Smita Patil starrer Bhumika is the story of a successful film actress whose nightmarish life has left her lonely. But, Shyam Benegal doesn't tell her story via her profession, but used it only as a backdrop.
On Basu Chatterjee’s 94th birthday, a journalist s account of how an interview with the legendary director almost backfired Throughout the interview, he remained in a reflective mood and didn’t smile even once. Aditya Sharma January 10, 2021 12:26:25 IST Director Basu Chatterjee. Express archive photo
Basu Chatterjee directed more than 50 films and TV serials a staggering number that not many directors of the Hindi film industry can match. His films, that portrayed the joys and sorrows of the common man, were so similar to Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s that it was often difficult to differentiate between their works. Working as a journalist, when I shifted from Delhi to Mumbai, interviewing Chatterjee became a pressing priority. But when I asked for his phone number from my colleagues, I drew a blank.
The Reanimated Corpse: A multiplayer game follows a scout in 1970s Bombay, offering an oral model of film conservation The origins of the game date back to 2017, when the creators studied the diverse methods employed globally in the restoration of film from around the world at Italy s Pordenone Silent Film Festival. Anvisha Manral January 06, 2021 10:12:41 IST A scene from the chawl where The Reanimated Corpse is set. Image courtesy: lightcube
Somewhere in Bombay, circa 1970, we are introduced to Rafique Baghdadi. An immigrant-outsider in the city, he is clawing his way through an unsanctioned investigation sparked entirely out of curiosity. A film scout initially tasked with finding locations for titles produced by Films Division, Baghdadi s exploration of the city s contours brings him to an abandoned house. It is now that we learn of Rashida, a yest