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Antarjali Yatra
directed by Goutam Ghose; performed by Robi Ghosh, 1931-1997, Promode Ganguly, fl. 1940 and Vasant Choudhury, 1928-2000 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 1 mins
A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth in this social drama set in 1830s India. She is expected to practice the ancient Hindu ritual known as suttee in which the widow throws herself on the burning funeral pyre of her late husband. The British colonial government has o...
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directed by Goutam Ghose; performed by Robi Ghosh, 1931-1997, Promode Ganguly, fl. 1940 and Vasant Choudhury, 1928-2000 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 1 mins
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A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth in this social drama set in 1830s India. She is expected to practice the ancient Hindu ritual known as suttee in which the widow throws herself on the burning funeral pyre of her late husband. The British colonial government has outlawed the practice, and an untouchable tries to persuade the woman to abandon the idea that will lead to her death. The dying man o...
A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth in this social drama set in 1830s India. She is expected to practice the ancient Hindu ritual known as suttee in which the widow throws herself on the burning funeral pyre of her late husband. The British colonial government has outlawed the practice, and an untouchable tries to persuade the woman to abandon the idea that will lead to her death. The dying man often comes to life to display his jealousy as people prepare for his funeral on the banks of the Ganges River.
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Date Written / Recorded
1987
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Robi Ghosh, 1931-1997, Promode Ganguly, fl. 1940, Vasant Choudhury, 1928-2000
Author / Creator
Goutam Ghose, Robi Ghosh, 1931-1997, Promode Ganguly, fl. 1940, Vasant Choudhury, 1928-2000
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Marriage, Religious practices
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1987 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Place Written / Recorded
India
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Aparajito
directed by Satyajit Ray, 1921-1992; produced by Satyajit Ray, 1921-1992, Epic Productions; performed by Lalchand Banerjee, fl. 1956, Kamala Adhikari, fl. 1954-1960 and Smaran Ghosal, fl. 1956 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1956), 1 hour 50 mins
Satyajit Ray had not planned to make a sequel to Pather Panchali, but after the film’s international success, he decided to continue Apu’s narrative. Aparajito picks up where the first film leaves off, with Apu and his family having moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Varanasi (the...
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directed by Satyajit Ray, 1921-1992; produced by Satyajit Ray, 1921-1992, Epic Productions; performed by Lalchand Banerjee, fl. 1956, Kamala Adhikari, fl. 1954-1960 and Smaran Ghosal, fl. 1956 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1956), 1 hour 50 mins
Description
Satyajit Ray had not planned to make a sequel to Pather Panchali, but after the film’s international success, he decided to continue Apu’s narrative. Aparajito picks up where the first film leaves off, with Apu and his family having moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Varanasi (then known as Benares). As Apu progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witn...
Satyajit Ray had not planned to make a sequel to Pather Panchali, but after the film’s international success, he decided to continue Apu’s narrative. Aparajito picks up where the first film leaves off, with Apu and his family having moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Varanasi (then known as Benares). As Apu progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother. This tenderly expressive, often heart-wrenching film, which won three top prizes at the Venice Film Festival, including the Golden Lion, not only extends but also spiritually deepens the tale of Apu.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Lalchand Banerjee, fl. 1956, Kamala Adhikari, fl. 1954-1960, Smaran Ghosal, fl. 1956
Contributor
Subrata Mitra, 1930-2001, Satyajit Ray, 1921-1992, Epic Productions, Ravi Shankar, 1920-2012
Author / Creator
Satyajit Ray, 1921-1992, Lalchand Banerjee, fl. 1956, Kamala Adhikari, fl. 1954-1960, Smaran Ghosal, fl. 1956
Date Published / Released
1956
Publisher
Janus Films
Topic / Theme
Spirituality, Adolescence, Childhood, Parent-child relations, Lahari, Mokshada, Apu, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1956 by Janus Films
Place Written / Recorded
India
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Bank Jharoke
directed by Prema Karanth; performed by Tushar Dalvi, fl. 1992, Gulshan Grover, 1955- and Rati Agnihotri, 1960- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 52 mins
Drama centred around a woman who comes to terms with issues in her life. Sarita is a successful paediatrician living in Mumbai with her less successful husband Manohar who is a college teacher and their two children. When she hears that her mother has died Sarita returns to her father's house where in the quiet of...
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directed by Prema Karanth; performed by Tushar Dalvi, fl. 1992, Gulshan Grover, 1955- and Rati Agnihotri, 1960- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 52 mins
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Drama centred around a woman who comes to terms with issues in her life. Sarita is a successful paediatrician living in Mumbai with her less successful husband Manohar who is a college teacher and their two children. When she hears that her mother has died Sarita returns to her father's house where in the quiet of the pooja (prayer) room, she resolves the conflicts caused by her unhappy marriage as well as confronting the guilt of her brother's d...
Drama centred around a woman who comes to terms with issues in her life. Sarita is a successful paediatrician living in Mumbai with her less successful husband Manohar who is a college teacher and their two children. When she hears that her mother has died Sarita returns to her father's house where in the quiet of the pooja (prayer) room, she resolves the conflicts caused by her unhappy marriage as well as confronting the guilt of her brother's death imposed upon her by her mother.
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Date Written / Recorded
1997
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Tushar Dalvi, fl. 1992, Gulshan Grover, 1955-, Rati Agnihotri, 1960-
Author / Creator
Prema Karanth, Tushar Dalvi, fl. 1992, Gulshan Grover, 1955-, Rati Agnihotri, 1960-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Family, Marriage
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Place Written / Recorded
India
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Biswaprakash
directed by Sushant Misra; performed by Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978- and Binyaka, fl. 1999 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 14 mins
Biswaprakash's journey away from home time to time, becomes his endeavour for self realisation about the changing value system because of a new consumer culture. He develops friendship with Anjali, an independent young lady who stays along with her mother on the outskirts of the town in their old mansion near the...
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directed by Sushant Misra; performed by Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978- and Binyaka, fl. 1999 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 14 mins
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Biswaprakash's journey away from home time to time, becomes his endeavour for self realisation about the changing value system because of a new consumer culture. He develops friendship with Anjali, an independent young lady who stays along with her mother on the outskirts of the town in their old mansion near the sea. Their relationship comes to an end soon. One day Biswaprakash meets a traveller named June from abroad and leans on her with the h...
Biswaprakash's journey away from home time to time, becomes his endeavour for self realisation about the changing value system because of a new consumer culture. He develops friendship with Anjali, an independent young lady who stays along with her mother on the outskirts of the town in their old mansion near the sea. Their relationship comes to an end soon. One day Biswaprakash meets a traveller named June from abroad and leans on her with the hope of escaping from the claustrophobic town. He gradually becomes friendly with many foreign travellers and slowly gets totally alienated from his friends, family and society. Time comes when June leaves for a new destination and that finds Biswaprakash stuck in a no-return situation.
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Date Written / Recorded
1999
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978-, Binyaka, fl. 1999
Author / Creator
Sushant Misra, Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978-, Binyaka, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Place Written / Recorded
India
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Calcutta
directed by Louis Malle, 1932-1995; produced by Louis Kastner, fl. 1969, Nouvelles Éditions de Films (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1969), 1 hour 40 mins
When he was cutting Phantom India, Louis Malle found that the footage shot in Calcutta was so diverse, intense, and unforgettable that it deserved its own film. The result, released theatrically, is at times shocking—a chaotic portrait of a city engulfed in social and political turmoil, edging ever closer to obl...
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directed by Louis Malle, 1932-1995; produced by Louis Kastner, fl. 1969, Nouvelles Éditions de Films (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1969), 1 hour 40 mins
Description
When he was cutting Phantom India, Louis Malle found that the footage shot in Calcutta was so diverse, intense, and unforgettable that it deserved its own film. The result, released theatrically, is at times shocking—a chaotic portrait of a city engulfed in social and political turmoil, edging ever closer to oblivion.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Étienne Becker, 1936-, Louis Kastner, fl. 1969, Nouvelles Éditions de Films, Suzanne Baron, 1927-1995, Louis Malle, 1932-1995
Author / Creator
Louis Malle, 1932-1995
Date Published / Released
1969
Publisher
Janus Films
Speaker / Narrator
Louis Malle, 1932-1995
Topic / Theme
City life, Cities, Indian people, Pacific Islanders
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1969 The Criterion Collection
Place Written / Recorded
France, Kolkata, West Bengal
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Blue Rider, The Colour Blue: Are You There Krishna?
directed by Ein Lall, fl. 2014; produced by Kuveni Films, in Blue Rider (Ein Lall, 2014), 31 mins
The Colour Blue - Are You There Krishna? Is a video that goes directly into the internior landscape of the painter Arpita Singh.
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directed by Ein Lall, fl. 2014; produced by Kuveni Films, in Blue Rider (Ein Lall, 2014), 31 mins
Description
The Colour Blue - Are You There Krishna? Is a video that goes directly into the internior landscape of the painter Arpita Singh.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance, Documentary
Contributor
Kuveni Films
Author / Creator
Ein Lall, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Ein Lall
Series
Blue Rider
Person Discussed
Arpita Singh, fl. 2014
Topic / Theme
Paintings, Artists, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Ein Lall. All rights reserved.
Place Written / Recorded
India
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Colour Symphony: The Art of Vidyasagar Upadhyay
directed by Rohit Suri, 1981- and Vinod Bhardwaj, fl. 2010; produced by Rohit Suri, 1981- and Vinod Bhardwaj, fl. 2010 (India: Privately Published, 2012), 13 mins
This short documentary by Vinod Bhardwaj and Rohit Suri is on the Indian painter Vidyasagar Upadhyay.
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directed by Rohit Suri, 1981- and Vinod Bhardwaj, fl. 2010; produced by Rohit Suri, 1981- and Vinod Bhardwaj, fl. 2010 (India: Privately Published, 2012), 13 mins
Description
This short documentary by Vinod Bhardwaj and Rohit Suri is on the Indian painter Vidyasagar Upadhyay.
Date Written / Recorded
2012
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Vidyadhar Vyas, 1944-
Contributor
Rohit Suri, 1981-, Vinod Bhardwaj, fl. 2010, Vidyadhar Vyas, 1944-
Author / Creator
Rohit Suri, 1981-, Vinod Bhardwaj, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Privately Published
Person Discussed
Vidyasagar Upadhyay, 1948-
Topic / Theme
Painting (Techniques), Painters, Visual artists
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Vinod Bhardwaj
Place Written / Recorded
India, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Death of a Doctor
directed by Tapan Sinha; performed by Irrfan Khan, 1967-, Pankaj Kapur and Shabana Azmi, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 13 mins
Dr. Dipankar spends his days treating patients at a government hospital, and his nights working on a leprosy vaccine in his home laboratory. Straining both his health and his relationship with his wife, he finally brings his work to fruition. However, his achievements are immediately mired in controversy as his...
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directed by Tapan Sinha; performed by Irrfan Khan, 1967-, Pankaj Kapur and Shabana Azmi, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 13 mins
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Dr. Dipankar spends his days treating patients at a government hospital, and his nights working on a leprosy vaccine in his home laboratory. Straining both his health and his relationship with his wife, he finally brings his work to fruition. However, his achievements are immediately mired in controversy as his professional peers question the methods of his experiments and subsequent findings. The Department of Health, angry with Dr. Dipankar...
Dr. Dipankar spends his days treating patients at a government hospital, and his nights working on a leprosy vaccine in his home laboratory. Straining both his health and his relationship with his wife, he finally brings his work to fruition. However, his achievements are immediately mired in controversy as his professional peers question the methods of his experiments and subsequent findings. The Department of Health, angry with Dr. Dipankar for having released the news to the press without their approval, too refuses to recognize his research and goes further to transfer him to a village clinic. And when the John Anderson Foundation in Britain invites Dr. Dipankar to submit his papers to them, the Director of Health makes sure that the letter gets lost in a pile of paperwork. Strapped of time, Dr. Dipankar is unable to finish documenting his research and before he is able to do so, news breaks that two American scientists have already found a vaccine for leprosy. This film is based on the life and suicide of Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay, the first Indian doctor to create a test tube baby. Awards/Festivals: Second Best Feature Film, Best Director & Special Jury Award for Best Actor, National Film Awards, India; Best Film & Best Director, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards; Best Screenplay, Film Fare Awards; Red Cross Film Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011-04-27
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Irrfan Khan, 1967-, Pankaj Kapur, Shabana Azmi, 1950-
Author / Creator
Tapan Sinha, Irrfan Khan, 1967-, Pankaj Kapur, Shabana Azmi, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Public health, Scientific research
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1990 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Place Written / Recorded
India
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The Distance = Dooratwa
directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; produced by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; performed by Ajoy Banerjee, fl. 1969-1987, Mamata Shankar, fl. 1997-2011 and Pradip Mukherjee, fl. 1976-2015 (Privately Published, 1979), 1 hour 31 mins,
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Dooratwa is a feature film directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta about a Calcutta college teacher and former revolutionary who marries a young woman but then leaves her when he learns that his wife is a single mother.
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directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; produced by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; performed by Ajoy Banerjee, fl. 1969-1987, Mamata Shankar, fl. 1997-2011 and Pradip Mukherjee, fl. 1976-2015 (Privately Published, 1979), 1 hour 31 mins,
Source: www.imdb.com
Source: www.imdb.com
Description
Dooratwa is a feature film directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta about a Calcutta college teacher and former revolutionary who marries a young woman but then leaves her when he learns that his wife is a single mother.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Ajoy Banerjee, fl. 1969-1987, Mamata Shankar, fl. 1997-2011, Pradip Mukherjee, fl. 1976-2015
Contributor
Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-, Ain Rasheed Khan, fl. 1989-1997, Mahmud Mirza, fl. 1979
Author / Creator
Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-, Ajoy Banerjee, fl. 1969-1987, Mamata Shankar, fl. 1997-2011, Pradip Mukherjee, fl. 1976-2015
Date Published / Released
1979-10
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Infidelity, Marriage, Pregnancy, Single mothers
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1978 by Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Place Written / Recorded
India, Kolkata, West Bengal
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The End
directed by Gopi Gajwani (New Delhi, Delhi State: Privately Published, 1973), 10 mins
This film deals with the various factors involved in creating a war game and the after effects of tampering with peace and destroying it to achieve personal goals. The war scenes are picked up from various magazines and paper cuttings and are used as war actors, whereas the pigeons are symbolic of the living being...
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directed by Gopi Gajwani (New Delhi, Delhi State: Privately Published, 1973), 10 mins
Description
This film deals with the various factors involved in creating a war game and the after effects of tampering with peace and destroying it to achieve personal goals. The war scenes are picked up from various magazines and paper cuttings and are used as war actors, whereas the pigeons are symbolic of the living beings and represent peace. It is a metaphor for the misery of the game of war and its potential for suffering and destruction.
Date Written / Recorded
1973
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Gopi Gajwani
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Violence, Peace, War
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1973 by Gopi Gajwani
Place Written / Recorded
India
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