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The Reel and the Real
A Screening of Two Hindi Films
Speakers
Pandhari ke Rang
Documentary | 36 mins | Hindi, Marathi, English with English subtitles
Directors: Sachin Shirke & Pankaj Sharma
Producer: Films Division of India
Pandhari ke Rang is a colourful documentary, covering the equally colourful career of legendary makeup artists in the Hindi cinema, Pandhari Juker, popularly known as “Pandhari Dada”. The documentary traces the creative journey of Pandhari Dada, in the much ignored field of art i.e. Make-up. It would not be wrong to say that Lata Mangeshkar is for India music and Cinema today, what Pandhari Dada is for the art of Make-up. The floating belief within the industry that if you have your make up done by Pandhari Dada, then you are bound to be successful in the industry, has made him a cult figure among the actors. The film features familiar films of Hindi Cinema such as Waheeda Rahman, Manisha Koirala, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Ashwini Bhave, Juhi Chawla, Vikram Gaikwad, Subhash Ghai, Renuka Shahane and others.
Bhovra
45 mins | Hindi with English subtitles
Directors: Sachin Shirke & Pankaj Sharma
Producer: Chandrasheela Arts
Bhovra is based on the Sahitya Akademi Puraskar winning book Kajalmaya, written by eminent writer G.A Kulkarni. The story is about the tender relationships between a middleclass family based in rural Konkan a part of Maharashtra State. It’s a entangled relationship between Gopal, Gopal’s wife, their nine years old daughter, Mangal, Gopal’s elder widow sister, Namutai and their eleven years old bed ridden nephew, Madhav. As a family, they all strive not just for their own space, but also for each other’s peace in life. The bond between Gopal and his sister Namutai is such that they refuse to part from each other in spite of all the odds in their life. As a result, the entire family, in an attempt to be with each other, get entangled in a whirlpool of relationship, losing out the standing grounds in life.
The screenings will be followed by a conversation with the directors.
Speakers
Sachin Shirke
An actor and an aspiring filmmaker with a strong desire to narrate stories that touch people’s emotional chords, he pursued a course on Film Appreciation and Digital Cinematography from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). After several performances as an actor in the films of renowned filmmakers like Dr. Jabbar Patel, Raaj Dutt, Arunaraje Patil, Sai Paranjpye and others, his experience as an assistant started with the legendary filmmaker Sai Paranjpye. He was an assistant Director for many Children Films Society of India (CFSI) films like Ek Ajooba, Chirayu , Disney Show on DD etc. He kicked off his career with children’s theatre in Hindi/ Marathi under the guidance of eminent theatre personalities Sulbha Deshpande, Jayadev Hattangadi, Vidya Patwardhan, Meena Naik, Neena Raut, Ramdhas Padhye, Prakash Buddhisagar and others where he performed everything from Radio plays to Puppet shows. Recently, he has acted in pivotal roles in popular Marathi series Ratris Khel Chale 2, Doctor Don, Tu Tashi Tevha and others.
Pankaj Sharma
A Lawyer and Company Secretary (CS) by profession, he is a filmmaker by passion. He pursued a Basic Direction course from Whistling Woods International. Being an assistant director made him realize that writing, visualizing and directing were his major interests. He went on to assist Manava Naik for her award winning Hindi Telefilm ‘Dopehri’. He has pursued an internship in research and digitization from the National Film Achieve of India (NFAI), and has further pursued a Film Appreciation Course from Film & Television Institute of India – Pune. His recent projects with children include a play for DD Sahyadri based on a Mohan Rakesh Story which was performed in Hindi at NCPA Mumbai. He directed and choreographed poems for kids which are included in their academic syllabi.
