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Persons of Eminence

Searching for Smita ( Smita Patil )

This biographic film is a tribute to a pioneering actress Smita Patil and through her work an attribute to the parallel cinema. Her realistic, dignified portrayals of Indian woman paralleled. The emerging women's movement in India, creating a space for women on screen, and role models for them off-screen.

Satyajit Ray

A biographical film is on Satyajit Ray, one of India's most significant film makers, who also attained international acclaim through his cinematographic creations.

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan - President of India ( L. V. )

This film is based on speeches of and interviews with the late President of India, Servepalli Radhakrishnan, recorded between 1947 and 1966. In these speeches and interviews S. Radhakrishnan talks about his childhood, education, influences, philosophy, political career, public life, etc. The President's sojourn to the UK, the USA and the USSR are also included. Welcoming S. Radhakrishnan, the President of the USA, Mr. John F. Kennedy said, "The President is a noted philosopher.

Salil Chowdhury ( L. V. )

Writer, story-teller, dramatist, music-composer and above all a humanist Salil Chowdhury lives forever through his works.

Mrinal Sen: Self and Cinema

This documentary highlight the life, works and achievement of Mrinal Sen.

Abhinaya

Abhinaya is a differently abled South-Indian Actress who is both hearing and speech impaired.

Vinoba Bhave, The Man

The film gives intimate details of the life and mission of the great scholar-saint of our times, Acharya Vinoba Bhave. The Bhoodan Yagna movement was initiated and is being nurtured by him. This covers voluntary transfer of land by land owners to the landless peasants.

Swar Ganga - Gangubai Hangal

An autobiographical about Gangubai Hangal, one of the doyens of Indian classical music, Gangubai was in her seventies when this film was made. Gangubai was born in Dharwar in 1913. Her mother Ambabai was a Carnatic music (Karnataka Sangeet) vocalist. But she liked the Hindustani style very much. Ambabai moved from Dharwar to Hubli, where a family friend persuaded the Kirana gharana maestro, Sawai Gandharva to accept Gangubai as his disciple. Gangubai had to face lot of hurdles in learning music in those conservative days.

Images / Reflections : A Journey into the Imagery of Adoor Gopalkrishnan

This film focuses on Shri Adoor Gopalkrishnan's film making style and idioms. This is achieved through the interviews and the clippings of his films. The film also brings into focuses the relationship between the folk arts of Kerala and films made by Adoor Gopalkrishnan.

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