FILM FESTIVAL 

To celebrate the centenary year of Satyajit Ray, legendary filmmaker, writer, illustrator and music composer, a festival of classic black and white feature films; films from the Calcutta Trilogy; period pieces; a children’s film; and Ray’s all-time favourite film 

Jalsaghar (The Music Room)  
(100 min; 1958; dvd; b/w; Bengali with English subtitles)
Director: Satyajit Ray

With Chhabi Biswas, Padma Devi, Pinaki Sen Gupta

Recipient of the Silver Prize, Composer (Ustad Vilayat Khan), Moscow International Film Festival 1959; and Certificate of Merit, 2nd Best Feature Film in Bengali, National Film Awards, India 1959

For film screenings, entry passes will be issued 30 minutes before each screening. 

(81 min; 2021; English and with subtitles)
Director: Kireet Khurana

India is home to the largest number of homeless people in the world. There are an estimated 70 million homeless and destitute in India. This film focuses on the work of Koshish, the field action project of Tata Institute of Social Sciences and raises important questions on the Bombay Beggary Prevention Act, 1959. 

Screening will be followed by a discussion on Addressing Homelessness – Towards an Inclusive Society
Panelists: Dr. Indu Prakash Singh; Kireet Khurana; Swati Maliwal; Tarique Mohd Qureshi; and R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Dept. of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India

Moderator: Ms Amita Joseph

(Collaboration: Business and Community Foundation)

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-    Physical programmes will be held as per the Covid -19 guidelines with 50% seating capacity in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium and Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex.
-    Wearing of face masks is mandatory and will be strictly enforced. Entry will not be permitted to anyone not wearing a mask
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PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

Screening of a film Uma

Directed by the late Buddhadeb Dasgupta

Introduced by Smt Aruna Vasudev

Shree Radha

A short film produced by Dr. Uma Sharma

Followed by

Thumri Abhinaya and Raas Leela

Presented by Uma Sharma and her disciples

Dance Choreography: Dr. Uma Sharma

Music: Late Pt. Jwala Prasad

Compere: Sadhna Shrivastav

(Collaboration: Uma Sharma School of Dance and Music –  Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan; and Sangeet Natak Akademi)

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• Physical programmes will be held as per the Covid -19 guidelines with 50% seating capacity in C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium and Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex.
• Wearing of face masks is mandatory and will be strictly enforced. Entry will not be permitted to anyone not wearing a mask
• Audiences are requested to arrive at the venues, at least 30 minutes prior to the programmes in order to facilitate the screening process at the Door
• There will be separate doors earmarked for Entry and Exit

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Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Rita Dev from Delhi, disciple of Guru Dr. Girija Devi

Followed by
Kathak Recital
By Sangita Chatterjee from Delhi, disciple of Smt Vaswati Misra
 
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-    Physical programmes will be held as per the Covid -19 guidelines with 50% seating capacity in the Conference Room I and C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium.
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A visual enactment of a new play presented by Ruchika Theatre Group
Directed by Feisal Alkazi
Script devised by Ritvik Mohan Bhagat and Feisal Alkazi

With Radhika Alkazi, Sanjiv Desai, Smita Mazumdar, Rajaram, Dhruv Chugh, Gunjan Sharma and others

A young boy’s body is found in Jahanpanah forest and the investigations begins, wrapping itself around one particular family. Justice in the age of social media, parenting and the lack of it, nature and nurture…Dramatic tension builds as there are a range of suspects…
 

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Hindustani Vocal Recital
By Nila Sinha Roy from Faridabad, disciple of Guru K.C. Lahiri, Guru Amiya Ranjan Banerjee and Smt. Dipali Nag

Accompanists: Ustad Akram Khan (tabla); Ustad Murad Ali Khan (sarangi); and Sumit Mishra (harmonium)

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 Kalira Atita (Yesterday’s past) | (83 min; 2021; Blu ray; Odia with English subtitles)
Director: Nila Madhab Panda

A man returns to his home village hoping to reunite with his family, only to find it under water due to a cyclone. Now, another cyclone is coming, and the man struggles to survive.

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Eigi Kona (Stallone my Pony; Manipuri) | (90 min; 2019; Blu ray; with English subtitles)
Directors: Bobby Wahengbam, Maipaksana Haorongbam

Recipient of the award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri, National Film Awards 2019; Special Jury Mention; Best Child Artist; and Best Costume Design, 13th Manipuri State Film Awards 2020

Thawai, a young boy loves to play polo, riding his pony Stallone. Stallone is a descendant of the horse Thawai’s famous grandfather rode playing polo. Falling on hard times, Thawai’s father is forced to sell Stallone. Unable to bear being separated from his pony, Thawai falls seriously ill…
 

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A Dog and His Man (Chhattisgarhi) | (83 min; 2019; Blu ray; with English subtitles)
Director: Siddharth Tripathy

In a region where large-scale displacement of villagers is common due to coal mining, Shoukie and his dog Kheru spend, what seems like, the last night in their village. The entire village has been abandoned for almost two years but Shoukie has been adamant about staying back – his home is not for sale. Shoukie stays on like a ghost with his dog.

When Shoukie is served a final notice by the mining company for eviction, he senses an imminent defeat and an illogical thought occurs to him – that his dog would die that night. Left alone by family and friends, Shoukie passes the night, hungry and nostalgic, with this notion of his dog’s death.

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Mai Ghat: Crime no: 103/2005 (Marathi) | (104 min; 2019; Blu ray; with English subtitles)
Director: Ananth Narayan Mahadevan

Recipient of the Silver Peacock for Best Actor-Female, International Film Festival of India 2019; and Best Cinematography Award, Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati 2020

The true story of a mother's protracted 13 year fight for justice for her son who was tortured to death in custody, resulting in a historic death sentence for the guilty policemen.

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