Arjun Narayanan

 

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  • Bimal Roy : A forgotton centenary
    In 1953, when Do Bigha Zameen was released and became an instant classic, winning rave reviews across the world, Raj Kapoor remarked “How I wish I made this film!” This July 12 marked the centenary of Roy and a pity it was that the media did not even care to brush past the legend for it is too busy with pseudo swayamvars of item girls and the umpteen possibilities...
    by Arjun Narayanan at July 14th, 2009 at 02:07 pm
  • Manthan : Churning a revolution
    Manthan was second in the series of rural trilogy of Shyam Benegal, the other two being Ankur and Nishant. With the most unconventional idea and the most unconventional sources of fund at hand, Shyam Benegal made this rural drama showcasing the success of cooperative dairies in Gujarat. Inspired from the life of Varghese Kurien, Manthan talks of the life of Dr. Rao,...
    by Arjun Narayanan at June 30th, 2009 at 12:06 am