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Art Of Cinema
As a film-maker and film historian, B.D. Garga has closely witnessed and participated in the growth of Indian cinema from the early 1940s. With more than fifty years’ experience as a film journalist, and having served on various national and international film festival juries, he is probably India’s foremost authority on the subject of cinema. In this extraordinary collection of essays, Garga delves into the vast repertoire of his scholarship and experience to provide an insider’s view of Indian and international cinema over the years. Even as he discusses the contribution of men behind the screen—the director, editor, cinematographer—he profiles some of the greatest masters of Ind...
So Many Cinemas
`So Many Cinemas` Is A Kaleidoscopic And Captivating Overview Of The History Of Cinema In India, Authored By The Eminent Documentary Film Maker, B D Garga, Who Is Reputed As A Pioneering Historian And Commentator Of Indian Films. The Book Has A Comprehensively Researched Text Of Over A Hundred Thousand Words, Enhanced By Touches Of Satire And Humour. It Is Sumptuously Illustrated With Over 400 Rare Photographs, Working Stills, Post Cards, Advertisements, Film Booklets And Other Film Memorabilia, Most Of Which Are From The Author`S Enviable Personal Collection.
A Pictorial History Of The Silent Cinema Era
This extraordinary book documents a glorious phase of cinema in India - the silent cinema era. Of the approximately 1,300 silent films produced between 1913 and 1931, barely one per cent have survived, and not all of these in their entirety. The book traces the stories of its earliest practitioners, who overcame many obstacles and pioneered several innovations to develop a cinema that often matched the standards of film-making in the West. B.D. Garga, arguably India's finest film historian, paints a fascinating portrait of the era. Illustrated with rare publicity brochures, stills, posters and other invaluable memorabilia, and including a perceptive foreword by renowned Oscar-winning film historian Kevin Brownlow, Silent Cinema in India: A Pictorial Journey brings alive the story of the birth of cinema in a country that is now the largest producer of films in the world.
From Raj to Swaraj
The Screening Of Six Films Of The Lumiere Brothers At Watson S Hotel, Bombay, On 7 July 1896 Marked The Beginning Of India S Engagement With The Moving Picture. It Also Laid The Foundation Of A Remarkable Body Of Non-Fiction Cinematic Work. B.D. Garga S From Raj To Swaraj: The Non-Fiction Film In India Traces The Century-Old History Of Newsreels And Documentaries In The Country. Beginning With An Account Of The Early Works Of People Like Hiralal Sen, J.F. Madan And Harishchandra Bhatwadekar Who Pioneered The Newsreel, Garga Goes On To Describe What Were Among The First Non-Fiction Films Jyotish Sarkar S Coverage Of The Anti-Partition Demonstration In Calcutta, 1905, And Charles Urban S Spect...
YOGA
Embark on a transformative journey into the world of "YOGA" with our definitive MCQ guide, "YogaQuest." Tailored for yoga enthusiasts, practitioners, and those seeking a deeper understanding of the ancient art and science of yoga, this resource is your key to unraveling the intricacies of postures, philosophy, and the transformative potential of holistic well-being. Dive into a knowledge-rich experience, progressing from foundational to advanced concepts through a series of thoughtfully curated multiple-choice questions. Key Features: MCQ Exploration: Navigate through a diverse array of questions covering fundamental principles, yoga philosophy, and the unique characteristics of various yoga...
Satyajit Ray on Cinema
Satyajit Ray, one of the greatest auteurs of twentieth century cinema, was a Bengali motion-picture director, writer, and illustrator who set a new standard for Indian cinema with his Apu Trilogy: Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) (1955), Aparajito (The Unvanquished) (1956), and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) (1959). His work was admired for its humanism, versatility, attention to detail, and skilled use of music. He was also widely praised for his critical and intellectual writings, which mirror his filmmaking in their precision and wide-ranging grasp of history, culture, and aesthetics. Spanning forty years of Ray's career, these essays, for the first time collected in one volume, ...
Screen World
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Cinema at the End of Empire
How did the imperial logic underlying British and Indian film policy change with the British Empire’s loss of moral authority and political cohesion? Were British and Indian films of the 1930s and 1940s responsive to and responsible for such shifts? Cinema at the End of Empire illuminates this intertwined history of British and Indian cinema in the late colonial period. Challenging the rubric of national cinemas that dominates film studies, Priya Jaikumar contends that film aesthetics and film regulations were linked expressions of radical political transformations in a declining British empire and a nascent Indian nation. As she demonstrates, efforts to entice colonial film markets shaped...
The Bihar Gazette
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