Bengali films dominate Indian Panorama ‘09

By mosarraf hossain
Posted On October 21st, 2009

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Kolkata, 20 Oct: Bengali films will dominate the Indian Panorama section of this year’s International Film Festival of India. Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s Janala, Rituporno Ghosh’s Sob Choritro Kalponik, Aniruddha Roychowdhury’s Antaheen, Atanu Ghosh’s Angshumaner Chhobi, Suman Ghosh’s Dwando and Dulal Dey’s Aynate are the six films from Bengal to be featured in the Panorama. However, notable film personalities expressed their surprise over the exclusion of Gautam Ghosh’s Kalbela, which earned rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.

On being informed about the selection of his film Sob Choritro Kalponik, director Rituporno Ghosh said: “I’m happy that my film has been included, but it’s also surprising that the list doesn’t include Kalbela, a brilliant film by Gautam Ghosh.” The director, however, declined to comment on whether the inclusion of six Bengali films in the Indian Panorama 2009 means an appreciation of the efforts by Bengali directors to make quality films.

Director Gautam Ghosh, whose Kalbela is being considered a surprise exclusion from the Indian Panorama 2009 selection from Bengal, said, “It’s very unfortunate. Strangely enough, we couldn’t even apply for its inclusion in the Panorama as they accept feature films only in celluloid format. Kalbela was primarily made for Doordarshan, shot entirely in digital format. Ironically, the format didn’t stand in the way of its getting the censor certificate. It’s so strange and unfortunate in a time when digital films are gaining prominence everywhere. I have already voiced my displeasure on this to the Director of Film Festivals.”

From Bollywood, Anurag Kashyap’s Dev D and Vishal Bharadwaj’s Kaminey will also feature in the selection.

The festival to be held in Panjim, Goa, from 23 November, will showcase six movies from Bengal, three from Karnataka, three from Maharashtra and two each from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, in the Panaroma section.

There will also be five Hindi films, two English and one each in Rajasthani, Konkani and Tulu. In all there will be 26 movies of which five have been nominated by the Film and Television Producers Guild and the Film Federation of India.

Thanks to the Guild and the Federation, mainstream films have found a place in the Indian Panorama, a section once specially envisaged to showcase the cream of India’s meaningful and artistic cinema.

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Source: www.ilovekolkata.in

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