Tag: Mani kaul
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Mindful cinema
[ad_1] From Amma Ariyan, directed by John Abraham Otto René Castillo was a Guatemalan poet, playwright, and revolutionary who penned the powerfully evocative poem, “Apolitical Intellectuals”, in the 1960s. This era in Guatemala was marked by social unrest, oppression, and government crackdowns on dissent. “Apolitical Intellectuals” sharply critiques intellectuals who choose to stay detached from political…
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Kumar Shahani (1940-2024): A polymath’s relentless search for a unique cinematic idiom
[ad_1] Fresh out of the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi, Mita Vasisht was lucky to get a chance to work as a make-up artist on a play directed by Kumar Shahani. Soon after, she was chosen to play the lead in the director’s 1987 short film, Var Var Vari. For Vasisht, starting her career under Kumar Shahani was like…
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Kumar Shahani: Visionary filmmaker who pushed Indian cinema’s boundaries
[ad_1] Filmmaker Kumar Shahani delivering a lecture on ‘Indian cinema: continuing traditions of arts and aesthetics’ at a programme organised jointly by the Centre for Cultural Studies, University of Kerala, and the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy in April 2013. | Photo Credit: MAHINSHA S/The Hindu With the passing away of Kumar Shahani, Indian cinema has…