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A still from 1987 Iranian film 'Where Is the Friend’s House?'

Hidden Stories: Beyond headlines, the rare 35mm Iranian film masterpieces surviving quietly in Pune’s archive

March 08, 2026 2:10 pm

A single film, 'The Cow,' changed the fate of cinema in post-revolution Iran. Historians in Pune explain how Iranian filmmakers turned censorship into a unique cinematic language, now archived at the NFAI.

Breaking Barriers: Short film highlighting HIV misconceptions to be launched at NFAI on April 11

April 06, 2024 6:38 pm

The concept of ‘Undetectable = Untransmittable’ has been scientifically established since 2016 but the message has not percolated into the HIV community and healthcare workers.

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NFAI to screen Kalpana today

June 24, 2023 6:57 am

The screening, which will commence at 6.30 pm, is open to all on a first-come-first- served basis.

Pune: Uday Shankar's 'Kalpana' to be screened at film archive; more events in pipeline

June 23, 2023 4:32 pm

Although a pioneering film in the way it features dance performances and helped take Indian classical dance to the world, 'Kalpana' saw very limited distribution in India. Shankar did not make another film after that.

NFAI gets Rs 363 crore to restore 2,200 films

May 06, 2022 3:12 am

The films chosen for the process were handpicked by language-wise committees consisting of filmmakers, documentary filmmakers, film historians, producers etc.

Pune: Aaarogya Film Festival to be held on April 8-9 at NFAI

April 04, 2022 4:57 pm

The fim festival, which has been organised by the P. M. Shah Foundation since 2009 is being held after a gap of two years due to the pandemic. This year, about 49 short films and documentaries will be screened during the two days.

Two-day tribute to Lata Mangeshkar, the actor and singer

March 27, 2022 7:24 am

National Film Archive of India on Friday hosted the screening of film 'Maze Baal' in which the legendary singer had appeared as a child actor.

Film archives are our heritage. They must not be monetised

March 26, 2022 11:06 am

Shilpi Gulati writes: If the archives do not remain autonomous public institutions, they will undoubtedly be tampered with, damaged, or destroyed forever

Used for publicity in the black and white era, glass slides from Telugu cinema latest addition to NFAI's collection

July 31, 2021 7:14 am

Used for publicity, the glass slide is a film positive between two thin glass squares. The film positives used to prepare the glass slide were miniatures of the film poster or publicity material for newspapers and magazines.

Rajkumar Hirani's PK, among last celluloid films in India, now part of NFAI

July 07, 2021 8:56 am

At least 300 cans consisting of rushes of PK and outtakes of the 2009 film 3 Idiots as well as huge publicity material consisting of posters, lobby cards and photographs of films were also handed over for preservation.