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BOBBY (1973)

Jon W. — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:32:45 +0000

Bobby is the story of Raj, the poor little rich boy who has everything but the love and attention he craves, and Bobby, the granddaughter of his old maid in whom he finds love and support. Interwoven with this innocent love story are the very real issues of modern India’s social and class inequalities as the film explores the theme of relationships versus wealth. The two sets of parents, with their social and financial differences, make it impossible for the young lovers to be together. What follows is a touching tale of how the pair fights society and their parents, proving that love does conquer all and that a big bank balance does not automatically provide respectability.

Director: Raj Kapoor.
Writers: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (screenplay & story), Jainendra Jain (dialogue), V.P. Sathe (screenplay).
Stars: Dimple Kapadia, Rishi Kapoor, Pran Sikand, Premnath Malhotra, Sonia Sahni, Durga Khote, Aruna Irani, Prem Chopra, Farida Jalal, Piloo J. Wadia, Pinchoo Kapoor, Jagdish Raj, Shashi Kiran, Raj Rani, Aarti, Chanda, Kamal Boy, Bhanumati, Mona Saxena, Ghanshyam Rohera, H. L. Pardesi, Kuku Kohli, Mansaram, Madhup Sharma.
Cinematographer: Radhu Karmakar.
Composers: Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar, Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

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KALIGHAT ATHIKATHA (1999)

Jon W. — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 02:31:14 +0000

The film attempts to negotiate with the duality that is associated with the ceremonial veneration of the Mother Goddess Kali. It ruminates on the nuanced transness that is prevalent, in the ceremonial performance of male devotees cross dressing as Kali. This is interwoven with grotesque elements of a sacrificial ceremony, which forms a vital part of the worship of the Goddess.

Director: Ashish Avikunthak. AKA Kalighat Fetish.
Writer: Ashish Avikunthak.
Stars: Kaushik Gangopadhya.
Cinematographer: Ray Shrisa.

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DANCE OF THE WIND (1997)

Jon W. — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 12:51:10 +0000

The mother of the Indian female singer Pallavi is at the end of her life. She was master and teacher for her daughter for the art of Indian singing. But she will not be able to complete her lessons. So Pallavi experiences the lack of the guru of her mother. Finally she finds him in a very young street-girl who is able to sing marvelously. But this girl keeps disappearing again and again…

Director: Rajan Khosa.
Writers: Rajan Khosa, Robin Mukherjee.
Stars: Ami Amora, Roshan Bano, Kitu Gidwani, Bhaveen Gosain, Vinod Nagpal, B.C. Sanyal, Abbas Tyrewala, Paakhi A. Tyrewala, Kapila Vatsyayan.
Cinematographer: Piyush Shah.
Composer: Shubha Mudgal.

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THE CREATION OF WOMAN (1961)

Jon W. — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:38:11 +0000

This 14-minute film talks about the Hindu god Brahma’s creation of life, the world and of course the first woman. Saeed Jaffrey narrates the story as dancers Bhaskar, Dinu and Anjali Devi “act” out the story.

Director: Charles F. Schwep.
Writer: Charles F. Schwep.
Stars: Saeed Jaffrey (narrator), Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury, Dinu, Anjali Devi.
Cinematographer: Wheaton Galentine.

1961 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects.
1961 Cannes Film Festival – Nominated for the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film.

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MATHILUKAL (1990)

Jon W. — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 07:09:18 +0000

Based on an autobiographical novelette by the well-known Kerala writer Basheer, this is a love story, set in a prison cell the 40s, between the imprisoned Basheer and a woman from the neighbouring prison compound. They are separated by a high wall so that they never see each other and have to devise ingenious ways of communicating. Produced for TV, the story is played out in confined spaces with a sense of claustrophobia and suppressed violence which enhances the emotional impact of the moving love story.

Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan. AKA The Walls / മതിലുകൾ
Writers: Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (novel), Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
Stars: Mammootty, Ravi Vallathol, Thilakan, Krishnan Kutty Nair, Azeez, Jagannatha Varma, Murali, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Sreenath, Vembayam Thampi, Ravi Vallathol, Babu Namboothiri, B.K. Nair, Vembayam Thampi, Azeez, Aliyar, Krishnan Kutty Nair, P.C. Soman, Krishnan Kutty Nair, Kallada Vijayan, Punnapra Appachan, T. Sudhakaran, Rayhu, P.I. Jacob, Matthew, Santosh, P. Ganga, Somasekharan Nair, Krishnakumar, Kurup. K.P.S., Shanmukham Pillai, Kaladharan, Bhaskaran Nair, M.R. Gopakumar, T.K. Ajayakumar, Gopan, Balakumar, Rajan Manarakkayam, Raju, Gopalakrishnan, Gopinathan Nair.
Cinematographer: Mankada Ravi Varma (as Ravi Varma).

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DUVIDHA (1973)

Jon W. — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 12:33:32 +0000

Mani Kaul’s film was funded by the Film Finance Corporation and an independent multi-arts co-operation led by noted painter Akbar Padamsee. Derived from a Rajasthani folk tale, it tells of a merchant’s son who returns home with his new wife only to be sent away on family business. A ghost witnesses the brides’ arrival and falls in love with her. He takes on the absent husband’s form an lives with her. She has his child, which becomes a problem when the real husband returns home. The film focusses on the wife’s life and dispenses with almost any dialogue developing the characters through parallel, historically uneven or even contradictory narratives.

Director: Mani Kaul.
Writer: Vijayadan Detha (based on the story by).
Stars: Ravi Menon, Kana Ram, Raisa Padamsee, Hardan, Shambhudan, Manohar Lalas, Bhola Ram.
Cinematographer: Navroze Contractor.

1975 Chicago Film Festival – Nominated for the Gold Hugo.

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THE PEACOCK SPRING (1996)

Jon W. — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:24:14 +0000

Filmed in India, Rumer Godden’s story has been adapted and directed by the Jewel in the Crown team. Two English schoolgirls arrive in New Delhi, 1959. Their diplomat father has secured them a beautiful Eurasian governess. 15-year-old Una suspects an ulterior motive. But her father’s affairs take second place to her own when she has a secret affair with the Indian gardener.

Director: Christopher Morahan.
Writers: Rumer Godden (novel), Ken Taylor.
Stars: Peter Egan, Jennifer Caron Hall, Hattie Morahan, Naveen Andrews.

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KUMBHA MELA (1989)

Jon W. — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:43:12 +0000

Antonioni had a long fascination with India which gave way to this 1977 short capturing the country’s most important Hindu festival, Kumbha Mela, during which millions of worshippers gather to pray where the Ganges, Jamuna and Saraswati rivers converge. The film material remained unused until 1989, when Antonioni was convinced to edit it and to present it at the Cannes Festival.

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni.
Stars: Michelangelo Antonioni.

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