Films Division to Host Mani Kaul Retrospective in Delhi, Mumbai

On the occasion of the first death anniversary of filmmaker Mani Kaul, Films Division is organizing a Retrospective in Delhi and Mumbai on July 6 and July 7, 2012.

The venue in Mumbai is Re-recording theatre, Phase I Building, Films Division. The Retrospective will be inaugurated by Jahnu Barua and Keynote delivered by Udayan Vajpeyi. Piyush Shah, Ustad Bahauddin Dagar, Lalitha Krishna, Sharmistha Mohanty and Siddharth Sinha will share their experiences about Mani Kaul and present his films.

In New Delhi, the venue for the Retrospective is Films Division auditorium, Mahadev Road. Ashok Vajpeyi, Gattoo Kaul, Rita Kaul, Raman Chawla and Gurpal Singh will be present to share their experiences.

The screenings will be exclusively on 35mm format. Some of the films to be screened are Siddheshwari (1989), Uski Roti (1970), Duvidha (1975) and Dhrupad (1982.)