CHARAN-ATVA

CHARAN-ATVA 2019

1

The Film Depicts the Journey of Charan, a nomadic pastoral tribe found in India.

2019

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore 1961

6.80

Docudrama about the life of Rabindranath Tagore, Indian polymath—poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter, who reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art, becoming in 1913 the first non-European and the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The film was released during Tagore's birth centenary year.

1961

Mahatma: Life of Gandhi, 1869-1948

Mahatma: Life of Gandhi, 1869-1948 1968

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Mahatma: Life of Gandhi, 1869–1948 is a 1968 documentary biography film, detailing the life of Mahatma Gandhi. The film was made to seek to tell the life story Gandhi, and his incessant search for Truth. The film contains animation, live photography and old prints to provide an integrated image of his life. The story itself is narrated using mostly Gandhi's own words. There are several versions of the film. There is the 5 hour version in English, a shorter version which runs for 2 hours and 16 minutes, and an even shorter version which runs for an hour. A Hindi version exists, running for 2 hours and 20 minutes, and a German version at 1 hour and 44 minutes.

1968

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray 1985

6.30

Documentary on director Satyajit Ray, featuring an extensive interview and clips from his films, and location shooting of his film "The Home and the World."

1985

The Great Dr. Ambedkar

The Great Dr. Ambedkar 1968

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The film recounts the key events of Dr. Ambedkar’s life and it also features live footage of his later years.

1968

A SON OF HIMALAYA

A SON OF HIMALAYA 2024

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"Discover Dr Anil Prakash Joshi's Himalayan journey in 'A Son Of Himalaya". From rural roots to ecological visionary, witness his symphony of sustainability, GEP innovation, and the transformative power of nature's whispers.

2024

District Officer

District Officer 1945

1

The work of a district officer in the province of Bengal.

1945

Nehru

Nehru 1984

4.00

Divided into three parts — The Awakening, The Struggle, and Freedom — this is a biographical film on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. Relying on Nehru's writings and speeches, the film traces the evolution of Nehru from his birth through his life. It also deals with the effect of history on Nehru and in turn his impact on the world.

1984

Good Manners

Good Manners 1954

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A nation's culture is a measure of its maturity. Culture, however is a living reality and our daily lives reflect in how we behave towards one another. This film approaches this subject and emphasises the need for consideration of others, which is the best foundation for good manners.

1954

Even Red Can Be Sad

Even Red Can Be Sad 2015

10.00

This film explores various aspects of litterateur and painter Ram Kumar's personality by structuring the film around his stories and paintings, traveling between fragments of his past, present, fiction and imagery. It strives of etch out the synthesis of word and image in Ram Kumar's creations, presenting it as a portrait of the artist himself. The text used in the film is from various short stories by Ram Kumar.

2015

Dr Mohammad Iqbal

Dr Mohammad Iqbal 1978

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A film is about the great Urdu poet, Mohammad Iqbal. He is reminisced by his son Justice Javed Iqbal, who says, "The centenary of AllamaIqbal, my father, which is being celebrated in India and Pakistan shows how his memory is still held in the two countries." Iqbal's Tarana-E-Hind or the Song of India became the battle song of freedom. The poet sang, "Religion does not teach us to hate each other. We are all Indians, and our homeland is this Hindustan of ours."Gandhiji in one of his Urdu letters wrote, "I have sung this song of Iqbal hundreds of times in jail." Iqbal was a poet of the revolution, who penned innumerable impassioned poems during his life time, which ended on April 21, 1938 when the sun of his glory was at its zenith.

1978

I Am 20

I Am 20 1967

7.20

Those born on Independence Day in 1947 were selected from different parts of India and interviewed to know their hopes and desires, ambitions, hobbies, fears and frustrations and the result is this unique film.

1967

Khilonewala

Khilonewala 1970

9.50

A Khilonewala (Toy seller) comes to sell beautiful hand-crafted toys to children when religious fanaticism turns the atmosphere upside down

1970

Homage to the Teacher

Homage to the Teacher 1967

4.20

The film shows the role of school teachers and the importance thereof.

1967

During and After Air Raid

During and After Air Raid 1970

5.00

The precautions to be taken during and after an air-raid by the people, are shown in this film.

1970

Cities of Sleep

Cities of Sleep 2015

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Cities of Sleep takes us into a heady world of insurgent sleeper’s communities as well as the infamous ‘sleep mafia’ in Delhi where just securing a safe sleeping spot often becomes a question of life and death for a large number of people.The film looks at not only the tremendous social and political pressure that sleep exerts on the homeless in the city but is also a philosophical exploration of sleep at large.

2015

The Chola Heritage

The Chola Heritage 1980

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The film highlighting the Dravidian temple architecture and bronze sculpture which attained the creative pinnacle during the rule of the Cholas in the 10th and the 11th centuries. Cholas were great temple builders. The temple of Vijayalaya Cholesvara is one of the finest examples of the early Chola style. The temple of Nagesvara at Kumbakonam is remarkable for the sculptures found in the niches of its outer walls. The Brihadesvara temple at Thanjavur is a landmark in the evolution of building art in India.Among several such unique temples, Tribhuvanam is the last important temple belonging to the Cholas. Besides temple architecture,the bronze sculpture of the Cholas holds a unique place in the field of art. One of the most important and famous of all Hindu icons,that of the cosmic dance of the Nataraja is intimately associated with the Chola bronzes.

1980

Songs, Colours and Market

Songs, Colours and Market 2009

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Film is about Patachitra Paintings in rural West Bengal, where images of Hindu gods are made by Muslim community.

2009