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13 hours ago · In his many accounts, Govind Nihalani (Ankur, Manthan) has narrated what his mentor VK Murthy told him the day Guru Dutt died in 1964: “I cried, but more for myself than for him [Dutt].”
4 days ago · Join Other Cinemas as part of their Majlis Film Club for a special screening of Aakrosh (Cry of the Wounded). Aakrosh directed by Govind Nihalani is a story of abject human struggle & the acknowledgement of violent structures that derail the survival of people from Scheduled Castes.
5 days ago · The chapter ‘In Tune with the Times’, in the book Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema (2003), edited by Govind Nihalani, Gulzar, and Saibal Chatterjee, mentions: “Madan Mohan was an exception to ...
19 hours ago · Govind Nihalani’s Aghaat (1985), the Workers’ Struggle, and the Failures of Indira Gandhi’s Congress Party Socialism. Tanya Maheshwari. Unveiling the Muse: Art as Expression and Embodiment in Ka Bodyscapes. Vani Krishnan. Anatomy of Sleazy Bollywood Rapes. Divy Tripathi
3 days ago · That particular milieu had its own “brat pack”: writers, artists and actors who populated its films, again and again, in shifting combinations: art director and writer Shama Zaidi, cinematographer Govind Nihalani and music director Vanraj Bhatia among them.
19 hours ago · Finally, there is the big bold idea like Manthan. What was the secret of its success and how do we measure its impact? For one, it was good cinema, not just a hagiographic account. Kurien assembled a great team: Shyam Benegal, Vijay Tendulkar, Kaifi Azmi, Govind Nihalani, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil, Girish Karnad, to name a few.
2 days ago · It was only in 1990 that Amonkar composed and sang in a Hindi film – all four songs of Govind Nihalani’s ‘Drishti’. But this time, her mother had no objections. Amonkar was exposed to music even...
