In the year 2000 Khajuraho temple completed their thousand years of existence on this occasion there was a yearlong celebration and various artists from different fields got together to study and discuss the heritage of Khajurajho temples. This film is a record of this great event.
This film in a nutshell brings out the history of the struggle undertaken by the tribals of chotanagpur belt, which was part of earlier south Bihar, carved out of which ultimately resulted in the birth of a new state Jharkhand.
A vetran cameraman of the black & white era. V. K. Murthy's collaboration with Guru Dutt resulted in many memorable films. He was a master of light & shadow and created many innovative techniques. in 2008 the Dadasaheb Phalke Awards was conferred on this Veteran Cinematographer who is the first Cameraman to receive the honour for his contribution to Indian cinema.
The history of world cinema has been a long and glorious account of steady emergence to reach the dimensions and industry marked by the production of the first film by Lois and August Lumiere, screened in March 1896. I AM HUNDRED YEARS YOUNG, brings to us the Indian Cinema to all its variety and versatility, its glory and greatness, not forgetting the tinsel world.
Dhrupad is the oldest surviving form of Hindustani classical music and the Dagars, who have been singing for twenty generations are responsible more than anyone else for keeping it alive. Times have changed but the Dagars have tenaciously not allowed the pristine Dhrupad to be diluted or distorted. This film on the Dagars is a slow meditative journey that fuses the depth and quiet of the traditional with the hurly-burly of the modern.
सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्रालय
