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Tagore's poem 'Hatath Dekha' being turned into film
PTI | Sep 6, 2016, 04.38 PM IST
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's immortal poem 'Hatath Dekha' will soon be made into a film under an Indo-... Read More
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's immortal poem 'Hatath Dekha' will soon be made into a film under an Indo-Bangladesh joint production, with a cast drawn from the two countries.
The film's director, Reshmi Mitra, said that shooting would be done extensively in Bangladesh and Birbhum district in West Bengal. "The dialogues retain the resonance of the poem and we have recreated the period look of 1938," she said.
Boasting a formidable cast, including Debasree Roy, Shankar Chakraborty, Tulika Basu and Ilias Kanchan (India) and Munia Yusuf Mimi, Azhar J S Himi (Bangladesh), the narrative requires the characters to speak in verses.
"We have sought to incorporate several important issues of the bygone times including female education and the general condition of women in the feudal set-up and the women who came out of this," Reshmi said. She said that the storyline involves two characters who meet in a train compartment after many years of their first encounter.
The film, produced by known Bangladeshi production house Impress Telefilm Ltd and two Indian producers, has been shot in Chittagong, Mymansingh, Dhaka, Rangamati in Bangladesh and in several parts of rural West Bengal including Birbhum district where Tagore was primarily based.
The film has Rabindrasangeet and Baul songs rendered by popular Bangladeshi Rabindrasangeet exponent Rejwana Chowdhury Banya, Anupam Roy and Kartik Das Baul. "Music plays an important part in the movie since there are shots of vast expanse of rivers, a typical sight across the borders," the director, who had previously made two films, said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ing-turned-into-film/articleshow/54031057.cms
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India, Bangladesh Enter Agreement to Promote Joint Production of Films
NEW DELHI — India and Bangladesh will jointly produce a documentary on the 1971 War of Independence of Bangladesh, the Information and Broadcasting ministry said Aug. 16.
India will also facilitate the production of a ‘mega movie’ by Bangladesh to mark the 100th birth anniversary of its Father of the Nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, popularly referred to as ‘Bangabandhu,’ in 2020.
In a meeting in Delhi between I&B Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and Bangladesh Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, India said that All India Radio will be launching an exclusive service for Bangladesh and the Bengali diaspora titled ‘Akashvani Maitree’ Aug. 23. President of India Pranab Mukherjee launched the channel, which acts as a ‘bridge of amity between the two countries,’ an official statement said.
In the context of the production of the documentary on the 1971 War of Independence of Bangladesh, Naidu suggested that the archival material available with the Films Division of India, Doordarshan, and other media units of the government be optimally utilized, a statement released by the I&B ministry said.
This proposed documentary will commemorate the 50th year of Bangladesh's independence in 2021.
In the meeting, Naidu also said that information dissemination is critical to countering terrorism, which is a common issue plaguing both India and Bangladesh.
“Timely and correct dissemination of information will prevent rumors and falsehood, while, at the same time, build the spirit of cooperation and understanding between people,” Naidu said.
During the discussions, India and Bangladesh agreed to work out a proposal for a joint audio-visual co-production agreement between the two countries.
They also agreed to organize the Film Festival of India in Bangladesh and a Bangladesh Film Festival in India. The Bangladesh Minister agreed to Naidu's request to provide the celluloid version of the Bengali film “Devdas,” directed by Pramatesh Barua in 1935, the statement said.
Bangladesh had earlier provided the DVD version of the film to the National Film Archive of India. Regarding the facilitation of free film trade between the two countries, Naidu mentioned that Bangladesh could consider relaxing the legal provisions that restricted the number of Indian films in that country.
The minister also offered to train young filmmakers and entrepreneurs from Bangladesh at the Indian Film and Training Institutes.
He also mentioned that collaborative measures will be initiated between the National Film Development Corporation of India and the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation to promote joint production of films and also films between NFAI and the Bangladesh Film Archives for digitization and archiving.
The ministers also agreed to promote capacity building and training workshops for media persons, an exchange program for officers associated with I&B, and the exchange of programs between DD and its counterpart in Bangladesh.
http://www.indiawest.com/entertainm...cle_de06b2fc-6e38-11e6-82b8-2379e09abe5f.html
PTI | Sep 6, 2016, 04.38 PM IST
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's immortal poem 'Hatath Dekha' will soon be made into a film under an Indo-Bangladesh joint production, with a cast drawn from the two countries.
The film's director, Reshmi Mitra, said that shooting would be done extensively in Bangladesh and Birbhum district in West Bengal. "The dialogues retain the resonance of the poem and we have recreated the period look of 1938," she said.
Boasting a formidable cast, including Debasree Roy, Shankar Chakraborty, Tulika Basu and Ilias Kanchan (India) and Munia Yusuf Mimi, Azhar J S Himi (Bangladesh), the narrative requires the characters to speak in verses.
"We have sought to incorporate several important issues of the bygone times including female education and the general condition of women in the feudal set-up and the women who came out of this," Reshmi said. She said that the storyline involves two characters who meet in a train compartment after many years of their first encounter.
The film, produced by known Bangladeshi production house Impress Telefilm Ltd and two Indian producers, has been shot in Chittagong, Mymansingh, Dhaka, Rangamati in Bangladesh and in several parts of rural West Bengal including Birbhum district where Tagore was primarily based.
The film has Rabindrasangeet and Baul songs rendered by popular Bangladeshi Rabindrasangeet exponent Rejwana Chowdhury Banya, Anupam Roy and Kartik Das Baul. "Music plays an important part in the movie since there are shots of vast expanse of rivers, a typical sight across the borders," the director, who had previously made two films, said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ing-turned-into-film/articleshow/54031057.cms
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India, Bangladesh Enter Agreement to Promote Joint Production of Films
- PTI
NEW DELHI — India and Bangladesh will jointly produce a documentary on the 1971 War of Independence of Bangladesh, the Information and Broadcasting ministry said Aug. 16.
India will also facilitate the production of a ‘mega movie’ by Bangladesh to mark the 100th birth anniversary of its Father of the Nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, popularly referred to as ‘Bangabandhu,’ in 2020.
In a meeting in Delhi between I&B Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and Bangladesh Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, India said that All India Radio will be launching an exclusive service for Bangladesh and the Bengali diaspora titled ‘Akashvani Maitree’ Aug. 23. President of India Pranab Mukherjee launched the channel, which acts as a ‘bridge of amity between the two countries,’ an official statement said.
In the context of the production of the documentary on the 1971 War of Independence of Bangladesh, Naidu suggested that the archival material available with the Films Division of India, Doordarshan, and other media units of the government be optimally utilized, a statement released by the I&B ministry said.
This proposed documentary will commemorate the 50th year of Bangladesh's independence in 2021.
In the meeting, Naidu also said that information dissemination is critical to countering terrorism, which is a common issue plaguing both India and Bangladesh.
“Timely and correct dissemination of information will prevent rumors and falsehood, while, at the same time, build the spirit of cooperation and understanding between people,” Naidu said.
During the discussions, India and Bangladesh agreed to work out a proposal for a joint audio-visual co-production agreement between the two countries.
They also agreed to organize the Film Festival of India in Bangladesh and a Bangladesh Film Festival in India. The Bangladesh Minister agreed to Naidu's request to provide the celluloid version of the Bengali film “Devdas,” directed by Pramatesh Barua in 1935, the statement said.
Bangladesh had earlier provided the DVD version of the film to the National Film Archive of India. Regarding the facilitation of free film trade between the two countries, Naidu mentioned that Bangladesh could consider relaxing the legal provisions that restricted the number of Indian films in that country.
The minister also offered to train young filmmakers and entrepreneurs from Bangladesh at the Indian Film and Training Institutes.
He also mentioned that collaborative measures will be initiated between the National Film Development Corporation of India and the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation to promote joint production of films and also films between NFAI and the Bangladesh Film Archives for digitization and archiving.
The ministers also agreed to promote capacity building and training workshops for media persons, an exchange program for officers associated with I&B, and the exchange of programs between DD and its counterpart in Bangladesh.
http://www.indiawest.com/entertainm...cle_de06b2fc-6e38-11e6-82b8-2379e09abe5f.html
