February 21, 2006
The theme of Beyond Bollywood
More than 1200 movies are made and released each year in India. While it is true that a majority of the movies are formulaic “Bollywood” fare, there is a lot more to Indian cinema than movies with songs and dancing around trees. Directors like Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal, Adoor Gopalkrishnan have been critically acclaimed for their honest and frank exploration of Indian life. New generation Indian film-makers such as Mira Nair, Manish Jha, Deepa Mehta, Gurinder Chhadha and others have garnered accolades for work at prestigious film festivals around the world. We would like to highlight the fact that India also makes a lot of films in regional languages which are often ignored.
Our aim is showcase Indian film-making over the years and show movies that most people (including Indians) would rarely get an opportunity to see in places other than film-festivals. We want to stimulate dialogue amongst the participants. We believe that great cinema is always universal and transcends regional and linguistic boundaries. We shall be having a panel discussion and have a presenter for each movie who will introduce the movie.
This blog will be used for introducing the movies and for further discussion.
Posted by hparikh at February 21, 2006 08:18 AM