Film Preservation
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At Cannes, a classic Manipuri film about tradition and alienation
A restored version of Aribam Syam Sharma’s ‘Ishanou’ will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
Scroll Staff
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Why archiving matters: ‘If we don’t preserve films, we will have nothing to restore’
An interview with Film Heritage Foundation founder Shivendra Singh Dungarpur ahead of a preservation workshop and a Dilip Kumar commemorative event.
Nandini Ramnath
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Christopher Nolan’s celluloid cinema dream: ‘Film is here to stay, it’s a wonderful medium’
The renowned filmmaker accompanied British artist Tacita Dean to Mumbai to promote the use of photochemical film in an age of digital formats.
Nandini Ramnath
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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How an Indian film distributor in London is helping rescue forgotten classics from obscurity
Second Run DVD, set up by Mehelli Modi, is bringing rare arthouse films and documentaries to the world.
Nandini Ramnath
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With rare photos and letters, a web archive is piecing together the life of film historian BD Garga
A Delhi film collective is developing a website that tells the story of the man behind the phenomenon.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Lost, found and archived: BD Garga’s quest to document Indian cinema has helped us all
A recent exhibition underlined the efforts of the filmmaker and historian in preserving vital information on the silent and talkie eras.
Alpana Chowdhury
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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National film archive adds Ritwik Ghatak’s uncompleted works to its collection
Reels of the films ‘Kato Ajanare’, ‘Bagalar Bangadarshan’ and ‘Ranger Ghulam’ have been added to the treasure chest.
Scroll Staff
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How the lone surviving print of PC Barua’s ‘Devdas’ was lost and (sort of) found
Of all the versions of ‘Devdas’, the 1935 Bengali version has the most forlorn story.
Dipankar Sarkar
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In February, a new private-public partnership to preserve our cinematic heritage
The Film Heritage Foundation is collaborating with the National Film Archive of India for a ten-day workshop.
Nandini Ramnath
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic