Mani Kaul and that thing called the actor
(96 minutes; English and Hindi; subtitles in English)
Directed by Mita Vashisht

The film takes a journey with a young actress and a young Dhrupad musician, into the landscape of an iconic film director's ideas of what acting in cinema is, or should be....
A profound insight into the deep engagement that film maker Mani Kaul had with the Natyashastra (the 2500-year-old treatise of the performing arts), and his practise of it, in crafting the actors' performance, in his cinema.
 

hursday 30

Discussion  ■ C D Deshmukh Auditorium From 11:00 am

UN@80: Reflections and Visions of the Future

Speakers: Mr. Nitin Desai, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs; Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, former Indian Permanent Representative to the UN in New York; Gen. Satish Nambiar, former Force Commander and Head of Mission of UNPROFOR, the UN Protection Force in the former Yugoslavia; Dr. Shashi Tharoor, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Public Information; and youth representative

(Collaboration: The United Nations, India)

Keynote Speaker: Shri Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor, India

Presidential  Address by Dr Harivansh, Hon’ble Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha

Vote of thanks by Shri Shanti Narain, former member Traffic Railway and Secretary General, IC Centre for Governance

(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)

In Conversation : Sonia Singh, Author, Visiting fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School and former Editor, Anchor, NDTV with Amish Tripathi, renowned author and former Director, Nehru Centre, London and Minister (Culture and Education) at the High Commission of India in the UK.

A relaxed yet thought-provoking fireside chat with bestselling author Amish Tripathi, following the release of his latest book. The conversation will delve into the inspirations, research and creative processes behind his works, while also exploring his broader literary journey- from mythology to philosophy, from ancient India to modern storytelling.

10:00 AM Arth (India)

(138 mins; Hindi; 1982)

Director: Mahesh Bhatt

1:00 PM All About Eve (US) 

(1950; 138 min; English)

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Recipient of 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture.

4:00 PM Erin Brockovich (US) 

(2000; 130 min; English)

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Recipient of Academy Award for Best Actress (Julia Roberts)

8:30 PM Rudali

(128 mins;1993; Hindi)

Director: Kalpana Lajmi

12:30 PM Mary Poppins (US) 

(1964; 139 min; English)

Director: Robert Stevenson

Recipient of 5 Academy Awards including Best Actress (Julie Andrews).

3:00 PM The Nun’s Story (US) 

(1959; 152 min; English)

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Nominated for 8 Academy Awards including Best Actress (Audrey Hepburn).

8:30 PM Meghe Dhaka Tara

Director: Ritwik Ghatak

A tribute on his 100th birth anniversary

Film Screening and Conversation 
 

‘The Last Migration – Wild Elephant Capture in Sarguja’ 
(49 mins, 1994, English)
Directed by Mike Pandey
A Conversation with Mike Pandey, Indian film maker and conservationist

Moderator: Madhur Nangia, wildlife and landscape photographer
 

Stree Ratnas – Women Composters of Bharat\
 

Presented by Kalaimamani Smt. Vishakha Hari, renowned Carnatic vocalist and Harikatha exponent, with Violin by Idappally Ajith Kumar and Mridangam by Arjun Ganesh. 
 

Chief Guest: Shri. K.N. Shrivastava, Director, IIC
 

Depth Sounding Our Unseen Histories
 

Keynote Address 
By Smt Mrinal Pande, Eminent Writer, Journalist and Ex-Chairperson of Prasar Bharati
The lecture explores how women’s identities have been reduced to motherhood, and how social structures often bind individuals to biology.

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
 

2:00 PM Kshudhita Pashan (The Hungry Stones)

(109 mins;1960; Bengali with English Subtitles)

Director: Tapan Sinha

National Film Award for 2nd best feature film,1960.

8: 30 PM Pride and Prejudice (UK) 

(127 min; 2005; English)

Director: Joe Wright

Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Actress (Keira Knightley). Won BAFTA for Best Costume Design.