Pushpendra Singh’s debut feature Lajwanti (The Honour Keeper), based on the story by late Rajasthani author Vijaydan Detha, will have its world premiere in the Forum section of the Berlin International Film Festival on February 10. The actor-turned-director talks to DearCinema about the journey of Lajwanti:
Lajwanti premieres at Berlinale Forum
You are an Ftii trained actor. You have worked as an actor for Amit Dutta (Aadmi Ki Aurat aur Anya Kahaniya) and later assisted him (Nainsukh) and Anup Singh (Qissa) in their films. What led to this transition?
I think it was natural. An actor is constantly directing himself by giving choices while preparing for a role. Acting in films never happens in isolation. An actor has to be aware about how the camera is relating to him, how the shot is going to be edited or whether his tone is on the right note or not. I...
Lajwanti premieres at Berlinale Forum
You are an Ftii trained actor. You have worked as an actor for Amit Dutta (Aadmi Ki Aurat aur Anya Kahaniya) and later assisted him (Nainsukh) and Anup Singh (Qissa) in their films. What led to this transition?
I think it was natural. An actor is constantly directing himself by giving choices while preparing for a role. Acting in films never happens in isolation. An actor has to be aware about how the camera is relating to him, how the shot is going to be edited or whether his tone is on the right note or not. I...
- 2/8/2014
- by Sagorika Singha
- DearCinema.com
Lajwanti (The Honour Keeper) directed by Pushpendra Singh has been selected for the 44th edition of the Berlinale Forum, a section of the Berlin International Film Festival that showcases independent, artistic filmmaking with a disregard for convention. Berlinale Forum will screen twenty-eight world and eight international premieres this year.
Lajwanti was part of Market Recommendations at Nfdc Film Bazaar last year. Based on a folk tale set in the Thar desert by Rajasthani writer Vijaydan Detha, the film explores the inner struggles of a married woman to honour a dream and in that search find the higher meaning of love and freedom.
A trained actor from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii), Pushpendra Singh has acted in films like Amit Dutta’s Aadmi ki aurat aur anya kahaniya and Nainsukh. He has also assisted Dutta in Nainsukh and The Seventh Walk. Lajwanti marks his feature debut after recently assisting Anup Singh on Qissa.
Lajwanti was part of Market Recommendations at Nfdc Film Bazaar last year. Based on a folk tale set in the Thar desert by Rajasthani writer Vijaydan Detha, the film explores the inner struggles of a married woman to honour a dream and in that search find the higher meaning of love and freedom.
A trained actor from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii), Pushpendra Singh has acted in films like Amit Dutta’s Aadmi ki aurat aur anya kahaniya and Nainsukh. He has also assisted Dutta in Nainsukh and The Seventh Walk. Lajwanti marks his feature debut after recently assisting Anup Singh on Qissa.
- 1/16/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A still from The Seventh Walk
The Seventh Walk (Saatvin Sair) by Amit Dutta will be the closing film of CinemaXXI, the programme section of the Rome Film Festival dedicated to new trends in international cinema. The festival will be held from November 8-17, 2013.
The latest film by the Indian director, who has won many awards at major international film festivals and is considered one of the most innovative authors in experimental cinema, will be screened Out of Competition on November 16th at the Maxxi – National Museum of Xxi Century Arts.
In Saatvin Sair, Dutta continues to explore the relationship between film, painting and music.
The 70-minute film is set in Kangra valley and is inspired by the works of a contemporary Indian artist who paints abstract landscapes, giving free rein to the imagination, as is customary in the modern Western tradition (oil on canvas). In the film, wandering through...
The Seventh Walk (Saatvin Sair) by Amit Dutta will be the closing film of CinemaXXI, the programme section of the Rome Film Festival dedicated to new trends in international cinema. The festival will be held from November 8-17, 2013.
The latest film by the Indian director, who has won many awards at major international film festivals and is considered one of the most innovative authors in experimental cinema, will be screened Out of Competition on November 16th at the Maxxi – National Museum of Xxi Century Arts.
In Saatvin Sair, Dutta continues to explore the relationship between film, painting and music.
The 70-minute film is set in Kangra valley and is inspired by the works of a contemporary Indian artist who paints abstract landscapes, giving free rein to the imagination, as is customary in the modern Western tradition (oil on canvas). In the film, wandering through...
- 10/19/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from Sonchidi
Enlighten Film Company has ventured into production with Amit Dutt’s Sonchidi which is being presented at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.
Enlighten will also produce Amit Dutt’a next film A Retired Man which will begin shooting this September. The film is inspired by real life characters.
“When we sought to look for a filmmaker whose work we could assist in producing, our natural choice was Amit. His earlier feature films, Aadmi ki aurat aur anya kahaniya and Nainsukh were also featured at various international film festivals including Venice, Rotterdam, Vienalle and San Francisco. For us, he is clearly one of India’s leading arthouse filmmaker and therefore, an obvious choice.” said Pranav Ashar, Founder-Chairman of Enlighten.
“Enlighten is looking at producing art-house films. Production houses in India are engaging in middle-of-the-road multiplex films, but Enlighten will purely collaborate on experimental projects,” he added.
Speaking about his association with Enlighten,...
Enlighten Film Company has ventured into production with Amit Dutt’s Sonchidi which is being presented at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.
Enlighten will also produce Amit Dutt’a next film A Retired Man which will begin shooting this September. The film is inspired by real life characters.
“When we sought to look for a filmmaker whose work we could assist in producing, our natural choice was Amit. His earlier feature films, Aadmi ki aurat aur anya kahaniya and Nainsukh were also featured at various international film festivals including Venice, Rotterdam, Vienalle and San Francisco. For us, he is clearly one of India’s leading arthouse filmmaker and therefore, an obvious choice.” said Pranav Ashar, Founder-Chairman of Enlighten.
“Enlighten is looking at producing art-house films. Production houses in India are engaging in middle-of-the-road multiplex films, but Enlighten will purely collaborate on experimental projects,” he added.
Speaking about his association with Enlighten,...
- 9/9/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Pitobash Tripathy
Think Pitobash Tripathy as Mandook in Shor in the City, or Raj Kumar Yadav in Love Sex Aur Dhoka and Ragini Mms. Or think Divyendu Sharma a.k.a Liquid in Pyaar ka Punchnama. Call it the “Indian New Wave” or the surge of new blood into Indian Cinema, the common thread that runs through it is that these youngsters have formally been trained in film schools before making their mark in the industry.
Love Express, the latest release of Mukta Searchlight Films marked the debut of 10 artists and technicians from Whistling Woods International Film School in Mumbai. Cycle Kick, another Subhash Ghai production which is scheduled for a release on June 17 features graduates from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in lead roles. Director-producer Subhash Ghai says, “How many stories can you write keeping stars in mind? If we have to tell new stories and entertain in a new fashion,...
Think Pitobash Tripathy as Mandook in Shor in the City, or Raj Kumar Yadav in Love Sex Aur Dhoka and Ragini Mms. Or think Divyendu Sharma a.k.a Liquid in Pyaar ka Punchnama. Call it the “Indian New Wave” or the surge of new blood into Indian Cinema, the common thread that runs through it is that these youngsters have formally been trained in film schools before making their mark in the industry.
Love Express, the latest release of Mukta Searchlight Films marked the debut of 10 artists and technicians from Whistling Woods International Film School in Mumbai. Cycle Kick, another Subhash Ghai production which is scheduled for a release on June 17 features graduates from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in lead roles. Director-producer Subhash Ghai says, “How many stories can you write keeping stars in mind? If we have to tell new stories and entertain in a new fashion,...
- 6/17/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
The 68th Venice Film Festival, which runs from 31 August to 10 September, 2011, has begun its call for entries in all categories for 2011.Venice International Film Festival’s long association with Indian cinema dates back to the international premiere of Sant Tukaram in 1937. The festival's importance as a global platform for Indian cinema was confirmed in 1957 when Satyajit Ray’s Aparajitowas awarded the prestigious Golden Lion.More recently, Amit Dutta’s Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniya (The Man’s ...
- 2/22/2011
- BusinessofCinema
Pushpendra Singh
DearCinema profiles Berlinale Talent Campus participants for you, one at a time (This article is third in the series).
Pushpendra Singh is a passionate actor. He was an active member of Barry John’s Imago theatre group in Delhi, before graduating from Ftii in Acting. He was also part of his Theatre-in-education company and taught drama and conducted workshops at schools.
He still continues to work with children and conduct workshops for them. He recently conducted an acting workshop with children from Chhatisgarh for Siddharth Sinha’s next short film. He is also assisting Anup Singh on his next feature film Qissa.
Pushpendra has acted and assisted in Nainsukh directed by Amit Dutta and a Lodz film school project Tamal directed by Alexandra Gowin. Amit Dutta’s Aadmi ki aurat aur anya kahaniya is a film that he holds very close to his heart, it being his diploma...
DearCinema profiles Berlinale Talent Campus participants for you, one at a time (This article is third in the series).
Pushpendra Singh is a passionate actor. He was an active member of Barry John’s Imago theatre group in Delhi, before graduating from Ftii in Acting. He was also part of his Theatre-in-education company and taught drama and conducted workshops at schools.
He still continues to work with children and conduct workshops for them. He recently conducted an acting workshop with children from Chhatisgarh for Siddharth Sinha’s next short film. He is also assisting Anup Singh on his next feature film Qissa.
Pushpendra has acted and assisted in Nainsukh directed by Amit Dutta and a Lodz film school project Tamal directed by Alexandra Gowin. Amit Dutta’s Aadmi ki aurat aur anya kahaniya is a film that he holds very close to his heart, it being his diploma...
- 2/6/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
The ninth edition of the Imagineindia film festival will run from May 18 to 29 in Madrid, Spain. 77 films from 18 countries will be screened at 10 venues out of which 41 films are from India, 21 Asian and 15 international.
The three major sections at the festival will be: Indian Section, Asian Section and International Section.
Gulal by Anurag Kashyap , Do Paise Ki Dhoop Char Ane Ki Barish by Deepti Naval, Kutty Shrank by Shaji Karun, Little Zizou by Sooni Taraporevala, Khargosh by Paresh Kamdar, Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniya by Amit Dutta, My name is Khan by Karan Johar, Harishchandrachi Factory by Paresh Mokashi will compete in the Indian section of the festival.
The Indian section will also offer retrospectives of Kumar Shahani, Mrinal Sen and Satyajit Ray.
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The three major sections at the festival will be: Indian Section, Asian Section and International Section.
Gulal by Anurag Kashyap , Do Paise Ki Dhoop Char Ane Ki Barish by Deepti Naval, Kutty Shrank by Shaji Karun, Little Zizou by Sooni Taraporevala, Khargosh by Paresh Kamdar, Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniya by Amit Dutta, My name is Khan by Karan Johar, Harishchandrachi Factory by Paresh Mokashi will compete in the Indian section of the festival.
The Indian section will also offer retrospectives of Kumar Shahani, Mrinal Sen and Satyajit Ray.
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- 4/10/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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