Film Preservation
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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
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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
Trending
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Has Rahul Gandhi really defamed all Modis in India? No, say legal experts
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Aata Saata: An age-old custom of bartering brides survives till today in Rajasthan
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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A jail sentence for Rahul Gandhi in India’s new vishwaguru democracy
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Banking crisis: ‘Contagion fears exaggerated, but there is some incipient stress in Indian banks’
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Special in-flight welcome for Oscar-winning ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ couple
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Watch: British PM Rishi Sunak plays cricket with England’s T20 World Cup-winning team
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Watch: Tornado swirling up to a height of 120,000 kilometres observed on the surface of the sun
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‘Petulant’: Australian panelist on TV, describing India’s response to High Commission attack in UK
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Watch this video from the cockpit of a glider plane as it crashes into a building
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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
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How Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy survived fire, decay and neglect to re-emerge anew
The story behind the Criterion Collecion’s restoration of Satyajit Ray’s classic films.
Lee Kline
The Reel
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills