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  • ‘Tasher Desh’ based on Tagore play set for release on 23 August

    ‘Tasher Desh’ based on Tagore play set for release on 23 August

    NEW DELHI: The film Tasher Desh (The Land of Cards), a fantasy film in Bengali made on a play by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore directed by Q (Qaushiq Mukherjee), will be released in theatres on 23 August with English sub-titles.

     

    The film which has already been screened in Rome, London, Amsterdam and Toronto Film Festivals, has been produced by the National Film Development Corporation, Overdose Joint, AKFPL (Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt Ltd), Entre Chien Et Loup, and Dream Digital Inc.

     

    The film stars Rii (Rituparna Sen), Tillotama Shome, Joyraj Bhattacharjee, Soumyak Kanti De Biswas, Anubrata Das, Arijit Dutta, Imaad Shah, Tinu Verghis, and Maya Tideman.

     

    Though the original play and music is by Tagore, the music in the film is by Neel Adhikari/Miti Adhikari/Q. The musicians featuring in the film are Asian dub foundation Susheela Raman Sam Mills Eric Truffaz Moog Conspiracy Anusheh Sahana Bajpai Jens chr. Bugge Wesseltoft Tanmoy Bose Jivraj Singh Diego Neel Adhikari Miti Adhikari Arijit Chakraborty Seth Blumberg Esme Folley Nirmalya de Biswas Mainak nag Choudhury.

     

    The film is in the form of a story-teller wanting to tell a story. The story he tells mingles between his own story and that of a queen and her son banished to a palace where they lead a life of luxury and decadence. An oracle whispers the secret words to the prince and he leaves the palace with his friend, the merchant’s son. Their boat sinks and they arrive at the land of cards where the inhabitant cards are governed by a military regime. The prince and his friend get caught and bring about a change in the women cards with music and prophecies of love. The woman cards revolt. The king who banished them surrenders and the prince finds the meaning of life.

  • Scarecrow creats Rupa’s new ad to promote voting

    MUMBAI: Indifference towards voting has been an unresolved issue in India and the election statistics over the years prove the same. Taking forward the former tagline of Frontline – Sabse Aage (Ahead of everyone) – inner wear brand Rupa took the opportunity to bring in a new dimension in its positioning. Through its new campaign, the brand not only wants to strengthen its market positioning, but also hopes to throw light on a larger social cause.

    Rupa has adopted a new tagline – ‘Raho duniya se ek kadam aage‘ (Stay a step ahead of the world) – in a bid to take the brand thought one step further while the TVC tackles ways to boost the voting percentage and promote the turnout in elections in the country.

    The sound track of the TVC is crafted from the originally composed Bengali patriotic song ‘Ekla Cholo Re‘ written by Rabindranath Tagore. The soundtrack of the TVC has been recomposed by Rooshin Dalal and the film has been directed by Gajraj Rao from Code Red Films. The thought behind the song was to press the listener to continue one‘s journey alone, even if there is no one to support.

    The new version is sung by the actor, music director, lyricist, singer and scriptwriter – Piyush Mishra.

    Rupa director Mukesh Agarwal said, “Frontline is our flagship brand, and we were very keen to take its communication a step further. The story not only helps us reinforce the core brand thought but, for the first time, also helps us connect with the society and give out a meaningful message.

    Scarecrow Communications founder director Manish Bhatt said, “Apathy towards voting has been a chronic problem. If you look at India‘s election statistics post independence, almost half of the country never turns out to vote. We saw a poignant issue, which Frontline as a brand could associate with and give a new dimension to its communication. “

    Scarecrow Communications founder director Arunava (Joy) Sengupta said, “Previously, Sabse Aage, was the positioning of Frontline. While the previous films used humour as the plank, with this film we have tried to bring the positioning to life and give the Frontline man a definitive personality. The new tagline – ‘Raho duniya se ek kadam aage‘, sums it up perfectly.”

    Scarecrow Communications executive creative director Kapil Tammal said, “We‘ve tried our best to keep the action very real. Exaggeration helps in humour, but not in courage. We did an intensive recce to choose the right locations and camera angles to stage the intense drama.”

    Scarecrow Communications creative director Sarvesh Raikar said, “The sound was a critical and tough part of the film. Both the composer and singer, Piyush Mishra, have done a fantastic job of weaving together the grunge (necessary to the drama) and the quintessential melody of the song, seamlessly.”

  • Rahul Bose and Konkona Sen Sharma to star in Tagore classic Shesher Kabita on celluloid

    Rahul Bose and Konkona Sen Sharma to star in Tagore classic Shesher Kabita on celluloid

    Mumbai: Rahul Bose and Konkona Sen Sharma are to play the lead roles in director Suman Mukhopadhyay’s adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore’s classic ‘Shesher Kabita’.

    Though the novel is primarily set in Shillong, it was written when Tagore was in Bangalore.

    Amito‘s iconoclastism meets Labannya‘s sincere simplicity through a series of dialogues and poems that they write for each other. The rest forms the crux of the novel.

    Mukhopadhyay’s Bengali film will be shot in April-May, wrap up by October, and is expected to be released this year.

    According to Bose, “The timing is great since this year marks Rabindranath Tagore’s 150th birth centenary. It’s my first period film. It is wonderful that someone believes I can play such an important literary character who is part-Oscar Wilde part-Renaissance man, a Bengali aristocrat who, thanks to his travels abroad, is as comfortable with Keats as Rabi Thakur.”

    He goes on to add that the profound transformation the Oxford educated barrister undergoes after meeting the young governess in a car accident makes the character really exciting for him as an actor.

    Bose and Konkona had earlier acted in the highly lauded Mr & Mrs Iyer.

  • Film on Tagore’s life in offing

    Film on Tagore’s life in offing

    MUMBAI: Siddhant Cinevision has bought the rights of Sunil Gangopadhyay’s controversial novel Ranu O Bhanu based on Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s life.


    The novel is one of the most controversial of recent times as it is said that Ranu O Ranu explores Tagore’s romantic relationship with his sister-in-law.


    Finding it rather interesting, producer Manish Goswami has decided to make a film based on it. The producer wants to keep everything rather hush-hush at the moment. But he has made his intention clear of casting Amitabh Bachchan in Tagore’s role.


    Selection of cast and crew is in progress.

  • Rahul Bose set to make English film based on Pakistani novel

    Rahul Bose set to make English film based on Pakistani novel

    MUMBAI: Rahul Bose is all set to make an English movie, said to be an adaptation of a Pakistani novel.

    “I will be making an English movie based on a Pakistani novel. So I won‘t be available for any other movies during that period of August, September and October,” said Bose.

    Bose, who started his career with English August, is also excited about his next Bengali film with national award-wining director Suman Mukhopadhyay. The film is based on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore‘s Shesher Kabita.

    “I will start my shooting for my next venture Shesher Kabita with Konkona Sen Sharma. The film will be directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay,” said the 44-year-old actor.

    Notable films of Bose include 15 Park Avenue, Shaurya, Tahaan and Antaheen among many others.

  • Chinese film 11 Flowers to open Third Eye fest

    Chinese film 11 Flowers to open Third Eye fest

    MUMBAI: The 10th edition of the Third Eye Film Festival will open with the screening of the Chinese film 11 Flowers directed by Xioshuai Wang at the Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai on 22 December.


    While Iranian director Asghar Farahadi‘s A Sepration will be the centre piece of the festival, Ketan Mehta‘s yet unreleased film, Rang Rasiya will be the closing film.


    This year‘s festival is to be dedicated to the fond memories of star-filmmaker Dev Anand. As a tribute to him, his memorable film Guide will be screened during the festival.


    The festival will commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. As a part of the commemoration, a film each of the FTII‘s six alumni, who have made India proud by their respective work, will be screened. The six celebrated alumni are Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Girish Kasaravalli, Vikas Desai, Jahnu Barua, Ketan Mehta and Shaji Karun.


    The festival will also commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore by screening seven Bengali films made on his published stories by Satyajit Ray (Charulata and Teen Kanya), Tapan Sinha (Kabuliwala, Kshudito Pashan and Atithi) and Rituparno Ghosh (Choker Bali and Nauka Dubi).


    On the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary this year, the Festival will pay homage to Ashok Kumar. On the occasion, BR Chopra‘s Gumrah, rated as one of his best starrers will be screened.


    Organised by Asian Film Foundation in collaboration with PL Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy and supported by the state government of Maharashtra, the Festival will showcase 84 select feature films and 45 short fiction films from filmmaking countries across the Asian continent.


    All the films will be screened at the two theatres in the Ravindra Natya Mandir complex from 10 am to 8.30 pm.

  • Abu Dhabi fest to screen five Indian films

    Abu Dhabi fest to screen five Indian films

    MUMBAI: In its 5th year, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) will screen more than 200 feature and short films by established and emerging filmmakers representing 43 countries. Among them are featured five films from India.

    The films include Gurvindar Singh’s Anhey Ghore Da Daan, Umesh Kulkarni‘s upcoming film Deool, Gemma Atwal’s documentary Marathon Boy (a co-production between India, United Kingdom and USA) along with Neeraj Ghaywan’s short film Shor (Noise).

    As a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore, Satyajit Ray’s Charulata will be screened.

    Formerly known as the Middle East International Film Festival, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival was established in 2007.

    This year’s edition is scheduled to be held from 13 to 22 October.

  • Zee TV commemorates 100 years of Vande Mataram

    Zee TV commemorates 100 years of Vande Mataram

    MUMBAI: Zee network will celebrate the centenary year of national song Vande Matram on 7 September, 2006, by simultaneously telecasting the Bharat Bala version of the anthem at 10 pm.

    The rendition will be the network’s tribute to the anthem and its own way of celebrating the pride of being an Indian. Bankim Chandra’s Vande Mataram celebrates the essence of the country and symbolizes the true spirit of a nation.

    Bankim Chandra Chatterji was one of the greatest novelists of India who gave the citizens of India their national song.

    Vande Mataram was adopted as a slogan by the Indians fighting the British colonial rule and was also treated as the national anthem of pre independent India. But after India gained independance, Rabindranath Tagore’s Jana Gana Mana, was chosen as the national anthem of independent India .following opposition from Muslim groups.