ਹਿੰਦੀ ਫ਼ਿਲਮ ‘ਭੁਵਨ ਸ਼ੋਮ’ ਨੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਕਾਂ ਤੇ ਛੱਡੀ ਅਮਿੱਟ ਛਾਪ

ਜਲੰਧਰ : ਲੰਘੇ ਐਤਵਾਰ 23 ਮਾਰਚ ਨੂੰ ਸਥਾਨਕ ਦੇਸ਼ ਭਗਤ ਯਾਦਗਾਰ ਹਾਲ ਵਿਚ ਕੌਮਾਂਤਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼ਕ ਮਿਰਨਾਲ ਸੇਨ ਦੀ ਹਿੰਦੀ ਫ਼ਿਲਮ ‘ਭੁਵਨ ਸ਼ੋਮ’ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਗਈ। ਭੁਵਨ ਸ਼ੋਮ ਇਕ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਅਸੂਲਪ੍ਰਸਤ ਨੌਕਰਸ਼ਾਹ ਦੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਦਫ਼ਤਰ ਤੱਕ ਹੀ ਸੀਮਤ ਕਰ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਆਪਣੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਨੂੰ ਨਵੀਂ ਤਾਜ਼ਗੀ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਉਹ ਦਿਹਾਤ ਵਿਚ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਨਿਕੱਲਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ ਇੱਕ ਮਾਸੂਮ ਕੁੜੀ ਨਾਲ਼ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿਚ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਪਤਾ ਲਗਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਕੁੜੀ ਉਸ ਟਿਕਟ ਬਾਬੂ ਨਾਲ਼ ਵਿਆਹੀ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ ਦੀ ਉਹ ਤਹੀਕਾਤ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਫ਼ਿਲਮ ਬਾਰੇ ਹੋਰ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਿੰਦਿਆਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਸੰਸਥਾ ਦਿ ਪੀਪਲਜ਼ ਵਾਇਸ ਦੇ ਕਨਵੀਨਰ ਕੁਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਨੇ ਫ਼ਿਲਮ ਨਾਲ਼ ਜੁੜੀਆਂ ਰੌਚਕ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਦੱਸੀਆਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਫ਼ਿਲਮ ਵਿਚ ਸਰਵੋਤਮ ਸਿਨਮੈਟੋਗ੍ਰਾਫ਼ੀ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਗੀਤ ਦੀ ਸੁਚੱਜੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਕਹਿਣਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਭੁਵਨ ਸ਼ੋਮ ਜਿਹੇ ਬਹੁਪਰਤੀ ਕਿਰਦਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਉੱਤਪਲ ਦੱਤ ਜਿਹਾ ਕਲਾਕਾਰ ਹੀ ਸਕਾਰ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਸੀ।
ਜਿਕਰਯੋਗ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਆਪਣੀ ਨਵੇਕਲੀ ਪਛਾਣ ਬਣਾ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਸੰਸਥਾ ਦਿ ਪੀਪਲਜ਼ ਵਾਇਸ ਵਲੋਂ ਦੇਸ਼ ਭਗਤ ਯਾਦਗਾਰ ਹਾਲ, ਜਲੰਧਰ ਵਿਚ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਕਈ ਸਾਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਦੇ ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਐਤਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਇਕ ਫ਼ਿਲਮ ਸ਼ੋਅ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਵਿਚ ਫ਼ਿਲਮ ਦਾ ਪਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਤੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਚਰਚਾ ਵੀ ਕਰਵਾਈ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ।

The Screening of Punjabi Film “Anhey Ghode Da Daan” by the People’s Voice on 29th December

National Award winning Punjabi film “Anhey Ghorey Da Daan” (“Alms for the Blind Horse”) focusing on the lives of villagers battling the realities of industrial development is releasing in Delhi, Mumbai, Jalandhar and Ludhiana on August 10.
It has been made by Gurvinder Singh, who specialises in documentary films. He graduated in film direction at Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, in 2001. His documentaries include “Legs Above My Feet” and “Kavalam”.
Though the debutant feature film director lived in Delhi throughout his growing up years, his roots lay in his native State. And he wanted to use the creative medium of cinema to highlight how lower caste farmers in Punjab were being oppressed.
Gurvinder, who acknowledges the immeasurable contribution of late cinema doyen Mani Kaul in moulding his cinematic sensibilities, says the late filmmaker was instrumental in teaching him what cinema was all about.
“Mani was my mentor who taught me the basics of filmmaking. I had the privileged of working under him. National Film Development Corporation had requested Mani Kaul to be the creative producer of this Punjabi film. Unfortunately he was dogged with ill-health and was bed-ridden. Even then I would seek suggestions from him. Indeed it is very sad that he could not live long to watch the film’s screening.”
Noting that his directorial venture was based on Prof. Gurdial Singh’s novel, Gurvinder says though the book is set in 1970s it points out some relevant issues like migration, alienation of lower caste and zamindars indulging in bullying are still contemporaneous.
“My film talks about the trial and tribulations of a Dalit family. I deliberately chose to use the village of Sivian near Bhatinda because I was familiar with the place as I had made a documentary on folk ballads there. Instead of regular actors from films and theatre, I took villagers as my actors. As non-actors they could express themselves. I did not want any actor because he would not have been able to play the part of a villager with conviction. For me the character’s face was more important. Secondly I could not take any actor because he would not have looked like a lower caste.”
On the need to director his debut film in Punjabi, Gurvinder says: “What is the harm of making a film in one’s mother tongue? If filmmakers like me do not make a film in Punjabi then it would signal death of the language. I do not want to be part of the rat race of Hindi films. How would Punjabi literature survive? I have friends in Bollywood but am not working on any Hindi film.”
The filmmaker is not even willing to dub his film into Hindi. He argues that each language has its own aesthetics and the moment he dubs “Anhey Ghorey Da Daan” into Hindi, it will lose its charm and individuality.
Gurvinder is making another Punjabi film that has Operation Bluestar as background. He insists that his film does not talk about the Operation but it portrays how people were affected by it.
“I was in Delhi when the Operation Bluestar was launched. After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, when riotous mobs were killing Sikhs, my Hindu neighbour gave me shelter. From the window I could see our gurdwara being burnt. The anti-Sikh riots left a deep impression on me. ”

3rd Dalhousie Film Meet From 11-13th Oct, 2013 by the People’s Voice

Invitation

Towards Cinema of Revolution …

The People’s Voice is an organization promoting progressive ideology through electronic means. Established in the year 2001, the People’s Voice made a niche in the field of progressive art and cultural activities. In order to introduce progressive and thought provoking art, the People’s Voice organizes film shows and holds interactions with filmmakers. Its members contribute regularly in print media and other forum on issues relating to art and culture.

Apart from this the People’s Voice organizes Dalhousie Film Meet every year. The event has proven a unique experience for participants.

3rd  Dalhousie Film Meet is being organized by the People’s Voice from 11-13 October, 2013 at Dalhousie. The three days affair is divided in four sessions, two sessions on 12^th and one session each on 11^th and 13^th October. The broad details of the event are as under:

 

11^th October, 2013

Session I :     Screening of Documentary films

 12^th October, 2013

Session II :     Presentation of Paper on Cinema

Session III :   Screening of a film and interaction with its filmmaker

13^th October, 2013

Session IV :     Screening of a Classic film

All sessions will be followed by discussion on the films screened.

 

For participation in the event, Interested persons can contact at the following links:

Mobile No.9478310837

E-Mail: peoplesvoice2001@gmail.com

Note:

1. For applying, kindly mail a brief resume at the given Email ID.

2. Keeping in view of limited resources  the organization is not in position to adjust each and every candidate; interested applicants may apply well in advance.

3. Kindly note that event is not directly linked with film making.

4. The boarding and lodging arrangement at Dalhousie, and transport arrangement from Jalandhar onwards will be made by the organization.

5. For participation a minimum contribution will be Rs.1500/-.

6. The amount of contribution is to be deposited with the organization, only after confirmation, on or before 15^th September, 2013   

7.  The last date for apply is 14^th, September 3, 2013 and that of withdrawal of names is 20^th September, 2013 after this date the amount of contribution will not be refunded.

Film Show by The People’s Voice on 31st

a story writer and two direcoters
http://peoplesvoicejal.blogspot.in/2013/03/film-show-by-peoples-voice-on-31st-mrach.html

Screening of Enemy at the Gates on 25th

The People’s Voice presents :

Date & Time : On 25th Nov, 2012 at 4 PM
Venue : Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall, Jalandhar

Iranian Film ‘Offside’ by Jafar Panhi will be screened at Jalandhar

Offside InvitationIranian Film ‘Offside’ by Jafar Panhi will be screened on 29th Aplir at Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall, Jalandhar by People’s Voice. The details are given below:

Language : Presian with English Subtitles
Duration : 93 Minutes
Vanue : Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall, Jalandhar
Date & Time : 29th April, 2012 at 5 P.M.
You are cordially invited

Offside is a 2006 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi, about girls who try to watch a World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Bahrain but are forbidden by law because of their sex. Female fans are not allowed to enter football stadiums in Iran on the grounds that there will be a high risk of violence or verbal abuse against them. The film was inspired by the director’s daughter, who decided to attend a game anyway. The film was shot in Iran but its screening was banned there.Most of the characters in the film are not named. The film was filmed at an actual stadium, at a real life qualifying match for the Iranian National team.
About Driector:
Jafar Panahi is an Iranian filmmaker and is one of the most influential filmmakers in theIranian New Wave movement. He has gained recognition from film theorists and critics worldwide and received numerous awards including the Golden Lionat the Venice Film Festival and the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.On 20 December 2010, Jafar Panahi was handed a six-year jail sentence and a 20-year ban on making or directing any movies, writing screenplays, giving any form of interview with Iranian or foreign media as well as leaving the country. Panahi’s first feature film came in 1995, entitled White Balloon. This film won a Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His second feature film, The Mirror, received the Golden Leopard Award at the Locarno Film Festival. His most notable offering to date has been The Circle (2000), which criticized the treatment of women under Iran’s Islamist regime. Jafar Panahi won theGolden Lion, the top prize at the Venice Film Festival for The Circle, which was named FIPRESCI Film of the Year at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, and appeared on Top 10 lists of critics worldwide.Panahi also directed Crimson Gold in 2003, which brought him the Un Certain Regard Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival. During that time Panahi was detained in the JFK airport, New York, while taking a connection from Hong Kong to Montevideo, after refusing to be photographed and fingerprinted by the immigration police. After being chained and waiting for several hours, he was finally sent back to Hong Kong.
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The People’s Voice Bhargo Camp, Jalandhar Contact: Salish – 9463592971

“The Postman” screened at Jalandhar on 18th March, 2012

The classic Italian movies “The Postman” was screened by the People’s Voice on 18th March, 2012 at Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall, Jalandhar. Postino is a 1994 Italian film directed by Michael Radford. The film was originally released in the U.S. as The Postman, a straight translation of the Italian title.The film tells a fictional story in which the real life Chilean poet Pablo Neruda forms a relationship with a simple postman who learns to love poetry. It stars Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, and Maria Grazia Cucinotta. The screenplay was adapted by Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, and Massimo Troisi from the novel Ardiente paciencia by Antonio Skármeta. Skármeta himself had previously adapted his novel for the screen in 1985 as Ardiente paciencia. While introducing the film, Kulwinder informed the viewer the backdrop of the situation of Chile that led to the immergation of poet Pablo Neruda to Italy.
The show was attended by people involved in creation especially from theatre, art and lititure,amung them, noted filmaker Bakshinder, poet Harvinder Bhandal, Surjit Judge, and noted writer and publisher Des Raj Kali were promionent.

Screening of Italian film “The Postman” on 18th March, 2012

The classic Italian movies “The Postman” will be screened by the People’s Voice on 18th March, 2012 at Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall, Jalandhar.
Brief Synopsis:
Postino is a 1994 Italian film directed by Michael Radford. The film was originally released in the U.S. as The Postman, a straight translation of the Italian title.The film tells a fictional story in which the real life Chilean poet Pablo Neruda forms a relationship with a simple postman who learns to love poetry. It stars Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, and Maria Grazia Cucinotta. The screenplay was adapted by Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, and Massimo Troisi from the novel Ardiente paciencia by Antonio Skármeta. Skármeta himself had previously adapted his novel for the screen in 1985 as Ardiente paciencia (English translation: “Burning Patience”).

Bhumika : The Role screened by People’s Voice at Jalandhar

Famous hindi film Bhimika was screened by People’s Voice at Jalandhar. Bhumika is a 1977 Indian film directed by Shyam Benegal. The movie stars Smita Patil, Amol Palekar, Anant Nag, Naseeruddin Shah and Amrish Puri. The film is broadly based on the memoirs of the well-known Marathi Stage and screen actress of the 1940s, ‘Hansa Wadkar’ who led a flamboyant and unconventional life and focus at an individual’s search for identity and self-fulfillment. Smita Patil gave the strong performance of transforming herself in its course from a vivacious teenage girl to a wiser but deeply wounded middle-aged woman. The film won two National Film Awards and Filmfare Best Movie Award, it was invited to Carthage Film Festival 1978, Chicago Film Festival, where it was awarded the Golden Plaque 1978, and in 1986 it was invited to Festival of Images, Algeria.

The Great Dictator Screened by People’s Voice at Jalandhar

Charlie Chaplin’s classic The Great Dictator was screened by People’s Voice at Jalandhar. Details will be posted shortly.