A special collection of 2 films on Indian Music. (Available on DVD only).
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Arun Khopkar obtained his Diploma in Film Direction from FTII in 1974. He has directed two feature and several non-feature films. His films on arts and artists have won over fifteen national and international awards. He was awarded the Golden Lotus, the highest National Award three times for his short films. His book on the film director Guru Dutt won the National Award for the best book on cinema. He is a film scholar and has contributed papers on film aesthetics to international journals. He is an internationally recognized authority on Eisenstein. He has taught film theory and practice at various institutions like Moscow School for Advanced Cinematography, Jawaharlal Nehru University, FTII, National School of Drama, etc. He was a Homi Bhabha Fellow. He is widely traveled and knows French, German, Russian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, English, Sanskrit and has diplomas in Italian and Japanese.
Films with Under Construction
Figures of Thought
A short film on the work three contemporary painters: Bhupen Khakkar, Vivan Sundaram and Nalini Malani
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A journey in to the heart of the Hindi film music industry- its sounds, lyrics, beats, notes and the people who bring them all together.
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‘Rasikapriya’ undertakes the challenge to visualize the poetry and notes of the raagas of Indian classical music.
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A holistic view of the classical dance form of Bharatnatyam- the philosophical aesthetics of the art, its form and structure as well as the process by which the tradition is handed over from a teacher to her student.
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The film deals with the work and ideas of the world renowned architect Charles Correa, using interviews, live action, stills, diagrams, animation and archival footage to open up the thought process that generates architectural space and form.
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