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GIRISH KASARAVALLI
Girish Kasaravalli is
one of the contemporary
masters of Indian cinema whose work stands at par with Satyajit Ray,
Mrinal Sen and Adoor Gopalakrishnan. His latest film to win
international acclaim is Gulabi Talkies (2008).
CHANDRAPRAKASH DWIVEDI Chandraprakash Dwivedi, is a Bollywood filmmaker acclaimed for producing the epic TV serial Chanakya in which he also played Chanakya. Dwivedi's acclaimed film Pinjar (2003), is a tale of love during the trauma of Partition.
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film screenings, 020 8232 1010
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Fri. 9th Oct. 2009, 6.30pm
Nehru Centre,
8 South Audley St., London W1K 1HF
After receiving the honour, Kasaravalli will speak to film historian Lalit Mohan Joshi about his life and works.
Chair – Derek
Malcolm FREE EVENT. Sat. 10th Oct. 2009, 1.00pm Watermans, 40 High Street, Brentford TW8 0DS Meet the filmmakers - BBC World Today’s star presenter George Arney will talk to Girish Kasaravalli and Chandraprakash Dwivedi before a live audience. Kasaravalli to introduce Gulabi Talkies. 2.30 pm - Screening Gulabi Talkies
Gulabi
Talkies
(National Awards, India -Best Actress, Best Regional Film &
Osian's
Cinefan Festival- Best Film, Best Actress) Deserted by her husband, Gulabi is a Muslim midwife who leads a lonely life. Her intense passion for watching films pushes her to refuse doing her job when watching a film. Kasarvalli weaves a multilayered film.
Sun.
11th Oct. 2009,
Fyvie Hall, University of Westminster,
Talks by Hindi writer & poet Dr. Gautam Sachdev (Phalke Memorial Lecture on Premchand and Hindi Cinema), Derek Malcolm (Keynote Address) and Research papers by Prof Rachel Dwyer and Dr. Kusum Pant Joshi. Chair & Panelists: Francesca Orsini, Dr Rosie Thomas, Prof. Daya Thussu, Prof. Dinesh Bhugra, Prof. John Eade and Ranita Chatterjee. FREE EVENT.
Sun. 11th
Oct. 2009, 6.30pm
Hasina is a small town Muslim wife with three girls and a fourth on its way. Her auto driver husband abandons her as she `cannot' produce a male child. Compelled to fend for herself, she is encouraged by her employer to seek justice & fight. |
Mon. 12th Oct. 2009, 6.30pm
Nehru Centre, 8 South Audley St., London W1K
Film
Historian/Director SACF Lalit Mohan Joshi talks to filmmaker
Chandraprakash Dwivedi about his life, commitment as a creative artist,
his acting career, the controversies surrounding Chanakya and
Pinjar. FREE EVENT. Mon. 12th Oct. 2009, 6.30pm Watermans, 40 High Street, Brentford TW8 0DS
6.30 pm – Screening:
Nayi Neralu (In the Shadow
A period film, Nayi Neralu sensitively captures the reaction of three generations of women living under one roof, to the sudden discovery of ‘rebirth’ of their son/husband/father. Tue. 13th Oct. 2009, 7.00pm Nehru Centre, 8 South Audley St., London W1K
7.00 pm Screening:
Pinjar
An acclaimed 2003 tragic love story amidst the trauma and Hindu-Muslim conflict during partition of India. FREE EVENT. Tue. 13th Oct. 2009, 6.30pm Watermans, 40 High Street, Brentford TW8 0DS
6.30 – Screening:
Dweepa (The Island) Nagi lives on a remote island threatened by a new dam. Rejecting government compensation she decides to fight.
To book tickets for ALL
film screenings, 020 8232 1010
For more information on
all events call SACF on
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