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Girija Devi : Glimpses of Her Life & Music

A biographical film on Girija Devi an eminent classical singer.

Gandhiji : Through The Eyes of The Cartoonist

It is life sketch of Mahatma Gandhi seen through the eyes of the cartoonist.

Damayanti Joshi

This short film is on the life and work of Ms. Damayanti Joshi, the renowned exponent of the Kathak dance form. The word Kathak is derived from kathakar or story-teller. Kathak is the art of storytelling. A story is interpreted through abhinaya - hand gestures, facial expressions and bodily movements. Originally performed in temples, this dance form was later performed in the royal courts. Formerly society girls were not allowed to take this dance form. But it was through the efforts Ms. Sokhi, wife of Major General Sokhi, such a stigma was eventually removed.

Begum Hazrat Mahal - The Last Queen of Avadh

Begum Hazrat Mahal was the first woman revolutionary of India's struggle for Independence.

An Image - S. Sukhdev ( Ek Akar )

A short biographical dealing with the life and work of the legendary documentary film maker - S. Sukhdev, or Sukh as his friends called him. Born on October 1, 1933 at Dehradun, Sukhdev learnt film making from Paul Zill, the noted German documentary film maker who made India his home. Right from his first film Evolution and Races of Man, Sukhdev made his mark. And Miles to Go, After the Eclipse, India 67, and Nine Months to Freedom, a monumental record of the birth of Bangladesh are some of his noted films.

Lake Of Fleeting Lights

This documentary is an introspective journey in time with Joy Goswami, a leading Bengali Poet, through his writings, his memories and dreams. It explores the creative angst of a sexagenarian poet, settled in an urban milieu and in somewhat disconcerting time that provokes an existential dilemma in his self. Writing for more than four decades, poetry for Joy Goswami has always been a device for negotiating with his ‘self’ and ‘time’.

Yeh Kahan AA Gaye Hum

Film is on Nida Fazli, Urdu Poet. We travel with him as he interprets for us the world that we have lost even as we rediscover our India through his poetic imagery.

Hans Akela (Kumar Gandharva)

Hans Akela is the search of a grandson into his grandfather life & works Bhuvanesh Komkali takes us back for a retrospective look into his grandfather Kumar Gandharvas probe of musical roots. He analysis what made Kumarjis singing the way it was and the reason for it being an inspiration and beacon to coming generations of musicians. He talks of Kumar Gandharva as not just a singing legend but as a musicologist too.

Baba

The film portrays the various aspects of the personality of the great Maestro, Ustad Allaudin Khan.

Ustad Alla Rakha

The Film Depicts the art and life of the Table Maestro. Ustad Alla Rakha who has played a major role in popularizing and elevating the status of this instrument on a global level.

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