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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

National Film Archives to hold film festival

September 17, 2015 7:40 am

Films being screened include landmark films of the trio - Dilip Kumar (Devdas), Dev Anand (Munimji) and Raj Kapoor (Shri 420).

Celluloid Man of India turns 80

April 07, 2013 2:12 am

P K Nair who built the national film archives celebrates a quiet birthday.

Films that immortalised Paranjpe to be digitised

October 09, 2011 1:48 am

Raja Paranjpe Pratishthan is digitising close to 80 Marathi and Hindi the ace actor,director and producer was involved in suring his career that spanned four decades.

Doraemon was here

October 04, 2011 1:42 am

Over the weekend,cinegoers in the city were transported to the world of Doraemon and Chibi Maruko Chan - the famous Japanese animation characters.

The Reel Memoirs

September 19, 2011 2:33 am

After every movie he watches,Rangoonwala,a resident of Viman Nagar,makes sure to record it in his 53-year-old scrapbook.

In the summer of 1913,Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (Dadasaheb Phalke),a draftsman with the Archaeological Survey of India and assistant to noted painter Raja Ravi Verma,sold his wifes jewellery to make Raja Harishchandra,Indias first feature film.

Reels from Oz

August 24, 2011 1:56 am

An initiative to strengthen Australian cinema and bond with Indian audience: Thats what the Australian Film Festival,being held at the National Film Archives of India,is about.

Reliving Guru Dutt

July 09, 2011 3:13 am

He is best known as the greatest melancholic actor-director ever known to Hindi cinema. He portrayed many a mans emotions on the screen through a film career that spanned over two decades.

Reliving Guru Dutt

July 08, 2011 2:55 am

He is best known as the greatest melancholic actor-director ever known to Hindi cinema. He portrayed many a mans emotions on the screen through a film career that spanned over two decades.