Filmmaking has become a Democratic process in changing times of technology: Col. Rathore
Posted on 16 Jan, 2017 11:01 pm
Indian Panorama Film Festival Inaugurated in Delhi
Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting has said that movies in the Indian Panorama section has an has an emotional appeal with the audiences as they can relate them with their own culture, region and language. The art of storytelling through movies has undergone a change with the times and a trend has now started in India to produce Films based on inspiring stories of real life events. Col. Rathore mentioned this while inaugurating the Indian Panorama Film Festival at Siri Fort auditorium here today. Smt Jayashree Mukherjee, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting was also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Col. Rathore said that with the paradigm change in technology and business models, the process of film making is becoming democratic, making it a level playing field giving opportunities to creativity. He further added that the lines between commercial and art cinema have blurred and low budget movies have also succeeded at the Box Office.
Col. Rathore while paying tribute to the veteran film actor Late Shri Om Puri said that, Shri Om Puri was a committed film personality who gave his best in every venture that he was associated with throughout his life.
The Indian Panorama Film Festival, organised by Directorate of Film Festivals shall be screening a package of films of Late Shri. Om Puri to pay tribute to the legendary actor. A total of five iconic films in which Shri Om Puri has acted will be screened from 17th – 21st January in Siri Fort Auditorium III at 6pm. This is to commemorate the journey of his life as an actor and an iconic figure in Indian Film Industry, who have brought films closer to actuality and awareness to his countrymen.
The festival will open with the Documentary film “Ima Sabitri” directed by Bobo Khuraijam and Hindi feature film “Pinky Beauty Parlour” directed by Akshay Singh.
Screening schedule of Indian Panorama films is as follows:
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Date |
11.00 AM |
2.00 PM |
5.30 PM |
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17.01.2017 (Tuesday) |
*GUDH Dir: Saurav Rai Nepali / 28 Mins
RINGAN Dir: Makarand Mane Marathi/109 Mins |
SAHAJ PAATHER GAPPO Dir: Manas Mukul Pal Bengali/86 Mins |
BAJIRAO MASTANI Dir: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Hindi/158 Mins
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18.01.2017 (Wednesday) |
KAADU POOKKUNNA NERAM Dir: Dr.Biju Malayalam/106 Mins |
*AMDAVAD MA FAMOUS Dir : Hardik Mehta Gujarati / 30 Mins
IRUDHI SUTTRU Dir: Sudha Kongara Tamil/112 Mins
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SAIRAT Dir: Nagraj Manjule Marathi/174 Mins
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19.01.2017 (Thursday) |
*PAYWAT Dir: Mithun Chandra Chowdhary Marathi / 15 Mins
U TURN (UA) Dir: Pawan Kumar Kannada/121 Mins
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*DAAYRA (UC) Dir: Sonia Saharan Haryanvi / 24 Mins
LOKTAK LAIREMBEE (UC) Dir: Haoban Paban Kumar Manipuri/71 Mins
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AIRLIFT (UA) Dir: Raja Krishna Menon Hindi/124 Mins
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20.01.2017 (Friday) |
DIKCHOW BANAT PALAAX (UC) Dir: Sanjib sabhapandit Assamese/117 Mins
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K SERA SERA Dir: Rajeev Shinde Konkani/135 Mins
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CHITROKAR Dir: Saibal Mitra Bengali/147 Mins
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21.01.2017 (Saturday) |
*BACHCHHA SAHEB (UC) Dir: Saikat Sekhareswar Ray Bengali / 29 Mins
ROOPANTHRAM Dir: M B Padmakumar Malayalam/98 Mins
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*SAMANN (UC) Dir: Billu Paul Haryanvi / 29 Mins
MANTRA (UC) Dir: Nicholas Kharkongor English/90 Mins
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*EDPA KANA Dir: Niranjan Kumar Kujur Kudukh / 26 Mins
SHANKHACHIL Dir: Goutam Ghose Bengali/134 Mins
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22.01.2017 (Sunday) |
*SABIN ALUN Dir: Altaf Mazid Karbi (Assam)/ 52 Mins
ONAATAH Dir: Pradip Kurbah Khasi/112 Mins
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*EARTH CRUSADER Dir: Shabnam Sukhdev English/ 55 Mins
EKK ALBELA Dir: Shekhar Sartandel Marathi/99 Mins |
SULTAN (UA) Dir: Ali Abbas Jaffar Hindi/170 Mins
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23.01.2017 (Monday) |
*ORMAYUDE ATHIRVARAMBUKAL (UC) Dir: Sudesh Balan Malayalam/ 22 Mins
ALLAMA (UC) Dir: T S Nagabharna Kannada/99 Mins
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*DAARAVTHA (A) Dir: Nishant Roy Bombarde Marathi / 30 Mins
*GUNS AND GUITARS – A MUSICAL TRAVELOGUE (UC) Dir: Bidyut Kotoky English / 94 Mins
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*TAANDAV (UA) Dir: Devashish Makhija Hindi / 12 Mins
BAAHUBALI (UA) Dir: S.S Rajamouli Telugu/158 Mins
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24.01.2017 (Tuesday) |
HARIKATHA PRASANGA Dir: Ananya Kasaravalli Kannada/136 Mins
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BASTU SHAAP (UA) Dir: Kaushik GangulyBengali/129 Mins
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ISHTI Dir: G. Prabha Sanskrit/108 Mins
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25.01.2017 (Wednesday) |
*RANDU KURIPPUKAL Dir: Gireesh Kumar.K Malayalam/30 Mins
*MEMORIES OF A FORGOTTEN WAR Dir: Utpal Borpujari English/ 109 Mins |
*THE WIND IN THE MARUWA FIELD Dir: Sankhajit Biswas Bengali / 52 Mins
ROOPANTHRAM Dir: M B Padmakumar Malayalam/98 Mins
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*CHAUKAT Dir: Umesh Mohan Bagade Marathi/12 Mins
NATSAMRAT Dir: Mahesh Manjrekar Marathi/165 Mins
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27.01.2017 (Friday) |
*GODS IN SHACKLES Dir: Sangita Iyer English/92 Mins
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* IN RETURN, JUST A BOOK (UC) Dir: Shiny Jacob Benjamin Malayalam / 45 Mins
*CECILIA (UC) Dir: Pankaj Johar English / 84 Mins |
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Time
Om Puri – A Special Homage
Siri Fort Auditorium III at 6 PM
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17.01.2017
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18.01.2017
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19.01.2017
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20.01.2017
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21.01.2017
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ARDH SATYA (1982) Dir: Govind Nihalani Hindi/130 Mins |
MIRCH MASALA (1987) Dir: Ketan Mehta Hindi/128Mins
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JAANE BHI DO YAARO (1983) Dir: Kundan Shah Hindi/132 Mins |
SADGATI (1981) Dir: Satyajit Ray Hindi/45 Mins |
DHARAVI (1992) Dir: Sudhir Mishra Hindi/120 Mins
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Courtesy – Press Information Bureau, Government of India