There was a time when I was a teenager that I would watch Guru Dutt’s masterpiece Pyaasa every afternoon. Each time, something new was found in the narrative that was rich with detail and poetry that is right up there with my favourite film ever made, Citizen Kane. The similarities between Orson Welles and Guru Dutt are tantamount. They were both fiercely original and daring filmmakers who had changed cinematic storytelling and mise-en-scene forever. They had their demons of wine and women, but they were tortured artists afflicted by demons that bleed into some of their cinematic gems.
From the opening song ‘Yeh Hanste Hue Phool’ that is beautifully picturized against a bee pollinating the flowers as the poet Vijay (Guru Dutt) looks on at the serenity of this image, before a man stamps down on the bee. It tells us all we need to know about Dutt’s core themes in his films,...
From the opening song ‘Yeh Hanste Hue Phool’ that is beautifully picturized against a bee pollinating the flowers as the poet Vijay (Guru Dutt) looks on at the serenity of this image, before a man stamps down on the bee. It tells us all we need to know about Dutt’s core themes in his films,...
- 5/27/2013
- by Rumnique Nannar
- Bollyspice
The Short Film Center which will take place alongside the 42nd International Film Festival of India, Goa announced its lineup.
Films selected under the Vasudha Award Competition Section are Save Earth by Prakash Mishra (india), Pachilakkkoodu (My Home is Green) by Sajan Sindhu (india), A Pestering Journey by K.R. Manoj(india) and Battle for Survival by Naresh Bedi(india).
Films selected under the International competition section are Khule Darwaaze (Open Doors) by Ashish Pandey (india), Raag Sarkari (bureacracy sonata) by Vinay Shukla (india), Another Planet by Smita Bhide (India), Unearthed by Karan Vazirani (india), Man of the Match by Hitesh Kewalya (india), Save the Girl Child by Sunil H. Naik (india), Inklab by Gaurav Chhabra (india), Anthony Gonsalves – The music legend by Ashoke Rane (india), Hot “n” Fast by Rajinder Singh Puller (india), Paper Planes by Neha Singh (india), Maple Syrup by Alexander N (USA), Crazy Beats Strong Every Time...
Films selected under the Vasudha Award Competition Section are Save Earth by Prakash Mishra (india), Pachilakkkoodu (My Home is Green) by Sajan Sindhu (india), A Pestering Journey by K.R. Manoj(india) and Battle for Survival by Naresh Bedi(india).
Films selected under the International competition section are Khule Darwaaze (Open Doors) by Ashish Pandey (india), Raag Sarkari (bureacracy sonata) by Vinay Shukla (india), Another Planet by Smita Bhide (India), Unearthed by Karan Vazirani (india), Man of the Match by Hitesh Kewalya (india), Save the Girl Child by Sunil H. Naik (india), Inklab by Gaurav Chhabra (india), Anthony Gonsalves – The music legend by Ashoke Rane (india), Hot “n” Fast by Rajinder Singh Puller (india), Paper Planes by Neha Singh (india), Maple Syrup by Alexander N (USA), Crazy Beats Strong Every Time...
- 11/4/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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