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Pushkar Puran
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Pushkar Puran(2017)

7
100Minutes

An attempt to engage with the historical, mythical and the contemporary worlds of the city of Pushkar

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Om Dar-B-Dar
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Om Dar-B-Dar(1988)

7.1
NR
101Minutes

Om Dar-B-Dar is a surreal comedy drama set in a small town filled with eccentric characters and absurd situations. The film follows the life of Om, a young boy who navigates through the strange and bizarre world around him, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.

Ghashiram Kotwal
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Ghashiram Kotwal(1976)

7.4
108Minutes

A stylized version of Vijay Tendulkar’s radical Marathi play chronicling the Peshwa regime in western India, a collective effort of direction and cinematography made by an independent group of young filmmakers.

The Churning of the Ocean
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The Churning of the Ocean(2019)

106Minutes

At Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest congregation of religious pilgrims, a troupe of theatre actors stage a play based on an origin myth of Hinduism – the churning of the cosmic ocean. The legend tells of an epic battle between the gods and the demons for an elixir of immortality. The mela (or fair) is celebrated at the site where the elixir was believed to have fallen. Today, millions of Hindu pilgrims gather there to bathe in the holy river over a two-month period.

DirectorsKamal Swaroop
Mind of Clay
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Mind of Clay(1985)

7.8
91Minutes

Mind of Clay is a 1985 documentary film that delves into the world of clay pottery in rural India. The film explores the history, traditions, and symbolism associated with this ancient craft, highlighting the importance of ceramics in Indian culture. Through interviews with pottery experts and artists, as well as captivating visuals of the pottery-making process, Mind of Clay provides an in-depth look at the artistry and significance of clay pottery.

Tracing Phalke
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Tracing Phalke(2013)

101Minutes

Director Kamal Swaroop and a group of students from the Film and Television Institute of India explore the origins and the roots of the founding father of Indian Cinema.

DirectorsKamal Swaroop
Battle of Banaras
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Battle of Banaras(2015)

7.3
133Minutes

An observation of the political climate in India leading upto a highly anticipated election.

Rangbhoomi
Movie

Rangbhoomi(2013)

7.4
80Minutes

Rangbhoomi follows Kamal Swaroop as he attempts to trace the contours of Dada Saheb Phalke's life in Varansasi after he withdrew, disillusioned, from the world of cinema and decided to take up theater. While in Varanasi, Phalke wrote a semi-autobiographical play titled "Rangbhoomi" which forms the core of this cinematic exploration.

Phalke's Children
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Phalke's Children(1994)

20Minutes

Dada Saheb Phalke ( 1870 – 1944) the father of Indian film industry & his own eight children. The film traces his life & career through the reminiscence of his surviving children, family photographs and his films.

Atul
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Atul

55Minutes

Atul Dodiya’s oeuvre spans the vastness of the history of art and an in depth understanding and exploration of themes in India’s freedom movement. The Film follows his paintings and work to construct a story of the artist’s life, to understand the impulses and elements behind his art and his responses to the world around him.

DirectorsKamal Swaroop

About a thoughtful, lonely child making his own discoveries.

DirectorsKamal Swaroop

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Kamal Swaroop

Swaroop was born in Kashmir, India. His father was a teacher and palmist, and his mother was a homemaker. The family moved to Ajmer in the Rajasthan state. There he studied biology before moving to Pune in the Maharashtra state, where he studied film directing. He had a brief stint at the Indian Space Research Organisation, where he used Russian fairytales to teach science to children. Following this, he attended filmmaking classes in a remote village in Maharashtra. Swaroop is best known for directing Om-Dar-Ba-Dar (1988) and Rangbhoomi, for which he has received several awards. In 1974, Swaroop graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India. His student work met with unusual international acclaim. He continued with postgraduate studies at the Institute. Swaroop assisted the director Richard Attenborough in the filming of Gandhi (1982).

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