IFFI 2017 Indian Cinema Catalogue

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48th International Film Festival of India, Goa
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November 20—28, 2017
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OFFICIAL CATALOGUE
INDIAN
CINEMA
IFFI 2017
Festival Director Sunit Tandon
Overall coordination N K Vyas
Deputy Director, Indian Panorama Tanu Rai
Assisted by Abhisek Das, Jolyn Clare Langhu, Harmeet Kaur Sahdev, Rajat Aggarwal
Editor (Hindi) Mihir Pandya
Cover Design Jaspreet Matharu
Creative Team Leena Khobragade, Pooja Mohite, Mayur Patel, Ballori Roy Chowdhury
We are grateful to various film and festival publications/websites, the extracts from which have helped
enrich this book. All views expressed in this publication are not neccessarily that of the editor or of the
festival.
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Òkjr dk 48ok¡ vUrjkZ’Vªh; fQYe lekj¨g] x¨ok
48th International Film Festival of India, Goa
uoEcj 20&28] 2017
November 20—28, 2017

MINISTER OF INFORMATION &
BROADCASTING AND TEXTILES
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MESSAGE
It is my esteemed privilege to welcome you all to the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to
celebrate the creativity, vibrancy and influence of cinema in our lives.
IFFI, since 1952, has provided the opportunity and platform to showcase brilliance and innovation in
all aspects of film making. It has given India the necessary push to position itself globally as a creative
soft power.
Over the years, IFFI has captured the emerging contemporary trends of cinema from a global and
Indian perspective. As a platform, it has always encouraged the participation of young film makers
and creative geniuses. The 48th Edition of IFFI will be a new experience for all cinema lovers. The
festival will attempt to weave the audiences and film makers through a narrative that combines culture,
languages and the heritage of different nations.
I am confident it will be an exhilarating experience to all.
(Smriti Zubin Irani)

MINISTER OF STATE (I /C) YOUTH AFFAIRS
& SPORTS AND MINISTER OF STATE
INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MESSAGE
I take this opportunity to welcome all film enthusiasts to the 48th International Film Festival of India,
2017.
The 9 day long Festival provides the largest platform in the country for filmmakers, technicians,
students and film enthusiasts to showcase their talent and to exchange ideas of film making in context
of different cultures.
Every year we try to programme the best of cinema from across the country and the world. These
include many insightful films that address issues of social and cultural concern and helps in developing
understanding and empathy among societies and nations.
The films screened during the festival enable conversations and debate and they also challenge and
encourage us to image new possibilities in our engagement with the world around us.
I am delighted to extend my warm greetings to all the participants and organisers of the Festival.
(Col Rajyavardhan Rathore)

SECRETARY,
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MESSAGE
I am extremely happy to welcome all of you to the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) being
held in Goa from 20th – 28th of November, 2017.
Over the years, IFFI has gained the reputation of being one of the most awaited events amongst
cinema lovers from around the globe. Every year we try to enhance the quality of the Festival by taking
new initiatives, showcasing the best of films and by conducting Master Classes, Panel Discussions,
Seminars, Workshops and other special events that would help the participants to interact with the
connoisseurs of cinema and to develop an insight into the art, craft and the technique of filmmaking.
I am sure this year too IFFI will deliver an extremely diverse array of International and Indian Sections
such as the International Competition, Cinema of the World, Retrospectives, BRICS Award-Winning
films, Focus on Canada, Restored Classics, Homages, International Competition, and an Indian
Panorama Section featuring the best of Indian Cinema produced in the past year.
My special thanks to all the participants and the IFFI team for their contributions to making the Festival
successful.
(N K Sinha)

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
48 TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA
MESSAGE
The Indian Panorama section is a major highlight of the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
and this year we are pleased to bring to you films of varied genres from various regions of India.
The Indian Panorama section was introduced in the International Film Festival of India in 1978. It is
devoted to showcasing the best new Indian films of the year. For 39 years, the Indian Panorama has
been promoting Indian films and, through these films, the country’s rich culture and heritage. Films
from all regions of the country, in varied languages, are not just screened, but celebrated, through the
Indian Panorama every year.
This year a total of 178 features and 161 non-features were received as entries, out of which 26
features and non-features across 24 languages were selected by our eminent jury. The features have
films by accomplished directors, as well as those by young, debut filmmakers. The non-feature films
selected represent the cultural and aesthetic flavors of different parts of the country, making every film
special.
Our Retrospective this year focuses on the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2016), K.
Viswanath, a man who turned from being an audiographer to becoming a director, screenwriter and
character actor who has made invaluable contributions in Hindi, Tamil and Telegu Cinema. His films
not only have strong content, endearing narratives, honest handling, but also cultural authenticity,
which has great appeal for the masses.
This year our film fraternity has lost some eminent personalities, and IFFI pays homage and tribute to
them and to their work, which lives on. We pay tribute to Om Puri, Abdul Majid, Vinod Khanna, Tom
Alter, Reema Lagoo, Kundan Shah, J. Jayalalithaa, Dasari Narayan Rao & Ramananda Sen Gupta for
their contributions to the film industry.
IFFI is also continuing with its effort to support the Accessible India Programme of the Government of
India by making films accessible for the visually impaired and hearing impaired.
I welcome you to the 48th International Film Festival of India and I hope that it proves to be an
enjoyable and enriching experience for you.
(Sunit Tandon)

contents

Contents
Jury - Feature Film 13
Feature Films 19
Bahubaali 2 - The Conclusion 20
Bisorjon 21
Idak 22
Jolly LLB 2 23
Juze 24
Kaasav 25
Kachcha Limbu 26
Kadvi Hawa 27
Khynikaa 28
Kshitij –A Horizon 29
Maacher Jhol 30
Manusangada 31
Maza Bhirbhira 32
Meghnadbod Rohosyo 33
Muramba 34
Newton 35
Pihu 36
Pimpal 37
Poorna 38
Railway Children 39
Redu 40
Rukh 41
Take Off 42
Ventilator 43
Village Rockstars 44
Xhoixobote Dhemalite 45
Gi 61
Khidkee 62
Name|Place|Animal|Thing 63
Our Grandparents’ Home 64
Palash 65
Pushkar Puran 66
The Waterfall 67
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Films 69
Retrospective - Kasinathuni Vishwanath 70
Sagara Sangamam 71
Shankarabharanam 72
Swathi Kiranam 73
Homages 75
Abdul Majid - Chameli Memsaab 76
J. Jayalalithaa - Ayirathil Oruvan 77
Kundan Shah - Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro 78
Dasari Narayana Rao - Osey Ramulamma 79
Om Puri - Ardh Satya 80
Ramanand Sengupta - Nagarik 81
Reema Lagoo - Savalee 82
Tom Alter - Ocean of an Old Man 83
Vinod Khanna - Achanak 84
Accessible India Accessible Films 85
Hindi Medium 86
Secret Superstar 87
Jury - Non Feature Film 47
Non Feature Films 51
81/2 Intercuts- Life And Films of K G George 52
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings 53
Aaba 54
Amma Meri 55
Baluta 56
Chutney 57
Dugga 58
Epil 59
Fireflies in the Abyss 60

Indian
Panorama
Feature Jury
JURY FEATURE
13

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SUJOY GHOSH (JURY CHAIRMAN)
jk’Vªh; iqjLdkj fotsrk ys[kd] funsZ”kd vkSj iVdFkk ys[kd lqt‚; ?kks’k us
2003 esa NksVs ls ctV okys >sankj chV~l dks vkj Mh ceZu dks ,d fo”k;xr
J)katfy ds lkFk viuk funsZ”ku fn;k FkkA ;g fQYe vk”p;Ztud lkfcr
gqbZ ?kks’k us gkse fMfyojh dk funsZ”ku fd;k gS: vki --- ?kj rd ¼2005½]
vyknhu ¼2009½] dgkuh ¼2012½ vkSj dgkuh 2 ¼2016½A mudh fQYe dgkuh
us fo|k ckyu dks O;kid O;kolkf;d lQyrk vkSj vkykspukRed ç”kalk nhA
mUgksaus 2012 esa fjrqikS.kksZ ?kks’k }kjk funsZf”kr ,d fQYe esa caxkyh fu”kkusckth
C;kseds”k c[“kh dh Hkwfedk fuHkkus okys vius vfHku; dSfj;j dh “kq#vkr dhA
vkbZih,y Vhe dksydkrk ukbV jkbMlZ dkscksZ y‚jcks thV~cks js ds fy, csgn
yksdfç; Fkhe xhr ?kks’k us fy[kk gSA
National Award-winning writer, director and screenwriter Sujoy
Ghosh made his directorial debut in 2003 with the small-budget
Jhankaar Beats, a thematic tribute to R. D. Burman. The movie
proved to be a surprise hit. Ghosh has directed Home Delivery:
Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005), Aladin (2009), Kahaani (2012) and
Kahaani 2 (2016). Kahaani, featuring Vidya Balan gained
widespread commercial success and critical acclaim. He started
his acting career portraying the role of Bengali sleuth Byomkesh
Bakshi in a film directed by Rituparno Ghosh in 2012. The highly
popular theme song for the IPL Team Kolkata Knight Riders Korbo
Lorbo Jeetbo Re has been penned by Ghosh.
14 JURY FEATURE

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APURVA
ASRANI
viwoZ vljkuh fQYe lEiknd ,oa iVdFkk ys[kd gSaA mUgsa
vijk/k dFkk lR;k ds lEiknu dk;Z ds fy, fQYeQs;j
iqjLdkj gkfly gqvk] vkSj f}Hkk”kh gkL; fQYe fLui!
ds fy, jk’Vªh; iqjLdkjA mUgsa Ny] vkse t; txnh”k]
“kkfgn] tyijh] fpYMªu vkWQ o‚j] flVhykbV~l] osfVax vkSj
vyhx

gjh fo”oukFk
HARI
VISWANATH
gjh fo”oukFk Hkkjrh; fQYe funsZ”kd vkSj fuekZrk gSA
thou dh okLrfod ?kVukvksa ls çsfjr mudh çFke Qhpj
fQYe jsfM;ksisêh ¼jsfM;ks lsV½ cwlku varjkZ’Vªh; fQYe
lekjksg ¼2015½ esa vkf/kdkfjd çfr;ksfxrk esa vkSj 46 osa
Hkkjr dk varjkZ”Vªh; fQYe lekjksg&Hkkjrh; iSuksjkek ds
laLdj.k esa loksZÙke Qhpj fQYe ds fy, vksfM;Ul iqjLdkj
thrusokyh çFke rfey fQYe cu xbZA mlus 2015 ds
psUubZ varjkZ’Vªh; fQYe lekjksg esa f}rh; loksZÙke fQYe
iqjLdkj vkSj loksZÙke vfHku; ds fy, ,d fo”ks’k twjh
mYys[k lkFk gh bekftu bafM;k fQYe lekjksg ¼2016]
Lisu½ esa loksZÙke laxhr ds fy, vyx iqjLdkj vkSj
iksfUMPpsjh ljdkj }kjk loksZÙke fQYe iqjLdkj Hkh thrsA
rc ls os lfØ;rk ls y?kq fQYeksa dk funsZ”ku dj jgs gSa
vkSj ân;Li”khZ dgkfu;k¡ fy[k jgs gSa A
Hari Viswanath is an Indian film director and
producer. Inspired by real life incidents, his
feature film debut Radiopetti (Radio Set), became
the first Tamil film to win an Audience Award for
Best Film in the Official Competition at the Busan
International Film Festival (2015) and 46th edition
of IFFI-Indian Panorama. It also won the 2nd Best
Film Award and a Special Jury Mention for Best
Acting at the Chennai International Film Festival
2015 including another award for Best Music at
Imagine India Film Festival (2016, Spain) and
Best Film Award by Puducherry Govt. Ever since
he has been actively directing shorts, films and
writing stories close to his heart.
eyZfou eqf[ke
MERLVIN
MUKHIM
eyZfou eqf[ke vfHkusrk] xk;d vkSj es?kky; fQYem|ksx
ds lEekfur lnL; gSaA mudk [kklh vkSj ckaXyk Hkk’kk dh
fQ+Yeksa jh&gkseySaM vkWQ vulVsZfuVh ¼[kklh½] lksgjk fczt
¼ckaXyk½ ,oa vksukFk & vkWQ fn vFkZ ¼[kklh½ esa dke dks [kwc
ljkgk x;k vkSj rhu yxkrkj bQh ds Hkkjrh; iSuksjek
[kaM esa mudk p;u gqvkA mUgsa lky 2007 esa çn”kZudkjh
dyk vkSj IyscSd xk;u ds fy, ;ax ,pholZ ,fDlysal
iqjLdkj ls lEekfur fd;k x;kA mUgsa es?kky; ls nks
jk’Vªh; iqjLdkj fotsrk fQYeksa esa vfHku; ds fy, ljkgk
x;kA lky 2016 esa bZVkuxj esa iwoksZÙkj lekjksg esa mUgksaus
udkjkRed Hkwfedk esa loZJs’B vfHku; dk iqjLdkj thrk]
vkSj çkx flus iqjLdkjksa esa loZJs’B vfHkusrk dk iqjLdkj
gkfly fd;kA os f”ky‚ax psEcj p‚;j ds laLFkkid lnL;
gSa vkSj vius flusek ls tqM+s lkfFk;ksa ds lkFk feydj
es?kky; vkSj iwoksZÙkj ds Hkhrj fNih flusekbZ laHkkoukvksa dks
mHkkjus dh yxkrkj dksf”k”k djrs gSaA
Merlvin Mukhim is an actor, singer and noted
member of the film fraternity in Meghalaya. His
work on Khasi and Bengali language films Ri–
homeland of uncertainty (Khasi), Sohra Bridge
(Bengali) and Onaatah – of the earth (Khasi) has
been much appreciated and selected in three
consecutive IFFI - Indian Panorama editions. He
was presented the Young Achievers Excellence
Award in the field of performing arts and playback
singing (Regional) in 2007. He has earned
accolades for his work as an actor in two National
award winning films from Meghalaya; he bagged
the Best Actor in a Negative Role award at the
Film, North East Festival Itanagar in 2016 and
earned a nomination for Best Actor at the Prag
Cine Awards. A founding member of the Shillong
Chamber Choir, he consistently engages with film
industry peers to promote Meghalaya and North
East as a potential filming destination.
fuf[ky vkM~okuh
NIKHIL
ADVANI
fuf[ky vM~okuh Hkkjrh; fQYe fuekZrk] funsZ”kd vkSj
iVdFkk ys[kd gSA os eks”ku fiDpj dEiuh] ,Ees;
,UVsjVsbZuesaV ds lg&laLFkkidksa esa ls ,d gSaA mUgksaus
fQYe fuekZrk lq/khj feJk dh fQYe ^bl jkr dh lqcg
ugha ¼1996½ esa lgk;d cus lkFk gh lg iVdFkk ys[kd
dh Hkwfedk fuHkkbZA /kekZ çksMD”ku ds lkFk çfrca/k ds nkSjku
fuf[ky us ^dy gks u gks^ fQYe dk funsZ”ku fd;k ftlesa
“kkg#[k [kku] çhfr ftUVk] lSQ vyh [kku vkSj t;k cPpu
us vfHku; fd;kA ;g fQYe o’kZ 2003 ds lcls cMh fgV
fQYeksa esa ls ,d Fkh vkSj bl fQYe us ,d funsZ”kd ds :i
esa mUgsa LFkkfir djus ds lkFk lkFk Ng fQYe Qs;j vokMZ
Hkh thrsA fuf[ky us bafM;k dh igyh LVhfj;ksLdksfid 3Mh
,fues’ku fQYe MsYgh lQkjh dk funsZ”ku fd;k ftldh
ewy dFkk Hkh mUgksaus fy[khA gkygh esa ,Ees; ,UVsjVsbZuesaV
us v{k; dqekj vkSj fue`r dkSj dh xYQ ;q) ds ladV
ij vk/kkfjr fQYe ,;j fyV rFkk Qjgku v[rj eq[;
Hkwfedk ls lq”kksfHkr y[kum lsUVªy dk Hkh fuekZ.k fd;kA
Nikkhil Advani is an Indian film producer, director
and screenwriter. He is one of the co-founders
of Emmay Entertainment, a motion picture
production company. He assisted filmmaker
Sudhir Mishra on Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996),
for which he also co-wrote the screenplay. During
Nikhil’s stint with Dharma Productions he directed
Kal Ho Naa Ho starring Shah Rukh Khan, Preity
Zinta, Saif Ali Khan and Jaya Bachchan. The film
was one of the biggest hits of 2003 and won six
Filmfare awards besides firmly establishing him
as a director. Nikhil, has directed India’s first
stereoscopic 3D animation film, Delhi Safari, for
which he also wrote the original story. Emmay
Entertainment recently produced Akshay Kumar
and Nimrat Kaur film based on the Gulf war crisis
titled Airlift and the Farhan Akhtar headlined edgy
ensemble film Lucknow Central.
16 JURY FEATURE

fuf”kdkUr dker
NISHIKANT
KAMAT
jkgqy joSy
RAHUL
RAWAIL
fuf”kdkar dker dk funsZ”kdh; inkiZ.k çHkko”kkyh ejkBh
fQ+Ye MksfEcoyh QkLV ls gqvkA bl fQYe dks jk’Vªh; ,oa
vUrjjk’Vªh; Lrj ij [;kfr feyhA fuf”kdkar us nk;jksa dks
rksM+rs gq, MksfEcoyh QkLV dks rfey esa bokuks vks#ou ds
uke ls iqu: cuk;k ftlesa vkj ek/kou vfHkusrk FksA fQ+Ye
us rfey fQ+Ye m|ksx esa Hkh cM+h lQyrk gkfly dh vkSj
mUgsa cgqeq[kh çfrHkklEiUu funsZ”kd ds rkSj ij LFkkfir
fd;kA lky 2008 esa fuf”kdkar dker us fgUnh fQYeksa esa
viuk inkiZ.k eqEcbZ esjh tku ds lkFk fd;kA blus mUgsa
csLV fQYe dk fQYeQs;j fØfVd iqjLdkj fnyok;k] lkFk
gh vusd rduhdh {ks= esa fQYe us iqjLdkj thrs] ftuesa
fotqvy bQSDV ds fy, jk’Vªh; fQYe iqjLdkj Hkh “kkfey
gSA fjrs”k ns”keq[k vfHkuhr y; Hkkjh ds lkFk fuf”kdkar
us ejkBh flusek esa okilh dhA bl fQYe us reke c‚Dl
vkWfQl fjd‚MZ rksM+ fn,A mudh fofHkUu fdLe dh fQYeksa
esa dke djus dh pkg gh gS fd bl le; os vk/kk ntZu
fuekZ.kk/khu fQYeksa ds lkFk tqM+s gSaA buesa ls dqN iVdFkk
ds Lrj ij gSa] dqN vU; gSa ftudh ehfM;k esa ?kks’k.kk gks
pqdh gSA
jkgqy joSy jkt diwj ds lkFk vkj ds LVwfM;kst esa
esjk uke tksdj rFkk c‚ch tSlh fQYeksa esa crkSj lgk;d
funsZ”kd dk;Z dj pqds gSaA ogha vkjds LVwfM;ks esa mUgksaus
j.k/khj diwj ds lkFk dy] vkt vkSj dy ,oa /kje dje
esa lgk;d ds crkSj dk;Z fd;kA mUgksaus dbZ fQ+Yeksa dk
fuekZ.k Hkh fd;k rFkk vius nksLrksa _f’k diwj ,oa ujs”k
eYgks=k ¼çkbe Qksdl½ ds lkFk feydj eqacbZ esa igys
fMftVy vkWfM;ks LVwfM;ks dh LFkkiuk dhA funsZ”kd ds rkSj
ij jkgqy joSy us dqekj xkSjo] fotsrk iafMr] lUuh nsvksy]
ve`rk flag] ijs”k jkoy] vUuw diwj] dktksy] dey lnkuk]
,’o;kZ jk; rFkk t‚u vczkge dh vkjafHkd fQ+Yesa cukdj
mUgsa flusek esa igyk ekSdk fn;kA os 2015 esa Hkkjr dh
vksj ls vkWLdlZ ds fy, Hksth tkus okyh fQ+Ye p;u dh
T;wjh ds lnL; FksA
Nishikant Kamat’s directorial debut was the
impactful Marathi language film Dombivali Fast.
The film earned major critical acclaim in India
and internationally. Nishikant then decided to
push boundaries as he adapted Dombivali Fast
in Tamil as Evano Oruvan starring R Madhavan.
The film earned major acclaim in the Tamil film
industry and marked his credential as a versatile
filmmaker. In 2008, Nishikant Kamat made his
debut in the Hindi film industry with Mumbai
Meri Jaan, It earned him The Filmfare Critic’s
Award for Best Film along with awards in various
other technical departments including a National
Award for Visual Effects. Nishikant returned to
Marathi cinema with Lai Bhaari, starring Riteish
Deshmukh. The film broke box office records at
the time. With his penchant and hunger for varied
genres of films, Nishikant is currently working
on over half a dozen projects. Some in the
scripting stage, while some already having been
announced in the media.
Rahul Rawail, worked as an Assistant Director,
with filmmaker Raj Kapoor, at the R.K.Studios,
assisting him on Mera Naam Joker and Bobby.
At R.K.Studios, he also assisted Shri. Randhir
Kapoor on Kal Aaj Aur Kal and Dharam Karam.
After his stint as an assistant director, he
established himself as one of the most prominent
filmmakers in the Indian Film Industry. He
produced some films, and was actively involved,
with, Rishi Kapoor and Naresh Malhotra (of Prime
Focus) in setting-up the first Digital Audio Studio
in Mumbai. He has been the director who has
launched Kumar Gaurav, Vijeta Pandit, Sunny
Deol, Amrita Singh, Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor,
Kajol, Kamal Sadanah, Aishwarya Rai and John
Abraham, having directed all their debut films. He
was a member of the Jury for Indian films for the
Oscars in 2015.
#fp ujsu
RUCHI
NARAIN
#fp ukjk;.k dbZ iqjLdkj thr pqdh fQ+Yedkj gSa ftudk
dke dbZ ek/;eksa esa QSyk gSA os jktuSfrd çsedFkk gtkjksa
[okfg”ksa ,slh ds fy, ys[ku dk fQYeQs;j iqjLdkj rFkk
fFkzyj dky & ;LVjMs ,aM Vqe‚jks ds fy, vksfl;ku
QsfLVoy esa funsZ”ku dk fØfVDl iqjLdkj thr pqdh gSaA
blds vykpk oU;thou o`Ùkfp=ksa ds fuekZ.k ds fy, Hkh dbZ
iqjLdkj muds uke gSaA os Hkkjr dh lcls cM+h ,fues”ku
fQYe guqeku nk nenkj dh ys[kd vkSj funsZ”kd gSa] ftlesa
lyeku [kku] johuk VaMu] tkosn v[k~rj] dquky [ksew]
padh ikaMs] lkSjHk “kqDyk] edjan ns”kikaMs us vkoktsa nh
gSa vkSj ftldk fuekZ.k muds ekrk firk ds lkFk cuk;h
mudh daiuh vkj , Vh fQYEl us fd;k gSA vHkh mudh
rhu Qhpj fQ+Yesa rFkk ,d o`Ùkfp= fuekZ.k voLFkk esa gSA
Ruchi Narain is a multi-award-winning film-maker
who revels in working across genres. She has
won a FilmFare Award as writer for the political
love story Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi, Critics’
Award at the Osian Festival as director for her
thriller, Kal (Yesterday & Tomorrow), and several
awards producing wildlife documentaries. She
has written and directed India’s biggest animation
film Hanuman Da Damdaar voiced by Salman
Khan, Raveena Tandon, Javed Akhtar, Kunal
Kemmu, Chunky Pandey, Saurabh Shukla,
Makrand Deshpande and produced by R.A.T
Films with her partners Ashutosh Shah and Taher
Shabbir. They have 3 features and a documentary
in production.
JURY FEATURE
17

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SACHIN
CHATTE
lfpu pkÍs fQ+Ye vkykspd gSa tks flusek ij chrs rsbZl
lkyksa ls fy[krs vk jgs gSaA dEI;wVj VsDuksy‚th esa Lukrd
lfpu us ukxiqj esa fn fgrokM+k ds fy, 1994 esa fy[kuk
“kq# fd;k] vkSj fQj 1999 ls xksok ds fn uofgUn VkbEl
esa grkokj d‚ye] tks vkt rd tkjh gSA os dbZ if=dkvksa
vkSj jk’Vªh; lekpkj i=ksa ds fy, fy[krs jgs gSa vkSj bQh
ds 2004 esa xksok vkus ds ckn ls mUgksaus blij foLrkj ls
ns[kk vkSj fy[kk gSA flusek ij fy[kus ds vykok os xksok
ds egkfo|ky;ksa esa fQ+Ye jlkLoknu Hkh i

Feature Films
A selection of 26 significant and outstanding new Feature
Films from emerging and established filmmakers from
across the length and breadth of the country.

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Bahubaali 2 - The Conclusion
2017 | Telugu | 171 min | Colour
Director S. S. Rajamouli
Producer Arka Media Works
Story V. Vijayendra Prasad
Cinematographer K.K.Senthil Kumar
Editor Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music­M.M. Keeravaani
Cast Prabhas, Rana Daggubati,
Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishnam
viuh fojklr dks tkuus ds ckn ckgqcyh 2 & fn
duDywtu esa egsUæ ckgqcyh vius firk dh gR;k
dk cnyk ysrk gS] ekfg'efr ij jkt djusokys
vius pkpk HkYykynso ds f[kykQ ;q) dh
?kks"kuk djA
Having uncovered the truth of his
legacy, in Bahubali 2- The Conclusion,
Mahendra Baahubali (Shivudu),
avenges the murder of his father, vowing
revenge against the tyrannical ruler of
the Mahishmati Kingdom, his uncle,
Bhallaladeva.
,l ,l jktke‚yh
,l ,l jktke‚yh çfl)
ys[kd] fuekZrk] funsZ'kd gSa
ftUgsa mudh vn~Hkqr Qarklh
ls Hkjh dYiuk&feFkd ls jph
Mªkek fQYeksa ckgqcyh vkSj
ckgqcyh 2 & fn duDywtu ds fy, tkuk x;kA
blls igys os bZxk vkSj ekxk/khjk fQYesa cuk pqds
gSaA mudh fQYeksa dks lcls vPNh rduhdh dyk
ds fy, tkuk tkrk gSA ckgqcyh 2 & fn duDywtu
dk fczfV'k fQYe bafLVVîwV esa çhfe;j gqvk vkSj ;g
nqfu;kHkj esa lcls t~;knk iSlk dekusokyh cgqHkk'kh
Hkkjrh; fQYe gSA
S S Rajamouli
S S Rajamouli is a renowned writer,
producer, director applauded and
awarded for his hyper fantasy, fictionmythology
drama films Bahubali and
Bahubali 2- The Conclusion. His
earlier film credits include Eega and
Magadheera. His work is noted for its
superlative technical expertise and craft.
Bahubali 2-The conclusion premiered at
the British Film Institute and remains the
highest grossing Indian multilingual film
franchise globally.
vdkZ ehfM;k odZl gSnjkckn vk/kkfjr Hkkjrh;
fQYe fuekZ.k vkSj VªkUlehfM;k dEiuh gS tks
Vsfyfo'ku] rsyqxq flusek vkSj c‚yhoqM esa vius
dkeksa ds fy, tkuh tkrh gS- 2001 esa 'kkscw
;kjykxìk vkSj çlkn nsfousuh }kjk LFkkfir A
Arka Media Works is an Indian film
production and trans-media company
based out of Hyderabad, known for their
works in Television, Telugu cinema, and
Bollywood. Founded in 2001, by Shobu
Yarlagadda, and Prasad Devineni.
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Shobu Yarlagadda, Plot No. 89/90, 4th Floor,Ashoka Vishnu Capital, Road No. 2,
Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034
shobuy@arkamediaworks.com, +91 98490 09014

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Bisorjon
2016 | Bengali | 138 min | Colour
Director Kaushik Ganguly
Producer Opera
Story Kaushik Ganguly
Cinematographer Sauvik Basu
Editor Subhajit Singha
Music­Indradip Dasgupta
Cast Jaya Ahsan, Abir Chatterjee,
Kaushik Ganguly
iwohZ vkSj if'pe caxky ds fgUnw nqxkZ foltZu ds
fy, bPNkefr unh ij ,d= gksrs gSa vkSj ;gha ,d
toku eqfLye yM+dk nq?kZVuk dk f'kdkj gks unh
esa cg tkrk gSA ,d ;qok fo/kok mls fdukjs ewfNZr
ikrh gS vkSj ?kj ys vkrh gSA ,d fgUnw eqlyeku
ds :i esa mldh igpku ckaXykns'k esa laosnu'khy
gS vkSj bl lekt esa mls fNikdj j[kuk vlaHko
gS] ysfdu HkkoukRed :i ls mldk fo/kok ls ,d
ukrk tqM+ x;k gSA ysfdu vc mls ?kj okil tkuk
gksxkA fcltZu dgkuh gS fd dSls çse balku ds
cuk, nk;jksa dks ikj dj tkrk gSA
As Hindus of East and West Bengal
celebrate, Durga immersion, in the
river Ichhamati; a young Muslim boy
meets with an accident and is washed
ashore the next day. A young widow
discovers his body by the riverside. She
brings the unconscious man home. A
Hindu Muslim, his identity in sensitive
Bangladesh cannot be compromised,
however, emotionally the young woman
is strongly drawn to him. Bisorjon is a
story of how love transcends man-made
boundaries.
dkSf'kd xkaxqyh
dkSf'kd xkaxqyh us ,d iVdFkk
ys[kd ds :i esa viuk dfj;j
'kq# fd;kA mudk funsZ'kdh;
inkiZ.k Qhpj fQYe okfjl ls
gqvk vkSj vkxs iqjL—r 'kCnks]
tLV vunj yo LVksjh] ySiV‚i] viqj ikapkyh]
NksVksnsj Nksch tSlh fQYesa vk;haA xkaxqyh viuh
fQYe flusekokyk ds fy, çfrf"Br ;wusLdks Qsfyuh
iqjLdkj thrus okys çFke nf{k.k&iwohZ ,f'k;kbZ FksA
Kaushik Ganguly
Kaushik Ganguly began working as
a screenwriter in television and films.
His first directorial feature Waarish
was followed with award winning films
like Shabdo, Just Another Love Story,
Laptop, Apur Panchali, Chhotoder
Chhobi and more. Ganguly was
the first South-east Asian to receive
the prestigious UNESCO FELINI for
Cinemawala.
lqijukdkafr djkfr us vksisjk dh LFkkiuk 2016
esa dhA vksisjk Lora= flusek fuekZ.k laLFkk gS vkSj
dydÙkk esa vk/kqfud /ofu vkSj Mfcax dh lqfo/kkvksa
ls lqlfTtr LrwfM;ks gSA fclkstZu mudh igyh
ckaXyk Qhpj fQYe gSA
Suparnakanti Karati established OPERA
in 2016. M/S OPERA is an independent
movie production house and a modern
sound recording and dubbing studio
in Kolkata. Bisorjon is the first Bengali
feature by Opera.
Opera, Suparnakanti Karati, Opera, CA-50, Salt lake, Sector-1, Kolkata-700064
opera.kolkat@gmail.com, +91 33 40440404
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Idak
2017 | Marathi | 107 min | Colour
Director Deepak Gawade
Producer Kiah Films Pvt Ltd and
Prime Focus Ltd.
Story Deepak Gawade
Cinematographer Archana Borhade
Editor Pranav Mistry
Music­Pankajj Padghan
Cast Usha Naik, Kishore Kadam,
Suhas Palshikar, Devendra Gaikwad,
Atharva Ghodke
ukE;k ,d lh/kk&lk/kk balku gS ftldh rhFkZ;k=k
ml le; vçR;kf'kr eksM+ ys ysrh gS tc mldh
ek¡ ;g nkok djrh gS fd muds lius esa lk{kkr nsoh
us n'kZu fn, vkSj csgrj thou ds fy, fdlh i'kq
dh cfy dh bPNk çxV dh gSA vc ek¡ dk vkxzg
gS fd csVk mudh ;g bPNk iwjh djsA cgqr la?k"kZ
ds ckn ukE;k xk¡o dh lcls cnek'k cdjh dks
idM+ ykrk gSA cdjh vkSj ukE;k lkFk ;k=k djrs
gSa vkSj bl ;k=k esa muds chp ,d vudgk fj'rk
cu tkrk gSA cfy okys fnu ukE;k [kqn dks nqfo/kk
esa ikrk gS] ek¡ dks fn;k opu iwjk djs ;k vius i'kq
fe= ds ckjs esa lkspsA
Prime Focus Ltd
Namya is a gullible man whose pilgrim
trip takes an unexpected turn when
his mother claims the Goddess has
appeared in her dreams and demanded
an animal sacrifice for the betterment of
his life. She is adamant that he fulfil the
prophecy. Namya manages to arrange
the most troublesome goat in the village
much to the chagrin of his mother. On the
day of the sacrifice Namya finds himself
conflicted between fulfilling the promise
made to his mother and sacrificing his
animal-friend.
nhid xkoM+s
nhid xkoM+s Vsfyfotu ls
viuk dfj;j 'kq# djus
ds ckn edcwy] xftuh]
ljdkj jkt] , osMulMs]
oal vi‚u , Vkbe bu
eqEcbZ] MVhZ fiDpj] Lis'ky NCchl vkSj ,e,l
/kksuh tSlh fQYeksa ds lkFk tqM+s jgsA mUgksaus g‚yhoqM
fQYeksa nkftZfyax fyfeVsM] osLV bt osLV] ikpZ~M]
rktegy esa dke fd;kA mudh igyh y?kq fQYe
gsjks ikVhZ us jk"Vªh; iqjLdkj thrA bMd mudh
igyh Qhpj fQYe gSA
Deepak Gawade
Deepak Gawade started out with TV and
later ventured into films with Maqbool,
Ghajini, Sarkar Raaj, A Wednesday,
Once Upon A Time in Mumbai, Dirty
Picture, Special Chabbees and M.S.
Dhoni. He has also worked on Hollywood
titles such as Darjeeling Ltd, West is
West, Parched and Tajmahal. Deepak’s
debut short Heyro Party won a National
Film Award. Idak is his feature film debut.
çkbe Qksdl vkSj ds;k fQYEl çkbosV fyfeVsM
la;qä :i ls bMkd ds mRiknu gSaA 'kjn dsydj
us fdvkg fQYe çk- fy- dk :ik;u ,d Vhe ds
l`tu djus ds fy, fd;k ftlls viuh liuksa dh
dgkuh dks fpf=r rFkk vko';d lk/ku ds tfj,
Vhe dk leFkZu dj ldsaA
Prime Focus and Kiah Films Pvt. Ltd.
jointly produced Idak. Kiah Films is
formed by Sharad Kelkar to create a
team that can paint his dream stories
and support the team with necessary
infrastructure.
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Kiah Films Pvt Ltd, 1701, Anmol Enclave, Opp. Patel Petrol Pump, S.V Road, Goregaon West, Mumbai- 400062
skelkar07@gmail.com, +91 22 28763577

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Jolly LLB 2
2017 | Hindi | 139 min | Colour
Director Subhash Kapoor
Producer Fox Star Studios India Pvt Ltd
Story Subhash Kapoor
Cinematographer Kamaljeet Negi
Editor Chandrasekhar Prajapati
Music­Manj Musik/Chirrantan Bhatt/
Vishal Khurana/Meet Bros.
Cast Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi,
Saurabh Shukla, Annu Kapoor
t‚yh ,y ,y ch 2 Ekq¡gQV] rh[ks ysfdu lân;
LoHkko ds la?k"kZ'khy odhy txnh'oj feJk mQZ
t‚yh dh dgkuh gSA t‚yh ,sls fdlh ekSds dh
ryk'k esa gS tks mldh ftUnxh dks [kqf'k;ksa dh
vksj eksM+ ns] ysfdu bldh iwfrZ djus dh dksf'k'k
esa oks ,d ,slh xyrh dj cSBrk gS ftldh Hkjik;h
vlaHko gSA ;g mldh odkyr dks gh ladV esa
ugha Mky nsrh] cfYd mlds vius vkn'kksaZ ij Hkh
loky gSA
Jolly LLB 2 is the story of the blunt,
abrasive and yet oddly compassionate
Jagdishwar Mishra, aka Jolly, a small–
time, struggling lawyer. Jolly is looking
out for an opportunity that could turn
the tide in his favour; when faced with
the glimpse of such an opportunity, he
jumps at the chance and in the bargain
commits an innocent mistake with
irreversible consequences. One that
not only costs him his reputation as a
lawyer, but compels him to question his
own morals.
lqHkk"k diwj
t‚yh ,y ,y ch 2 ds
funsZ'kd] lqHkk"k diwj dh
:ijs[kk : Þ,d jktuhfrd
i=dkj ls ys[kd funsZ'kd cus
lqHkk"k diwj yxHkx 10 o"kksaZ
ls fgUnh fQYe baMLVªh esa dk;Zjr gS A mUgksaus Q¡l
x;s js vksckek] t‚yh ,y ,y ch] xqìw jaxhyk vkSj
t‚yh ,y ,y ch 2 tSls fQYeksa dk ys[ku vkSj
funsZ'ku fd;k A muds O;aX;iw.kZ vnkyr dejsokys
ukVd us o"kZ 2014 ds loksZÙke fgUnh fQYe ds fy,
çfrf"Br jk"Vªh; iqjLdkj lfgr dbZ iqjLdkj thrsA
vc os viuh vxyh Þeksxqyß 'kh'kZd fQYe ij dk;Z
dj jgs gSa] tks Vh & lhjhl ds laLFkkid xqy'ku
dqekj dh thouh gSA
Subhash Kapoor
Subhash Kapoor is a political journalist
turned writer-director working in the Hindi
film industry for about 10 years. He has
written and directed films like Phas Gaye
Re Obama, Jolly LLB, Guddu Rangeela
and Jolly LLB 2. His satirical court room
drama won many awards including the
prestigious national award for best Hindi
film in year 2014.
He is currently working on his next titled
MOGUL which is a biopic on the founder
of T-series late Gulshan Kumar.
Fox Star Studios India Pvt. Ltd., Urmi Estate, 28th Floor, 95 Ganpatrao Kadam Marg,
Lower Parel W, Mumbai 400013, gurcharank@in.foxstarstudios.com, +91 22 61731111
Q‚Dl LVkj LVqfMvkst Hkkjr dh ,d fQYe fuekZ.k
vkSj forj.k dEiuh gS] ;w ,l vk/kkfjr eks'ku
fiDplZ ds fo'o ds cMs fuekZrkvksa ,oa forjdksa esa
,d 20 lsUtqjh Q‚Dl] vkSj LVkj] Hkkjr ds ehfM;k
vkSj ,UVsjVsbZuesaV dEiuh ds chp ds ,d la;qä
dk;Z nksuksa ds ¼lg½ LokfeRo :isVZ ekjMks[k ds 21
lsUtqjh Q‚Dl ij-
Fox Star Studios is a movie production
and distribution company from India, a
joint venture between U.S. based 20th
Century Fox, one of the world’s largest
producers and distributors of motion
pictures, and STAR, India’s media and
entertainment company, both (co-)owned
by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox.
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Juze
2017 | Konkani | 93 min | Colour
Director Miransha Naik
Producer Thin Air Productions
Story Miransha Naik
Cinematographer Abhiraj Rawale
Editor Jacques Comets,
Siddhesh Naik, Suzana Pedro
Music­Pierre Aviat
Cast Rushikesh Naik, Sudesh Bhise,
Prashanti Talpankar, Gauri Kamat
cksfjEcksy xksok dk çoklh vkcknh okyk ,d xk¡o gS]
tgk¡ cnek'k xqaMs twt+ dk jkt pyrk gS] ftls yksx
^>ksiM+iêh dk jktk* Hkh dgrs gSaA mldk fgald
O;ogkj çoklh dkexkj vkcknh dks nck, j[krk
gS] rc Hkh tc oks mudh efgykvksa ij cqjh utj
Mkyrk gSA ysfdu lksyg lky dk larks"k Mjus ls
budkj dj nsrk gSA mldk i

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Kaasav
2016 | Marathi | 105 min | Colour
Director(s) Sumitra Bhave &
Sunil Sukthankar
Producer(s) Vichitra Nirmiti &
Mohan Agashe
Story Sumitra Bhave
Cinematographer Dhananjay Kulkarni
Editor Mohit Takalkar
Music­Saket Kanetkar
Cast Irawati Harshe, Alok Rajwade,
Kishor Kadam, Mohan Agashe,
Devika Daftardar, Santosh Redkar
rykd'kqnk tkudh vius thou dh lkFkZdrk
leqæh dNqvksa ds laj{k.k esa ryk'k jgh gSA vpkud
mldh eqykdkr ,d vutku ;qok ekuo ls gksrh
tks vLirky ls Hkkx vk;k gSA vLirky esa mls
vkRegR;k dh dksf'k'k ds ckn HkrhZ fd;k x;k FkkA
tkudh mlds fy, iwNrkN ls ijs vkSj uSfrd
fu.kZ;ksa ls vyx gksdj ,d lgt okrkoj.k dk
fuekZ.k djrh gS] ftlls oks okil Qy&Qwy ldsA
Mohan Agashe
Janaki, a divorcee, attempts to find
meaning in life through a sea-turtle
conservation project; she accidentally
meets an anonymous young man Manav
who has escaped from the hospital where
he was admitted for attempted suicide.
Janaki tries to create a non-judgemental,
non-intrusive, warm atmosphere to help
him bloom.
lqfe=k Hkkos ,d lekt'kkL=h
,oa 'kks/kdrkZ gSa tks lquhy
lq[kFkkudj ds lkFk 1985
esa fQYe cukus dh vksj
eqM+haA mUgksaus nksgh] ftUnxh
ftUnkckn] 10Fk ,Q]
okLrqiq#"k] furky] nsojkbZ] csod~r ckfj'k] ?kks ekyk
vlyk gok] ,d di p;k] eksj ns[kus taxy esa]
gk Hkkjr ektk] lafgrk] vLrq rFkk dklo tSlh
mYys[kuh; fQYeksa dk rFkk dbZ y?kq fQYeksa] /
kkjkokfgdksa vkSj VsfyfQYel dk funsZ'ku fd;k gSA
lqfe=k Hkkos dks ys[ku esa ;ksxnku ds fy, fp= jRu
iqjLdkj ,oa dke/ksuq iqjLdkj ls lEekfur fd;k
tk pqdk gSA
Sumitra Bhave, a social scientistresearcher,
turned to filmmaking with
Sunil Sukthankar. They have directed 14
feature films, 50 short films, 5 TV serials
and tele-films. Dr. Mohan Agashe, an
actor and psychiatrist, chooses the
entertainment route to communicate
health and socially relevant issues.
Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar,
independently and artistically express
the socially important subjects through
Vichitra Nirmittee.
fofp= fufeZfr ds cSuj rys lqfe=k Hkkos vkSj lqfuy
lq[kFkkudj ds uke dbZ mYys[kuh; y?kq vkSj
Qhpj fQYesa gSaA mudh fQYeksa us 6 vUrjjk"Vªh;
iqjLdkj] 11 jk"Vªh; iqjLdkj vkSj 45 ls t~;knk
jkT; iqjLdkj thrs gSaA dklo fofp= fufeZfr dk
fuekZ.k gSA eksgu vkxk'ks Hkh fQYe ds fuekZrk gSaA
Under the banner of Vichitra Nirmitee,
Sumitra Bhave, and Sunil Sukthankar
have to their credit several noteworthy
shorts and feature films. Their films
have received 6 International Awards,
11 National Awards, and more than
45 State awards. Kaasav is a Virchitra
Nirmitte production. Mohan Agashe is
also the producer of the film.
Vichitra Nirmiti & Mohan Agashe , B- 46/47, West End Village, Bhusari Colony,
Kothrud, Pune- 411038, sunilsukthankar@gmail.com, +91 95610 81195
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Kachcha Limbu
2017 | Marathi | 116 min | Colour
Director Prasad Oak
Producer Teamwork Ultra Creations
Story Jaywant Dalvi
Cinematographer Amalendu
Choudhary
Editor Jayant Jathar
Music­Rahul Ranade
Cast Sachin Khedekar, Sonali Kulkarni,
Ravi Jadhav, Manmeet Pem,
Ananth Mahadevan, Uday Sabnis,
Ajit Kelkar
dPpk fyEcw] ftls detksj dks fpsy jgs gSaA
t;oar nyoh ds ejkBh miU;kl dk ;g flusekbZ
#ikarj.k 1980 ds le; esa feLVj vkSj felst
dkVnkjs dh my>uksa vkSj mu my>uksa ds chp Hkh
lkFk cus jgus dh dksf'k'kksa dk thoar nLrkost gSA
Kachcha Limbu, slang for underdog, is
the poignant tale of a couple and their
everyday trials in nurturing their mentally
challenged child Bachchu. Adapted
from Jaywant Dalvi’s Marathi language
novel, this 1980’s story takes us through
Mr. and Mrs. Katdare’s dilemmas and
their attempt at sanity and togetherness
despite teeming odds.
çlkn vksd
vfHkusrk çlkn vksd ;wa
rks fQYedkj cuuk pkgrs
Fks] ysfdu uCcs ds n'kd
esa eqEcbZ igq¡prs gh mUgsa
vfHku; ds dqN uk;kc
volj feysA chl lkyk dfj;j esa muds uke
lÙkj fQYesa] iPphl ukVd vkSj vLlh Vsyhfotu
/kkjkokfgd gSaA mUgsa fQYe vkSj Vsyhfotu esa vius
dk;Z ds fy, dbZ lEeku fey pqds gSaA dPpk fyEcw
mudk funsZ'kdh; inkiZ.k gSA
Prasad Oak
Actor Prasad Oak always wanted to be
a filmmaker, however, pure fate landed
him really good acting offers as soon as
he arrived in Mumbai. He has 70 films,
25 dramas and 80 TV serials to his credit
as an actor in a span of 20 years. He has
been the recipient of several prestigious
awards and state honours for his work
in film and Television. Kachcha Limbu
(Raw Lemon) is Oak’s directorial debut.
VheodZ vYVªk fØ,'kal Vhoh] fQYeksa vkSj ?kVukvksa
ds fy, xq.koÙkk okyh lkexzh dk fuekZ.k djus
okyk ,d daiuh gSA th ejkBh ds fy, ejkBh
Vsfyfot+u 'kks gksukj lqu eh ;k ?kjph vkSj ekts
irh lkSHkkxokrh dk mRiknu fd;k gSA
Teamwork Ultra Creations is a company
producing quality content for TV, Films
and Events. It has produced the Marathi
Television Show Honar Sun Me Hya
Gharchi and Maze Pati Saubhgyawati
for Zee Marathi.
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Teamwork Ultra Creations, Mandarr Bhaskar Devsthali, Swar, 604, Veena Saaz CHS, Videocon Tower Layout, Kandavali East, Mumbai-400101.
aakashpen@gmail.com, +91 93211 03212

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Kadvi Hawa
2016 | Hindi | 95 min | Colour
Director Nila Madhab Panda
Producer Drishyam Films Pvt Ltd
Story Nila Madhav Panda
Cinematographer Ramanuj Datta
Editor Jabeen Merchant
Music­Mangesh Dhakde
Cast Sanjay Mishra, Ranvir Shorey,
Tilottama Shome and Bhupesh
lqnwj vle dk [ksfrgj xk¡p egqvk ckfj'k dh
deh ls ijs'kku gS vkSj mlds fdlku dtZ ds
uhps ncdj vkRegR;k dj jgs gSaA cSad ds nykyksa
dh funZ;rk ds ppsZ gSa vkSj xk¡ookys mUgsa e`R;q dk
nsork dgdj iqdkjus yxs gSaA ,d firk fpafrr gS
fd dgha mldk csVk Hkh dtkZ mrkjus ds fy, bl
pDdj esa uk Qal tk,A nksuksa ds chp ;g ruko dk
dkj.k Hkh cu tkrk gSA dM+oh gok dksjh dYiuk
ugha] ;g ekSle esa cnykoksa dh vk¡[ks [kksy nsus
okyh lPpkbZ gSA
Mahua, a farming village in remote
Assam, is rain deprived, leading its
farmers to inevitable suicide owing
to crushing loans and repayments. A
reputation of ruthlessness precedes the
bank agent who is referred to as God of
Death by the villagers. A father, fearful
that his son too may succumb pleads
with the man to defer the debt. His
stark refusal leads to a conflict between
the two.
fuyk ek/kc ikaMk
fuyk ek/kc ikaMk Hkkjr xkSjo
ls lEekfur ,d jk"Vªh; Fkkrh
gSa vkSj vUrjjk"Vªh; Lrj ij
çfl) ys[kd] funsZ'kd vkSj
fuekZrk gSa tks lÙkj ls t~;knk
fQYesa] o`Ùkfp= vkSj y?kq fQYe cuk pqds gSaA Hkkjr
Hkj esa fHkUu fdLe ds oSdkfld eqíksa dks viuk fo"k;
cukus okys ikaMk dk dk;Z lkekftd tkx#drk
ls tqM+k jgkA mUgsa flusek] ehfM;k vkSj lkekftd
{ks= esa vius dk;Z ds fy, vusd lEeku feys gSaA
ikaMk us Hkkjr esa vUrjjk"Vªh; LØhujkbVlZ ySc dh
LFkkiuk dh ftlls ,f'k;k esa Hkh mPp xq.koÙkk dh
ikfjokfjd vkSj cky fQYesa fufeZr gks ldsaA
Nila Madhab Panda
Nila Madhab Panda a recipient of
Bharat Gaurav Award is a national icon
and internationally acclaimed writer,
director and producer of over 70 films,
documentaries and shorts. He has been
bestowed with several illustrious honours
and awards for his work in cinema,
media and social issues. Panda also
founded the International Screenwriters
Lab in India to create quality family and
children’s film scripts for Asian Cinema.
–”;e fQYEl dh dksf'k'k Hkkjr esa Lora= flusekbZ
vkoktksa ds fy, ,d eap rS;kj djus vkSj ,slk
oSf'od flusek jpus dh jgh gSA muds }kjk fufeZr
fQ+Yeksa esa U;wVu] ijks{k ¼y?kq fQ+Ye½] #[k vkSj 'kh/kz
çnf'kZr gksus okyh dM+oh gok 'kkfey gSaA
Drishyam Films aims to build a platform
for unique voices of Indian independent
cinema and create global content with
rich Indian flavours. They have produced
Newton, Paroksh (short), Rukh and the
soon to release Kadvi Hawa.
Manish Mundra, Drishyam Films 701 Midas Chambers Andheri,West Mumbai-400053.
ritika@drishyamfilms.com, +91 9953 413231
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Khynikaa
2017 | Oriya | Colour | 89 Min
Director Amartyya Bhattacharyya
Producer Swastik Arthouse
Story Amartyya Bhattacharyya
Cinematographer Amartya
Bhattacharyya
Editor Amartyya Bhattacharyya
Music­Kisaloy Roy
Cast Amrita Chowdhury, Susant Misra,
Swastik Choudhury, Hrushikesh Bhoi,
Choudhury, Bikash Das
xzkeh.k dYiukyksd esa nks balkuksa dh dFkk] ,d dfo
vkSj nwljk fp=dkj] vkSj nksuksa dk nkok ,d gh
[k~;ky ijA [;ky ,d [kwclwjr toku L=h ds :i
esa] gj ca/ku ls ijsA os viuh dyk ds tfj, bl
[k~;ky ij nkok trkrs gSaA os ml eksVs vf/kdkjh
O;fä ds ikl tkrs gSa tks fu;fr dk çrhd gS] vius
balkQ ds fy,A ysfdu tYnh gh mudh le> vkrk
gS fd fopkj fdlh ,d dh laifÙk ugha vkSj ,sls esa
fu;fr dk lgkjk ysuk le>nkjh Hkjk QSlyk ughaA
os fu;fr dks nQu djrs gSa vkSj 'kkafr ds lkFk eqík
lqy>kus dk QSlyk djrs gSaA vly nqfu;k viuh
HkkSfrd ykylkvksa vkSj iwokZxzgksa ds e/; fopkj dks
ges'kk ds fy, [kks nsrk gSA
A tale of two men, a poet and a painter,
claiming possession over the same
Idea, in a rural village portrayed as a
wonderland. Idea is personified as a
beautiful young lady, free of all bondage.
They approach fate, personified as a
big fat man of authority, to judge their
claims. They soon realize that an idea
is no one’s possession and it isn’t wise
to rely on fate for a judgement. Soon it
is decided to bury fate, and settle the
matter in peace. The real world, with all
its materialistic obsessions, rigid notions
and prejudices, loses the idea forever.
verZ~; Hkêkpk;Z
verZ~; Hkêkpk;Z Lora=
fQYe funsZ'kd] dfo] ys[kd]
pyfp=dkj] lEiknd]
fp=dkj] vfHkusrk] xhrdkj
,oa Nk;kdkj gSaA os vius
Qarklh o`Ùkfp= cukjl & fn vu,DlIyksMZ
vVSpesaV~l ds fy, jk"Vªh; fQYe iqjLdkj vkSj lkr
vU; vUrjjk"Vªh; iqjLdkj thr pqds gSaA
Amartyya Bhattacharyya
Amartyya Bhattacharyya, is an
independent film director, poet, writer,
cinematographer, editor, painter,
actor, lyricist, recitation artist and a
photographer. He has bagged the
prestigious National award for his
fantasy documentary Benaras – the
unexplored attachments that has won 7
other international awards.
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ftldk mís'; mM+hlk vkSj mfM+;k flusek ds fy,
xkSjo ykuk gSA mudh igyh fQYe fuMj vkSj
ç;ksxkRed dSfiVy iaæg ls t~;knk vUrjjk"Vªh;
fQYe lekjksgksa esa fn[kk;h xbZ vkSj iksfy'k pkSuy
ds tfj, vUrjjk"Vªh; Lrj ij çnf'kZr gqbZA
Swastik Arthouse is an independent
production banner with the sole aim
of bringing glory to Odisha and Odia
cinema. Their first film the fiercely
experimental and critically acclaimed
Capital I screened at over 15 international
film festivals and released worldwide
through a Polish channel.
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Swastik Arthouse, VIM 667, Sailashree Vihar, Bhubaneswar-751021, Odisha, India
swastik.arthouse@hotmail.com, +91 91784 57959

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Kshitij –A Horizon
2017 | Marathi | 95 min | Colour
Director Manouj Kadaamh
Producer Media Films Craft
Story Prof. Raybhan Davange
Cinematographer Yogesh Rajguru
Editor Neeraj Voraliya
Music­Shailendra Barve
Cast Upendra Limaye,
Kanchan Jadhav, Vaishnavi Tangde,
Arnav Mandrubkar, Rajkumar Tangde,
Manoj Joshi, Vidyadhar Joshi
okph ckjg lky dh gS vkSj reke pqukSfr;ksa ds
ckotwn i

ekNsj >ksy
Maacher Jhol
2017 | Bengali, | 108 min | Colour
Director Pratim D. Gupta
Producer(s) Sony Pictures Networks
India Private Limited &
Mojo Productions Pvt Ltd
Story Pratim D Gupta
Cinematographer Subhankar Bhar
Editor Subhajit Singha
Music­Anupam Roy
Cast Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam,
Mamata Shankar, Sumanta Mukherjee,
Arjun Chakraborty, Sauraseni Maitra
isfjl esa jgusokyk nso Mh] ftls nqfu;k csgrjhu
'ksQ ds :i esa tkurh gS] viuh chekj ek¡ ls feyus
ds fy, dksydkrk ykSVrk gSA vius vlgt djus
okys Hkwrdky ls lkeuk djus okys nso ds lkeus
vc ,d ikddyk laca/kh pqukSrh gSA mldh ek¡
vkxzg djrh gS fd oks fQ'k djh cuk,] ogh ftlus
mldh ikddyk ds cpiu esa gh n'kZu djok fn,
FksA oks blesa l‚l 'ksQ eSxh dh enn ysrk gS]
ysfdu vc Hkh oks la'k; esa gS fd D;k oks lkyksa
iqjkuh ml jsflih dks Bhd çdkj ls cuk ik,xk\
Dev D, a world renowned Paris based
chef, returns to Kolkata (India) to visit
his ailing mother. Grappling with an
uncomfortable past, he is now faced with
a culinary challenge. His mother insists
he must cook the humble fish curry that
had revealed his culinary skills as a
child. Dev takes this up with sous chef
Maggi for support, but is unsure if he can
nail it just like he had managed, so many
years ago.
çfre Mh xqIrk
çfre Mh xqIrk tkusekus fQYe
vkykspd gSaA os ç;ksxkRed
,Dl : ikLV bt çstsUV
ls tqM+s] tgk¡ muds fgLls esa
xqytkj dk fy[kk Fkk vkSj
m"kk mRFkqi xk jgh Fkha] bls cgqr ilUn fd;k x;kA
lkgsc] choh xksyke dk çhfe;j U;w;‚dZ esa gqvk vkSj
caxky ds c‚Dl v‚fQl ij mls cgqr lQyrk
feyhA ;g usVfyDl }kjk [kjhnh xbZ igyh ckaXyk
fQYe Hkh cuh vkSj blus N fQYeQs;j iqjLdkj Hkh
thrsA ;g çfre dh rhljh Qhpj fQYe gSA
Pratim D. Gupta
Pratim D. Gupta is a noted film critic. He
collaborated on the experimental X: Past
is Present where his segment, featuring
verses by Gulzar starring Usha Uthup,
garnered great success. Shaheb Bibi
Golaam, premiered in New York and had
a dream run at the Bengal box office. It is
the first mainstream Bangla film optioned
by Netflix and has won 6 Filmfare
trophies. Maacher Jhol is Pratim’s third
feature film.
lksuh fiDplZ usVodZ~l bafM;k 29 pkSuyksa dk lewg
gS ftlesa lksuh ,aVjVsaesaV Vsfyfotu] Hkkjr dk
vxz.kh vke euksjatu pkSuy gSA ekstks ç‚MD'kUl
HkkjrHkj ds ubZ ih

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Manusangada
2016 | Tamil | 93 min | Colour
Director Amshan Kumar
Producera A K Films
Story Amshan Kumar
Cinematographer P S Dharan
Editor Dhanasekar
Music­Aravind-Shankar
Cast Rajeev Anand, A S Sasi Kumar,
Sheela Rajkumar, Manimegalai
dksyIiu ds firk xqtj x, gSa] bl nq[k ds Åij
^uhph* tkfr dk nfyr dksyIiu ijs'kku gS ;g
lkspdj fd fdl rjg oks dkaVks ls Hkjs vLi"V
jkLrs ls firk dh ikfFkZo nsg dks vfpfàr dczxkg
rd ysdj tk,xkA lekt dh xSjcjkcfj;ksa dk
lrk;k dksyIiu foæksg djrk gS ,slh lkekftd
vktknh ds fy, ftldk vk/kkj cjkcjh ds
ekuokf/kdkj gksaA
Beyond the grief that his father’s demise
causes, Kolappan dreads the prospect
of the burial that requires a low caste
Dalit, to carry the body through a
thorny, unformed route to an uncertain
graveyard. Deeply disturbed with the
inequalities, Kolappan begins a protest
to enforce social liberty based on
equitable human rights.
vE'ku dqekj
jk"Vªh; iqjLdkj ls lEekfur
fQYedkj vE'ku dqekj ds
uke dbZ iqjL—r fQYesa jgh
gSaA os nf{k.k Hkkjr ds fQYe
lkslk;Vh vkUnksyu esa cgqr
lfØ; jgs gSa vkSj ekfld fQYe if=dk lykue
ds lEikndh; cksMZ esa jgs gSaA os fQYe jlkLoknu
ij çHkko'kkyh iqLrd flusek jlukbZ ds ys[kd gSa]
ftls Hkkjr vkSj Jhyadk ds fo'ofo|ky;ksa esa iikue FksM+pkukewfrZ dks dbZ lEekfur iqjLdkj
gkfly gq, gSaA
Amshan Kumar
A national award winning filmmaker,
Amshan Kumar has several award
winning titles to his credit. He is active
in South India’s Film Society Movement
and is part of the editorial board of film
monthly Salanam. He has authored
Cinema Rasanai, an influential film
appreciation text that is part of university
syllabi in India and Sri Lanka. His
feature film Oruththi and documentary
Yazhpanam Thedchanamoorthy have
bagged several prestigious awards and
honours.
, ds fQYEl Uks o"kZ 1995 esa fufeZr mldh çFke
y?kqo`Ùkfp= FkMZ Fkh,Vj eqEcbZ ds varjkZ"Vªh; fQYe
lekjksg esa çfrHkkxh cuhA mldh çFke Qhpj
fQYe vks#Ùkh Hkkjr ds varjkZ"Vªh; fQYe lekjksg
ds Hkkjrh; iSuksjkek esa çfrHkkxh cus iksfUMPpsjh
ljdkj rFkk U;w tlhZ] ;w ,l , ds loksZÙke fQYe
iqjLdkj thrsA
AK Films first documentary Third Theatre
made in 1995 participated in Mumbai
International Festival. It’s first feature film
Oruththi participated in Indian Panorama
of IFFI and won the Best Film award
from the government of Pondicherry and
Tamil Association of New Jersey, USA .
A K Films, 30 A, 17th Street, Venkateshwara Nagar, Kottivakkam,
Chennai- 6000041, ak_films@outlook.com, +91 44 24512508
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Maza Bhirbhira
2017 | Marathi | 105 min | Colour
Director(s) Yogesh Soman &
Vivek Wagh
Producer Themez Unlimited
Story Yogesh Soman
Cinematographer Mayur Hardas
Editor Mayur Hardas
Music­Rohit Nagbhide
Cast Vikram Gokhale,
Samidha Guru, Kshitish Date,
Yogesh Soman, Shashank Shende,
Abhiram Bhadkamkar
fpaxh cksy ugha ldrhA mlds firk us Hkkjrh; lsuk
dh MîwVh esa vius çk.k U;ksNkoj fd,A fpaxh viuh
ek¡ vkSj nknkth ds lkFk jgrh gS vkSj vius firk dh
Le`fr;ksa dks thrh gS] [kkldj muds fn, rksgQs dks
tks frjaxs ds jaxksa ls cuk ,d pØ gSA tc mlds
firk dh Le`fr esa LFkkfir çfrek rksM+ nh tkrh gS]
fpaxh vius ifjokj dk xkSjo okil gkfly djus
dk ç.k ysrh gSA ysfdu ,d pkSadk nsus okyh lPpkbZ
mldk bartkj dj jgh gSA
Chingi is mute. Her father an Indian army
officer loses his life while on duty. Chingi
lives with her mother and grandfather
nurturing vivid memories of her father,
his teachings and the gift of a tri-colored
pinwheel that she spends most of her
time with. When the statue installed
in her father’s memory is demolished,
Chingi takes it upon herself to restore
her family’s pride. However, a shocking
revelation awaits the family.
✪ WORLD PREMIERE
;ksxs'k lkseu
;ksxs'k lkseu dks muds ukVd]
Vsyhfotu vkSj flusek ds
{ks= esa o`gr dke dks ns[kdj
ehfM;k dk ofj"B dgk tk
ldrk gSA chrs rhl lky esa
muds dfj;j esa vusd miyfCËk;ka 'kkfey jghaA
Yogesh Soman
Yogesh Soman is a distinguished media
veteran given the wide scope of his
work in theatre, TV and cinema. With an
exhaustive list of credits spanning a 30
years old career.
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foosd ok?k
foosd ok?k Vsyhfotu vkSj
ukVî fuekZrk jgs gSaA muds
mYys[kuh; jaxeap dk;ksaZ esa
udykr lkjs xk fHkjfHkjk mudh igyh Qhpj gSA
Themez Unlimited was founded by
Yogesh Soman a veteran writer-director
and actor. It's first short-film Apani To
Pathshala won many awards at noted
film festivals. The documentary First
Expression of Mankind - Bhimbetka
Vivified was received well. Maza
Bhirbhira is their first feature film venture.

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Meghnadbod Rohosyo
2017 | Bengali | 151 min | Colour
Director Anik Dutta
Producer Friends Communication
Screenplay Anik Dutta & Utsav
Mukherjee
Cinematographer Avik Mukhopadhyay
Editor Arghyakamal Mitra
Music­Debojyoti Mishra
Cast Sabyasachi Chakraborty,
Abir Chatterjee, Gargee Roy
Chowdhury
çksQslj vflekok cksl foKku Qarklh fy[kus okys
tkusekus ys[kd vkSj vkWDlQksMZ fo'ofo|ky; ds
QSyks gSaA ,d fnu mUgsa ,d fofp= rksgQk feyrk
gS & ,d ckaXyk egkxkFkk es?kukn cks/k dkC;]
ftldh ,d ifä dks fdlh vutku Hkstusokys us
js[kkafdr dj j[kk gSA dqN le; ckn mUgsa fQj ogh
iqLrd feyrh gS] ysfdu bl ckj mudh jkrksa dh
uhan mM+ tkrh gSA ,d fnu çksQslj viuh lqcg dh
lSj ls okil gh ugha ykSVrsA mPp Lrj dh iqfyl
tkap cSBkbZ tkrh gS tks ,d vçR;kf'kr “kM+;a=dkjh
vkSj vdYiuh; otg lkeus ykrh gSA
Professor Asimava Bose, celebrity
science fiction writer, receives the
modern Bengali epic Meghnad Bodh
Kabya with one particular line highlighted
as a gift from an unknown sender. On
his work trip to the UK, he receives the
strange gift again, however, this time it
leaves him disturbed and tormented by
nightmares until a few days later he is
reported missing. A high-level police
enquiry reveals an unlikely perpetrator.
vfud nÙkk
vfud nÙkk us viuk dfj;j
deh'kUM fQYesa vkSj o`Ùkfp=
fuekZ.k ds lkFk fd;kA ts
okYVj Fk‚elu ds lkFk dke
ds nkSjku mUgksaus dbZ O;kikfjd
vkSj foKkiu fQYeksa dk fuekZ.k vkSj ys[ku fd;kA
mudh igyh Qhpj fQYe Hkwrsj Hkkscsf’k;kr ¼fn
;wpj vkWQ fn ikLV½ dks cM+h O;kolkf;d lQyrk
feyh vkSj mls ckaXyk flusek esa ehy dk iRFkj ekuk
x;kA mudh rhljh fQYe es?kukn jgL;ks bl le;
lHkh txg ns[kh tk jgh gS vkSj çsl rFkk lks'ky
ehfM;k nksuksa gh txg [kwc rkjhQsa cVksj jgh gSA
Anik Datta
Anik Datta started his filmmaking career
by making commissioned films and
documentaries. His first feature film –
Bhuter Bhobishyot (The Future of the
Past) was a huge commercial success
and is considered a landmark film in
Bengal’s film history. His third, Meghnad
Rohoshyo, is at the moment running
to packed houses all over and has
received rave reviews from the press.
ÝsM~l dE;wfuds'kUl izksQs'kuy dk ,slk lewg gS tks
flusek esa Js"Brk dh ryk'k esa gSaA bldh LFkkiuk
fuekZrk vkSj laidZdrkZ fQjnklqy glu] fuekZrk
rFkk vfo"kdkjdrkZ çkscy gynkj vkSj dY;k.ke;
pVthZ us dh gS tks cktkj fo'ks"kK gSaA
Friends Communication comprises a
group of professionals in search of
excellence in cinema. The company is
formed by Firdausul Hasan, producer,
networker, and evangelist, producer
Probal Haldar and Kalyanmoy Chatterjee
who is a marketing expert.
Friends Communication, 86P Manohar Pukur Road 2nd floor, Kolkata 700029,
friendscomm_2005@yahoo.com, +91 98304 69133
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Muramba
2017 | Marathi | 127.50 min | Colour
Director Varun Narvekar
Producer(s) Darshami Studioz
LLP, Pratisad Productions
& Huge Productions
Story Varun Narvekar
Cinematographer Milind Joag
Editor Vishal Bate
Music­Hrishikesh, Jasraj, Saurabh
Cast Amey Wagh, Mithila Palkar,
Sachin Khedekar, Chinmayee Sumit,
Dharmakirti Sumant
tc ;qok vkyksd viuh cpiu dh lkFkh ls Bhd
'kknh ds igys viuk laca/k rksM+us dh ?kks"k.kk djrk
gS] mlds ekrk&firk LrC/k jg tkrs gSaA vius csVs
ds bl fu.kZ; ds ihNs dh Bhd otg le>us esa
vleFkZ ekrk&firk bl çfØ;k esa HkkoukRed] uSfrd
vkSj lkekftd nkf;Roksa ls tqM+s eqf'dy lokyksa ls
tw>rs gSaA ;g fQYe ekrk&firk vkSj larku ds e/;
fj'rs ds ewy esa tkrh gS vkSj L=h&iq#"k laca/kksa dks
ns[kus dh –f"V esa nks ihf

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Newton
2017 | Hindi | 104 min | Colour
Director Amit Masurkar
Producer Drishyam Films Pvt Ltd
Story Amit V Masurkar
Cinematographer Swapnil S Sonawane
Editor Shweta Venkat Matthew
Music­Naren Chandavarkar,
Benedict Taylor
Cast Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi,
Anjali Patil, Raghubir Yadav
e/; Hkkjr ds Vdjko ls f?kjs taxyksa esa pquko
çca/ku ij fu;qä ,d ljdkjh deZpkjh Lora= vkSj
ikjn'khZ pquko djokus dh dksf'k'k esa tku yxk
nsrk gS] ckotwn blds fd lqj{kk cyksa dh blesa
dksbZ #fp ugha] iwoZ ;kstuk dk loZFkk vHkko gS vkSj
lkE;oknh foæksfg;ksa }kjk dHkh Hkh xqfjYyk dk;Zokgh
dk vans'kk gSA
A government clerk on election duty in
a conflict-ridden jungle of Central India
tries his best to conduct free and fair
voting despite the apathy of security
forces, poor planning, and the looming
fear of a guerrilla attack by Communist
rebels.
vfer oh eklqjdj
eqEcbZ fuoklh vfer oh
eklqjdj O;aX; dk;ZØeksa
vkSj c‚yhoqM fQYeksa ds
fy, fy[krs jgs gSaA mudh
funsZ'kdh; 'kq#vkr de ctV
esa cuh gkL; fQYe lqysekuh dhM+k ls gqbZ] ftls
Lora= flusek ds {ks= esa cgqr ljkgk x;kA U;wVu
mudh nwljh fQYe gSA
Amit V Masurkar
Mumbai based Amit V Masurkar has
written for sketch comedy shows and
Bollywood films. His directorial debut,
the uber low budget comedy, Sulemani
Keeda was an indie sleeper hit. Newton
is his second film.
–”;e fQYEl dh dksf'k'k Hkkjr esa Lora= flusekbZ
vkoktksa ds fy, ,d eap rS;kj djus vkSj ,slk
oSf'od flusek jpus dh jgh gS tks Lokn esa [kkaVh
Hkkjrh; gksA muds }kjk fufeZr fQ+Yeksa esa U;wVu]
ijks{k ¼y?kq fQ+Ye½] #[k vkSj 'kh/kz çnf'kZr gksus
okyh dM+oh gok 'kkfey gSaA
Drishyam Films aims to build a platform
for unique voices of Indian independent
cinema and create global content with
rich Indian flavours. They have produced
Newton, Paroksh (short), Rukh and the
soon to release Kadvi Hawa.
Drishyam Films, 701 Midas Chambers Andheri,West Mumbai-400053
ritika@drishyamfilms.com, +91 99534 13231
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Pihu
2016 | Hindi | 92 min | Colour
Director Vinod Kapri
Producer(s) Krishnam Mediatech Pvt
Ltd & Bhagirathi Films Pvt Ltd
Story Vinod Kapari
Cinematographer Yogesh Jani
Editor Irene Dhar Malik,
Sheeba Sehgal
Music­Bapi-Tutul
Cast Myra Pihu Vishwakarma,
Prerna Sharma
?kj esa fiNyh jkr euk;h lkyfxjg dh ikVhZ ds
vo'ks"k fc[kjs gSa vkSj nks lky dh ihgw buds chp
viuh vpsr ek¡ dks mBk ugha ik jgh gSA viuh iRuh
ls laidZ dh dksf'k'k esa firk yxkrkj Qksu dj
jgs gSa] ysfdu vcks/k ihgw bl lcds chp yxkrkj
foink ls [ksy jgh gSA fQYe dh jksekapdkjh vkSj
euksjatd dFkk esa n'kkZ;k x;k gS fd ?kj ds jkstejkZ
ds bLrseky ds lkeku gh fcuk fuxgckuh ds fdl
rjg ,d cPps dk nqHkkZX; cu ldrs gSaA
Bhagirathi Films
✪ OPENING FILM
A Two year old Pihu struggles to wake an
unresponsive mother in an empty house
that is scattered with the remains of last
night’s birthday party. Distracted by the
frequent calls made by her father in his
attempt to reach his wife, the toddler
continues with her misadventures.
The film is an edge of the seat
entertainer on how an empty house with
everyday objects can be sinister for an
unsupervised child.
✪ INDIA PREMIERE
fouksn dkijh
fouksn dkijh ofj"B i=dkj
vkSj fQYedkj gSa] ftudh
fel Vudiqj gkftj gks vkSj
jk"Vªh; iqjLdkj çkIr o`Ùkfp=
dkaV Vsd fnl f'kV ,uheksj
dks vkykspdksa }kjk [kwc ljkgk x;kA th U;wt]
LVkj U;wt vkSj bafM;k Vhoh ds lkFk dke ds nkSjku
mUgksaus dbZ Vhoh dk;ZØeksa vkSj o`Ùkfp=ksa dk fuekZ.k
,oa funsZ'ku fd;k ftuesa 13 fnlacj ikfyZ;kesaV
vVSd] „ˆ\ƒƒ eqEcbZ vVSd vkSj Hkz"Vkpkj fojks/kh
vUuk gtkjs dk vkUnksyu 'kkfey gSaA
Vinod Kapri
Vinod Kapri is a veteran journalist and
filmmaker, best known for the critically
acclaimed Miss Tanakpur Haazir
Ho and the National Award Winning
Documentary Can’t Take This Shit
Anymore. During his stint with Zee
News, Star News and India TV he has
directed and produced several TV
shows and documentaries like the 13
December Parliament Attack, 26\11
Mumbai Attacks and the anti-corruption
crusade by activist Anna Hazare.
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vkSj o`Ùkfp=ksa dk fuekZ.k djus ds fy, tkuh tkrh gSaA
Kirshnam Mediatech is film production
company founded by Kirshan Kumar.
Bhagirathi Films Pvt Ltd is a National
Award winning film & TV production
house known for making offbeat films &
documentaries.
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Kirshnam Mediatech Pvt. Ltd, A 702, eldeco ananda apartment Sector 48,
bhagirathifilms@gmail.com, +91 96546 41121

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Pimpal
2017 | Marathi | 92.15 min | Colour
Director Gajendra Ahire
Producer Blackberry Movies
Story Chintamani Ahire
Screenplay Gajendra Ahire
Cinematographer Krishna Kumar
Soren
Editor Kutub Inamdar
Music­Narendra Bhide
Cast Dilip Prabhavalkar, Priya Bapat,
Kishore Kadam,, Vrinda Gajendra,
Alok Rajwade, Sakhi Gokhale,
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vdsys jgrs gSaA mudh fnup;kZ esa vesfjdk esa jgus
okys vius cPpksa vkSj ukrh&iksrksa ls fofM;ks pSV
djuk Hkh 'kkfey gSA ,d fnu vjfoUn xqly[kkus
esa fxj tkrs gSaA gkyk¡fd mUgsa t~;knk pksV ugha
yxrh] ysfdu muds cPps muls vc vesfjdk vkdj
jgus dk vkxzg djrs gSaA Hkkjh eu ls vjfoUn bls
Lohdkj dj ysrs gSaA ysfdu lkeku lesVrs gq,
muds gkFk ,d iqjkuh fpB~Bh yxrh gS vkSj mUgsa
,d ,slk dke ;kn vkrk gS tks v/kwjk NwV x;k gSA
Arvind, a retired widower, lives alone
in his apartment in Pune. He follows
a routine that includes video chatting
with his children and grandchildren in
America. One day, Arvind has a nasty
fall in the bathroom. Though he’s fine,
his children insist that he moves to the
US. With a heavy heart, Arvind agrees.
As he packs his belongings, he comes
across an old letter reminding him of
some unfinished business.
✪ WORLD PREMIERE
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t~;knk fQYeksa dk funsZ'ku
dj pqds gSa ftuesa jk"Vªh;
iqjLdkj çkIr u‚V vksuyh
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fQYesa 'kkfey gSaA lfjokj lkjh] olqnso cyoar
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vkgs js fVdkMs tSlh fQYeksa dk fuekZ.k dj pqds gSaA
Producers of Pimpal have also produced
noted films like Katyar Kaljat Ghusali,
The Silence, Agam, Sumbran, Langar,
Sawar Re, Sangharsh, Just 47, Ekdakai
Zala, Gajrachi Pungi, Kon ahe re tikade.
Blackberry Movies, Abhishek Bungalow, Plot No 30, Shiv Shankar Society,
Dhamni Road, Neminath Nagar, Sangli-416416, sunilrp111@yahoo.com, +91 023 32211501
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Poorna
2017 | Hindi | 100 min | Colour
Director Rahul Bose
Producer Rahul Bose Productions and
Raay Media Pvt. Ltd.
Screenplay Prashant Pandey,
Shreya Dev Verma
Cinematographer Subhransu
Editor Manan Mehta
Cast Aditi Inamdar, Rahul Bose,
S. Mariya
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vius iqjkus ppsjs HkkbZ fç;k ds lkFk vius
vf/kdka'k le; dk [kpZ djrs gSa] Ldwy ds eSnkuksa esa
c

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Railway Children
2017 | Kannada | 155 min | Colour
Director Prithvi Konanur
Producer Tin Drum Beats
Story Prithvi Konanur
Cinematographer Eswaran Thangavel
Editor Shivkumar Swamy
Music­None
Cast Manohara, Yash Shetty, Srikanth,
Narasappa, Hanumant Raju
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vkSj vc jsyos IysVQ‚eZ ij mls ftUnxh ds eqf'dy
lcd fey jgs gSaA oks ,d ,sls xSax ds paxqy esa Qal
tkrk gS tks IysVQ‚eZ ij xSjdkuwuh /ka/kksa esa fyIr
gS] ysfdu ;gk¡ tksyw mldh enn djrk gS vkSj
bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa dke djuk fl[kkrk gSA mudh
nksLrh mUgsa u;k vkRefo'okl nsrh gS vkSj oks nqfu;k
ij cM+s vknfe;ksa dh rjg viuk flDdk tekus dh
[okfg'k djrs gSaA os viuk [kqn dk /ka/kk 'kq# djus
fudy iM+rs gSa] fcuk ;s tkus fd oks [kqn dks dSls
[krjs esa

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Redu
2017 | Marathi | 120 min | Colour
Director Sagar Chhaya Vanjari
Producer Naval Films
Story Sanjay Navgire
Cinematographer Mangesh Gadekar
Editor Sagar Chhaya Vanjari
Music­Vijay Gavande
Cast Shashank Shende, Chhaya
Kadam, Gauri Konge, Vinamra Bhabal
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dh i`"BHkwfe esa ,d balku dh ftUnxh] çse] ewY;ksa
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Rukh
2017 | Hindi | 104 min | Colour
Director Atanu Mukherjee
Producer Drishyam Films Pvt Ltd
Story Atanu Mukherjee
Cinematographer Pooja S Gupte
Editor Sanglap Bhowmick
Music­Amit Trivedi
Cast Adarsh Gourav, Manoj Bajpayee,
Smita Tambe, Kumud Mishra
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firk dh lp esa e`R;q gqbZ ;k ;g lksph&le>h gR;k
dk ekeyk gSA ek¡ }kjk cpko ds ckotwn] lp dh
ryk'k esa fudyk /kzqo vius firk ds ,sls psgjs ls
:c: gksrk gS tks mlus vc rd uk ns[kk FkkA
Away from home in a boarding school,
young Dhruv is oblivious to the ongoing
crisis in his family until he learns of his
father’s death. Unable to cope with
the news, he is confronted with the
unbearable question of his father’s
death or the possibility of a pre-mediated
murder. Despite, his mother’s sheltering
ruses, his search reveals a side to his
father’s personality that he had never
seen before.
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Take Off
2017 | Malayalam | 132 min | Colour
Director Mahesh Narayanan
Producer Anto Joseph Film Company
Screenplay Mahesh Narayanan,
P V Shaji Kumar
Cinematographer Sanu Jose Varghese
Editor Abhilash Balachandran
Cast Parvathy, Fahad Faasil,
Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali,
Prakash Belawadi
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gSA gky gh esa rykd ls xqtjh lehjk viuh vkfFkZd
fnDdrksa ds lek/kku ds fy, ;q) esa f?kjs bZjkd esa
ukSdjh Lohdkj dj ysrh gSA oks tYnckth esa vius
lgdehZ 'kkfgn ls fookg dj bZjkd pyh tkrh gS
ysfdu ogk¡ 'kkfgn dks foæksgh lsuk vi`gr dj ysrh
gSA blls igys fd oks nksckjk 'kknh dks laHkkys vkSj
vius csVs dks vius xHkZorh gksus dh otg le>k,]
mlds vLirky dks Hkh ca/kd cuk fy;k tkrk gSA
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fy, ç;kljr gS] ogk¡ bl ifjokj ds iqufeZyu vkSj
cpko dk loky Hkh lkeus [kM+k gSA
Sameera, a nurse, a mother to an 8 year
old Ibru. Recently divorced, she takes
up a job in war-torn Iraq to overcome
financial liabilities. Soon after, she
hastily marries her colleague Shahid and
moves to Iraq where much to her chagrin
Shahid is taken hostage by the rebel
army. Appallingly the hospital she works
at is captured soon after. As the embassy
wages diplomatic battles to negotiate the
return of its nationals, the possibility of
a family reunion and imminent rescue
looms large.
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ik¡p dsjy jkT; iqjLdkj Hkh
thrsA Hkkjrh; fQYe m|ksx esa
,d lEekfur lEiknd ds :i esa mUgsa tkuk tkrk
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çkIr gks jgh gSa] fQYe ds lkFk mUgksaus [kqn dks ,d
dkfcy ys[kd Hkh lkfcr fd;k gSA Vsd vkWQ egs'k
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Mahesh Narayanan
Mahesh Narayanan’s editorial debut
Rathrimazha bagged National award for
the best director and five Kerala State
Awards. Having rapidly climbed the ladder
as a renowned editor in the Indian film
industry, Mahesh proved his expertise in
writing as well through the film Mili, that has
opened to rave reviews in Kerala. Take Off
is Mahesh Narayanan’s directorial debut.
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fuekZrkvksa esa ls ,d gSA mUgksaus vc rd 14 ls
vf/kd fQYeksa dk fuekZ.k fd;k gS ftlesa cgqç'kaflr
s Hkh 'kkfey gSA mUgksaus ,d çksMD'ku eSustj ds :i
esa viuk dSfj;j 'kq: fd;k vkSj 2007 ls fQ+Ye
fuekZ.k djus dh 'kq+:vkr dhA
Anto Joseph is one of the leading
producers in Malayalam film industry
today. He has produced over 14 films so
far including the much acclaimed Take
Off. He started his career as a production
manager and went on to produce films
from 2007 onwards.
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Anto Joseph Film Company, 41/288, 1st Floor, Shanthi Building, Mahakavi Bharatiyar Road,
Ernakulam, Kerala State, 682035, antojospehfilmcompany@gmail.com, +91 48 4236229

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Ventilator
2017 | Marathi | 110 min | Colour
Director Rajesh Mapuskar
Producer(s) Purple Pebble Pictures
Story Rajesh Mapuskar
Cinematographer Savita Singh
Editor Rameshwar S Bhagat
Music­Rohan & Rohan
Cast Jitendra Joshi, Raja Bapat, Sulbha
Arya
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ds thou ds vkReh; iyksa dks fn[kkrk gSA ;s lkjs
'kgj ds ,d vkyh'kku vLirky esa bdëk gq, gSa
vius ifjokj ds ,d chekj lnL; dks ns[kusA bu
lcds vlyh ealwcs rc lkeus vkrs gSa tc e`R;q'kS¸;k
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dh Mksj [khaprs gSa vkSj mudh larku mEehn vkSj
vijk/kcks/k ds e/; >wyrh jgrh gSA ekSr dk ;wa
Vyuk mUgsa vi'kxqu dk [krjk yxus yxrk gS
D;ksafd x.ks'k çfrekvksa ds vkus dk le; gks pqdk
gSA
This quirky dramedy captures candid
moments of the rather large and peculiar
Kamerkar clan. They’re assembled
at a plush city hospital to visit a family
member in critical health. Their true
intentions are gradually revealed as
the ailing Kamerkar holds on to dear
life connected to a ventilator and his
son struggles with hope and guilt. The
prolonged death threatens to jinx the
auspicious arrival of their much-awaited
Ganesh idols.
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jkts'k ekiqldj jktdqekj
ghjkuh dh rhu lQyre
fQYeksa esa lgk;d funsZ'kd
jgsA mUgsa muds funsZ'kdh;
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Rajesh Mapuskar
Rajesh Mapuskar was the Associate
Director on three of Rajkumar Hirani’s
blockbusters films. Rajesh debuted as
director with Ferrari Ki Sawaari produced
by Vinod Chopra Films in 2012.
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mUgsa in~eJh fey pqdk gSaA os xk;d] nkudrkZ gSa
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M‚ e/kq pksiM+k iiZy iscy fiDplZ dk O;kolkf;d
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Priyanka Chopra is a National Award
winning actor and a recipient of the
Padmashree Award. She heads Purple
Pebble Pictures in the capacity of a
founder and producer.
Dr. Madhu Chopra handles the business
side of things at Purple Pebble Pictures.
Purple Pebble Pictures | #2, Homeworth Apartment, Gulmohar Cross Road Road No. 7,
JVPD, Scheme, Juhu , 400049, chopramm2001@yahoo.com, +91 22 26700003
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Village Rockstars
2017 | Assamese | 87 min | Colour
Director Rima Das
Producer Flying River Films
Story Rima Das
Cinematographer Rima Das
Editor Rima Das
Music­Nilotpal Borah
Cast Banita Das, Basanti Das,
Boloram Das, Rinku Das, Bishnu Kalita,
Manabendra Das, Bhaskar Das,
Kulada Bhattacharya
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esa jgrh gS] ysfdu vktkn [k~;kyksa okyh bl yM+dh
dk iDdk Hkjkslk vius liuksa dh rkdr ij gSA
mldh fo/kok ek¡ fdlh rjg la?k"kksaZ ds chp ?kj
pykrh gS ysfdu /kquq –

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Xhoixobote Dhemalite
2017 | Assamese | Colour | 98 Min
Director Bidyut Kotoky
Producer India Stories Media &
Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Story Bidyut Kotoky
Cinematographer Satya Prakash Rath
Editor Pallavi Kotoky
Music­Anurag Saikia
Cast Victor Banerjee, Nakul Vaid,
Dipannita Sharma, Naved Aslam,
Nipon Goswami
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lkFk vle ds ,d lqnwj dLcs esa vkrh gSaA mudk
Hkksyk thou [ksy vkSj [kkstksa esa chr jgk gS vkSj
mUgsa jkT; esa py jgs lcls [kwuh fgald ukxfjd
foæksg ds ckjs esa dqN tkudkjh ugha gSA fu;ksj
dqoksyh dks oknk djrk gS fd oks viuh nksLr iqyd
ds lkFk feydj mlds fy, ,d ukVd çLrqr
djsxhA ysfdu mls fcYdqy irk ugha fd mudk
;s ukVd mu rhuksa ds Hkfo"; dks cnyus okyk gSA
Niyor and his sister, Kuwoli arrive with
their parents at a remote town in Assam.
Their innocent lives fully occupied with
games and amazing discoveries, shield
them from the violence of the biggest
civil unrest the state has ever seen.
Niyor saves the day by promising Kuwoli
that he and his friend Pulak would stage
a play for her to cheer her up. But he has
no way of knowing that his play would
have consequences that would alter the
three destinies forever.
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dbZ vUrjjk"Vªh; lekjksgksa esa tk pqdh gS vkSj dbZ
iqjLdkjksa dh fotsrk gSA
Bidyut Kotoky
Bidyut Kotoky won the National Award
for his documentary film Bhraimoman
Theatre - Where Othello Sails with
Titanic. His documentary film Guns and
Guitars won more than 12 awards. His
first feature film Ekhon Nedekha Nodir
Xhipare (As the River Flows) travelled to
prestigious film festivals and won several
awards.
706, Aston, Sundervan Complex, Lokhandwala Road, Andheri West, Mumbai 400053.
harish@indiastroies.co.in, +91 22 61668969
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gkml gksus dk xkSjo xoZ ls /kkj.k djrh gSA
India Stories Media & Entertainment
Pvt. Ltd, is an integrated entertainment
and communication company looking to
encompass the entire span of content
creation across Motion Pictures to
New Media Content. Dhruv Creations
is also the producer. It prides itself to
be arguably the first true media house
focused on stories rooted and originating
from India, for the rest of the world.
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45

Indian
Panorama
Non Feature Jury

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SUDHIR MISHRA (JURY CHAIRMAN)
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“kq# fd;kA fQj vius funsZ”kdh; inkiZ.k ;s oks eafty rks ugha vkSj /kkjkoh ds
fy, jk’Vªh; iqjLdkj thrsA gtkjksa [okfg”ksa ,slh mudh lokZf/kd pfpZr fQYeksa
esa “kkfey gS vkSj dYV Dykfld mikf/k gkfly dj pqdh gSA muds rhu n”kdksa
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Filmmaker, India
Sudhir Mishra is an internationally renowned film director and
one of the pioneers of alternative independent cinema movement
of India. He started as an assistant director and co-writer in
Kundan Shah’s cult classic comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron. He’s
won National Awards for his directorial debut, Yeh Woh Manzil To
Nahin and Dharavi. Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, his most talked
about film has already achieved cult classic status. His illustrious
career spanning 3 decades has not only been recognized by the
Government of India but also by the French Government in the
form of Ordre des Artes et des Lettres, the french equivalent of
Knighthood.
48 JURY NON FEATURE

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K G
SURESH
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:i esa lqjs”k us LihM U;wt] okrkZoyh & nqfu;k dh igyh
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ns”kHkj ls ldkjkRed [kcjsa] bafM;k QlZ~V & j.kuhfr vkSj
j{kk ls tqM+k dk;ZØe ,oa nks Vwd & jktuSfrd cgl dk
eap tSls dYiuk”khy dk;ZØeksa dh “kq#vkr dhA nwjn”kZu
dh igyh ,aMª‚bM ,fIyds”ku Hkh mudk ;ksxnku jgkA
mUgksaus pkSFks oqMiSdj vUrjkZ’Vªh; fQ+Ye lekjksg & 2016
dh T;wjh dh] vkSj oh ds;j vUrjkZ’Vªh; fQ+Ye lekjksg
vkWu fMl,fcfyVh b”;w”k & 2016 dh T;wjh dh v/;{krk
dhA os jk’Vªh; ehfM;k iqjLdkj 2016] ;wfulsQ ehfM;k
Qsyksf”ki 2016] ;wfulsQ jsfM;ksQ‚jpkbYM iqjLdkj 2016]
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jgs gSaA
K G Suresh is currently serving as Director
General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication.
He has served as Senior Consulting Editor
with Doordarshan News; Editorial Consultant
with Asianet News Network; Chief Political
Correspondent with Press Trust of India
and Group Media Advisor to Dalmia Bharat
Enterprises Ltd. Mr Suresh played a pivotal role
in introducing innovative programmes including
Speed News, Vaartavali- The world’s first
Sanskrit Television News Magazine, Good News
India – positive news from across the country,
India First – A strategy and defence based
programme and Do Touk – a political debating
platform, besides DD’s first android enabled
App. He chaired the international jury of the 4th
Woodpecker International Film Festival-2016,
13th edition of the We Care International Film
Festival on disability issues. He was on the jury of
the of the National Media Award, UNICEF Media
Fellowship, the UNICEF Radio4child awards,
National Awards & the prestigious Laadli Media
and Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity.
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BENJAMIN
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os vxz.kh ey;kye lekpkj i=ksa ey;kye euksjek vkSj
ekr`Hkwfe esa Qhpj ys[kd ds crkSj dk;Z dj pqdh gSaA blds
ckn mUgksaus ,f”k;kusV ds lkFk dke fd;k tks ey;kye dk
igyk lsVsykbV Vsfyfotu pkSuy FkkA mUgksaus bafM;kfotu
& ey;kye dk igyk lekpkj pkSuy] t;fgan ,oa t;fgan
e/;iwoZ ds lkFk eq[; fuekZrk ds :i esa dk;Z fd;k gSA
os vius o`Ùkfp=ksa ds fy, nks jk’Vªh; iqjLdkjksa lfgr chl
çfrf’Br iqjLdkj thr pqdh gSaA os ,Q,Qds vUrjjk’Vªh;
fQ+YeksRlo rFkk 28osa bQh Hkkjrh; iSuksjek dh T;wjh
lnL; jgh gSaA os dey gklu dh Vh ds jktho }kjk
funsZf”kr fQ+Ye esa lgk;d funsZ”kd ds crkSj rFkk dsjy
esa 2015 esa gq, jk’Vªh; [ksyksa esa crkSj lg funsZ”kd dk;Z
dj pqdh gSaA
Shiny Jacob Benjamin, has been a documentary
director since 1999. Earlier, she has worked
with Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhumi,
leading Newspapers in Malayalam as a features
writer. Later, she joined Asianet, the first satellite
Television channel in Malayalam. She has also
worked with Indiavision, first news channel in
Malayalam and as a chief producer with TV
Channel Jaihind & Jaihind Middle East. She
won 20 prestigious awards including 2 National
Awards and 7 Kerala State Awards for her
documentaries. She has been a jury member
on FFK International Film Festival and the 28th
Indian Panorama-IFFI jury. She has worked as
Assistant Director for a Kamal Hassan film under
the directorial guidance of T. K Rajeev Kumar and
as the Associate Director for the 35th National
Games 2015 held in Kerala.
fVUuh fe=k
TINNI
MITRA
fVUuh fe=k lEiknd gSaA tk/koiqj fo”ofo|ky; esa fQYe
v/;;u esa LukrdksÙkj ds nkSjku mudk fQYeesfdax esa
#>ku tkxk vkSj mUgksaus lR;ftr jk; fQYe ,oa Vsfyfotu
laLFkku esa nkf[kyk fy;kA os viuh fQYe Ldwy fMIyksek
fQ+Ye teZ ds fy, lEiknu dk jk’Vªh; iqjLdkj thr pqdh
gSaA fVUuh 2009 esa eqEcbZ vkbZaA mudh igyh Qhpj fQYe
eqEcbZ pk jktk VksjaVks vUrjkZ’Vªh; fQ+Ye lekjksg rFkk
vkcq/kkch fQ+Ye lekjksg esa p;fur gqbZA lEiknd ds rkSj
ij mudh vfer nÙkk funsZf”kr fQ+Ye fn lsoaFk o‚d] tks
fp=dkj ijethr flag ds dk;Z ij vk/kkfjr Fkh] jkse
vUrjkZ’Vªh; fQ+Ye lekjksg 2013 ds flusek ,Dl,DlvkbZ
[kaM dh lekiu fQ+Ye cuhA ;gh fQ+Ye E;wft;e vkWQ
e‚MuZ vkVZ ¼eksek½ 2014 esa M‚D;wesaVªh QksFkZukbV [kaM
esa p;fur gqbZA fVUuh fQ+YEl fMohtu] ih,lchVh rFkk
vkbZVhoh,l ds fy, fufeZr fQ+Yeksa dk lEiknu djrh jgh
gSaA os cfyZukys VSysaV dSEil 2015 esa ,fMfVax LVwfM;ks esa
'kkfey jgh gSaA
Tinni Mitra is an editor. During her Masters course
on Film Studies in Jadavpur University in Kolkata
her interest for filmmaking grew and later she
joined Satyajit Ray Film & TV Institute. She is a
National Awardee for Best Editing for her work
in her film-school diploma Germ. Tinni came to
Bombay in 2009. Her first feature film Mumbai Cha
Raja went to Toronto International and Abu Dhabi
Film Festival. Her film as editor The Seventh
Walk directed by Amit Dutta was the Closing Film
of Cinema XXI section, Rome Film Festival, 2013.
Based on the works of Indian painter Mr. Paramjit
Singh, this film was also selected in Documentary
Fortnights by Museum of Modern Arts (MOMA) in
2014. Tinni has edited documentaries produced
by PSBT and Films Division and ITVS. She has
attended Berlinale Talent Campus in 2015 as part
of Editing Studio.
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ektqenkj
TUHINABHA
MAJUMDAR
rqfgukHkk etqenkj chrs mUuhl lkyksa ls ys[kd] lEiknd
vkSj funsZ”kd ds :i esa dk;Z djrs jgs gSaA lky 2014
esa mudh fQ+Ye vekj dFkk LVksjh vkWQ fcuksfnuh] tks
çfl) ckaXyk vfHkus=h fcuksfnuh ij vk/kkfjr Fkh] us 62osa
jk’Vªh; fQ+Ye iqjLdkjksa esa nks jtr dey iqjLdkj thrs
csLV ck;ksxzkfQdy ,aM fgLVksfjdy jhdaLVªD”ku fQ+Ye ,oa
fluseSVksxzkQh ¼u‚u&fQD”ku½ ds fy,A mUgksaus feMukbV
ck;ksLdksi ds fy, 2012 esa ,evkbZ,Q,Q esa xksYMu dksp
dk csLV fQD”ku fQ+Ye iqjLdkj thrk rFkk lekjksg dh
loZJs’B fQYe dk iqjLdkj Hkh thrkA ih,lchVh o`Ùkfp=
flVh fofnu , flVh ds fy, 11osa bafM;u M‚D;wesaVªh
ç‚MîwllZ vokMZ Q‚j ,Dlsysal dk flYoj vokMZ thrkA
viuh fQ+Yeksa ds lEiknu ds vykok mUgksaus rfey fQYe
lsaxkny ¼CySd lh½] dksydkrk & fn flVh vkWQ eSeksjht
¼dydÙkk ij 21 dfM+;ksa dk xSj dFkkRed /kkjkokfgd½] Vw
v‚j Fkzh fFkaXl vkbZ uks vckmV ,ysl] uhyniZ.k] ljr pUæ
pVthZ dk lEiknu Hkh fd;k gSA os rhljs ,u,l,Q,QvkbZ]
2015 ds T;wjh lnL; Hkh jgs gSaA
Tuhinabha Majumdar has worked as a writer,
editor and director in the films and television
industry for the last nineteen years. His film
Aamaar Katha: Story Of Binodini, based on
the legendary Bengali actress Binodini has
received two Rajat Kamal Awards for Best
Biographical and Historical Reconstruction film
and Best Cinematography (Non-fiction) at the
62nd National Film Awards, 2014. He has also
received the Golden Conch for the Best Fiction
film and the Best Film of the Festival award in
MIFF, for Midnight Bioscope and the Silver Award
at the 11th Indian Documentary Producers’ Award
for Excellence for City Within The City a PSBT
documentary. Besides editing his own films he
has edited Tamil feature film Sengadal (Black
Sea), Kolkata, the City of Memories (a non-fiction
television series on Kolkata in 21 episodes), Two
Or Three Things I Know About Alleys, Neeldarpan
and Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. He has served as
a jury in the 3rd NSFFI, 2015.
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Non Feature
Films
A selection of 16 new short and documentary films on a wide
range of subjects and issues from emerging and established
filmmakers from across the length and breadth of the country.

8 1 /2
baVjdV~l&ykbQ ,aM fQYEl vkWQ dsth t‚tZ
8 1/2 Intercuts- Life And Films of K G George
2017 | Malayalam | Doc | 108 min | Colour
Director Lijin Jose
Producer Lijin Jose
Story Shahina K Rafiq
Cinematographer MJ Radhakrishnan,
Neil D’ Cunha
Editor B Ajithkumar
Music­M Bijibal
;g o`Ùkfp= Økafrdkjh fQYedkj ds th t‚tZ
dh fojklr dks mudh fQ+Yeksa vkSj muds futh
thou dks lkFk j[k le>us dk ç;kl djrk gSA
tc os fo”okl ds lkFk dgrs gSa] ÞeSa vc vkSj
fQ+Yesa ugha cukuk pkgrk]ß rks ;g mu nq[kn
lkekftd&jktuSfrd ifjfLFkfr;ksa dh vksj b”kkjk
gS ftUgksaus mudh tSlh dkfcfy;r ds fQYedkj
dks 1990 ds n”kd esa fQYeksa ls fdukjk djus ij
etcwj dj fn;kA fdlh vkSj fQYedkj us dsjy ds
ledkyhu lekt dks bruh ckjhdh vkSj xgjk;h ls
ugha fQYek;k gSA
The documentary is an attempt to
understand the legend of revolutionary
filmmaker KG George by examining his
major films juxtaposed with his personal
life. When he states with a firm conviction,
“I don’t want to make films anymore”, it
sadly projects the various socio-political
aspects that forced a filmmaker of his
calibre to sing an early swansong in the
1990s. No other filmmaker has depicted
the nuances of the contemporary Kerala
society with such great detail and depth.
fyftu tksl
fyftu tksl dsjy ds
fQYedkj gSaA mudh igyh
Q+hpj fQYe ÝkbMs 2012
ds dsjy vUrjkZ"Vªh; fQYe
egksRlo esa vf/k—r p;u
FkhA os vkbZ,Q,Qds rFkk vkbZMh,l,Q,Qds tSls
vUrjkZ’Vªh; fQ+Ye lekjksgksa ds fu.kkZ;d eaMy esa
T;wjh lnL; ds crkSj Hkh dk;Z dj pqds gSaA
Lijin Jose
Lijin Jose is a filmmaker from Kerala,
India. His first feature Friday was an
official selection at the International
Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) 2012. He
has also served as a jury member in
the selection panel for international film
festivals like IFFK and IDSFFK.
fyftu tksl fuekZrk vkSj fQYe ds funs'kZd gSa] 8 1/2
baVjdV~l&ykbQ ,aM fQYEl vkWQ dsth t‚tZA
,d fuekZrk ds :i esa] ;g yhftu tksl dk igyk
mRiknu gS
Lijin Jose is the Producer as well as the
Director of the film, 8 1/2 Intercuts- Life
And Films of K G George. As a producer,
it is Lijin Jose’s first production.
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Movie Junction, HS No.34/1870, Elamakkara PO, Kochi, 682026,
Ernalakulam, Kerala, lijinjs@gmail.com, +91 94469 00009

, oSjh vksYM eSu foFk vu‚eZl foaXl
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
2016 | English | Doc | 72 min | Colour
Director Prateek Vats
Producer Films Division
Cinematographer Mehul Bhanti
Editor Tanushree Das Sahi,
Paramita Ghosh
Music­Bigyna Bhushan Dahal
;g fQYe HkwriwoZ feLVj ;qfuolZ jgs lEekuuh;
Hkkjrh; c‚MhfcYMj euksgj vkbd ds thou ds

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Aaba
2016 | Apatani | Short Film | 22 min | Colour
Director Amar Kaushik
Producer Raapchik Films Pvt Ltd
Story Shashi Kaushik
Cinematographer Soumik Mukherjee
Editor Arindam S Ghatak
Music­Alokananda Dasgupta
Cast DaniRanda, DaniChunya,
DaniSunku, HageYami,
Dr. JoramKhopey, SuritaRai
,d vukFk yM+dh dks irk pyrk gS fd mlds
nknkth dks dSalj gS vkSj mudh ftUnxh ds vc
dqN gh grs ckdh gSaA v#.kkpy çns'k ds ,d
lqnwj xk¡o esa ;g balku viuh dqy&tek laifÙk dks
fugkjrk vkSj viuh dcz [kqn gh [kksnrk ftUnxh ds
vafre fnu dkV jgk gSA ysfdu ftUnxh Hkh dgk¡
de gS] mlus dqN vkSj gh vpaHkk Nqik j[kk gSA
An orphaned girl learns that her
grandfather is battling lung cancer with
less than a few weeks to survive. In a
remote village in Arunachal Pradesh,
the man bides his time, by revisiting
personal possessions and digging his
grave well in time. But, then life has its
own surprises.
vej dkSf”kd
vej dkSf”kd Hkkjrh; ok;qlsuk
t‚bu djus gh okys Fks fd
muds ?kweus ds 'kkSd ds pyrs
gkWyhMs nwj dh ekdsZfVax ls
tqM+ x,A vej us vxz.kh
fQYeksa esa lgk;d funsZ'kd] lg funsZ'kd vkSj nwljh
;wfuV funsZ'kd ds crkSj dk;Z fd;kA mudh igyh
y?kq fQYe vkck ,d lPph ?kVuk ij vk/kkfjr gS
ftls mUgksaus v#.kkpy çns'k esa fcrk, cpiu ds
fnuksa esa viuh ek¡ ls lquk FkkA
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Amar Kaushik
Amar Kaushik was all set to join the
Indian Airforce when his fondness for
travel took him to a marketing firm that
sold holiday tours. Amar has worked as
assistant director, associate director and
second unit director on leading projects.
His debut short Aaba is based on a true
story that he heard from his mother
during his growing up years in Arunachal
Pradesh.
Raapchik Films Pvt Ltd, 701, Kamla Hub, Gulmohar Road, J.V.P.D. Scheme,
Ville Parle West Mumbai, amar.kaushik@gmail.com, +91 98214 25049
jkfIpd fQYEl fo[;kr fQYe fuekZrk jktdqekj
xqIrk }kjk lapkfyr ,d çksMD”ku gkml gSA og
vk”k; laiUu vFkZijd 'kSfy;ksa dh lexzh ds fuekZ.k
ij y{; djrk gSA mudh loZçFke fufeZfr vkck
cfyZu fQYe lekjksg] vkLisu fQYe lekjksg vkSj
yksl ,Utsyl ds Hkkjrh; fQYe lekjksg esa iqjLdkj
thrsA
Raapchik Films is a production house
helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Raj
Kumar Gupta. It aims at producing
content driven meaningful content
nacross genres.Their debut production
Aaba went on to win awards at the Berlin
Film Festival, Aspen Film Festival and
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.

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Amma Meri
2016 | Haryanvi | Short Film | 30 min | Colour
Director Tarun Jain
Producer Tarun Jain
Cinematographer Karan Thapliyal
Editor(s) Rajan Kumar Singh &
Vishal Chauhan
Music­Vivek Sharma and
Abhishek Sharma
Cast Anurag Arora, Devki Rani,
Diksha Lamba, Raghuvir Mann,
Naresh Kaushik, Lt. Shivam Pradhan
fQYe crkrh gS fd dSls dbZ ckj pqukSrhiw.kZ
ifjfLFkfr;k¡ egku cnykoksa dh otg curh gSaA firk
ds xqtjus ij vkfFkZd ijs'kkfu;ksa ls f?kjk cyjke
viuh csVh dh 'kknh dh fpark esa ?kqyk tk jgk gS]
vkSj ,sls esa ek¡ dks [kks nsuk rkcwr esa vkf[kjh dhy
ljh[kk gS mlds fy,A reke pqukSfr;k¡ eq¡g ck,
[kM+h gSa] ij vc oks lkspus yxrk gSA
The film explores how trying
circumstances often lead to great
transformation. When the loss of his
father, mounting financial troubles and
the thought of arranging his daughter’s
marriage wear him down, the last straw
for him is losing his mother. In the face of
adversity Balaram truly begins to think.
r#.k tSu
r#.k tSu dh y?kq fQYe
vkf[kj ¼,V ykLV½ dks 42
vUrjkZ’Vªh; fQYe egksRloksa
esa fn[kk;k x;k gSA vEek esjh
mudh ,d ys[kd] fuekZrk ,oa
funsZ'kd ds crkSj nwljh y?kq fQYe gSA os fQD”ku]
o`Ùkfp=] d‚iksZjsV fQYeksa] Vsfyfotu dk;ZØeksa vkSj
foKkiuksa ls chrs dbZ lkyksa ls tqM+s gq, gSaA
Tarun Jain
Tarun Jain’s short film Aakhir (At
Last), has been screened at over 42
international film festivals. Amma Meri is
his second short film as a writer, director
and producer. He has been involved in
fiction, documentaries, corporates films,
television shows & TVC’s over the years.
viuh igyh y?kq fQYe ds fy, 42 varjkZ"Vªh;
fQYe lekjksgksa esa 'kkfeYk gq, vEek esjh ,d fuekZrk
ds :i esa r#.k tSu dh nwljh fQYe gSA r#.k tSu
gky gh esa ,d fuekZrk ds :i esa dbZ ifj;kstukvksa
esa 'kkfey gq, gSaA
Having participated in 42 International
film festivals for his first short film, Amma
Meri is Tarun Jain’s second film as a
producer. Tarun Jain has been involved
in many projects recently as a producer.
Tarun Jain | 84, Vivekanand Puri, Sarai Rohilla, Delhi 110007
tarun1_99@yahoo.com, +91 98115 45724
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Baluta
2016 | Marathi | Short Film | 26 min | Colour
Director Ajay Kurane
Producer Ajay Kurane
Screenplay Swapnil Rajshekhar
Cinematographer Ajay Kurane
Editor Amit Patil
Music­Mandar Khare
Cast Tanuja Kadam, Arya Kurane,
Umesh Bolake, Pramod Phadtare,
Narendra Desai, Girija Gode
pkj cPpksa dh ;qok ek¡ vius ifr dks [kks nsrh gS vkSj
fcuk fdlh ikfjokfjd enn ds vdsyh iM+ tkrh
gSA crwyk mlds la?k”kZ] cgknqjh vkSj lcls c

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Chutney
2016 | Hindi | Short Film | 17 min | Colour
Director Jyoti Kapur Das
Producer Cinemafia
Story Tisca Chopra, Jyoti Kapur Das,
Avneesh Mishra
Cinematographer Jay Oza
Editor Monisha R Baldawa
Music­Ashwin Srinivasan
Cast Tisca Chopra, Adil Hussain,
Rasika Duggal, Aakash Bharadwaj,
Sumit Gulati
ftl fdlh ls Hkh ge feyrs gSa mldk ,d lkoZtfud
psgjk gksrk gS] ftls oks nqfu;k dks fn[kkuk pkgrs
gSaA ysfdu D;k gks vxj mldk nwljk i{k Hkh gks\
bruk L;kg dh gekjh :g dkai mBs ns[kdjA ;g
fQYe Hkkjrh; e/;oxZ dh uSfrd fn[krh nqfu;k esa
ços”k djrh gS tgk¡ vc baiksVsZM dkj vkSj v‚xsZfud
QwM dh pkgrsa ?kj cuk jgh gSaA O;aX; dks dFkk esa
bLrseky djrs gq, fQYe gesa jkstejkZ ds thou esa
ekStwn L;kg jgL;ksa dk irk crkrh gSA
Cinemafia
Everyone we meet has a public face,
the one they allow us to see. What if
there is another side? The film peeps
into the seemingly moral world of the
great indian middle class with its new
aspirations of imported cars & organic
food. Using satire as its narrative, we get
a voyeuristic look into their relationships
and the dark secrets they hide
while casually going about their
everyday lives.
T;ksfr diwj nkl
T;ksfr diwj nkl ,QVhvkbZvkbZ
iq.ks ls i

nqXxk
Dugga
2016 | Bengali | Short Film | 14.56 min | Colour
Director Chandrasish Ray
Producer Rahul Saha
Story Rahul Saha
Cinematographer Souvik Basu
Editor Subhajit Singha
Music­Avijit Kundu
Cast Sayam Mukherjee, Ankita
Chakraborty, Prantik Banerjee
dydÙkk ds lcls HkO; vkSj I;kjs R;ksagkj nqxkZ iwtk
ds le; ,d ;qok yM+dk] ftldk uke nqXxk gS]
viuh ek¡ ds lkFk le; fcrkus dk nqyZHk ekSdk
gkfly djrk gSA mldh ek¡ ek/kch ,d os';ky;
esa gS vkSj mlds fu;fer xzkgd bl chp yxkrkj
vk&tk jgs gSaA mRlo vkSj jkS'kuh ls Hkjs le; esa
;g ek¡&csVs dh dgkuh 'kgj ds lcls va/ksjs dksus esa
?kfVr gks jgh gSA
Set in the time of Durga Puja, Kolkata’s
grand and beloved annual festival. A
young boy Dugga, gets to spend some
rare time with his mother, Madhabi in
her brothel, between the frequent visits
of her regular clients. Amidst celebration
and light, a mother-son story unfolds at
the darkest corner of the city.
paæk”kh”k js
paæk”kh”k js 2010 ls caxkyh
Qhpj fQYeksa esa lgk;d
funsZ”kd ds :i esa dke dj
jgs gSaA Vhoh ,oa funsZ”ku esa
,d yach vof/k ls dk;Z djus
ckn nqXXkk ls funsZ”ku dh “kq#vkr dhA
Chandrasish Ray
Chandrasish Ray has been working as
an assistant director in Bengali feature
films since 2010. Dugga is his directorial
debut.
jkgqy us Jh osadVs”k fQYeksa ds lkFk fuekZrk ds :i
esa dne j[kkA nqXxk] ds fuekZrk ds :i esa mudh
“kq#vkr gqbZ gSA
After, a long stint in direction and TV,
Rahul ventured into production with
Shree Venkatesh films. Dugga is his
debut as a producer.
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Rahul Saha,1/20A Netaji Nagar, Kolkata 700092
rahhulsaha@gmail.com, +91 98309 43603

,fiy
Epil
2016 | Santali | Short Film | 30 min | Colour
Director R K Soren
Producer Satyajit Ray Film &
Television Institute
Story R K Soren
Cinematographer Amey D Mule
Editor(s) Asim Mohd.
,d tknwxj vkxkeh esys esa viuh vfUre çLrqfr dh
;kstuk cukrk gSA blls oks xk¡o esa QSyh egkekjh
dks jksdus ds fy, iSlk bdëk djuk pkgrk gSA
gM‚e ;qok ,fyi dk firk gS vkSj ,fyi bl esys
dks ysdj cgqr mRlkfgr gSA gM‚e dk nksLr jh;j
Hkh blh le; feyus vkus okyk gSA fQYe fn[kkrh
gS fd dSls vkl&ikl gksrh cqjh ?kVukvksa ds chp
gh jh;j ,fyi ls ,d u;k fj'rk cuk ysrk gSA
A magician plans his farewell
performance in the upcoming funfair to
help gather funds for a morally destroyed
plague affected village. Hadom is a
single father to a young Epil who is
excited to bits about the funfair. Hadom’s
friend Raeyar plans to visit around this
time. The film explores how Epil and
Raeyar find a new relationship through
the sorry events that unfold.
jke—".k lksjsu
jke—".k lksjsu] 33 o"khZ;
,lvkj,QVhvkbZ iwoZ Nk=
gSa] fQYe Ldwy esa mudh
ifj;kstukvksa ds :i esa mUgksaus
laL—fr ea=ky;] us'kuy
gsfjVst] iksfy'k fQYe bafLVVîwV }kjk foÙkh; :i
ls lefFkZr 'k‚VZ~l vkSj nLrkosth fQYeksa dk fuekZ.k
fd;kA mudh ifj;kstuk esaVy Dohu dbZ fQYe
lekjksgksa esa iznf'kZr gqbZ gSA
Ramkrishna Soren
Ramkrishna Soren, is an SRFTI
alumnus, as part of his project repertoire
at film school he has filmed shorts and
documentary films financially backed by
Ministry of Culture, National Heritage
and Polish Film Institute. His project
Mental Queen has been screened at film
festivals.
SRFTI lwpuk vkSj çlkj.k ea=ky; ¼Hkkjr ljdkj½
ds rgr ,d Lok;Ùk vdknfed laLFkku gSA 20 oha
'krkCnh ds var esa 'kq: fd;k x;k] ;g xfr'khy
fQYe Ldwy] Hkfo"; dh laHkkoukvksa ls lqlfTtr]
,d 21 oha lnh laLFkk ds :i esa mHkjk gSA
SRFTI is an autonomous academic
institute under the Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting (GoI). Launched in
the late 20th century, this dynamic film
school has quickly emerged as a 21st
century institution fully equipped for the
future of the medium.
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, E.M. Bypass Road, Panchasayar, Kolkata 700094
fro.srfti@gmail.com, +91 33 24328355
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59

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Fireflies in the Abyss
2016 | Hindi, English, Nepali | Doc | 88 min | Colour
Director Chandrasekhar Reddy
Producer Chandrasekhar Reddy
Cinematographer Chandrasekhar
Reddy
Editor Abhro Banerjee
Music­Cooper - Moore
lwjt mÙkjiwohZ Hkkjr dh dks;yk [knkuksa esa
tksf[keHkjk dk;Z djrk gSA t~;knkrj usikyh
çokfl;ksa dh fdLer esa ;gh fy[kk gS] D;ksafd bl
bykds esa ,slh pwgs ds fcyuqek [knkusa gh vkenuh
dk vdsyk L=ksr gSaA ekrk&firk dk lkFk ugha gS]
fQj Hkh lwjt psgjs ij eqLdku ds lkFk bl mEehn
esa gS fd ,d fnu mls Hkh Ldwy tkus dk ekSdk
feysxkA Qk;jykbt bu fn ,fcl fn[kkrh gS
fd dSls ikj djus esa vlaHko ck/kk,a Hkh euq"; dh
ladYi Hkkouk dks –

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Gi
2017 | Malayalam | Short Film | 30 min | Colour
Director Kunjila
Producer Satyajit Ray Film &
Television Institute
Story Kunjila
Cinematographer Rakesh Dharan
Editor Ritika Poddar
th vius nknk vIipu ds lkFk jgrh gSaA os nksuksa
fHkUu lPpkb;ksa dk lkeuk dj jgs gSaA vIipu dh
;kík'r tk jgh gS vkSj oks ,slh nqfu;kvksa esa [kks
jgk gS ftuls th vifjfpr gSA b/kj th vius
vkl&ikl ds lalkj dks tku jgh gS] vius çseh vkSj
dke ds chp mls lc vius çfrdwy yx jgsa gSA
Gi lives with Appachan, her grandfather.
She and he are dealing with different
realities. Appachan is losing some
memories and delving into worlds Gi is
unfamiliar with. She on the other hand
is trying to come to terms with the world
around her, her lover and her work which
all seem hostile to her.
dqaftyk
lR;ftr jk; fQ+Ye ,oa
Vsfyfotu laLFkku ls funsZ”ku
rFkk iVdFkkys[ku esa Lukrd
gSaA os y?kq fQYesa cukrh jgh gSa
vkSj chrs vkB lky ls Cy‚fxax
txr esa lfØ; gSaA
Kunjila
Kunjila holds a post graduate diploma
in Direction and Screenplay Writing
from Satyajit Ray Film and Television
Institute. She has been making short
films and has been an active blogger for
over 8 years.
SRFTI lwpuk vkSj çlkj.k ea=ky; ¼Hkkjr ljdkj½
ds rgr ,d Lok;Ùk vdknfed laLFkku gSA 20 oha
'krkCnh ds var esa 'kq: fd;k x;k] ;g xfr'khy
fQYe Ldwy] Hkfo"; dh laHkkoukvksa ls lqlfTtr]
,d 21 oha lnh laLFkk ds :i esa mHkjk gSA
SRFTI is an autonomous academic
institute under the Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting (GoI). Launched in
the late 20th century, this dynamic film
school has quickly emerged as a 21st
century institution fully equipped for the
future of the medium.
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, E.M. Bypass Road, Panchasayar, Kolkata 700094,
fro.srfti@gmail.com, +91 033 24328355
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Khidkee
2017 | Marathi | Short Film | 39 min | Black & White
Director Rohan Parshuram Kanawade
Producer Dark Stories
Story Rohan Parshuram Kanawade
Cinematographer Aparna
Dharmmadhikari
Editor Rohan Parshuram Kanawade
Music­Kevin MacLeod
Cast Veena Nair, Abhay Kulkarni
Lalit Prabhakar, Kalyanee Mulay
e/kq v/ksM+ mez dh ?kjsyw L=h gSa] ftudh ftUnxh
vius ydokxzLr ifr dh ns[kHkky esa chrrh gSA
mudk /;ku ck¡Vus dks cl ;qok vf'ou gS] tks
lkeus okys edku esa jgrk gSA ysfdu vf'ou dh
'kjkc vkSj flxjsV dh yr mUgsa viuh larku ds
çfr fparkxzLr dj nsrh gSA vf'ou viuh nwljh
Q+hpj fQ+Ye fy[kus esa O;Lr gS] ckj&ckj viuh
cSBd dh f[kM+dh esa vkdj [kM+k gksrk gS] tgka ls
oks e/kq dks ns[k ldrk gSA
Madhu is a middle-aged homemaker
whose life revolves around taking care
of her paralytic bed-ridden husband.
Her only distraction is Ashween, a
youngster, who lives in the opposite
building. Ashween’s constant indulgence
in alcohol and smoking raises Madhu’s
anxiety about her own son’s lifestyle.
Ashween, who is trying to write his
second feature film, gets frequently
drawn to his living-room window, through
which he can observe Madhu.
jksgu ij'kqjke dukoMs
jksgu us eksckby Qksu ij
fQYedkjh 'kq# dhA mUgksaus
Lora= vkarfjd lTtkdkj
ds :i esa dk;Z djus ds
fy, ukSdjh NksM+ nhA mudh
y?kq fQYe ,dR;k fcurh us mUgsa loZJs’B mHkjrs
fQYedkj dk igyk vUrjkZ"Vªh; iqjLdkj ftrk;k
df'k'k ,evkbZD;w,Q,Q 2013 esaA mudh fQ+Ye
lqUnj dks vkbfjl iqjLdkj ¼;wds½ gkfly gqvk vkSj
mlus vusd fQYe lekjksgksa dh ;k=k dhA
Rohan Parshuram Kanawade
Rohan started out with a film shot on
his mobile phone. He quit to work as
an freelance interior designer. His
short film Ektya Bhinti won him his first
international award for Best Emerging
Filmmaker at Kashish MIQFF 2013. His
film Sundar was selected for Iris Prize
(UK) and has travelled to several noted
film festivals.
MkdZ LVksjht fQYe fuekZ.k ds {ks= esa ,d Lora=
laxBu gSA ;g Lora= fQYe fuekZrk jksgu ij'kqjke
dkuoMs }kjk LFkkfir fd;k x;k Fkk tks fd eqacbZ
esa fLFkr gSA
Dark Stories is an independent outfit
involved in film production. It was
established by independent filmmaker
Rohan Parshuram Kanawade and is
based in Mumbai.
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Dark Stories, 702 Platinum, 28th road, near Tava hotel, Bandra west, Mumbai- 400050
balachandran.ramiah@gmail.com, +91 99202 83416

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Name|Place|Animal|Thing
2017 | Hindi | Doc | 23 min | Colour
Director Nithin R
Producer(s) Nithin R &
Bhagyalakshmi K
Story Nithin R
Cinematographer Rakesh
Ramakrishnan
Editor(s) Nithin R, Appu N Bhattathiri
;g fQYe nf{k.k Hkkjr dh ,d ,slh tutkfr ds
thou dks fn[kkrh gS ftlesa uke j[ks tkus dh
,d fofp= ijEijk gSA ;gk¡ ifjokj vkSj lekt
ds lnL; vius cPpksa dk uke ml igyh pht
ds uke ij j[krs gSa tks lcls igys muds fnekx
esa vkrh gSA bldk urhtk gS M‚DVj] gkbZdksVZ]
lfoZl rFkk fMohtu tSls vthc uke j[kk tkukA
ikjEifjd f'kdkjh bl gfDdfiDdh tutkfr ds
yksx igys taxy esa jgrs Fks vkSj ckn esa mUgsa jkT;
ds fofHkUu xk¡oksa esa clk;k x;kA fQ+Ye mudh
cnyrh thou'kSyh vkSj cnykoksa ij dsafær gSA
The film explores the life of a South India
based tribe that follows a unique naming
convention. The members of the tribe
name their kids with the first thing that
comes to their mind which has resulted
in the members having strange names
like Doctor, High Court, Service and
Division. Traditional bird-hunters, the
HakkiPikkis initially lived in the jungles
and later rehabilitated to different villages
around the state. The film explores their
changing lifestyles and how they have
evolved over time.
fufru vkj
use Iysl ,fuey fFkax fufru
vkj dh crkSj funsZ'kd igyh
fQYe gSA os bl le;
,QVhvkbZvkbZ esa lkmaM
fjd‚fMaZx vkSj lkmaM fMtkbu
i

v‚j xzSaMisjsaV~l gkse
Our Grandparents’ Home
2017 | Bengali | Doc | 42 min | Colour
Supriyo Sen
Director Supriyo Sen
Producer Supriyo Sen &
Goethe - Institut
Story Supriyo Sen
Cinematographer Mrinmoy Mondal
Editor Suvadipta Biswas
Music­Kanishka Sarkar
Hkkjr vkSj ckaXykns'k ds lksyg ;qok 'kks/kkFkhZ 1947
ds caVokjs ls çHkkfor 'kj.kkfFkZ;ksa dh rhljh ih

iyk”k
Palash
2016 | Bengali | Short Film |21 min | Colour
Director Vaibhav Hiwase
Producer Satyajit Ray Film &
Television Institute
Story Vaibhav Hiwase
Cinematographer Vijigeesh
Mandalaparthy
Editor Manendra Lodhi
iwjh nqfu;k ls vyx gksdj Jh iyk'k dh /kjrh ij
tk clk gSA ;gk¡ Hkksykiu Øwj gS vkSj çse fgaldA
Secluded from the rest of the world,
Sree lives in the land of Palash. Here
innocence is cruel and love violent.
oSHko fgokls
oSHko fgokls us SRFTI esa
ços”k ls igys eSdsfudy
bathfu;fjax dh i

iq"dj iqjk.k
Pushkar Puran
2017 | Hindi | Doc-Drama | 99 min | Colour
Kamal Swaroop
✪ OPENING FILM
Director Kamal Swaroop
Producer Kamal Swaroop and Match
Cut Films LLC
Cinematographer Ashok Meena,
Kumar Avyay
Editor Shweta Rai
dkfrZd eghus dh iwf.kZek ds volj ij >hy dh
uxjh iq"dj vkSj mlds vkl&ikl ds /kksjs ,d
vlk/kkj.k esys ds xokg curs gSaA yksd dykdkj]
laxhrdkj] Qsjhokys] >wysokys vkSj ekSr ds dq,a esa
eksVjlkbfdy pykus okys bl jsfxLrku esa tSls
fdlh e`xr`”.kk ls çxV gksrs gSa vkSj oSls gh xk;c
gks tkrs gSa tSls czãk dk ik¡pok lj xk;c gqvk FkkA
dey Lo:i vkfne feFkdksa vkSj Hkkjrh; Hkxokuksa
dh dFkkvksa dh iM+rky djrs gSa bl ifo= uxjh esa]
tgk¡ LoxZ tSls /kjrh ij mrjrk gS vkSj >hy dk
ikuh ikou gks tkrk gSA
During the full moon in the month of
Kartik, the town and the nearby dunes
become an enormous fairground in the
lake city of Pushkar in Rajasthan. Folk
artists, musicians, ferris-wheels, merrygo-rounds
and the deep pits of Mouth
of Death motorcycle rides appear like a
mirage in the desert, only to vanish with
the decapitation of Brahmā’s fifth head.
Kamal Swaroop explores the ancient
myths and politicking of Indian Gods as
the heavens descend and the water in
the lake turns holy.
dey Lo:i
Lo:i nks ckj ds jk"Vªifr
ind rFkk fQYeQs;j iqjLdkj
fotsrk] Vsfyfotu vkSj jsfM;ks
funsZ'kd vkSj dFkkys[kd gSaA
,QVhvkbZvkbZ ls i

fn okVjQ‚y
The Waterfall
2016 | English | Short Film | 20 min | Colour
Director Lipika Singh Darai
Producer LXL Ideas Pvt Ltd
Story Lipika Singh Darai
Cinematographer Indraneel Lahiri
Editor Lipika Singh Darai
Music­Gaurab Chaterjee
Cast Soham Maitra,
Rwitobroto Mukherjee, Indrashish Roy
vius laca/kh uhyw ds igkM+h “kgj igq¡prs gh dj.k
?kus taxyksa esa ?kql tkrk gS] mls bl NksVs ls 'kgj
dh çk—frd lqUnjrk cgqr ilUn gSA ysfdu mls
irk pyrk gS fd ftl >jus ls oks vHkh gksdj vk;k
gS] mls fodkl ds fdlh m|e ds pyrs u"V fd;k
tkus okyk gSA blls O;fFkr gqvk dj.k fodkl dh
xfr vkSj i;kZoj.k laj{k.k ds e/; fojks/kkHkklksa dks
ysdj xgjh lksp esa iM+ tkrk gSA
On a visit to his cousin Nilu’s beautiful
hill town, city kid Karan immediately
takes to the deep forests; he marvels at
the bounty of nature in the small town.
He soon learns that the waterfall they
visited will soon be destroyed to make
way for development projects. Deeply
disturbed, Karan finds himself in deep
contemplation about the conflicting
progress of development and importance
of conserving nature.
fyfidk flax njkbZ
rhu jk"Vªh; iqjLdkj fotsrk]
fyfidk us vksfM'kk esa Lora=
ifj;kstukvksa ij dke djuss
ls igys ,d /ofu fjd‚fMZLV
ds :i esa dke fd;k gS tgka
mUgksaus lkaL—frd fofo/k jkT; dh iM+rky dh]
yksd dykdkjksa vkSj dBiqrfy;ksa dk fp=.k fd;k]
ikjaifjd xhrksa dks fjd‚MZ fd;k A fyfidk dh
fQYeksa dh fo'ks"krk etcwr dFkk 'kSyh gSA os orZeku
esa fQYEl fMohtu ds lkFk vksfM'kk dh dBiqrfy;ksa
vk/kkfjr ij ,d Qhpj M‚D;wesaVªh ij dke dj
jgh gSaA
Lipika Singh Darai
A three-time National Award winner,
Lipika has worked as a sound recordist
before returning to pursue independent
projects in Odisha where she explored
the culturally diverse state, documenting
folk artists and puppeteers, recording
traditional songs of her native, Ho
tribal community. Lipika’s films are
characterized by a strong personal
narrative style. She is currently working
on a feature documentary with Films
Division on the puppeteers of Odisha.
,y,Dl,y vkbfM;kt] iwoZorhZ ,MqehfM;k] lh[kus
dh çfØ;k ls tqM+h gS vkSj Nk=ksa] ekrk&firk vkSj
f'k{kdksa ds fy, dk;Z djrh gSA 130 ls t~;knk
fQYesa] Ldwy flusek dks 6 jk”Vªh; fQYe iqjLdkj
feys gSa vkSj bls nqfu;kHkj ds 120 fQYe lekjksgksa
esa fn[kk;k tk pqdk gSA
LXL Ideas, formerly EduMedia, impacts
learning and creates experiences for
students, parents and educators. With
over 130 films, School Cinema has
won 6 National Film Awards and also
showcased in 120 film festivals across
the world.
LXL Ideas Pvt Ltd, 212, Raheja Plaza, Off New Link Road, Andheri (west), Mumbai - 400053
neha@lxl.in, +91 98195 36695
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67

Dadasaheb Phalke
Award 2017
The highest honour in Indian Cinema, the
Dadasaheb Phalke Award, celebrates the
cinematic legacy of the Father of Indian
Cinema, by applauding industry veterans for
their lifetime contribution. The 48th IFFI 2017
showcases three films of the Dada Saheb
Phalke Award Winning director for 2016,
Shri K. Viswanath.

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K Vishwanath
d¢ fo”oukFk /ofuvkY®[kd ls funsZ”kd] iVdFkkdkj ,oa
pfj= vfHkusrk cus vkSj eq[;r% mYys[kuh; rsyqxq rfey
vkSj fgUnh flusek ds fy, tkus tkrs gSaA os ik¡p jk’Vªh;
fQ+Ye iqjLdkj] N% uanh jkT; iqjLdkj] nl fQ+YeQs;j nf{k.k
iqjLdkj ,oa c‚yhoqM fQ+YeQs;j iqjLdkj Hkh thr pqds gSaA
mUgsa dyk ds {ks= esa muds ;ksxnku ds fy, vka/kzçns”k dk
j?kqifr oSds;k jkT; iqjLdkj ,oa in~eJh ls lEekfur fd;k
x;k vkSj 64osa jk’Vªh; fQ+Ye iqjLdkjksa esa mUgsa nknklkgsc
QkYds iqjLdkj ls lEekfur fd;k x;kA
K Vishwanath is an Indian audiographer,
director, screenwriter, and character actor
noted for his work in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi
cinema. He is the recipient of five National
Film Awards, six state Nandi Awards, eleven
Filmfare Awards. In a film career spanning
sixty years, he has directed 53 feature films.
He is also the recipient of the Padmashri &
Andhra Pradesh State Raghupathi Venkaiah
awards.
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Sagara Sangamam
K. Vishwanath | Telugu, Malayalam | 160 min | Colour
Director K. Vishwanath
Producer Nageshwara Rao Edida
Cinematographer Nivas P.S.
Editor G.G. Krishna Rao
Cast Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada,
Sarath Babu, Sailaja S.P, Sakshi Ranga
Rao, Dubbing Janaki, Potti Prasad,
Jit Mohan Mitra
ckyk—’.kk ,d xjhc ysfdu cgqeq[kh çfrHkklaiUu
HkjrukVîe] dFkdyh] dqphiqM+h esa ekfgj urZd gSA
mldk liuk vf[ky Hkkjrh; u`R; çfr;ksfxrk esa
Hkkx ysuk gSA ek/koh ,d vehj yM+dh gS tks
mldh çfrHkk dks igpkurh gS vkSj mlds lius dks
iwjk djus esa enn djrh gSA ckyk ek/koh dks çse
dk btgkj djus tkrk gS rks mls irk pyrk gS fd
ek/koh “kknh”kqnk gSA cgqr lky chr tkrs gSaA vc
ckyk “kjkch cu pqdk gSA oks ckyk—’.kk ls fQj
feyrh gS] oks ckyk ls mldh csVh dks u`R; fl[kkus
dks dgrh gSA
Balakrishnan, a poor but exceptionally
gifted Bharata Natyam, Kathakali and
Kuchipudi dancer wants to compete
at an All-India level competition. He is
spotted by Madhavi a wealthy girl, who
helps him prepare for the main event.
Drawn emotionally close to Madhavi he
decides to propose to her only to realize
she is a married woman. Years pass by,
Balakrishnan takes to drinking heavily.
Yet, again he is brought out from his
drudgery by Madhavi when she requests
him to tutor her daughter to dance.
DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD
71

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Shankarabharanam
1979 | Telugu, Malayalam | 143 min | Colour
Director K Vishwanath
Producer(s) Sriramulu Akasam,
Nageshwara Rao Edida
Cinematographer Balu Mahendra
Editor G.G. Krishna Rao
Cast Somayajulu J.V., Manju
Bhargavi, Tulasi, Allu Ramalingaiah,
Chandramohan, Nirmalamma,
Pushpakumari, Sakshi Ranga Rao,
Varalakshmi G., Jhansi, Viswanatham
Janardhana Rao Arja, Dubbing
Janaki, Jit Mohan Mitra
;g fQ+Ye “kadj “kkL=h uked fdjnkj ds bnZfxnZ
?kwerh gS] ftUgksaus viuk ru&eu laxhr dks lefiZr
dj fn;k gSA viuh yksdfç;rk ds pje ij mudh
eqykdkr rqylh ls gksrh gS] tks urZd gS vkSj
“kkL=h; dykvksa esa #fp j[krh gSA “kadj “kkL=h
dh dyklk/kuk ls çHkkfor gksdj rqylh mudh
N=Nk;k esa thou fcrkus dk eu cukrh gSA ysfdu
tkfrHksn ds pyrs lekt bl fj”rs dks Lohdkj
ugha djrkA bl chp “kkL=h; laxhr esa ?kVrh #fp
ds pyrs laxhrdkjksa ds cqjs fnu vkrs gSa vkSj mUgsa
jksth&jksVh dekuk eqf”dy gksus yxrk gSA
Sankara Sastry, is devoted to divine
music. At the height of popularity, he
meets Tulasi a dancer, who is highly
interested in classical arts. She wishes
to learn under Sastry’s tutelage as his
disciple. But, a casteism ridden society
frowns upon this compelling Tulasi to
leave only to return years later with her
son. In the meantime, Indian classical
musicians struggle to feed themselves
on basis of their beloved art.
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Swathi Kiranam
1992 | Telugu, Malayalam | 130 min | Color
Director K. Vishwanah
Producer V. Madhusudhan Rao
Cast Mammootty, Master Manjunath,
Radhika Sarathkumar
;g ,d “kkL=h; xk;d dh dFkk gS] oks ,d vU;
cky çfrHkk dh c

Homages
IFFI 2017 pays Homage to Indian film industry
veterans who have passed away in the last year,
by showcasing a selection of films from their
impressive and lasting cinematic legacies.

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Chameli Memsaab
1975 | Assamese | 144 min | B&W
Director Abdul Majid
Producer Seuj Bolchhabi Santha
Screenplay Abdul Majid
Cinematographer Bijoy Dey
Music Bhupen Hazarika
Cast George Baker, Binita Gohain,
Haresh Dutta
vle ds pk; ds cxkuksa esa curh çse dgkuhA
,d fczfV”k pk; mxkusokyk pk; ckxku etnwj
pesyh ds I;kj esa iM+ tkrk gSA og bl yM+dh ls
“kknh dj ysrk gS] ysfdu QkSju gh mlds dRy ds
bYtke esa f?kj tkrk gSA
A love story set in the tea gardens of
Assam. A British planter falls in love with
a tea garden worker. The planter marries
the girl and soon finds himself accused
of her murder.
Abdul Majid
3 May 1932 – 23 September 2017
vCnqy ekftn
vlfe;k funsZ”kd vCnqy ekftn us ukVddkj ds
crkSj cafprk] /kqyh edksVh] pkj] flgkV vfgls]
pksjrky tSls ukVd jpsA os uhi c#vk dh jax
iqfyl ls fQ+Yeksa esa crkSj vfHkusrk vk;sA cs viuh
fQYeksa dk fuekZ.k] ys[ku] funsZ”ku vfHku; djrs
jgsA pesyh eselkc mudh lcls pfpZr fQ+Ye jgh]
tgk¡ jksekal dks fHkUu çdkj dh dFkk esa fijks;k
x;k gSA
Abdul Majid
Abdul Majid, Assamese director started
as playwright with Banchita, Dhuli
Makoti, Char, Sihat Ahise, Choretal.
Entered films as actor in Nip Barua’s
Ranga Police. Produced, wrote and
directed his films. His best known film
is Chameli Memsaab, deploying a staid
narrative progression weaving romance
into clearly defined themes.
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Ayirathil Oruvan
1965 | India | Tamil | Color | 174 min
Directors B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu
Producer B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu
Screenplay K. J. Mahadevan
Cinematographer V. Ramamoorthy
Editor R. Devarajan
Cast Jayalalitha J , R.S. Manohar,
Nagesh, M.N. Nambiar,
M.G. Ramachandran
tc ,d M‚DVj rFkk “kks/kkFkhZ ef.kekju]ij ns”kæksg
ds fy, vf/kuk;d “kklu }kjk vfHk;ksx fd;k tkrk
gS vkSj dbZ vU; vknfe;ksa ds lkFk ,d xqyke
ds :i esa csp fn;k tkrk gS] og vius lkfFk;ksa
ds lkFk Hkkxus esa lQy gksrk gS] leqæh Mkdqvksa
}kjk og idM fy;k tkrk gS vkSj mudh lsok djus
ds fy, mls etcwj djrs gSaA ckn esa mudh enn
ls ns”k dks rkuk”kkg “kklu ls eqä djkus ds fy,
og yM+rk gSA
When a town doctor cum researcher
Manimaran is accused of treason by
the dictating ruler and sold along with
numerous other men as a slave, he
escapes with his companions, gets
captured by pirates who force him to
serve for them before gaining their
support in fighting back the dictatorship
for his country’s freedom.
J. Jayalalitha
24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016
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,d Hkkjrh; vfHkus=h vkSj jktuhfrK Fkh ftUgksaus
1991 vkSj 2016 ds chp 14 o’kksaZ rd Ng ckj rfey
ukMq ds eq[;ea=h ds :i esa lsok,¡ nhaA t;k in~eoYyh
dh Hkrhth Fkh tks 1958 ls ,d ?kjsyw efgyk gh
jgh o’kZ 1964 esa mudh loZçFke dUuM fQYe
fpUukMk xksEcs] ,oa loZçFke rsyqxq fQYe euq”kqyq
eekrkyq vkbZA rfey fQ+Ye osfUujk vkMS o’kZ esa vkSj
fgUnh fQ+Ye bTtr esa] ey;kye fQ+Ye thll esa
vkbZA o’kZ esa t;yfyrk dks rfeyukMq ljdkj }kjk
dySeke.kh iqjLdkj ls uoktk x;kA o’kZ 1991 esa
eækl fo”ofo|ky; ls ,d iqjLdkj ls “kq: gksdj
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J. Jayalalitha
J. Jayalalitha was an Indian actor and
politician who served six terms as the
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for over
fourteen years between 1991 and
2016. Her debut in Kannada film was
Chinnada Gombe, her debut Telugu film
was Manushulu Mamathalu, in Tamil it
was Vennira Aadai and in Hindi it was
Izzat and in Malayalam it was the film
Jesus. Jayalalithaa was awarded the
Kalaimamani by the Government of
Tamil Nadu. She has received several
honorary doctorates and awards from
the University of Madras.
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Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
1983 | India | Hindi | 132 min | Colour
Director Kundan Shah
Producer National Film Development
Corporation
Screenplay Kundan Shah
Cinematographer Binod Pradhan
Editor Renu Saluja
Cast Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani,
Satish Shah, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur
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QksVks LVwfM;ks “kq# djus dh dksf”k”k esa yxs gSaA
mUgsa feyk igyk vuqca/k gh mUgsa cEcbZ ds Nn~e ls
Hkjs lEifÙk ds dkjksckj dh vksj [khap ys tkrk gSA
mUgsa irk pyrk gS fd “kgj ds lcls cM+s Bsdsnkjksa
esa ls ,d fuxe dfe”uj dks fj”or f[kykdj iqy
cukus dk Bsdk gkfly djus dh dksf”k”k esa gSA
blds chp dfe”uj Bsdsnkj ds çfr}a}h vkgwtk
ls Hkh eksyHkko dj jgk gSA vUrr: Bsdk fdlh
rhljs dks gh fey tkrk gSA la;ksx ls fouksn vkSj
lq/khj ;g tku ysrs gSa fd Bsdsnkj us dfe”uj dh
gR;k dh gSA
Vinod and Sudhir are two professional
photographers trying to start a photo
studio. The first real assignment that they
get, draws them into the shady world
of Bombay real estate. They discover
that one of the biggest builders in
Bombay, is trying to bribe the Municipal
Commissioner into giving him a bridge
contract. Meanwhile the Commissioner
is negotiating with the builder’s arch rival
Ahuja. The contract is finally awarded
to a third person. By chance Vinod
and Sudhir find out that the builder has
murdered the Commissioner.
Kundan Shah
19 October 1947 – 7 October 2017
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Kundan Shah
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for his comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do
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Yaaro and his 1985–1986, TV series
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Nukkad with Saeed Akhtar Mirza.
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laLFkku ls funsZ”ku dh iqdko jgkA tkus Hkh nks ;kjksa mudk he developed an interest in the comedy
funsZ”kdh; inkiZ.k Fkh] ftls lrh”k dkSf”kd ds lkFk genre. His directorial debut was the
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comedy film Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro in
1983. He also was the co-writer of the
film, with Satish Kaushik.
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Osey Ramulamma
1997 | India | Telugu | Color | 158 min
Director Narayana Rao Dasari
Producer Dasari Padma
Cinematographer Shyam K. Naidu
Music by Vandemataram Srinivas
Cast Vijayshanti, Rami Reddy,
Narayana Rao Dasari
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ij vk/kkfjr fQYe gSA jkeqykEek cgqr gh de mez
13 esa Mksjk }kjk xHkkZ/kku fd;k x;k FkkA Mksjk vius
vknfe;ksa ls cPps dks Qsadus vkSj jkeqykEek dks ekj
Mkyus dk vkns”k nsrk gSA uDlyksa }kjk cPps dks
ns[k ysrk gS vkSj muds tfj, mldk ikyu iks”k.k
fd;k tkrk gSA ?kk;y jkeqykEek dk ,d nfyr
nEifr }kjk /;ku j[kk tkrk gS tks mls vius cgu
dh rjg ns[krs gSaA jkeqykEek dks Mksjklkuh ¼Mksjk
dh iRuh½ dh ukSdjkuh ds :i esa Mksjk ?kMh ¼egy½
esa dke djus ds fy, dgk tkrk gSA ,d fnu
Mksjk dk csVk tcjnLrh jkeqykEek ds lkFk lksus
dh dksf”k”k djrk gSA og budkj djrh gS] ysfdu
Mksjk ds csVs dks mlds fcLrj esa ekj nsus ds flok
og dqN ugha dj ldrh FkhA
Osey Ramulamma movie is based
on a woman’s rebellion in Telangana.
Ramulamma at a very young age of 13
was impregnated by the dora. The dora
orders his men to throw the baby and
kill Ramulamma. The baby was found
by naxals and was raised by them.
Injured Ramulamma was taken care by
a Dalit couple who treated her as their
own sister. Ramulamma was asked
to work at Dora ghadi palace to be a
maid of Dorasani (wife of Dora). One
day Dora’s son tries to forcefully sleep
with Ramulamma. She refuses but,
she cannot do anything except to
kill the man.
Dr. Narayana Rao Dasari
4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017
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fQ+Ye funsZ”kd vkSj fQ+Ye fuekZrk gS A ukjk;.kk
jkm us yxHkx 150 fQ+Yeksa dk funsZ”ku fd;k] 53
fQ+Yeksa dk fuekZ.k fd;k vkSj 250 ls Åij fQ+Yeksa
esa laokn ys[kd vkSj ,d xhrdkj ds :i esa dke
fd;kA ch , fMxzh vftZr djus ds lkFk lkFk og
ukVd çfr;ksfxrkvksa esa Hkh Hkkx fy;k djrk FkkA os
tYn gh ,d çHkko”kkyh LVst dykdkj] iVdFkk
ys[kd] funsZ”kd ds :i esa tkus x;sA muds çorZu
dky esa mUgksaus rsyqxq] rfey vkSj dUuM Hkk’kkvksa ds
fQ+Yeksa esa Hkh vfHku; fd;kA mUgksaus vius vfHku;
ds fy, vk¡/kz çns”k jkT; ds loksZÙke vfHkusrk dk
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Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao
Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao, is an Indian is
a politician, film director and producer.
He directed about 150 films, produced
53 films and worked in above 250 films
as a dialogue writer and as a lyricist .
He was soon recognised as a potential
stage artiste, scriptwriter and director.
During his career he also acted in Telugu,
Tamil, and Kannada languages. He won
Andhra Pradesh State Best actor award
for his acting.
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Ardh Satya
1983 | Hindi, Marathi | 130 min | Colour
Director Govind Nihalani
Producer Vasant Mamania,
Manmohan Shetty, Shivanand Shetty,
Pradeep Uppoor
Screenplay Vijay Tendulkar,
Vasant Dev
Cinematographer Govind Nihalani
Editor Renu Saluja
Cast Om puri, Smita Patil,
Amrish Puri, Naseeruddin Shah,
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
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osykadj dks le> vkrk gS fd vly esa rks jkek
'ksêh tSls jktusrk iqfyl dks vius b'kkjksa ij upkrs
gSaA vius xqLls vkSj HkM+kl dks oks tsy esa cUn vU;
dSfn;ksa dks cqjh rjg ekjdj fudkyrk gSA mldk
vlarks”k rc vkSj Hkh c

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Nagarik
1952 | Bengali | 127min | B&W
Director Ritwik Ghatak
Producer (Film Guild) Pramode
Sengupta, Bhupati Nandi,
Ritwik Ghatak
Screenplay Ritwik Ghatak
Cinematographer Ramananda
Sengupta
Editor Ramesh Joshi
Cast Ajit Banerjee, Kali Bannerjee,
Gangapada Basu, Satindra
Bhattacharya
jkew viuh ek¡&firk vkSj cgu ds lkFk ,d xjhc
cLrh esa jgrk gSA jkew dh cgu lhrk dh laHkkfor
llqjkyokyksa ds lkeus rS;kj djkdj ijsM djok;h
tkrh gS vkSj os mldk vieku djrs gSaA muds firk
NksVh vkSj udkjkRed lksp okys balku gSa tks vius
nksuksa cPpksa ds bl vkn”kZokn esa fo”okl ugha djrs
fd vPNs fnu vk;saxsA jkew dh ftUnxh esa mtkyk
mldh çsfedk mek gS tks [kqn Hkh ,slh gh vHkkoksa
ls Hkjh ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa viuh cgu “ksQkyh vkSj ek¡
ds lkFk jgrh gSA jkew mlls cpuk pkgrk gS D;ksafd
oks pkgdj Hkh mldh enn ugha dj ldrkA [kpksaZ
dks iwjk djus ds fy, jkew dh ek¡ xjhc nqdkunkj
lkxj dks fdjk,nkj j[krh gSaA
Ramu lives in a lower-middle-class
neighbourhood with his mother, father
and sister. Ramu’s sister, Seeta, is
dressed up and paraded in front of
prospective in-laws who humiliatingly
examine her. The father is myopic and
full of cynicism for he does not share the
idealistic aspirations of his two children
that better times will come. The light of
Ramu’s life is his girlfriend Uma, who
lives in an equally precarious situation
with her sister Shefali and her mother.
To make ends meet, Ramu’s mother
takes in Sagar, a poor chemist, as a
paying guest.
Ramananda Sengupta
8 May 1916 – 23 August 2017
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Savalee
2007 | Marathi | Duration | Colour
Director Rajendra Talak
Producer Shivendu G. Agrawal
Screenplay Pratima Kulkarni
Cinematographer Debu Deodhar
Editor Vidyadhar Pathare
Cast Reema Lagoo, Amruta Subhash,
Urmila Kanitkar
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Ocean of an Old Man
2008 | Hindi,Bengali,English | 80 min | Colour
Director Rajesh Shera
Producer Pinaki Chatterjee,
Alan McAlex, Rajesh Shera
Screenplay Rajesh Shera
Cinematographer Tapan Vyas
Editor Rajesh Shera
Cast Tom Alter, Jamie Alter, Akash
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}kjk 1974 esa LFkkfir çkFkfed fo|ky; esa v|kid
gSa vkSj viuh csVh vkSj iRuh ds lkFk jgrs gSaA muds
dqN Nk= fHkUu :i ls l{ke gSa] vkSj dbZ fo|kFkhZ
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Achanak
1973 | India | 1h 36min | Crime, Drama | Color
Director Gulzar
Producer Raj N. Sippy
Screenplay Gulzar
Cinematographer K. Vaikunth
Editor Waman B. Bhosle,
Gurudutt Shirali
Screenplay Gulzar
Music Salil Chowdhury, Vasant Desai
Cast Vinod Khanna, Om Shivpuri,
Lily Chakraborty, Farida Jalal,
Asrani, Iftekar
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gS] vkSj mldh iRuh Hkh mldks Hkh cgqr I;kj
djrh gSA mldk dekfUMax v‚Qhlj ysV- duZy
c{kh mldk llqj Hkh gSA tc jUthr tku tkrk
gS fd mldh iRuh dk mlds lcls vPNs nksLr
ds lkFk laca/k gS rks og nksuksa dks ekj Mkyrk gS
vkSj og Lo;a vius vkidks iqfyl ds gokys djrk
gSA uSfrdrk dh Å¡pkbZ ij ,d ukVd] var esa
ftKklk mRiUu djrk gS fd dkuwu ds çorZd
ftUgksaus vijk/k ds fy, mls idM fy;k Fkk tc
mls e`R;qnaM fn;k tkrk gS rc i”pkrki djrk gS A
Major Ranjeet Khanna is in love with his
wife Pushpa, who seems to be much in
love with him as well. His commanding
officer Lt. Col Bakshi is also his fatherin-law.
When Ranjeet discovers his wife
is having an affair with his best friend,
he kills them both and turns himself in to
the police. A drama high on morals, the
climax is intriguing when law enforcers
who arrested him for the crime feel
remorse when he is sentenced to death.
Vinod Khanna
6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017
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fuekZrk FksA og nks fQYeQs;j iqjLdkj fotsrk FksA
og ,d lfØ; jktuhfrK Hkh FksA [kUuk us dbZ
fQYeksa esa eq[; Hkwfedk,sa fuHkkbZ] esjs vius] eqdn~nj
dk fldanj] vej vdcj ,aFkksuh vkfn esa mudk
;knxkj vfHku; jgkA 1968 esa viuh igyh fQYe
ds ckn] [kUuk us igys lgdykdkj vkSj izfrjksf/k
Hkwfedk,sa fuHkkbZa] fQYe esjs vius esa ,axzh ;ax] vkSj
lSU; vf/kdkjh ds :i esa cgq ç'kaflr fQYe vpkud
esa] tks fd ds- ,e- ukukorh ds ?kVukØeksa ij
vk/kkfjr fQYe FkhA
Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna was an Indian actor and
producer of Bollywood films. He was the
recipient of two Filmfare Awards. He was
also an active politician. After making
his debut in 1968, Khanna first acted
in supporting and antagonistic roles; as
an angry young man in the movie Mere
Apne, and as the military officer turned
fugitive in the critically acclaimed movie
Achanak, which was a film based on the
events of K. M. Nanavati.
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Accessible India
Accessible Films
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collaboration between IFFI, Saksham Bharat and UNESCO
with the aim to promote the creation of inclusive spaces for
the differently abled to access the joys of cinema.

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Hindi Medium
2017 | Hindi | 132 min | Colour
Director Saket Chaudhary
Producer(s) Bhushan Kumar,
Krishan Kumar, Dinesh Vijan
Cnematographer Laxman Utekar
Editor A Sreekar Prasad
Cast Irrfan Khan, Neha Dhupia,
Saba Qamar, Deepak Dobriyal,
Amrita Singh, Tillotama Shome
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lcls “kkunkj f”k{kk fnyokus vkSj bl ek/;e ls
fnYyh “kgj ds Hkæyksd esa “kkfey gksus dk [okc
ns[krk gSA
A couple from Chandni Chowk aspire to
give their daughter the best education
and thus be a part of and accepted by
the elite of Delhi.
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gSaA os larks”k floku ds lkFk feydj vlksdk fy[k
pqds gSa vkSj I;kj ds lkbM bQSDV ds funsZ”kd gSaA
pkS/kjh oSls rks bathfu;j cuuk pkgrs Fks] ysfdu
lkfo=hckbZ Qqys iq.ks fo”ofo|ky; esa ehfM;k vkSj
dE;wfuds”ku LVMht foHkkx esa i

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Secret Superstar
2017 | Hindi | 150 min | Colour
Director Advait Chandan
Producer(s) Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao
Screenplay Advait Chandan
Cinematographer Anil Mehta
Editor Hemanti Sarkar
Cast Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij,
Raj Arjun, Aamir Khan
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firk dh ng”kr ls Hkjs ?kj esa jgrh gSA mlds firk
mlds xk;d cuus ds lius ds fcYdqy f[kykQ
gSaA ;g dgkuh bafl;k ds lcdks pdek nsdj eqacbZ
tkus vkSj ogk¡ dHkh lQy xk;d jgs “kfä dqekj ls
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