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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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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West Bengal governor threatening his staff not to speak up in sexual harassment probe: Complainant
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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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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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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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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories