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Premier of "The Unbearable Being of Lightness"

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A still from the film The public premier of the film THE UNBEARABLE BEING OF LIGHTNESS was held on 12-11-2016 at the  Kolkata International Film Festival in the  Competition Section for documentary films at Shishir Mancha 2. Click here for the SCHEDULE Link to the Film Festival Site KIFF

The Unbearable Being of Lightness - Trailer

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The trailer of 'The Unbearable Being of Lightness' - a documentary on a suicide note, a few gazes and a shopping area by Ramchandra PN To screen 'The Unbearable Being of Lightness' or any of my other films in your schools, colleges, offices and film clubs please contact HERE

A film by...?

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The Unbearable Being of Lightness A few days back I gave some finishing touches to my new work "The Unbearable Being of Lightness", a documentary on a suicide note, a few gazes and a shopping area. I was putting in the credit titles into it. The last title card always is 'A film by...'. Every time I type this title card I invariably hesitate, giving a pause. This time too, it was no exception. As I deleted the words 'film by' I stared into the blank title card wondering, as always, is this really a film? After all I had not used a 'thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures' to make this work. I had used a digital camera. I thought of using 'A video by...'. But somehow the images of fungus ridden U-matic magnetic tapes that we used to work on ages ago splashed into my mind. No one uses 'A video by...'.

The graveyard at Ahmednagar

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Haal e Kangaal Poster I always wondered if Haal-e-Kangaal (The Bankrupts) would blend itself well with an rural audience. Some of my friends who have seen this film too have expressed apprehensions about this.  Post screening. The twenty five screening that I have had of this film were largely for a city based audiences and in cities. This is an audience that has already an exposure for offbeat cinema and world cinema. To an extent I found their positive reactions to the film, not surprising. But I always wanted a rural or a small town screening. That is when I thought the 'niche' tag would vanish for this film. I found an opportunity when I screened the film in Ahmednagar, a small town in central Maharashtra, at the New Arts, Science and Commerce college. Bapu Chandanshive Bapu Chandanshive who heads the Communication Department is the guiding force behind the film club that the Arts department runs at the campus. The club is presently managed by th

'Haal e Kangaal' on Muvizz.com

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Finally, Haal e Kangaal (The Bankrupts) is seeing a VOD (Video on Demand) release at MOVIZZ.COM. Please do click on the snap below, go to the site, log in, watch the movie and tell us about it. 'Haal e Kangaal' being watched on demand If you want to screen 'Haal e Kangaal' (The Bankrupts) or any of my other film in your schools, colleges , film clubs and offices, please contact us  HERE. 

The Peda from Dharwad

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There is something about Dharwad that makes me go back to it every now and then. Dharwad Pedas Although this is where I had shot my second feature film ‘Putaani Party’  in 2008, my first memories of this place dates back to my childhood. We were transferred there. I was in my high school, then.  It was here that I had started learning cycling. It was here that I was waiting by the highway, in excitement for three hours on an empty stomach, to watch the London-Sydney care race, getting thrilled by the swanky cars zip by.  The route touched the town of Dharwad and our school had declared half a day of holiday, so that we kids see this race.  It was here when we friends giggled away to glory when we watched a naked monk who was on a religious padayatra (a tour by walk). Poor man, he was oblivious to our intent. It was here that I saw my first film shooting - that of Shankar Nag's 'Minchina Oota'. We had taken his autograph, then. It was here that I first saw G