.ka Sagar Vanjari Sagar Vanjari is a director, editor and a producer, his first edited feature film Investment won a national award. After a number of projects regional Indian lanaguages Hindi, Marathi, Maithili, Telugu where he not only mastered his editing skills but also emerged as a technically sound Post Production supervisor. Video Parlour is his first film as a producer and Redu is his directorial debut. jsmw ds fuekzrk fuekz.k lalfkk fcyad eks'ku fidplz çk fy ds csuj rys uoy fqyel gsaa ch,eih 14 fqyeksa vksj lks ls t~;knk y?kq fqyeksa] def'kz;yl dk ikslv ç MD'ku lqyrkiwozd iwjk dj pqdh gsa jsmw mudh igyh fqye gs vksj vxyh fqye dk 'kh"kzd ohfm;ks ikyzj gsa Redu is produced by Naval Films under the production house Blink Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd. BMP has successfully completed post production for 14 feature films, more than 100 projects of short films. Redu is the debut feature film under Blink Motion Pictures with next feature titled Video Parlour. 40 FEATURE Naval Films, b201/202, First Floor, Nirmal Hights, Ausa Road, Latur festivalfever123@gmail.com,

41 #[k Rukh 2017 Hindi 104 min Colour Director Atanu Mukherjee Producer Drishyam Films Pvt Ltd Story Atanu Mukherjee Cinematographer Pooja S Gupte Editor Sanglap Bhowmick Music Amit Trivedi Cast Adarsh Gourav, Manoj Bajpayee, Smita Tambe, Kumud Mishra?kj ls nwj cksfmazx Ldwy esa i<+us okys ;qok /kzqo dks ifjokj esa py jgs ladv dk rc rd dqn irk ugha pyrk] tc rd mls vius firk dh e`r;q dh lwpuk ugha feyrha bl [kcj dks tt~c dj ikus esa vlefkz /#o bl loky ls tw> jgk gs fd mlds firk dh lp esa e`r;q gqbz ;k ;g lksph&le>h gr;k dk ekeyk gsa ek }kjk cpko ds ckotwn] lp dh ryk'k esa fudyk /kzqo vius firk ds,sls psgjs ls :c: gksrk gs tks mlus vc rd uk ns[kk FkkA Away from home in a boarding school, young Dhruv is oblivious to the ongoing crisis in his family until he learns of his father s death. Unable to cope with the news, he is confronted with the unbearable question of his father s death or the possibility of a pre-mediated murder. Despite, his mother s sheltering ruses, his search reveals a side to his father s personality that he had never seen before. vruq eq[kthz vruq eq[kthz,lvkj,qvhvkbz ls i<+s gsa vksj cfyzukys VSysaV åƒ ¼teZuh½ dk fgllk jgs gsaa os flusek flvh bavjus'kuy fqye QsfLVoy åƒ ¼lfcZ;k½ esa T;wjh lnl; jgs gsa vksj mudh y?kq fqye LVªs M Xl us ogk iqjldkj Hkh thrk gsa leiknd ds :i esa muds uke vpy ¼fn LVSXusaV½] vu jhme vksj k VZdV lqkjh tslh fqyesa gsaa #[k åƒ esa ;e lumkal LØhujkbVlZ ysc dk fgllk jgh vksj ;e fqyel }kjk fufezr gsa Atanu Mukherjee Atanu Mukherjee, an SRFTI (India) alumnus, was part of Berlinale Talents 2015 (Germany) and served as a jury member at the Cinema City International Film Festival 2015 (Serbia) where his film Stray Dogs won the Best Short award. His feature credits as editor include Achal (The Stagnant), Unfreedom & Shortcut Safari. Rukh was part of Drishyam Sundance Screenwriters Lab 2015 and is produced by Drishyam Films. ;e fqyel dh dksf'k'k Hkkjr esa Lora= flusekbz vkoktksa ds fy,,d eap rs;kj djus vksj,slk osf'od flusek jpus dh jgh gs tks Lokn esa [kkavh Hkkjrh; gksa muds }kjk fufezr fq+yeksa esa U;wVu] ijks{k ¼y?kq fq+ye½] #[k vksj 'kh/kz çnf'kzr gksus okyh dm+oh gok 'kkfey gsaa Drishyam Films aims to build a platform for unique voices of Indian independent cinema and create global content with rich Indian flavours. They have produced Newton (2017), Paroksh (short), Rukh and the soon to release Kadvi Hawa. Drishyam Films, 701 Midas Chambers Andheri,West Mumbai , ritika@drishyamfilms.com, FEATURE 41

42 Vsd vkwq Take Off 2017 Malayalam 132 min Colour Director Mahesh Narayanan Producer Anto Joseph Film Company Screenplay Mahesh Narayanan, P V Shaji Kumar Cinematographer Sanu Jose Varghese Editor Abhilash Balachandran Cast Parvathy, Fahad Faasil, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, Prakash Belawadi lehjk is'ks ls ulz gs vksj vkb lky ds bc: dh ek gsa gky gh esa rykd ls xqtjh lehjk viuh vkffkzd fnddrksa ds lek/kku ds fy, ;q) esa f?kjs bzjkd esa uksdjh Lohdkj dj ysrh gsa oks tynckth esa vius lgdehz 'kkfgn ls fookg dj bzjkd pyh tkrh gs ysfdu ogk 'kkfgn dks foæksgh lsuk vi`gr dj ysrh gsa blls igys fd oks nksckjk 'kknh dks lahkkys vksj vius csvs dks vius xhkzorh gksus dh otg le>k,] mlds vlirky dks Hkh ca/kd cuk fy;k tkrk gsa b/kj nwrkokl vius ukxfjdksa dh lqjf{kr okilh ds fy, ç;kljr gs] ogk bl ifjokj ds iqufezyu vksj cpko dk loky Hkh lkeus [km+k gsa Sameera, a nurse, a mother to an 8 year old Ibru. Recently divorced, she takes up a job in war-torn Iraq to overcome financial liabilities. Soon after, she hastily marries her colleague Shahid and moves to Iraq where much to her chagrin Shahid is taken hostage by the rebel army. Appallingly the hospital she works at is captured soon after. As the embassy wages diplomatic battles to negotiate the return of its nationals, the possibility of a family reunion and imminent rescue looms large. egs'k ukjk;.ku egs'k dk leikndh; inkiz.k jkf=ek>k us cslv funsz'kd dk jk"vªh; iqjldkj thrk vksj ik p dsjy jkt; iqjldkj Hkh thrsa Hkkjrh; fqye m ksx esa,d leekfur leiknd ds :i esa mugsa tkuk tkrk gs vksj feyh] ftls dsjy esa [kwc vkykspdh; rkjhqsa çkir gks jgh gsa] fqye ds lkfk mugksaus [kqn dks,d dkfcy ys[kd Hkh lkfcr fd;k gsa Vsd vkwq egs'k ukjk;.ku dk funsz'kdh; inkiz.k gsa Mahesh Narayanan Mahesh Narayanan s editorial debut Rathrimazha bagged National award for the best director and five Kerala State Awards. Having rapidly climbed the ladder as a renowned editor in the Indian film industry, Mahesh proved his expertise in writing as well through the film Mili, that has opened to rave reviews in Kerala. Take Off is Mahesh Narayanan s directorial debut.,avks tkslsq ey;kye fqye m ksx esa vxz.kh fuekzrkvksa esa ls,d gsa mugksaus vc rd 14 ls vf/kd fqyeksa dk fuekz.k fd;k gs ftlesa cgqç'kaflr s Hkh 'kkfey gsa mugksaus,d çksmd'ku esustj ds :i esa viuk dsfj;j 'kq: fd;k vksj 2007 ls fq+ye fuekz.k djus dh 'kq+:vkr dha Anto Joseph is one of the leading producers in Malayalam film industry today. He has produced over 14 films so far including the much acclaimed Take Off. He started his career as a production manager and went on to produce films from 2007 onwards. 42 FEATURE Anto Joseph Film Company, 41/288, 1st Floor, Shanthi Building, Mahakavi Bharatiyar Road, Ernakulam, Kerala State, , antojospehfilmcompany@gmail.com,

43 osafvysvj Ventilator 2017 Marathi 110 min Colour Director Rajesh Mapuskar Producer(s) Purple Pebble Pictures Story Rajesh Mapuskar Cinematographer Savita Singh Editor Rameshwar S Bhagat Music Rohan & Rohan Cast Jitendra Joshi, Raja Bapat, Sulbha Arya ;g gkl; ls Hkjk Mªkek o`gùkj dkesjdj [kkunku ds thou ds vkreh; iyksa dks fn[kkrk gsa ;s lkjs 'kgj ds,d vkyh'kku vlirky esa bdëk gq, gsa vius ifjokj ds,d chekj lnl; dks ns[kusa bu lcds vlyh ealwcs rc lkeus vkrs gsa tc e`r;q'ks ;k ij im+s dkesjdj osafvysvj ds lgkjs vius thou dh Mksj [khaprs gsa vksj mudh larku meehn vksj vijk/kcks/k ds e/; >wyrh jgrh gsa eksr dk ;wa Vyuk mugsa vi'kxqu dk [krjk yxus yxrk gs D;ksafd x.ks'k çfrekvksa ds vkus dk le; gks pqdk gsa This quirky dramedy captures candid moments of the rather large and peculiar Kamerkar clan. They re assembled at a plush city hospital to visit a family member in critical health. Their true intentions are gradually revealed as the ailing Kamerkar holds on to dear life connected to a ventilator and his son struggles with hope and guilt. The prolonged death threatens to jinx the auspicious arrival of their much-awaited Ganesh idols. jkts'k ekiqldj jkts'k ekiqldj jktdqekj ghjkuh dh rhu lqyre fqyeksa esa lgk;d funsz'kd jgsa mugsa muds funsz'kdh; inkiz.k Qsjkjh dh lokjh ds fy, tkuk tkrk gs] ftldk fuekz.k fouksn pksim+k fqyel us 2012 esa fd;k FkkA Rajesh Mapuskar Rajesh Mapuskar was the Associate Director on three of Rajkumar Hirani s blockbusters films. Rajesh debuted as director with Ferrari Ki Sawaari produced by Vinod Chopra Films in fç;adk pksim+k jk"vªh; iqjldkj fotsrk vfhkus=h gsaa mugsa in~ejh fey pqdk gsaa os xk;d] nkudrkz gsa vksj iizy iscy fidplz dh lalfkkid fuekzrk gsaa M e/kq pksim+k iizy iscy fidplz dk O;kolkf;d fgllk lahkkyrs gsaa Priyanka Chopra is a National Award winning actor and a recipient of the Padmashree Award. She heads Purple Pebble Pictures in the capacity of a founder and producer. Dr. Madhu Chopra handles the business side of things at Purple Pebble Pictures. Purple Pebble Pictures #2, Homeworth Apartment, Gulmohar Cross Road Road No. 7, JVPD, Scheme, Juhu, , chopramm2001@yahoo.com, FEATURE 43

44 foyst j dlvklz Village Rockstars 2017 Assamese 87 min Colour Director Rima Das Producer Flying River Films Story Rima Das Cinematographer Rima Das Editor Rima Das Music Nilotpal Borah Cast Banita Das, Basanti Das, Boloram Das, Rinku Das, Bishnu Kalita, Manabendra Das, Bhaskar Das, Kulada Bhattacharya /kquq ¼ƒå½ lqnwj vle ds lqfo/kkvksa ls oafpr bykds esa jgrh gs] ysfdu vktkn [k~;kyksa okyh bl ym+dh dk iddk Hkjkslk vius liuksa dh rkdr ij gsa mldh fo/kok ek fdlh rjg la?k"kksaz ds chp?kj pykrh gs ysfdu /kquq <+çfrk gs fd oks vius xk o ds ym+dksa ds lkfk feydj,d j d csam cuk,xh vksj viuk [kqn dk fxvkj gkfly djds jgsxha tsamj vk/kkfjr HksnHkko] lkfkh ym+dksa dk lefkzu uk nsuk vksj lekt }kjk mls ihns [khapus dh dksf'k'ksa Hkh mls jksd ugha ikrhaa Dhunu (10) lives in remote Assam amidst raging depravation. A free spirit, she firmly believes in the power of her grand dreams. Her widowed mother struggles to make ends meet but, despite the poverty, Dhunu is determined to form a rock band with the boys in her village and wants to be the proud owner of a guitar. She remains undeterred in the face of gender discrimination, the lack of support from the boys and a society that threatens to pull her back. jhek nkl jhek nkl us fqye ys[ku] fuekz.k vksj funsz'ku [kqn viuh esgur ls lh[kk gsa varj f"v ¼eSu fofk fn ckbukdqylz½ tks mudh igyh fqye Fkh] ft;ks ekeh eqecbz fqye QsfLVoy & bafm;k LVksjh 僈 dk fgllk cuha bldk p;u rfyu CySd ukbv~l fqye QsfLVoy ¼QlZ~V Qhpj d feivh'ku½ esa Hkh gqvka Rima Das Rima Das is a self-taught film writer, producer and director. Antardrishti (Man with the Binoculars) her debut feature was part of JIO MAMI Mumbai Film festival-indian Story It was also selected at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (first feature competition). ykbax Çjoj fqyesa jhek nkl }kjk lapkfyr vksj çcaf/kr daiuh gksus ds ukrs],d ubz mez dh fqye daiuh gsa ykbax fqye dh ifj;kstuk,a T;knkrj Hkkjr ds iwokszùkj {ks= ds is'ksoj vksj xsj&dykdkj gsaa Flying River Films is a company operated and managed by Rima Das. It is a new age film company, experimenting with guerrilla and independent film making. Their projects are mostly with professional and non-artists belonging to the northeast region of India. 44 FEATURE Flying River Films, C/o- Bharat Das, Village, Post Office- Chaigaon, Kamrup Assam, Pin rimaflyingriverfilms@gmail.com,

45 g bg c R èksekfyrs Xhoixobote Dhemalite 2017 Assamese Colour 98 Min Director Bidyut Kotoky Producer India Stories Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Story Bidyut Kotoky Cinematographer Satya Prakash Rath Editor Pallavi Kotoky Music Anurag Saikia Cast Victor Banerjee, Nakul Vaid, Dipannita Sharma, Naved Aslam, Nipon Goswami fu;ksj vksj mldh cgu dqoksyh vius ekrk&firk ds lkfk vle ds,d lqnwj dlcs esa vkrh gsaa mudk Hkksyk thou [ksy vksj [kkstksa esa chr jgk gs vksj mugsa jkt; esa py jgs lcls [kwuh fgald ukxfjd foæksg ds ckjs esa dqn tkudkjh ugha gsa fu;ksj dqoksyh dks oknk djrk gs fd oks viuh nkslr iqyd ds lkfk feydj mlds fy,,d ukvd çlrqr djsxha ysfdu mls fcydqy irk ugha fd mudk ;s ukvd mu rhuksa ds Hkfo"; dks cnyus okyk gsa Niyor and his sister, Kuwoli arrive with their parents at a remote town in Assam. Their innocent lives fully occupied with games and amazing discoveries, shield them from the violence of the biggest civil unrest the state has ever seen. Niyor saves the day by promising Kuwoli that he and his friend Pulak would stage a play for her to cheer her up. But he has no way of knowing that his play would have consequences that would alter the three destinies forever. fc qr d V dh fc qr d V dh viuh o`ùkfp= fqye cgjkbzekseu ffk,vj & os;j vksfksyks lsyl fofk VkbVSfud] o`ùkfp= fqye xul,am xhvkj ds fy, jk"vªh; iqjldkj thr pqds gsaa mudh igyh Qhpj,dksu usns[kk uksfnj flijs ¼,t fn fjoj yksot½ dbz vurjjk"vªh; lekjksgksa esa tk pqdh gs vksj dbz iqjldkjksa dh fotsrk gsa Bidyut Kotoky Bidyut Kotoky won the National Award for his documentary film Bhraimoman Theatre - Where Othello Sails with Titanic. His documentary film Guns and Guitars won more than 12 awards. His first feature film Ekhon Nedekha Nodir Xhipare (As the River Flows) travelled to prestigious film festivals and won several awards. 706, Aston, Sundervan Complex, Lokhandwala Road, Andheri West, Mumbai harish@indiastroies.co.in, bafm;k LVksjht ehfm;k,am,avjvs aes av çk fy eks'ku fidolz ls ysdj U;w ehfm;k davs av ds lewps nk;js dks doj djus okyh euksjatu,oa lapkj daiuh gsa /#o fø,'ku Hkh fuekzrk gs aa ;g Hkkjr dh tm+ks a ls fudyh dgkfu;k nqfu;k dks lqukrh gs vksj,slk igyk ehfm;k gkml gksus dk xksjo xoz ls /kkj.k djrh gsa India Stories Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, is an integrated entertainment and communication company looking to encompass the entire span of content creation across Motion Pictures to New Media Content. Dhruv Creations is also the producer. It prides itself to be arguably the first true media house focused on stories rooted and originating from India, for the rest of the world. FEATURE 45

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48 lq/khj fejk ¼v/;{k½ SUDHIR MISHRA (JURY CHAIRMAN) Hkkjrh;] fqyeesdj lq/khj fejk vurjkz Vªh; [;kfr çkir fq+ye funsz kd gsa vksj Hkkjr esa Lora= lekarj flusek dh /kkjk ds kq#vkrh d.kz/kkjksa esa jgs gsaa mugksaus dqanu kkg dh dyv Dykfld tkus Hkh nks ;kjksa esa lgk;d funsz kd ds crksj viuk dfj;j kq# fd;ka fqj vius funsz kdh; inkiz.k ;s oks eafty rks ugha vksj /kkjkoh ds fy, jk Vªh; iqjldkj thrsa gtkjksa [okfg ksa,slh mudh lokzf/kd pfpzr fqyeksa esa kkfey gs vksj dyv Dykfld mikf/k gkfly dj pqdh gsa muds rhu n kdksa esa QSys pednkj dfj;j dks Hkkjr ljdkj us gh ugha] Ýsap ljdkj us Hkh vkwjmªs nsl vkvsz ysvlz] tks muds ukbvgqm tslk gs] iqjldkj nsdj leekfur fd;k gsa Filmmaker, India Sudhir Mishra is an internationally renowned film director and one of the pioneers of alternative independent cinema movement of India. He started as an assistant director and co-writer in Kundan Shah s cult classic comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron. He s won National Awards for his directorial debut, Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin and Dharavi. Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, his most talked about film has already achieved cult classic status. His illustrious career spanning 3 decades has not only been recognized by the Government of India but also by the French Government in the form of Ordre des Artes et des Lettres, the french equivalent of Knighthood. 48 JURY NON FEATURE

49 ds th lqjs k K G SURESH dsth lqjs k bl le; Hkkjrh; lwpuk vksj tulapkj lalfkku esa funsz'kd ds ij ij vklhu gsaa blls igys os nwjn kzu lekpkj ds lkfk ofj B lykgdkj leiknd],f k;kusv U;wt usvodz esa leikndh; lykgdkj] ihvhvkbz ds fy, eq[; jktusfrd laoknnkrk vksj Mkyfe;k Hkkjr,aVjçkbtst fy- ds fy, lewg ehfm;k lykgdkj ds :i esa dk;z dj pqds gsaa nwjn kzu esa ifj B lykgdkj leiknd ds :i esa lqjs k us LihM U;wt] okrkzoyh & nqfu;k dh igyh lal r Vsfyfotu lekpkj if=dk] xqm U;wt bafm;k & ns khkj ls ldkjkred [kcjsa] bafm;k QlZ~V & j.kuhfr vksj j{kk ls tqm+k dk;zøe,oa nks Vwd & jktusfrd cgl dk eap tsls dyiuk khy dk;zøeksa dh kq#vkr dha nwjn kzu dh igyh,amª bm,fiyds ku Hkh mudk ;ksxnku jgka mugksaus pksfks oqmisdj vurjkz Vªh; fq+ye lekjksg & 2016 dh T;wjh dh] vksj oh ds;j vurjkz Vªh; fq+ye lekjksg vkwu fml,fcfyvh b ;w k & 2016 dh T;wjh dh v/;{krk dha os jk Vªh; ehfm;k iqjldkj 2016] ;wfulsq ehfm;k Qsyksf ki 2016] ;wfulsq jsfm;ksq jpkbym iqjldkj 2016] jk Vªh; iqjldkj 2016 vksj çfrf Br ykmyh ehfm;k,am,movkzbftax vo MZ Q j tsamj lsaflfvfovh ds T;wjh lnl; jgs gsaa K G Suresh is currently serving as Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication. He has served as Senior Consulting Editor with Doordarshan News; Editorial Consultant with Asianet News Network; Chief Political Correspondent with Press Trust of India and Group Media Advisor to Dalmia Bharat Enterprises Ltd. Mr Suresh played a pivotal role in introducing innovative programmes including Speed News, Vaartavali- The world s first Sanskrit Television News Magazine, Good News India positive news from across the country, India First A strategy and defence based programme and Do Touk a political debating platform, besides DD s first android enabled App. He chaired the international jury of the 4th Woodpecker International Film Festival-2016, 13th edition of the We Care International Film Festival on disability issues. He was on the jury of the of the National Media Award, UNICEF Media Fellowship, the UNICEF Radio4child awards, National Awards & the prestigious Laadli Media and Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity. fefkqupuæ pks/kjh MITHUNCHANDRA CHAUDHARI fefkqupaæ pks/kjh rhu y?kq fqyeksa deiyljh gsyesv]?kamkr,oa jk Vªh; iqjldkj fotsrk ik;okv dk ys[ku vksj funsz ku dj pqds gsaa mudh fq+yesa çfrf Br vurjjk Vªh; fq+ye lekjksgksa esa pquh xbz gsa vksj ljkgh xbz gsaa os QaMªh] lsjkv esa ukxjkt eatqys ds lgk;d jgs] cppksa dh fq+ye egd esa Økafr dkukms ds lgk;d jgsa mudh ejkbh dfork,a fofhkuu if=dkvksa esa çdkf kr gqbz gsaa os vaxzsth lkfgr; esa,e, gsa] de;wfuds ku LVMht esa Lukrd rfkk iq.ks fo ofo ky; ls i=dkfjrk esa fmiyksek mikf/k çkir gsaa os iq.ks] eqecbz rfkk xksok fo ofo ky; ds fofhkuu d ystksa esa ohfm;ks ç MD ku i<+krs jgs gsaa vktdy os iq.ks ds flec ;fll baflvvîwv vkwq ehfm;k,am de;wfuds ku] iq.ks esa i<+krs gsaa Shri Mithunchandra Chaudhari has written & directed 3 short films Compulsory Hellmate, Ghandaat & National Film Award winner Paywat. His films have been awarded and officially selected at prestigious international film festivals. He has assisted Nagraj Manjule on Fandry, Sairat & Kranti Kanade on Mahek, a children s feature. His poems in Marathi have been published in various periodicals. He has a MA in English Literature, Masters in Communication Studies & Diploma in Journalism from Pune University. He has taught Video Production at various colleges of Pune, Mumbai & Goa University. Presently, he teaches at Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune. ka[kthr Ms SHANKHAJEET DE ka[kthr Ms kks/kdrkz rfkk o`ùkfp= funsz kd gsaa mudh fqyesa u`oa k kkl=h; f V fy, gksrh gsaa mudh igyh Qhpj yeckbz dh o`ùkfp= fq+ye bu fn 'ksmks vkwq Vkbe ¼lek;jk pkbjs & mfm+;k½ mm+hlk dh Nk;k dviqryh ijeijk jko.k Nk;k ij vk/kkfjr Fkh] ftlus dyk vksj lal fr ij 64osa jk Vªh; fq+ye iqjldkjksa esa jtr dey thrka os dukzvd dh Nk;k dviqryh dyk rksxkyq xksecs;kùkk ij Hkh ;wfuek] pkyz~lfoys Ýkal ds dviqryh fo ky; ds fy,,d ;& k`o; tuzy cuk pqds gsaa bl le; os mm+hlk esa jkeyhyk ijeijk ij u`oa k kkl=h; utfj, ls Qhpj yeckbz dk o`ùkfp= cuk jgs gsaa os Jh vjfounks lsavj Q j vkrz~l,am de;wfuds ku ¼ubZ fnyyh½ ds fq+yeesfdax fohkkx dh LFkkiuk djusokys jgs gsa vksj ogk vkb lky ls t;knk kks/k] ivdfkk vksj funsz ku i<+krs jgs gsaa Shankhajeet De is a researcher and documentary filmmaker. He makes documentaries with an ethnographic lens. His debut feature documentary In the Shadow of Time (Samayara Chaaire- Odiya) on Ravana Chhaya, the shadow puppetry tradition of Odisha has won the Rajat Kamal for the Best Film on art and culture at the 64th National Film Awards. He has also made an ethnographic audio-visual journal on Togalu Gombeyaatta, the shadow puppetry tradition of Karnataka for the library of the puppet school in UNIMA, France. He is currently filming a feature documentary on the Ramaleela tradition in Odisha through multisited ethnographic methods. He is responsible for setting up the filmmaking department at Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication (SACAC-New Delhi). He has been teaching research, screenplay, scriptwriting and direction for over eight years. JURY NON FEATURE 49

50 kkbuh tsd c csutkfeu SHINY JACOB BENJAMIN kkbuh tsdc csatkfeu 1999 ls o`ùkfp= fq+yesa cuk jgh gsaa os vxz.kh ey;kye lekpkj i=ksa ey;kye euksjek vksj ekr`hkwfe esa Qhpj ys[kd ds crksj dk;z dj pqdh gsaa blds ckn mugksaus,f k;kusv ds lkfk dke fd;k tks ey;kye dk igyk lsvsykbv Vsfyfotu pksuy FkkA mugksaus bafm;kfotu & ey;kye dk igyk lekpkj pksuy] t;fgan,oa t;fgan e/;iwoz ds lkfk eq[; fuekzrk ds :i esa dk;z fd;k gsa os vius o`ùkfp=ksa ds fy, nks jk Vªh; iqjldkjksa lfgr chl çfrf Br iqjldkj thr pqdh gsaa os,q,qds vurjjk Vªh; fq+yeksrlo rfkk 28osa b Qh Hkkjrh; isuksjek dh T;wjh lnl; jgh gsaa os dey gklu dh Vh ds jktho }kjk funszf kr fq+ye esa lgk;d funsz kd ds crksj rfkk dsjy esa 2015 esa gq, jk Vªh; [ksyksa esa crksj lg funsz kd dk;z dj pqdh gsaa Shiny Jacob Benjamin, has been a documentary director since Earlier, she has worked with Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhumi, leading Newspapers in Malayalam as a features writer. Later, she joined Asianet, the first satellite Television channel in Malayalam. She has also worked with Indiavision, first news channel in Malayalam and as a chief producer with TV Channel Jaihind & Jaihind Middle East. She won 20 prestigious awards including 2 National Awards and 7 Kerala State Awards for her documentaries. She has been a jury member on FFK International Film Festival and the 28th Indian Panorama-IFFI jury. She has worked as Assistant Director for a Kamal Hassan film under the directorial guidance of T. K Rajeev Kumar and as the Associate Director for the 35th National Games 2015 held in Kerala. fvuuh fe=k TINNI MITRA fvuuh fe=k leiknd gsaa tk/koiqj fo ofo ky; esa fqye v/;;u esa LukrdksÙkj ds nksjku mudk fqyeesfdax esa #>ku tkxk vksj mugksaus lr;ftr jk; fqye,oa Vsfyfotu lalfkku esa nkf[kyk fy;ka os viuh fqye Ldwy fmiyksek fq+ye tez ds fy, leiknu dk jk Vªh; iqjldkj thr pqdh gsaa fvuuh 2009 esa eqecbz vkbzaa mudh igyh Qhpj fqye eqecbz pk jktk VksjaVks vurjkz Vªh; fq+ye lekjksg rfkk vkcq/kkch fq+ye lekjksg esa p;fur gqbza leiknd ds rksj ij mudh vfer nùkk funszf kr fq+ye fn lsoafk o d] tks fp=dkj ijethr flag ds dk;z ij vk/kkfjr Fkh] jkse vurjkz Vªh; fq+ye lekjksg 2013 ds flusek,dl,dlvkbz [kam dh lekiu fq+ye cuha ;gh fq+ye E;wft;e vkwq e MuZ vkvz ¼eksek½ 2014 esa M D;wesaVªh QksFkZukbV [kam esa p;fur gqbza fvuuh fq+yel fmohtu] ih,lchvh rfkk vkbzvhoh,l ds fy, fufezr fq+yeksa dk leiknu djrh jgh gsaa os cfyzukys VSysaV dseil 2015 esa,fmfvax LVwfM;ks esa 'kkfey jgh gsaa Tinni Mitra is an editor. During her Masters course on Film Studies in Jadavpur University in Kolkata her interest for filmmaking grew and later she joined Satyajit Ray Film & TV Institute. She is a National Awardee for Best Editing for her work in her film-school diploma Germ. Tinni came to Bombay in Her first feature film Mumbai Cha Raja went to Toronto International and Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Her film as editor The Seventh Walk directed by Amit Dutta was the Closing Film of Cinema XXI section, Rome Film Festival, Based on the works of Indian painter Mr. Paramjit Singh, this film was also selected in Documentary Fortnights by Museum of Modern Arts (MOMA) in Tinni has edited documentaries produced by PSBT and Films Division and ITVS. She has attended Berlinale Talent Campus in 2015 as part of Editing Studio. rqfgukhkk ektqenkj TUHINABHA MAJUMDAR rqfgukhkk etqenkj chrs muuhl lkyksa ls ys[kd] leiknd vksj funsz kd ds :i esa dk;z djrs jgs gsaa lky 2014 esa mudh fq+ye vekj dfkk LVksjh vkwq fcuksfnuh] tks çfl) ckaxyk vfhkus=h fcuksfnuh ij vk/kkfjr Fkh] us 62osa jk Vªh; fq+ye iqjldkjksa esa nks jtr dey iqjldkj thrs cslv ck;ksxzkfqdy,am fglvksfjdy jhdalvªd ku fq+ye,oa flusesvksxzkqh ¼u u&fqd ku½ ds fy,a mugksaus femukbv ck;ksldksi ds fy, 2012 esa,evkbz,q,q esa xksymu dksp dk cslv fqd ku fq+ye iqjldkj thrk rfkk lekjksg dh lozjs B fqye dk iqjldkj Hkh thrka ih,lchvh o`ùkfp= flvh fofnu, flvh ds fy, 11osa bafm;u M D;wesaVªh ç MîwllZ vokmz Q j,dlsysal dk flyoj vokmz thrka viuh fq+yeksa ds leiknu ds vykok mugksaus rfey fqye lsaxkny ¼CySd lh½] dksydkrk & fn flvh vkwq eseksjht ¼dydÙkk ij 21 dfm+;ksa dk xsj dfkkred /kkjkokfgd½] Vw v j Fkzh ffkaxl vkbz uks vckmv,ysl] uhyniz.k] ljr puæ pvthz dk leiknu Hkh fd;k gsa os rhljs,u,l,q,qvkbz] 2015 ds T;wjh lnl; Hkh jgs gsaa Tuhinabha Majumdar has worked as a writer, editor and director in the films and television industry for the last nineteen years. His film Aamaar Katha: Story Of Binodini, based on the legendary Bengali actress Binodini has received two Rajat Kamal Awards for Best Biographical and Historical Reconstruction film and Best Cinematography (Non-fiction) at the 62nd National Film Awards, He has also received the Golden Conch for the Best Fiction film and the Best Film of the Festival award in MIFF, for Midnight Bioscope and the Silver Award at the 11th Indian Documentary Producers Award for Excellence for City Within The City a PSBT documentary. Besides editing his own films he has edited Tamil feature film Sengadal (Black Sea), Kolkata, the City of Memories (a non-fiction television series on Kolkata in 21 episodes), Two Or Three Things I Know About Alleys, Neeldarpan and Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. He has served as a jury in the 3rd NSFFI, JURY NON FEATURE

51 Non Feature Films A selection of 16 new short and documentary films on a wide range of subjects and issues from emerging and established filmmakers from across the length and breadth of the country.

52 8 1 /2 bavjdv~l&ykbq,am fqyel vkwq dsth t tz 8 1/2 Intercuts- Life And Films of K G George 2017 Malayalam Doc 108 min Colour Director Lijin Jose Producer Lijin Jose Story Shahina K Rafiq Cinematographer MJ Radhakrishnan, Neil D Cunha Editor B Ajithkumar Music M Bijibal ;g o`ùkfp= Økafrdkjh fqyedkj ds th t tz dh fojklr dks mudh fq+yeksa vksj muds futh thou dks lkfk j[k le>us dk ç;kl djrk gsa tc os fo okl ds lkfk dgrs gsa] ÞeSa vc vksj fq+yesa ugha cukuk pkgrk]ß rks ;g mu nq[kn lkekftd&jktusfrd ifjflfkfr;ksa dh vksj b kkjk gs ftugksaus mudh tslh dkfcfy;r ds fqyedkj dks 1990 ds n kd esa fqyeksa ls fdukjk djus ij etcwj dj fn;ka fdlh vksj fqyedkj us dsjy ds ledkyhu lekt dks bruh ckjhdh vksj xgjk;h ls ugha fqyek;k gsa The documentary is an attempt to understand the legend of revolutionary filmmaker KG George by examining his major films juxtaposed with his personal life. When he states with a firm conviction, I don t want to make films anymore, it sadly projects the various socio-political aspects that forced a filmmaker of his calibre to sing an early swansong in the 1990s. No other filmmaker has depicted the nuances of the contemporary Kerala society with such great detail and depth. fyftu tksl fyftu tksl dsjy ds fqyedkj gsaa mudh igyh Q+hpj fqye ÝkbMs 2012 ds dsjy vurjkz"vªh; fqye egksrlo esa vf/k r p;u FkhA os vkbz,q,qds rfkk vkbzmh,l,q,qds tsls vurjkz Vªh; fq+ye lekjksgksa ds fu.kkz;d eamy esa T;wjh lnl; ds crksj Hkh dk;z dj pqds gsaa Lijin Jose Lijin Jose is a filmmaker from Kerala, India. His first feature Friday was an official selection at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) He has also served as a jury member in the selection panel for international film festivals like IFFK and IDSFFK. fyftu tksl fuekzrk vksj fqye ds funs'kzd gsa] 8 1/2 bavjdv~l&ykbq,am fqyel vkwq dsth t tza,d fuekzrk ds :i esa] ;g yhftu tksl dk igyk mriknu gs Lijin Jose is the Producer as well as the Director of the film, 8 1/2 Intercuts- Life And Films of K G George. As a producer, it is Lijin Jose s first production. 52 NON FEATURE Movie Junction, HS No.34/1870, Elamakkara PO, Kochi, , Ernalakulam, Kerala, lijinjs@gmail.com,

53 , osjh vksym esu fofk vu ezl foaxl A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings 2016 English Doc 72 min Colour Director Prateek Vats Producer Films Division Cinematographer Mehul Bhanti Editor Tanushree Das Sahi, Paramita Ghosh Music Bigyna Bhushan Dahal ;g fqye HkwriwoZ felvj ;qfuolz jgs leekuuh; Hkkjrh; c MhfcYMj euksgj vkbd ds thou ds <yrs lkyksa dks viuk fo k; cukrh gsa b/kj 'kjhj <y jgk gs] m/kj fqye viuk vkdkj xzg.k djrh gsa fqye dh 'kq#vkr euksgj vkbd ds 101 osa tuefnu okyh 'kke gksrh gsa felvj vkbd dk vkxzg gs fd mugsa viuh ftunxh ds ckjs esa dqn Hkh ;kn ugha djuk] vksj fqye ;gha ls rf;ksa dks tek Hkj djusokyk thouo`r gksus ds ctk,,d vkreh; rlohj gksus dh vksj py nsrh gsa A film anchored in the twilight years of the legendary Indian bodybuilder and former Mr. Universe, Manohar Aich. As the body fades away, the film begins to take shape. The film starts on the eve on Mr. Aich s 101st birthday. Mr. Aich s insistence on not remembering anything about his life is where the idea of the film germinates, to consciously move away from the evidential burden of a biopic towards an intimate portrait. çrhd orl çrhd,d Lora= fqyedkj vksj ys[kd gsa tks eqecbz vksj xksok esa jgdj dke djrs gsaa os Hkkjrh; fqye vksj Vsfyfotu lalfkku ls funsz'ku esa Lukrd gsa] vksj fqd ku rfkk u u&fqd ku nksuksa ek/;eksa esa dk;z djrs jgs gsaa ;g mudh igyh Qhpj yeckbz dh fqye gsa Prateek Vats Prateek is an independent filmmaker and writer based out of Mumbai and Goa. A Film & Television Institute of India Direction graduate, he has been working on both fiction as well as non-fiction films. This is his first feature length film. fqyel fmohtu dh LFkkiuk 1948 esa Hkkjr ljdkj ds lwpuk vksj çlkj.k ea=ky; }kjk dh x;ha chrs l<+lb lkyksa esa blus uks gtkj ls t~;knk o`ùkfp=ksa] y?kq fqyeksa],fues'ku] U;wtjhy rfkk lekpkj if=dkvksa dk fuekz.k fd;k gsa Films Division was established in 1948 under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. In the last 67 years it has produced more than 9000 titles - documentary, short, featurette, animation films, news reels and news magazines. Films Division, 24. Dr. G Deshmukh Marg, Pedder Road, Mumbai publicity@filmsdivision.org, NON FEATURE 53

54 vkck Aaba 2016 Apatani Short Film 22 min Colour Director Amar Kaushik Producer Raapchik Films Pvt Ltd Story Shashi Kaushik Cinematographer Soumik Mukherjee Editor Arindam S Ghatak Music Alokananda Dasgupta Cast DaniRanda, DaniChunya, DaniSunku, HageYami, Dr. JoramKhopey, SuritaRai,d vukfk ym+dh dks irk pyrk gs fd mlds nknkth dks dsalj gs vksj mudh ftunxh ds vc dqn gh g rs ckdh gsaa v#.kkpy çns'k ds,d lqnwj xk o esa ;g balku viuh dqy&tek laifùk dks fugkjrk vksj viuh dcz [kqn gh [kksnrk ftunxh ds vafre fnu dkv jgk gsa ysfdu ftunxh Hkh dgk de gs] mlus dqn vksj gh vpahkk Nqik j[kk gsa An orphaned girl learns that her grandfather is battling lung cancer with less than a few weeks to survive. In a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh, the man bides his time, by revisiting personal possessions and digging his grave well in time. But, then life has its own surprises. vej dksf kd vej dksf kd Hkkjrh; ok;qlsuk t bu djus gh okys Fks fd muds?kweus ds 'kksd ds pyrs gkwyhms nwj dh ekdszfvax ls tqm+ x,a vej us vxz.kh fqyeksa esa lgk;d funsz'kd] lg funsz'kd vksj nwljh ;wfuv funsz'kd ds crksj dk;z fd;ka mudh igyh y?kq fqye vkck,d lpph?kvuk ij vk/kkfjr gs ftls mugksaus v#.kkpy çns'k esa fcrk, cpiu ds fnuksa esa viuh ek ls lquk FkkA 54 NON FEATURE Amar Kaushik Amar Kaushik was all set to join the Indian Airforce when his fondness for travel took him to a marketing firm that sold holiday tours. Amar has worked as assistant director, associate director and second unit director on leading projects. His debut short Aaba is based on a true story that he heard from his mother during his growing up years in Arunachal Pradesh. Raapchik Films Pvt Ltd, 701, Kamla Hub, Gulmohar Road, J.V.P.D. Scheme, Ville Parle West Mumbai, amar.kaushik@gmail.com, jkfipd fqyel fo[;kr fqye fuekzrk jktdqekj xqirk }kjk lapkfyr,d çksmd ku gkml gsa og vk k; laiuu vfkzijd 'ksfy;ksa dh lexzh ds fuekz.k ij y{; djrk gsa mudh lozçfke fufezfr vkck cfyzu fqye lekjksg] vklisu fqye lekjksg vksj yksl,utsyl ds Hkkjrh; fqye lekjksg esa iqjldkj thrsa Raapchik Films is a production house helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Raj Kumar Gupta. It aims at producing content driven meaningful content nacross genres.their debut production Aaba went on to win awards at the Berlin Film Festival, Aspen Film Festival and Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.

55 ,Eek esjh Amma Meri 2016 Haryanvi Short Film 30 min Colour Director Tarun Jain Producer Tarun Jain Cinematographer Karan Thapliyal Editor(s) Rajan Kumar Singh & Vishal Chauhan Music Vivek Sharma and Abhishek Sharma Cast Anurag Arora, Devki Rani, Diksha Lamba, Raghuvir Mann, Naresh Kaushik, Lt. Shivam Pradhan fqye crkrh gs fd dsls dbz ckj pquksrhiw.kz ifjflfkfr;k egku cnykoksa dh otg curh gsaa firk ds xqtjus ij vkffkzd ijs'kkfu;ksa ls f?kjk cyjke viuh csvh dh 'kknh dh fpark esa?kqyk tk jgk gs] vksj,sls esa ek dks [kks nsuk rkcwr esa vkf[kjh dhy ljh[kk gs mlds fy,a reke pquksfr;k eq g ck, [km+h gsa] ij vc oks lkspus yxrk gsa The film explores how trying circumstances often lead to great transformation. When the loss of his father, mounting financial troubles and the thought of arranging his daughter s marriage wear him down, the last straw for him is losing his mother. In the face of adversity Balaram truly begins to think. r#.k tsu r#.k tsu dh y?kq fqye vkf[kj ¼,V yklv½ dks 42 vurjkz Vªh; fqye egksrloksa esa fn[kk;k x;k gsa veek esjh mudh,d ys[kd] fuekzrk,oa funsz'kd ds crksj nwljh y?kq fqye gsa os fqd ku] o`ùkfp=] d ikszjsv fqyeksa] Vsfyfotu dk;zøeksa vksj fokkiuksa ls chrs dbz lkyksa ls tqm+s gq, gsaa Tarun Jain Tarun Jain s short film Aakhir (At Last), has been screened at over 42 international film festivals. Amma Meri is his second short film as a writer, director and producer. He has been involved in fiction, documentaries, corporates films, television shows & TVC s over the years. viuh igyh y?kq fqye ds fy, 42 varjkz"vªh; fqye lekjksgksa esa 'kkfeyk gq, veek esjh,d fuekzrk ds :i esa r#.k tsu dh nwljh fqye gsa r#.k tsu gky gh esa,d fuekzrk ds :i esa dbz ifj;kstukvksa esa 'kkfey gq, gsaa Having participated in 42 International film festivals for his first short film, Amma Meri is Tarun Jain s second film as a producer. Tarun Jain has been involved in many projects recently as a producer. Tarun Jain 84, Vivekanand Puri, Sarai Rohilla, Delhi tarun1_99@yahoo.com, NON FEATURE 55

56 cywrk Baluta 2016 Marathi Short Film 26 min Colour Director Ajay Kurane Producer Ajay Kurane Screenplay Swapnil Rajshekhar Cinematographer Ajay Kurane Editor Amit Patil Music Mandar Khare Cast Tanuja Kadam, Arya Kurane, Umesh Bolake, Pramod Phadtare, Narendra Desai, Girija Gode pkj cppksa dh ;qok ek vius ifr dks [kks nsrh gs vksj fcuk fdlh ikfjokfjd enn ds vdsyh im+ tkrh gsa crwyk mlds la?k kz] cgknqjh vksj lcls c<+dj mlds vkrefo'okl dh dgkuh gs] tgk oks lkfcr djrh gs fd nqfu;k dh lksp ls vkxs fudyuk lahko gsa A young woman, mother to four daughters, loses her husband and is on her own without family support. Baluta is her tale of struggle, bravery, and most of all, the self-belief of a woman who defies all odds and proves to the world that stereotype is just another word. vt; dqjkus vt; dqjkus chrs 19 lky ls ejkbh fq+ye m ksx esa dk;z dj jgs gsaa os fcxxht iqjldkj ds fy, pyfp=dkj ds rksj ij ukekafdr gks pqds gsa] Vsfyfotu /kkjkokfgd Økbe Mk;jh ds fy,a os lky 2015 esa lal fr dyk niz.k iqjldkj ds fy, Hkh ukekafdr gq,] /kkjkokfgd t;kslrqr ds fy,a Ajay Kurane Ajay Kurane has worked in the Marathi film industry for over 19 years. He was nominated for Biggis Award for his work as Cameraman in the Television serial Crime Diary. He was also nominated for the Sanskruti Kala Darpan award in 2015 for his work on the serial Jayostute. vt; dqjkus,d fqye funsz kd gsa] tks Hkkjrh; {ks=h; ¼ejkBh½ Vsyhfotu dk;zøeksa ds funsz ku ds fy, tkus tkrs gsa mugsa ejkbh Vhoh ds lqy dbz dk;dzeksa ds fy,] lozjs B dsejkesu ds :i esa ukfer fd;k x;k gs] ftlesa dbz vu; iqjldkj kkfey gsaa Ajay Kurane is a film director known for his directorial ventures for Indian Regional (Marathi) television shows. He has been nominated as a Best Cameraman in Marathi TV Biggies besides numerous other accolades. 56 NON FEATURE Ajay Kurane, 823, A Wing, Swati Complex, Shivaji Peth, Kolhapur ajay.kuranee@gmail.com,

57 pvuh Chutney 2016 Hindi Short Film 17 min Colour Director Jyoti Kapur Das Producer Cinemafia Story Tisca Chopra, Jyoti Kapur Das, Avneesh Mishra Cinematographer Jay Oza Editor Monisha R Baldawa Music Ashwin Srinivasan Cast Tisca Chopra, Adil Hussain, Rasika Duggal, Aakash Bharadwaj, Sumit Gulati ftl fdlh ls Hkh ge feyrs gsa mldk,d lkoztfud psgjk gksrk gs] ftls oks nqfu;k dks fn[kkuk pkgrs gsaa ysfdu D;k gks vxj mldk nwljk i{k Hkh gks\ bruk L;kg dh gekjh :g dkai mbs ns[kdja ;g fqye Hkkjrh; e/;oxz dh usfrd fn[krh nqfu;k esa ços k djrh gs tgk vc baiksvszm dkj vksj v xszfud QwM dh pkgrsa?kj cuk jgh gsaa O;aX; dks dfkk esa blrseky djrs gq, fqye gesa jkstejkz ds thou esa ekstwn L;kg jgl;ksa dk irk crkrh gsa Cinemafia Everyone we meet has a public face, the one they allow us to see. What if there is another side? The film peeps into the seemingly moral world of the great indian middle class with its new aspirations of imported cars & organic food. Using satire as its narrative, we get a voyeuristic look into their relationships and the dark secrets they hide while casually going about their everyday lives. T;ksfr diwj nkl T;ksfr diwj nkl,qvhvkbzvkbz iq.ks ls i<+h gsa vksj viuh Lora= y?kq fqyesa cukus ls igys vcckl&elrku] dqanu 'kkg] iadt ikjk'kj] tsih nùkk tsls funsz'kdksa dh lgk;d jg pqdh gsaa T;ksfr ok;d e 18 eks'ku fidplz dh fø;sfvo gsm jg pqdh gsa vksj bl le; fcx fluthz ehfm;k fy- }kjk,,yvh ckykth osc psuy ds fy, cuk, tk jgh osc lhjht cksl& MsM@vykbo dh fø;sfvo gsm ds crksj dke dj jgh gsaa Jyoti Kapur Das Jyoti Kapur Das, an FTII Pune alumnus, has assisted filmmakers like Abbas- Mustan, Kundan Shah, Pankuj Parasher and JP Dutta before independently producing and directing her own short films and commercials. Jyoti has been Creative Head at Viacom18 Motion Pictures and is currently Creative Producer of the web series Bose- Dead/ Alive, produced by Big Synergy Media Ltd. for the ALT Balaji Web channel. flusesfq;k fqye pvuh dh çksmd'ku daiuh gs fqye ds n'kzdksa dh la[;k 8 eghuksa dh FkksM+h lh vof/k esa 119 fefy;u ls vf/kd dh gks xbz gsa Cinemafia is the production company of the film Chutney. The film has got the a viewership amounting to more than 119 million in a short span of 8 months. Cinemafia, 1001, Redwood B Evershine Greens CHS Limited New Link Road, Oshiwara Andheri (West). Mumbai: , tiscaassist@gmail.com, NON FEATURE 57

58 nqxxk Dugga 2016 Bengali Short Film min Colour Director Chandrasish Ray Producer Rahul Saha Story Rahul Saha Cinematographer Souvik Basu Editor Subhajit Singha Music Avijit Kundu Cast Sayam Mukherjee, Ankita Chakraborty, Prantik Banerjee dydùkk ds lcls HkO; vksj I;kjs R;ksagkj nqxkz iwtk ds le;,d ;qok ym+dk] ftldk uke nqxxk gs] viuh ek ds lkfk le; fcrkus dk nqyzhk eksdk gkfly djrk gsa mldh ek ek/kch,d os';ky; esa gs vksj mlds fu;fer xzkgd bl chp yxkrkj vk&tk jgs gsaa mrlo vksj jks'kuh ls Hkjs le; esa ;g ek &csvs dh dgkuh 'kgj ds lcls va/ksjs dksus esa?kfvr gks jgh gsa Set in the time of Durga Puja, Kolkata s grand and beloved annual festival. A young boy Dugga, gets to spend some rare time with his mother, Madhabi in her brothel, between the frequent visits of her regular clients. Amidst celebration and light, a mother-son story unfolds at the darkest corner of the city. paæk kh k js paæk kh k js 2010 ls caxkyh Qhpj fqyeksa esa lgk;d funsz kd ds :i esa dke dj jgs gsaa Vhoh,oa funsz ku esa,d yach vof/k ls dk;z djus ckn nqxxkk ls funsz ku dh kq#vkr dha Chandrasish Ray Chandrasish Ray has been working as an assistant director in Bengali feature films since Dugga is his directorial debut. jkgqy us Jh osadvs k fqyeksa ds lkfk fuekzrk ds :i esa dne j[kka nqxxk] ds fuekzrk ds :i esa mudh kq#vkr gqbz gsa After, a long stint in direction and TV, Rahul ventured into production with Shree Venkatesh films. Dugga is his debut as a producer. 58 NON FEATURE Rahul Saha,1/20A Netaji Nagar, Kolkata rahhulsaha@gmail.com,

59 ,fiy Epil 2016 Santali Short Film 30 min Colour Director R K Soren Producer Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute Story R K Soren Cinematographer Amey D Mule Editor(s) Asim Mohd.,d tknwxj vkxkeh esys esa viuh vfure çlrqfr dh ;kstuk cukrk gsa blls oks xk o esa QSyh egkekjh dks jksdus ds fy, islk bdëk djuk pkgrk gsa gm e ;qok,fyi dk firk gs vksj,fyi bl esys dks ysdj cgqr mrlkfgr gsa gm e dk nkslr jh;j Hkh blh le; feyus vkus okyk gsa fqye fn[kkrh gs fd dsls vkl&ikl gksrh cqjh?kvukvksa ds chp gh jh;j,fyi ls,d u;k fj'rk cuk ysrk gsa A magician plans his farewell performance in the upcoming funfair to help gather funds for a morally destroyed plague affected village. Hadom is a single father to a young Epil who is excited to bits about the funfair. Hadom s friend Raeyar plans to visit around this time. The film explores how Epil and Raeyar find a new relationship through the sorry events that unfold. jke ".k lksjsu jke ".k lksjsu] 33 o"khz;,lvkj,qvhvkbz iwoz Nk= gsa] fqye Ldwy esa mudh ifj;kstukvksa ds :i esa mugksaus lal fr ea=ky;] us'kuy gsfjvst] iksfy'k fqye baflvvîwv }kjk foùkh; :i ls leffkzr 'k VZ~l vksj nlrkosth fqyeksa dk fuekz.k fd;ka mudh ifj;kstuk esavy Dohu dbz fqye lekjksgksa esa iznf'kzr gqbz gsa Ramkrishna Soren Ramkrishna Soren, is an SRFTI alumnus, as part of his project repertoire at film school he has filmed shorts and documentary films financially backed by Ministry of Culture, National Heritage and Polish Film Institute. His project Mental Queen has been screened at film festivals. SRFTI lwpuk vksj çlkj.k ea=ky; ¼Hkkjr ljdkj½ ds rgr,d Lok;Ùk vdknfed lalfkku gsa 20 oha 'krkcnh ds var esa 'kq: fd;k x;k] ;g xfr'khy fqye Ldwy] Hkfo"; dh lahkkoukvksa ls lqlfttr],d 21 oha lnh lalfkk ds :i esa mhkjk gsa SRFTI is an autonomous academic institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (GoI). Launched in the late 20th century, this dynamic film school has quickly emerged as a 21st century institution fully equipped for the future of the medium. Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, E.M. Bypass Road, Panchasayar, Kolkata fro.srfti@gmail.com, NON FEATURE 59

60 Qk;jQykbt bu fn,fcl Fireflies in the Abyss 2016 Hindi, English, Nepali Doc 88 min Colour Director Chandrasekhar Reddy Producer Chandrasekhar Reddy Cinematographer Chandrasekhar Reddy Editor Abhro Banerjee Music Cooper - Moore lwjt mùkjiwohz Hkkjr dh dks;yk [knkuksa esa tksf[kehkjk dk;z djrk gsa t~;knkrj usikyh çokfl;ksa dh fdler esa ;gh fy[kk gs] D;ksafd bl bykds esa,slh pwgs ds fcyuqek [knkusa gh vkenuh dk vdsyk L=ksr gsaa ekrk&firk dk lkfk ugha gs] fqj Hkh lwjt psgjs ij eqldku ds lkfk bl meehn esa gs fd,d fnu mls Hkh Ldwy tkus dk eksdk feysxka Qk;j ykbt bu fn,fcl fn[kkrh gs fd dsls ikj djus esa vlahko ck/kk,a Hkh euq"; dh ladyi Hkkouk dks <+ cukrh gsaa Suraj toils away in the coal mines in North East India. The fate of most Nepalese migrants is sealed with these rat holes, a sole source of income in this area. With no parental support, Suraj trudges on with a smile nurturing the hope that one day he will return to school. Fireflies in the Abyss illustrates how even seemingly insurmountable obstacles can help the human spirit grow. paæ ks[kj jsìh paæ ks[kj jsìh,d Lora= fuekzrk&funsz kd gsa ftudk Lok;Ùk flusek vksj Vsfyfotu esa Hkkjr esa vksj Hkkjr ls ckgj o`gr vuqhko jgk gsa muds finys dkeksa esa us'kuy ft;ksxzkfqd,f'k;k] ;w,umhih rfkk chchlh ds fy, fq+yesa kkfey gsaa Chandrasekhar Reddy Chandrasekhar Reddy is an independent producer/director with an extensive experience in independent film and television, both internationally and in India. Previous credits include films for National Geographic Asia, UNDP and BBC. ek;kcktkj ç MD'kUl ds ekfyd paæ'ks[kj jsìh gsaa Qk;j ykbt bu fn,fcl mudk igyk Q+hpj yeckbz dk o`ùkfp= gsa Mayabazaar Productions is owned by Chandrashekhar Reddy. Fireflies in the Abyss is its debut feature length documentary. 60 NON FEATURE Mayabazaar Productions, 23, Shantivana, 2nd cross, Sahakarnagar PO, Bangalore , chandra@mayabazaarproductions.com,

61 th Gi 2017 Malayalam Short Film 30 min Colour Director Kunjila Producer Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute Story Kunjila Cinematographer Rakesh Dharan Editor Ritika Poddar th vius nknk viipu ds lkfk jgrh gsaa os nksuksa fhkuu lppkb;ksa dk lkeuk dj jgs gsaa viipu dh ;kík'r tk jgh gs vksj oks,slh nqfu;kvksa esa [kks jgk gs ftuls th vifjfpr gsa b/kj th vius vkl&ikl ds lalkj dks tku jgh gs] vius çseh vksj dke ds chp mls lc vius çfrdwy yx jgsa gsa Gi lives with Appachan, her grandfather. She and he are dealing with different realities. Appachan is losing some memories and delving into worlds Gi is unfamiliar with. She on the other hand is trying to come to terms with the world around her, her lover and her work which all seem hostile to her. dqaftyk lr;ftr jk; fq+ye,oa Vsfyfotu lalfkku ls funsz ku rfkk ivdfkkys[ku esa Lukrd gsaa os y?kq fqyesa cukrh jgh gsa vksj chrs vkb lky ls Cy fxax txr esa lfø; gsaa Kunjila Kunjila holds a post graduate diploma in Direction and Screenplay Writing from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute. She has been making short films and has been an active blogger for over 8 years. SRFTI lwpuk vksj çlkj.k ea=ky; ¼Hkkjr ljdkj½ ds rgr,d Lok;Ùk vdknfed lalfkku gsa 20 oha 'krkcnh ds var esa 'kq: fd;k x;k] ;g xfr'khy fqye Ldwy] Hkfo"; dh lahkkoukvksa ls lqlfttr],d 21 oha lnh lalfkk ds :i esa mhkjk gsa SRFTI is an autonomous academic institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (GoI). Launched in the late 20th century, this dynamic film school has quickly emerged as a 21st century institution fully equipped for the future of the medium. Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, E.M. Bypass Road, Panchasayar, Kolkata , fro.srfti@gmail.com, NON FEATURE 61

62 f[km+dh Khidkee 2017 Marathi Short Film 39 min Black & White Director Rohan Parshuram Kanawade Producer Dark Stories Story Rohan Parshuram Kanawade Cinematographer Aparna Dharmmadhikari Editor Rohan Parshuram Kanawade Music Kevin MacLeod Cast Veena Nair, Abhay Kulkarni Lalit Prabhakar, Kalyanee Mulay e/kq v/ksm+ mez dh?kjsyw L=h gsa] ftudh ftunxh vius ydokxzlr ifr dh ns[khkky esa chrrh gsa mudk /;ku ck Vus dks cl ;qok vf'ou gs] tks lkeus okys edku esa jgrk gsa ysfdu vf'ou dh 'kjkc vksj flxjsv dh yr mugsa viuh larku ds çfr fparkxzlr dj nsrh gsa vf'ou viuh nwljh Q+hpj fq+ye fy[kus esa O;Lr gs] ckj&ckj viuh csbd dh f[km+dh esa vkdj [km+k gksrk gs] tgka ls oks e/kq dks ns[k ldrk gsa Madhu is a middle-aged homemaker whose life revolves around taking care of her paralytic bed-ridden husband. Her only distraction is Ashween, a youngster, who lives in the opposite building. Ashween s constant indulgence in alcohol and smoking raises Madhu s anxiety about her own son s lifestyle. Ashween, who is trying to write his second feature film, gets frequently drawn to his living-room window, through which he can observe Madhu. jksgu ij'kqjke dukoms jksgu us eksckby Qksu ij fqyedkjh 'kq# dha mugksaus Lora= vkarfjd lttkdkj ds :i esa dk;z djus ds fy, uksdjh NksM+ nha mudh y?kq fqye,dr;k fcurh us mugsa lozjs B mhkjrs fqyedkj dk igyk vurjkz"vªh; iqjldkj ftrk;k df'k'k,evkbzd;w,q,q 2013 esaa mudh fq+ye lqunj dks vkbfjl iqjldkj ¼;wds½ gkfly gqvk vksj mlus vusd fqye lekjksgksa dh ;k=k dha Rohan Parshuram Kanawade Rohan started out with a film shot on his mobile phone. He quit to work as an freelance interior designer. His short film Ektya Bhinti won him his first international award for Best Emerging Filmmaker at Kashish MIQFF His film Sundar was selected for Iris Prize (UK) and has travelled to several noted film festivals. MkdZ LVksjht fqye fuekz.k ds {ks= esa,d Lora= laxbu gsa ;g Lora= fqye fuekzrk jksgu ij'kqjke dkuoms }kjk LFkkfir fd;k x;k Fkk tks fd eqacbz esa flfkr gsa Dark Stories is an independent outfit involved in film production. It was established by independent filmmaker Rohan Parshuram Kanawade and is based in Mumbai. 62 NON FEATURE Dark Stories, 702 Platinum, 28th road, near Tava hotel, Bandra west, Mumbai balachandran.ramiah@gmail.com,

63 use Iysl,fuey ffkax Name Place Animal Thing 2017 Hindi Doc 23 min Colour Director Nithin R Producer(s) Nithin R & Bhagyalakshmi K Story Nithin R Cinematographer Rakesh Ramakrishnan Editor(s) Nithin R, Appu N Bhattathiri ;g fqye nf{k.k Hkkjr dh,d,slh tutkfr ds thou dks fn[kkrh gs ftlesa uke j[ks tkus dh,d fofp= ijeijk gsa ;gk ifjokj vksj lekt ds lnl; vius cppksa dk uke ml igyh pht ds uke ij j[krs gsa tks lcls igys muds fnekx esa vkrh gsa bldk urhtk gs M DVj] gkbzdksvz] lfozl rfkk fmohtu tsls vthc uke j[kk tkuka ikjeifjd f'kdkjh bl gfddfiddh tutkfr ds yksx igys taxy esa jgrs Fks vksj ckn esa mugsa jkt; ds fofhkuu xk oksa esa clk;k x;ka fq+ye mudh cnyrh thou'ksyh vksj cnykoksa ij dsafær gsa The film explores the life of a South India based tribe that follows a unique naming convention. The members of the tribe name their kids with the first thing that comes to their mind which has resulted in the members having strange names like Doctor, High Court, Service and Division. Traditional bird-hunters, the HakkiPikkis initially lived in the jungles and later rehabilitated to different villages around the state. The film explores their changing lifestyles and how they have evolved over time. fufru vkj use Iysl,fuey ffkax fufru vkj dh crksj funsz'kd igyh fqye gsa os bl le;,qvhvkbzvkbz esa lkmam fjd fmazx vksj lkmam fmtkbu i<+ jgs gsa vksj dbz Lora= Q+hpj rfkk y?kq fqyeksa esa lgk;d ds crksj dk;z dj pqds gsaa Nithin R Name Place Animal Thing is Nitin R s debut film as director. He is currently pursuing Sound Recording and Sound Design from FTII and has worked as an assistant on several independent feature and short films. Nithin R & Bhagyalakshmi K 17F, Oak Leaf, Heera Swiss town, Soorya Gardens, Pipinmoodu nithinr86@gmail.com, fufru vkj] vc Hkkjrh; fqye vksj Vsfyfo'ku bfulvvîwv] iwus ls lkmum fjd fma Zx vksj lkmum fmlkbu es a LukrdksÙkj mikf/k dh f'k{kk çkir dj jgs gsa HkkX;y{eh ds],d MfCcax dykdkj gs ] is'ks ls,d ys[kd] d yfelv vksj,fdvfolv Hkh gs A vktdy fr#ouuriqje esa jgrh gs vksj vius lozjs"b vkredfkk LojHksnUxy ds fot; ds ckn viuk nwljk iqlrd fy[k jgh gs A Nitin R is currently pursuing post graduation in Sound Recording and Sound Design for films from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Bhagyalakshmi K, a dubbing artiste by profession is also writer, columnist and an activist. NON FEATURE 63

64 v j xzsamisjsav~l gkse Our Grandparents Home 2017 Bengali Doc 42 min Colour Supriyo Sen Director Supriyo Sen Producer Supriyo Sen & Goethe - Institut Story Supriyo Sen Cinematographer Mrinmoy Mondal Editor Suvadipta Biswas Music Kanishka Sarkar Hkkjr vksj ckaxykns'k ds lksyg ;qok 'kks/kkfkhz 1947 ds cavokjs ls çhkkfor 'kj.kkffkz;ksa dh rhljh ih<+h dh Le`fr;k ntz djrs gsaa nks efgyk,a] ckaxykns k dh rqukftuk lgjhu vksj Hkkjr dh lafprk Hkêkpk;Z viuh tm+ksa vksj folef`r?kjksa dks fqj [kkstus dh ;k=kvksa ij fudyrh gsaa ;g ;k=k,a d"vdkjh Le`fr;ksa] fny ngyk nsusokyh ;knksa vksj vusd HkkoukRed VdjkgVksa ls Hkjh gsa] ftuesa vusd ihf<+;ksa ds mùkjthoh viuh igpku] jk"vªh;rk vksj?kj dh tfvy ifjhkk kk,a ryk'k jgs gsaa 16 young scholars from India and Bangladesh record the memories of the third generation of 1947 Partition refugees. Two women, Tunazina Sahrin of Bangladesh and Sanchita Bhattacharya of India embark on a journey to find their root and lost homes. The journeys unfold through disturbing memories, heart rending recollections and emotional encounters that reveal multiple generations of survivors, perceive identity, nationality and the concept of home in a complex way. lqfç;ks lsu lqfç;ks lsu osv vafvy MSFk] fn uslv] os csd gkse] gksi Mkbt yklv bu o j] :icu & fn C;wfVQqy] ok?kk tslh Q+hpj fq+yesa vksj y?kq o`ùkfp=ksa dk fuekz.k vksj funsz'ku dj pqds gsaa gksi Mkbt yklv bu okj dks lozjs"b o`ùkfp= ds fy, Lo.kZ dey lfgr rhu jk"vªh; iqjldkj gkfly gq, FksA mudh fq+yesa 36 vurjkz"vªh; iqjldkj thr pqdh gsa vksj dbz leekfur fq+ye lekjksgksa esa ljkgh x;h gsaa og fqye ds fuekzrk Hkh gsaa Supriyo Sen Supriyo Sen has produced and directed feature and short documentaries like Wait Until Death, The Nest, Way Back Home, Hope Dies Last in War, Rupban The Beautiful, Wagah to name a few. Hope Dies Last in War won three National Awards including the Swarna Kamal for Best Documentary. His films have won 36 international awards and received good reception at noted film festivals. He is also the producer of the film. xkw;fk baflvvîwv QsMjy fjifcyd vkwq tezuh dk fo oo;kih lkal frd igq p ds fy, LFkkfir lalfkku gsa ;g tezuh dh,d osfo/;hkjh Nfo lkal frd] lkekftd,oa jktusfrd i{kksa dh tkudkjh ds lkfk miyc/k djokrk gsa The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach. We convey a comprehensive image of Germany by providing information about cultural, social and political life in our nation. 64 NON FEATURE Goethe - Institut, 29, Parasar Road, Kolkata , supriyo67@gmail.com,

65 iyk k Palash 2016 Bengali Short Film 21 min Colour Director Vaibhav Hiwase Producer Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute Story Vaibhav Hiwase Cinematographer Vijigeesh Mandalaparthy Editor Manendra Lodhi iwjh nqfu;k ls vyx gksdj Jh iyk'k dh /kjrh ij tk clk gsa ;gk Hkksykiu Øwj gs vksj çse fgalda Secluded from the rest of the world, Sree lives in the land of Palash. Here innocence is cruel and love violent. oshko fgokls oshko fgokls us SRFTI esa ços k ls igys esdsfudy bathfu;fjax dh i<+kbz dh FkhA mudh y?kq fq+yesa vusd jk Vªh; rfkk vurjkz Vªh; fq+ye lekjksgksa esa ljkgh x;ha] tsls vurjkz Vªh; y?kq fq+ye egksrlo vkscjgqlsu,oa E;wfu[k fq+ye lekjksga bu fnuksa os viuh igyh Q+hpj fq+ye ij dk;z dj jgs gsaa Vaibhav Hiwase Vaibhav Hiwase studied Mechanical Engineering before joining SRFTI. His short films have been well received at national and international film festivals such as International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and Munich Film Festival. He is presently working on his first feature film. SRFTI lwpuk vksj çlkj.k ea=ky; ¼Hkkjr ljdkj½ ds rgr,d Lok;Ùk vdknfed lalfkku gsa 20 oha 'krkcnh ds var esa 'kq: fd;k x;k] ;g xfr'khy fqye Ldwy] Hkfo"; dh lahkkoukvksa ls lqlfttr],d 21 oha lnh lalfkk ds :i esa mhkjk gsa SRFTI is an autonomous academic institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (GoI). Launched in the late 20th century, this dynamic film school has quickly emerged as a 21st century institution fully equipped for the future of the medium. Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, E.M. Bypass Road, Panchasayar, Kolkata fro.srfti@gmail.com, NON FEATURE 65

66 iq"dj iqjk.k Pushkar Puran 2017 Hindi Doc-Drama 99 min Colour Kamal Swaroop OPENING FILM Director Kamal Swaroop Producer Kamal Swaroop and Match Cut Films LLC Cinematographer Ashok Meena, Kumar Avyay Editor Shweta Rai dkfrzd eghus dh iwf.kzek ds volj ij >hy dh uxjh iq"dj vksj mlds vkl&ikl ds /kksjs,d vlk/kkj.k esys ds xokg curs gsaa yksd dykdkj] laxhrdkj] Qsjhokys] >wysokys vksj eksr ds dq,a esa eksvjlkbfdy pykus okys bl jsfxlrku esa tsls fdlh e`xr`.kk ls çxv gksrs gsa vksj osls gh xk;c gks tkrs gsa tsls czãk dk ik pok lj xk;c gqvk FkkA dey Lo:i vkfne fefkdksa vksj Hkkjrh; Hkxokuksa dh dfkkvksa dh im+rky djrs gsa bl ifo= uxjh esa] tgk LoxZ tsls /kjrh ij mrjrk gs vksj >hy dk ikuh ikou gks tkrk gsa During the full moon in the month of Kartik, the town and the nearby dunes become an enormous fairground in the lake city of Pushkar in Rajasthan. Folk artists, musicians, ferris-wheels, merrygo-rounds and the deep pits of Mouth of Death motorcycle rides appear like a mirage in the desert, only to vanish with the decapitation of Brahmā s fifth head. Kamal Swaroop explores the ancient myths and politicking of Indian Gods as the heavens descend and the water in the lake turns holy. dey Lo:i Lo:i nks ckj ds jk"vªifr ind rfkk fqyeqs;j iqjldkj fotsrk] Vsfyfotu vksj jsfm;ks funsz'kd vksj dfkkys[kd gsaa,qvhvkbzvkbz ls i<+s Lo:i dh Nk= thou esa cukbz fqyeksa dks vhkwriwoz vurjkz Vªh; [;kfr feyha vkse&nj&cnj mudh vn~hkqr fr gsa lky 2014 esa mugksaus csvy vkwq cukjl dk funsz ku fd;k] vksj 2015 esa Vªsflax QkYds cuk;ha lky 2016 esa vrqy cuk;h ftldk vk/kkj fo oçfl) nknkblv dykdkj vrqy MksfM;k gsaa Kamal Swaroop Swaroop is a two time President s award and Filmfare Award winning film, television and radio director and screenwriter. A FTII (India) alumnus, Swaroop s student works were met with unusual international acclaim. Om-Dar-B-Dar is his path-breaking masterpiece. In 2014, he directed The Battle of Benaras, and went on to produce Tracing Phalke, and Atul, based on the world renowned Dadaist artist Atul Dodiya. esp dv fqye fot; çrki flag dh,d fqye fuekz.k daiuh gsa] iq"dj iqjk.k] bl csuj ds varxzr cuh igyh fqye gsa iq"dj iqjk.k ds vykok] mugksaus lsu ÝkaflLdks] dsfyqksfuz;k esa dbz y?kq ç;ksxkred fqyeksa dk fuekz.k vksj funsz'ku fd;ka dey Lo:i fqye ds fuekzrk Hkh gsaa Match Cut Films LLC is owned by Vijay Pratap Singh and Pushkar Puran is a debut production under this banner. Besides Pushkar Puran, he has produced and directed several short experimental films in San Francisco, California. Kamal Swaroop is also the producer of the film. 66 NON FEATURE Vijay Pratap Singh, B-17, Sai Milan Saibaba Complex, Goregaon East thirdpoliceman007@gmail.com,

67 fn okvjq y The Waterfall 2016 English Short Film 20 min Colour Director Lipika Singh Darai Producer LXL Ideas Pvt Ltd Story Lipika Singh Darai Cinematographer Indraneel Lahiri Editor Lipika Singh Darai Music Gaurab Chaterjee Cast Soham Maitra, Rwitobroto Mukherjee, Indrashish Roy vius laca/kh uhyw ds igkm+h kgj igq prs gh dj.k?kus taxyksa esa?kql tkrk gs] mls bl NksVs ls 'kgj dh çk frd lqunjrk cgqr ilun gsa ysfdu mls irk pyrk gs fd ftl >jus ls oks vhkh gksdj vk;k gs] mls fodkl ds fdlh m e ds pyrs u"v fd;k tkus okyk gsa blls O;fFkr gqvk dj.k fodkl dh xfr vksj i;kzoj.k laj{k.k ds e/; fojks/kkhkklksa dks ysdj xgjh lksp esa im+ tkrk gsa On a visit to his cousin Nilu s beautiful hill town, city kid Karan immediately takes to the deep forests; he marvels at the bounty of nature in the small town. He soon learns that the waterfall they visited will soon be destroyed to make way for development projects. Deeply disturbed, Karan finds himself in deep contemplation about the conflicting progress of development and importance of conserving nature. fyfidk flax njkbz rhu jk"vªh; iqjldkj fotsrk] fyfidk us vksfm'kk esa Lora= ifj;kstukvksa ij dke djuss ls igys,d /ofu fjd fmzlv ds :i esa dke fd;k gs tgka mugksaus lkal frd fofo/k jkt; dh im+rky dh] yksd dykdkjksa vksj dbiqrfy;ksa dk fp=.k fd;k] ikjaifjd xhrksa dks fjd MZ fd;k A fyfidk dh fqyeksa dh fo'ks"krk etcwr dfkk 'ksyh gsa os orzeku esa fqyel fmohtu ds lkfk vksfm'kk dh dbiqrfy;ksa vk/kkfjr ij,d Qhpj M D;wesaVªh ij dke dj jgh gsaa Lipika Singh Darai A three-time National Award winner, Lipika has worked as a sound recordist before returning to pursue independent projects in Odisha where she explored the culturally diverse state, documenting folk artists and puppeteers, recording traditional songs of her native, Ho tribal community. Lipika s films are characterized by a strong personal narrative style. She is currently working on a feature documentary with Films Division on the puppeteers of Odisha.,y,Dl,y vkbfm;kt] iwozorhz,mqehfm;k] lh[kus dh çfø;k ls tqm+h gs vksj Nk=ksa] ekrk&firk vksj f'k{kdksa ds fy, dk;z djrh gsa 130 ls t~;knk fqyesa] Ldwy flusek dks 6 jk Vªh; fqye iqjldkj feys gsa vksj bls nqfu;khkj ds 120 fqye lekjksgksa esa fn[kk;k tk pqdk gsa LXL Ideas, formerly EduMedia, impacts learning and creates experiences for students, parents and educators. With over 130 films, School Cinema has won 6 National Film Awards and also showcased in 120 film festivals across the world. LXL Ideas Pvt Ltd, 212, Raheja Plaza, Off New Link Road, Andheri (west), Mumbai neha@lxl.in, NON FEATURE 67

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69 Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2017 The highest honour in Indian Cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, celebrates the cinematic legacy of the Father of Indian Cinema, by applauding industry veterans for their lifetime contribution. The 48th IFFI 2017 showcases three films of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winning director for 2016, Shri K. Viswanath.

70 d fo oukfk K Vishwanath d fo oukfk /ofuvky [kd ls funsz kd] ivdfkkdkj,oa pfj= vfhkusrk cus vksj eq[;r% myys[kuh; rsyqxq rfey vksj fgunh flusek ds fy, tkus tkrs gsaa os ik p jk Vªh; fq+ye iqjldkj] N% uanh jkt; iqjldkj] nl fq+yeqs;j nf{k.k iqjldkj,oa c yhoqm fq+yeqs;j iqjldkj Hkh thr pqds gsaa mugsa dyk ds {ks= esa muds ;ksxnku ds fy, vka/kzçns k dk j?kqifr osds;k jkt; iqjldkj,oa in~ejh ls leekfur fd;k x;k vksj 64osa jk Vªh; fq+ye iqjldkjksa esa mugsa nknklkgsc QkYds iqjldkj ls leekfur fd;k x;ka K Vishwanath is an Indian audiographer, director, screenwriter, and character actor noted for his work in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of five National Film Awards, six state Nandi Awards, eleven Filmfare Awards. In a film career spanning sixty years, he has directed 53 feature films. He is also the recipient of the Padmashri & Andhra Pradesh State Raghupathi Venkaiah awards. 70 DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD

71 lkxj laxee Sagara Sangamam K. Vishwanath Telugu, Malayalam 160 min Colour Director K. Vishwanath Producer Nageshwara Rao Edida Cinematographer Nivas P.S. Editor G.G. Krishna Rao Cast Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada, Sarath Babu, Sailaja S.P, Sakshi Ranga Rao, Dubbing Janaki, Potti Prasad, Jit Mohan Mitra ckyk.kk,d xjhc ysfdu cgqeq[kh çfrhkklaiuu HkjrukVîe] dfkdyh] dqphiqm+h esa ekfgj urzd gsa mldk liuk vf[ky Hkkjrh; u`r; çfr;ksfxrk esa Hkkx ysuk gsa ek/koh,d vehj ym+dh gs tks mldh çfrhkk dks igpkurh gs vksj mlds lius dks iwjk djus esa enn djrh gsa ckyk ek/koh dks çse dk btgkj djus tkrk gs rks mls irk pyrk gs fd ek/koh kknh kqnk gsa cgqr lky chr tkrs gsaa vc ckyk kjkch cu pqdk gsa oks ckyk.kk ls fqj feyrh gs] oks ckyk ls mldh csvh dks u`r; fl[kkus dks dgrh gsa Balakrishnan, a poor but exceptionally gifted Bharata Natyam, Kathakali and Kuchipudi dancer wants to compete at an All-India level competition. He is spotted by Madhavi a wealthy girl, who helps him prepare for the main event. Drawn emotionally close to Madhavi he decides to propose to her only to realize she is a married woman. Years pass by, Balakrishnan takes to drinking heavily. Yet, again he is brought out from his drudgery by Madhavi when she requests him to tutor her daughter to dance. DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD 71

72 kadjhkkj.ke Shankarabharanam 1979 Telugu, Malayalam 143 min Colour Director K Vishwanath Producer(s) Sriramulu Akasam, Nageshwara Rao Edida Cinematographer Balu Mahendra Editor G.G. Krishna Rao Cast Somayajulu J.V., Manju Bhargavi, Tulasi, Allu Ramalingaiah, Chandramohan, Nirmalamma, Pushpakumari, Sakshi Ranga Rao, Varalakshmi G., Jhansi, Viswanatham Janardhana Rao Arja, Dubbing Janaki, Jit Mohan Mitra ;g fq+ye kadj kkl=h uked fdjnkj ds bnzfxnz?kwerh gs] ftugksaus viuk ru&eu laxhr dks lefizr dj fn;k gsa viuh yksdfç;rk ds pje ij mudh eqykdkr rqylh ls gksrh gs] tks urzd gs vksj kkl=h; dykvksa esa #fp j[krh gsa kadj kkl=h dh dyklk/kuk ls çhkkfor gksdj rqylh mudh N=Nk;k esa thou fcrkus dk eu cukrh gsa ysfdu tkfrhksn ds pyrs lekt bl fj rs dks Lohdkj ugha djrka bl chp kkl=h; laxhr esa?kvrh #fp ds pyrs laxhrdkjksa ds cqjs fnu vkrs gsa vksj mugsa jksth&jksvh dekuk eqf dy gksus yxrk gsa Sankara Sastry, is devoted to divine music. At the height of popularity, he meets Tulasi a dancer, who is highly interested in classical arts. She wishes to learn under Sastry s tutelage as his disciple. But, a casteism ridden society frowns upon this compelling Tulasi to leave only to return years later with her son. In the meantime, Indian classical musicians struggle to feed themselves on basis of their beloved art. 72 DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD

73 Lokfr fdj.ke Swathi Kiranam 1992 Telugu, Malayalam 130 min Color Director K. Vishwanah Producer V. Madhusudhan Rao Cast Mammootty, Master Manjunath, Radhika Sarathkumar ;g,d kkl=h; xk;d dh dfkk gs] oks,d vu; cky çfrhkk dh c<+rh yksdfç;rk ls ijs kkuh eglwl dj jgk gsa The story of a classical singer, who finds it difficult to cope with the rising popularity of a child-prodigy. DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD 73

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75 Homages IFFI 2017 pays Homage to Indian film industry veterans who have passed away in the last year, by showcasing a selection of films from their impressive and lasting cinematic legacies.

76 pesfy eselkc Chameli Memsaab 1975 Assamese 144 min B&W Director Abdul Majid Producer Seuj Bolchhabi Santha Screenplay Abdul Majid Cinematographer Bijoy Dey Music Bhupen Hazarika Cast George Baker, Binita Gohain, Haresh Dutta vle ds pk; ds cxkuksa esa curh çse dgkuha,d fczfv k pk; mxkusokyk pk; ckxku etnwj pesyh ds I;kj esa im+ tkrk gsa og bl ym+dh ls kknh dj ysrk gs] ysfdu QkSju gh mlds dry ds bytke esa f?kj tkrk gsa A love story set in the tea gardens of Assam. A British planter falls in love with a tea garden worker. The planter marries the girl and soon finds himself accused of her murder. Abdul Majid 3 May September 2017 vcnqy ekftn vlfe;k funsz kd vcnqy ekftn us ukvddkj ds crksj cafprk] /kqyh edksvh] pkj] flgkv vfgls] pksjrky tsls ukvd jpsa os uhi c#vk dh jax iqfyl ls fq+yeksa esa crksj vfhkusrk vk;sa cs viuh fqyeksa dk fuekz.k] ys[ku] funsz ku vfhku; djrs jgsa pesyh eselkc mudh lcls pfpzr fq+ye jgh] tgk jksekal dks fhkuu çdkj dh dfkk esa fijks;k x;k gsa Abdul Majid Abdul Majid, Assamese director started as playwright with Banchita, Dhuli Makoti, Char, Sihat Ahise, Choretal. Entered films as actor in Nip Barua s Ranga Police. Produced, wrote and directed his films. His best known film is Chameli Memsaab, deploying a staid narrative progression weaving romance into clearly defined themes. 76 HOMAGES

77 vkf;jfùky vks#ou Ayirathil Oruvan 1965 India Tamil Color 174 min Directors B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu Producer B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu Screenplay K. J. Mahadevan Cinematographer V. Ramamoorthy Editor R. Devarajan Cast Jayalalitha J, R.S. Manohar, Nagesh, M.N. Nambiar, M.G. Ramachandran tc,d M DVj rfkk kks/kkfkhz ef.kekju]ij ns kæksg ds fy, vf/kuk;d kklu }kjk vfhk;ksx fd;k tkrk gs vksj dbz vu; vknfe;ksa ds lkfk,d xqyke ds :i esa csp fn;k tkrk gs] og vius lkffk;ksa ds lkfk Hkkxus esa lqy gksrk gs] leqæh Mkdqvksa }kjk og idm fy;k tkrk gs vksj mudh lsok djus ds fy, mls etcwj djrs gsaa ckn esa mudh enn ls ns k dks rkuk kkg kklu ls eqä djkus ds fy, og ym+rk gsa When a town doctor cum researcher Manimaran is accused of treason by the dictating ruler and sold along with numerous other men as a slave, he escapes with his companions, gets captured by pirates who force him to serve for them before gaining their support in fighting back the dictatorship for his country s freedom. J. Jayalalitha 24 February December 2016 ts-t;yfyrk,d Hkkjrh; vfhkus=h vksj jktuhfrk Fkh ftugksaus 1991 vksj 2016 ds chp 14 o kksaz rd Ng ckj rfey ukmq ds eq[;ea=h ds :i esa lsok, nhaa t;k in~eoyyh dh Hkrhth Fkh tks 1958 ls,d?kjsyw efgyk gh jgh o kz 1964 esa mudh lozçfke duum fqye fpuukmk xksecs],oa lozçfke rsyqxq fqye euq kqyq eekrkyq vkbza rfey fq+ye osfuujk vkms o kz esa vksj fgunh fq+ye bttr esa] ey;kye fq+ye thll esa vkbza o kz esa t;yfyrk dks rfeyukmq ljdkj }kjk dyseke.kh iqjldkj ls uoktk x;ka o kz 1991 esa eækl fo ofo ky; ls,d iqjldkj ls kq: gksdj mugksaus dbz vksujsjh M DVjsV vksj vu; vknj çkir fd;s A J. Jayalalitha J. Jayalalitha was an Indian actor and politician who served six terms as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for over fourteen years between 1991 and Her debut in Kannada film was Chinnada Gombe, her debut Telugu film was Manushulu Mamathalu, in Tamil it was Vennira Aadai and in Hindi it was Izzat and in Malayalam it was the film Jesus. Jayalalithaa was awarded the Kalaimamani by the Government of Tamil Nadu. She has received several honorary doctorates and awards from the University of Madras. HOMAGES 77

78 tkus Hkh nks ;kjksa Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro 1983 India Hindi 132 min Colour Director Kundan Shah Producer National Film Development Corporation Screenplay Kundan Shah Cinematographer Binod Pradhan Editor Renu Saluja Cast Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Satish Shah, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur fouksn vksj lq/khj nks is ksoj QksVksxzkQj gsa tks viuk QksVks LVwfM;ks kq# djus dh dksf k k esa yxs gsaa mugsa feyk igyk vuqca/k gh mugsa cecbz ds Nn~e ls Hkjs leifùk ds dkjksckj dh vksj [khap ys tkrk gsa mugsa irk pyrk gs fd kgj ds lcls cm+s Bsdsnkjksa esa ls,d fuxe dfe uj dks fj or f[kykdj iqy cukus dk Bsdk gkfly djus dh dksf k k esa gsa blds chp dfe uj Bsdsnkj ds çfr}a}h vkgwtk ls Hkh eksyhkko dj jgk gsa vurr: Bsdk fdlh rhljs dks gh fey tkrk gsa la;ksx ls fouksn vksj lq/khj ;g tku ysrs gsa fd Bsdsnkj us dfe uj dh gr;k dh gsa Vinod and Sudhir are two professional photographers trying to start a photo studio. The first real assignment that they get, draws them into the shady world of Bombay real estate. They discover that one of the biggest builders in Bombay, is trying to bribe the Municipal Commissioner into giving him a bridge contract. Meanwhile the Commissioner is negotiating with the builder s arch rival Ahuja. The contract is finally awarded to a third person. By chance Vinod and Sudhir find out that the builder has murdered the Commissioner. Kundan Shah 19 October October 2017 dqanu kkg Kundan Shah ys[kd vksj funsz kd dqanu kkg lcls Kundan Shah was an Indian film vf/kd viuh gkl; Dykfld tkus Hkh nks ;kjksa director and writer. He is most known for his comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do rfkk lbzn fetkz ds lkfk cuk, Vsfyfotu Yaaro and his , TV series /kkjkokfgd uqddm+ ¼1985&86½ ds fy, tkus tkrs Nukkad with Saeed Akhtar Mirza. gsaa kkg us iq.ks ds Hkkjrh; fqye vksj Vsfyfotu Shah studied direction at the Film and lalfkku ls funsz ku dh i<+kbz dh vksj gkl; dh vksj Television Institute of India in Pune and mudk kq# ls >qdko jgka tkus Hkh nks ;kjksa mudk he developed an interest in the comedy funsz kdh; inkiz.k Fkh] ftls lrh k dksf kd ds lkfk genre. His directorial debut was the feydj mugksaus fy[kk FkkA comedy film Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro in He also was the co-writer of the film, with Satish Kaushik. 78 HOMAGES

79 vksls jkeqykeek Osey Ramulamma 1997 India Telugu Color 158 min Director Narayana Rao Dasari Producer Dasari Padma Cinematographer Shyam K. Naidu Music by Vandemataram Srinivas Cast Vijayshanti, Rami Reddy, Narayana Rao Dasari vksls jkeqykeek rsyaxkuk esa,d efgyk ds foæksg ij vk/kkfjr fqye gsa jkeqykeek cgqr gh de mez 13 esa Mksjk }kjk xhkkz/kku fd;k x;k FkkA Mksjk vius vknfe;ksa ls cpps dks Qsadus vksj jkeqykeek dks ekj Mkyus dk vkns k nsrk gsa udlyksa }kjk cpps dks ns[k ysrk gs vksj muds tfj, mldk ikyu iks k.k fd;k tkrk gsa?kk;y jkeqykeek dk,d nfyr neifr }kjk /;ku j[kk tkrk gs tks mls vius cgu dh rjg ns[krs gsaa jkeqykeek dks Mksjklkuh ¼Mksjk dh iruh½ dh uksdjkuh ds :i esa Mksjk?kMh ¼egy½ esa dke djus ds fy, dgk tkrk gsa,d fnu Mksjk dk csvk tcjnlrh jkeqykeek ds lkfk lksus dh dksf k k djrk gsa og budkj djrh gs] ysfdu Mksjk ds csvs dks mlds fclrj esa ekj nsus ds flok og dqn ugha dj ldrh FkhA Osey Ramulamma movie is based on a woman s rebellion in Telangana. Ramulamma at a very young age of 13 was impregnated by the dora. The dora orders his men to throw the baby and kill Ramulamma. The baby was found by naxals and was raised by them. Injured Ramulamma was taken care by a Dalit couple who treated her as their own sister. Ramulamma was asked to work at Dora ghadi palace to be a maid of Dorasani (wife of Dora). One day Dora s son tries to forcefully sleep with Ramulamma. She refuses but, she cannot do anything except to kill the man. Dr. Narayana Rao Dasari 4 May May 2017 M nlkjh ukjk;.k jko M nklkjh ukjk;.kk jkm,d Hkkjrh; jktuhfrk] fq+ye funsz kd vksj fq+ye fuekzrk gs A ukjk;.kk jkm us yxhkx 150 fq+yeksa dk funsz ku fd;k] 53 fq+yeksa dk fuekz.k fd;k vksj 250 ls Åij fq+yeksa esa laokn ys[kd vksj,d xhrdkj ds :i esa dke fd;ka ch, fmxzh vftzr djus ds lkfk lkfk og ukvd çfr;ksfxrkvksa esa Hkh Hkkx fy;k djrk FkkA os tyn gh,d çhkko kkyh LVst dykdkj] ivdfkk ys[kd] funsz kd ds :i esa tkus x;sa muds çorzu dky esa mugksaus rsyqxq] rfey vksj duum Hkk kkvksa ds fq+yeksa esa Hkh vfhku; fd;ka mugksaus vius vfhku; ds fy, vk /kz çns k jkt; ds lokszùke vfhkusrk dk iqjldkj thrka Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao, is an Indian is a politician, film director and producer. He directed about 150 films, produced 53 films and worked in above 250 films as a dialogue writer and as a lyricist. He was soon recognised as a potential stage artiste, scriptwriter and director. During his career he also acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada languages. He won Andhra Pradesh State Best actor award for his acting. HOMAGES 79

80 v/kzlr; Ardh Satya 1983 Hindi, Marathi 130 min Colour Director Govind Nihalani Producer Vasant Mamania, Manmohan Shetty, Shivanand Shetty, Pradeep Uppoor Screenplay Vijay Tendulkar, Vasant Dev Cinematographer Govind Nihalani Editor Renu Saluja Cast Om puri, Smita Patil, Amrish Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Sadashiv Amrapurkar vius is ks ij xoz djusokys,d iqfylokyk vuar osykadj dks le> vkrk gs fd vly esa rks jkek 'ksêh tsls jktusrk iqfyl dks vius b'kkjksa ij upkrs gsaa vius xqlls vksj HkM+kl dks oks tsy esa cun vu; dsfn;ksa dks cqjh rjg ekjdj fudkyrk gsa mldk vlarks k rc vksj Hkh c<+ tkrk gs tc,d Mkdw dks idm+us dh dksf k k ds buke Lo:i mls rexk nsus dh ctk, iqjldkj fdlh vksj dks fey tkrk gsa T;ksRluk mls uksdjh NksM+us dh lykg nsrh gsa flfkfr;k rc vksj fcxm+ tkrh gsa tc jkek 'ksêh mldk vieku djrk gs vksj xqlls esa oks tsy esa cun fdlh vu; dsnh dks csrjg ihvrk gs] ftlls mldh eksr gks tkrh gsa ;g [kcj mls T;ksRluk vksj vius ekrk&firk ls nwj dj nsrh gs vksj jkek ksêh dh kj.k esa tkus dks etcwj djrh gsa Proud of his profession and hoping to make a change, Anant Velankar realizes that the police are manipulated by politicians like Rama Shetty to do their bidding. Frustrated, he turns his anger on suspects held in cells and beats them mercilessly. His frustrations arise after he is sidelined for a medal while apprehending a dacoit, and being counseled by Jyotsna to resign from this job. Things only get worse after he is humiliated by Rama Shetty and after he brutally assaults another suspect resulting in death. It is this news that will further alienate him from Jyotsna, his parents, and compel him to seek assistance from Rama Shetty. Om Puri 18 October January 2017 vkse iqjh vkse iqjh us eq[;/kkjk Hkkjrh; fq+yeksa vksj lekarj dyk fq+yeksa nksuksa esa dke fd;ka muds [kkrs esa dbz vesfjdu vksj fczfv k fq+yesa Hkh ntz gsaa vkse iqjh Hkkjrh; fq+ye vksj Vsfyfotu lalfkku] iq.ks ls Lukrd FksA os 1973 ds,u,lmh csp ds Hkh lnl; Fks] tgk ulh#íhu 'kkg muds lgikbh jgsa lky 1976 esa ejkbh ukvd ij vk/kkfjr fq+ye?kklhjke dksroky ds lkfk mugksaus fq+yeksa esa inkiz.k fd;ka Om Puri Om Puri was an Indian actor who had appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. Puri graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India. He was also an alumnus of the 1973 class of National School of Drama where Naseeruddin Shah was a co-student. He made his film debut in the 1976 film Ghashiram Kotwal, based on a Marathi play of the same name. 80 HOMAGES

81 ukxfjd Nagarik 1952 Bengali 127min B&W Director Ritwik Ghatak Producer (Film Guild) Pramode Sengupta, Bhupati Nandi, Ritwik Ghatak Screenplay Ritwik Ghatak Cinematographer Ramananda Sengupta Editor Ramesh Joshi Cast Ajit Banerjee, Kali Bannerjee, Gangapada Basu, Satindra Bhattacharya jkew viuh ek &firk vksj cgu ds lkfk,d xjhc clrh esa jgrk gsa jkew dh cgu lhrk dh lahkkfor llqjkyokyksa ds lkeus rs;kj djkdj ijsm djok;h tkrh gs vksj os mldk vieku djrs gsaa muds firk NksVh vksj udkjkred lksp okys balku gsa tks vius nksuksa cppksa ds bl vkn kzokn esa fo okl ugha djrs fd vpns fnu vk;saxsa jkew dh ftunxh esa mtkyk mldh çsfedk mek gs tks [kqn Hkh,slh gh vhkkoksa ls Hkjh ifjflfkfr;ksa esa viuh cgu ksqkyh vksj ek ds lkfk jgrh gsa jkew mlls cpuk pkgrk gs D;ksafd oks pkgdj Hkh mldh enn ugha dj ldrka [kpksaz dks iwjk djus ds fy, jkew dh ek xjhc nqdkunkj lkxj dks fdjk,nkj j[krh gsaa Ramu lives in a lower-middle-class neighbourhood with his mother, father and sister. Ramu s sister, Seeta, is dressed up and paraded in front of prospective in-laws who humiliatingly examine her. The father is myopic and full of cynicism for he does not share the idealistic aspirations of his two children that better times will come. The light of Ramu s life is his girlfriend Uma, who lives in an equally precarious situation with her sister Shefali and her mother. To make ends meet, Ramu s mother takes in Sagar, a poor chemist, as a paying guest. Ramananda Sengupta 8 May August 2017 jkekuan lsu xqirk jkekuan lsu xqirk & <kdk esa 1916 esa tues jkekuan lsuxqirk Hkkjrh; pyfp=dkj FksA mugksaus lùkj ls t~;knk fq+yeksa esa Nk;kadu fd;ka lky 1938 esa mudk fq+yeh lqj kq# gqvk] tc mugksaus vjksm+k fq+ye d ikszjs ku dydùkk esa çf k{kq dh Hkkafr dk;z kq# fd;ka mugksaus thds esgrk] ds lkfk 1941 esa fq+ye dq#{ks= esa crksj çfke lgk;d dke fd;ka lsuxqirk dk igyk Lora= dk;z vnszunq eq[kthz }kjk funszf kr iwczjax FkhA Ramananda Sen Gupta Ramananda Sen Gupta was an Indian cinematographer. He was born in Dhaka in 1916 and became a centenarian in Sengupta stood behind the lens in more than 70 films. His work in cinematography began in 1938 when he joined as an apprentice at the Aurora Film Corporation in Kolkata. He worked with G. K. Mehta, as first assistant on the 1941 film Kurukshetra. Sengupta s first independent work was Purbaraag directed by Ardhendu Mukherjee. HOMAGES 81

82 lkoyh Savalee 2007 Marathi Duration Colour Director Rajendra Talak Producer Shivendu G. Agrawal Screenplay Pratima Kulkarni Cinematographer Debu Deodhar Editor Vidyadhar Pathare Cast Reema Lagoo, Amruta Subhash, Urmila Kanitkar lkoyh ml ledkyhu ih<+h ds ckjs esa gs tks flqz,d fdyd ij rkrdkfyd çflf) vksj ; k gkfly djuk pkgrh gsa ;g dgkuh ek vksj csvh ds e/; igpku dh ym+kbz dh gsa lkoyh ek vksj csvh rfkk xq#&f k ; ds ds HkkoukRed laca/kksa dh dfkk dgus ds lkfk reke laosnu khy fj rksa ds e/; ds mrkj&p<+koksa dh tfvyrk dk o.kzu djrh gsa Savalee is about the present generation who expect and demand instant glory and fame at the click of the button. The story revolves around an identity clash between mother and daughter. Savalee delves into the emotional dimension of not just mother and daughter or Guru and Shishya, but it also gives a kaleidoscopic insight into the other sensitive and volatile aspects of various relationships. Reema Lagoo 21 June May 2017 jhek ykxw jhek ykxw fgunh vksj ejkbh flusek esa vius dk;z ds fy, tkuh x;ha Hkkjrh; Vsfyfotu vksj jaxeap vfhkus=h FkhaA mugksaus viuk dfj;j ejkbh jaxeap ls kq# fd;ka mugsa Vsfyfot+u /kkjkokfgdksa] fgunh vksj ejkbh flusek esa viuh Hkwfedkvksa ds fy, O;kid çflf) feyha lky 1979 esa ejkbh fq+ye flagklu ds lkfk mugksaus fq+yeksa esa inkiz.k fd;ka jhek ykxw us fgunh vksj ejkbh nksuksa Hkk kkvksa esa lqy Vsfyfotu vfhkus=h crksj Hkh yeck dke fd;ka lky 1985 esa fgunh /kkjkokfgd [kkunku ds lkfk mugksaus Vsfyfot+u ij inkiz.k fd;ka Reema Lagoo Reema Lagoo was an Indian theatre and screen actress known for her work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. She began her acting career in the Marathi theatre. However, she received wider recognition with roles in television serials, Hindi and Marathi films. She debuted in films in 1979 with the Marathi film Sinhasan. Lagoo also had a fairly successful career as a television actor in both Hindi and Marathi languages. She debuted on television in 1985 with the Hindi series Khandaan. 82 HOMAGES

83 vks ku vkwq,u vksym esu Ocean of an Old Man 2008 Hindi,Bengali,English 80 min Colour Director Rajesh Shera Producer Pinaki Chatterjee, Alan McAlex, Rajesh Shera Screenplay Rajesh Shera Cinematographer Tapan Vyas Editor Rajesh Shera Cast Tom Alter, Jamie Alter, Akash Fk el vameku vksj fudksckj }hi lewg esa ljdkj }kjk 1974 esa LFkkfir çkfkfed fo ky; esa v kid gsa vksj viuh csvh vksj iruh ds lkfk jgrs gsaa muds dqn Nk= fhkuu :i ls l{ke gsa] vksj dbz fo kfkhz im+ksl ds }hiksa ls uko esa csbdj jkst i<+us vk;k djrs gsaa ysfdu fnlacj 2004 esa çy;adkjh lqukeh lcdqn cny nsrh gsa dbz fo kffkz;ksa ds lkfk muds iwjs ifjokj dh e`r;q lqukeh esa gks tkrh gsa Thomas is a teacher in a 1974-established Government-run primary school in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and lives with his wife, and daughter. He has a number of students, including some who are disabled, they regularly attend his classes by boat from a number of nearby islands. Everything changes after the devastating December 2004 Tsunami strikes the islands killing his entire family, as well as several students. Tom Alter 18 October January 2017 V e vkwyvj V e vkwyvj Hkkjr vk, vksj mùkj Hkkjr ds jktiqj,oa elwjh kgjksa esa jgrs gq, oqmlv d fo ky; esa i<+sa V e fq+yeksa ds çfr vkdf kzr Fks vksj v[kckj esa,d NksVk lk fokkiu ns[kdj mugksaus çfrf Br Hkkjrh; fq+ye,oa Vsfyfot+u lalfkku] iq.ks esa nkf[kyk ys fy;ka vkwyvj gtkjksa vh;ffkz;ksa esa ls p;fur gksusokys nks Nk=ksa esa kkfey Fks vksj mugksaus,qvhvkbzvkbz esa vfhku; dh ckjhfd;k lh[khaa Tom Alter Tom Alter, grew up in North India in the towns of Rajpur and Mussoorie, and studied at Woodstock School. Alter was enamoured by films and in June 1972, after noticing a small classified ad in the newspaper, he enrolled at the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India of Pune. Alter was one of the two people selected out of more than 1000 applicants that year and he learned his craft at the FTII. HOMAGES 83

84 vpkud Achanak 1973 India 1h 36min Crime, Drama Color Director Gulzar Producer Raj N. Sippy Screenplay Gulzar Cinematographer K. Vaikunth Editor Waman B. Bhosle, Gurudutt Shirali Screenplay Gulzar Music Salil Chowdhury, Vasant Desai Cast Vinod Khanna, Om Shivpuri, Lily Chakraborty, Farida Jalal, Asrani, Iftekar estj juthr [kuuk viuh iruh iq ik ls I;kj djrk gs] vksj mldh iruh Hkh mldks Hkh cgqr I;kj djrh gsa mldk dekfumax v Qhlj ys V- duzy c{kh mldk llqj Hkh gsa tc juthr tku tkrk gs fd mldh iruh dk mlds lcls vpns nkslr ds lkfk laca/k gs rks og nksuksa dks ekj Mkyrk gs vksj og Lo;a vius vkidks iqfyl ds gokys djrk gsa usfrdrk dh Å pkbz ij,d ukvd] var esa ftkklk mriuu djrk gs fd dkuwu ds çorzd ftugksaus vijk/k ds fy, mls idm fy;k Fkk tc mls e`r;qnam fn;k tkrk gs rc i pkrki djrk gs A Major Ranjeet Khanna is in love with his wife Pushpa, who seems to be much in love with him as well. His commanding officer Lt. Col Bakshi is also his fatherin-law. When Ranjeet discovers his wife is having an affair with his best friend, he kills them both and turns himself in to the police. A drama high on morals, the climax is intriguing when law enforcers who arrested him for the crime feel remorse when he is sentenced to death. Vinod Khanna 6 October April 2017 fouksn [kuuk c yhoqm fqyeksa ds,d vfhkusrk vksj fuekzrk FksA og nks fqyeqs;j iqjldkj fotsrk FksA og,d lfø; jktuhfrk Hkh FksA [kuuk us dbz fqyeksa esa eq[; Hkwfedk,sa fuhkkbz] esjs vius] eqdn~nj dk fldanj] vej vdcj,afkksuh vkfn esa mudk ;knxkj vfhku; jgka 1968 esa viuh igyh fqye ds ckn] [kuuk us igys lgdykdkj vksj izfrjksf/k Hkwfedk,sa fuhkkbza] fqye esjs vius esa,axzh ;ax] vksj lsu; vf/kdkjh ds :i esa cgq ç'kaflr fqye vpkud esa] tks fd ds-,e- ukukorh ds?kvukøeksa ij vk/kkfjr fqye FkhA Vinod Khanna Vinod Khanna was an Indian actor and producer of Bollywood films. He was the recipient of two Filmfare Awards. He was also an active politician. After making his debut in 1968, Khanna first acted in supporting and antagonistic roles; as an angry young man in the movie Mere Apne, and as the military officer turned fugitive in the critically acclaimed movie Achanak, which was a film based on the events of K. M. Nanavati. 84 HOMAGES

85 Accessible India Accessible Films Now, in its second successive year, Accessible India is a collaboration between IFFI, Saksham Bharat and UNESCO with the aim to promote the creation of inclusive spaces for the differently abled to access the joys of cinema.

86 fgunh ehfm;e Hindi Medium 2017 Hindi 132 min Colour Director Saket Chaudhary Producer(s) Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Dinesh Vijan Cnematographer Laxman Utekar Editor A Sreekar Prasad Cast Irrfan Khan, Neha Dhupia, Saba Qamar, Deepak Dobriyal, Amrita Singh, Tillotama Shome pk nuh pksd fuoklh,d tksm+k viuh csvh dks lcls kkunkj f k{kk fnyokus vksj bl ek/;e ls fnyyh kgj ds Hkæyksd esa kkfey gksus dk [okc ns[krk gsa A couple from Chandni Chowk aspire to give their daughter the best education and thus be a part of and accepted by the elite of Delhi. lkdsr pks/kjh lkdsr pks/kjh Hkkjrh; ivdfkk ys[kd,oa funsz kd gsaa os larks k floku ds lkfk feydj vlksdk fy[k pqds gsa vksj I;kj ds lkbm bqsdv ds funsz kd gsaa pks/kjh osls rks bathfu;j cuuk pkgrs Fks] ysfdu lkfo=hckbz Qqys iq.ks fo ofo ky; esa ehfm;k vksj de;wfuds ku LVMht fohkkx esa i<+us ds nksjku mudh #fp dh fn kk cny x;ha Lukrd iwjk djus ds ckn mugksaus dbz Vsfyfotu /kkjkokfgdksa dh ivdfkk fy[kh vksj vtht fetkz ds lkfk fqj Hkh fny gs fgunqlrkuh esa crksj lgk;d funsz'kd dke fd;ka Saket Chaudhary Saket Chaudhary is an Indian screenwriter and director. He co-wrote Santosh Sivan s Asoka and is the director of Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Chaudhary originally wanted to be an Engineer, but changed his focus to Media & Communications when he attended the Department of Media & Communication Studies (DMCS), Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). After graduation, he wrote various television series and worked as an assistant director to Aziz Mirza on Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani. 86 ACCESSIBLE INDIA

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