Oct 20 2023 to Oct 21 2023 4 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Screenings of four Bimal Roy films including a documentary on his life followed by a discussion with his son Joy Bimal Roy.

Screenings

Udayer Pathe (Towards the Light)
Bangla with English subtitles | 1944 | 2hr 2min

Bimal Roy’s debut feature about a struggling writer established him as an important Bollywood voice through its realistic portrayal of the simmering class conflicts in pre-independence India.

Bandini
Hindi | 1963 | 2hr 37min
Starring Nutan, Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra

The film tells the story of a woman prisoner serving life imprisonment for murder, Kalyani, the all suffering, selfless, sacrificing and strong, yet weak Indian woman.

Do Bigha Zameen
Hindi | 1953 | 2hrs

Based on Rabindranath Tagore’s Bengali poem Dui Bigha Jomi, the film stars Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy in lead roles.

Remembering Bimal Roy
2007 | 55mins 24sec

In the words of his son, Joy Bimal Roy:

“Remembering Bimal Roy is the result of a search for a father I did not know. My father died a few days before I turned 11. He was wedded to his work. He left home before I was awake and got back when I was asleep. He didn’t like his family to be part of the film world. I had no memories of him at all. Initially, I got to know him through his films but that wasn’t enough. Eventually I began to seek out people who had worked with him and interviewed them. When I began the process in 2005 there were just a handful left but they remembered my father with so much love and respect that it became a cathartic experience for me. All of them narrated tales almost like it had happened yesterday. These interviews put together became the documentary.”

The interviewees include Dilip Kumar, Dharmendra, Gulzar, Vyjayanthimala, Javed Akhtar, Tapan Sinha, Bharati Devi, Nabendu Ghosh, Sulochana and Javed Akhtar.