Under Construction - UC Films

English, 33 min, 1990, India

A film about three of India’s leading visual artists, Bhupen Khakar, Nalini Malani and Vivan Sundaram. The film takes, as its point of departure, a glass mural on which all three artists were working, then zeros in on each of them. It links them to their physical and mental worlds through cinematic devices like associative sounds, variable light and montage. Compositionally, the visuals aim to match with the styles of each artist, as well as the larger narrative traditions of India.

Note: only available in DVD.

Awards and Screenings

Inaugural film of the Indian Panorama, International Film Festival of India, Madras, 1990.

First prize for the best documentary film at the Athens Film and Video Festival, USA, 1991.

Silver Lotus for the production of the best Arts/Cultural film in the National Awards 1991.

Silver Lotus for the direction of the best Arts/Cultural film, in the National Awards 1991

Participation in Sri Lanka Film Festival and Bombay International Festival for Documentary and Short Films, 1992.

Participation in the Biennale of films on art organised by Centre George Pompidou, Paris, 1994.