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Hrishi Da and Amitabh Bachchan : Bemisal Jodi
Hrishi Da was able to use his actors in a very constructive manner and that is why many of them gave few of their best performances in his films. Very good directors also need very good actors to create remarkable things on the screen. This can be seen via Hrisha Da’s own films also. In the era of mid 60s when coloured films had become a common phenomenon, he had made...
by Rk at April 19th, 2009 at 08:04 am
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Literature and Cinema
Cinema and Literature: Questions of Adaptation , A seminar held at FTII, Pune, India Javed Saab said, “Jab Gulzaar sahab kisi film ke liye koi script likhte hai to woh literature nahi hoti aur wahi script agar koi publishing house panno pe chaap deti hai to woh literature ho jaati hai.” “When it comes to adaptation, Hindi cinema could not get to the...
by Rk at March 23rd, 2009 at 02:03 am
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Pyassa ( 1957 ) : Remembering Guru Dutt’s classic in its golden jubilee year !
Pyassa is the true example of the directorial excellence of Guru Dutt. Right from the very first scene where Vijay is lying in a garden and a flower falls on him and his mind is resounded with poetical words, film goes ahead proving frame by frame that a perfect grip of director is there on every aspect of this film. Each frame is so well defined. When Vijay sees that...
by Rk at July 20th, 2007 at 06:07 am