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Shyam Benegal visits IIM Calcutta Ending his lecture on a note of scathing criticism, he remarked that 'Bunty aur Bubli' with its synthetic idea of a good life in 5 star hotel rooms, night life and designer clothes, was a perfect example of the Post Modern in Indian cinema, which sees the complete annihilation of rural India or any of the traditional values it upheld. The function ended with a valedictory address by the Dean of IIM Calcutta, Professor Anup Sinha, who turned out to be surprisingly well conversant with the theories of cinema! The audience then indulged for a few more minutes with a question and answer session with Mr. Benegal, on topics as diverse as the reason for 'Bose: A forgotten Hero' not doing well at the box office to his opinion on how multiplexes with their niche pricing have made it easier for directors like him to reach his target audience. All in all, the event was a heady mixture of erudite and critical analysis which held the audience as engaged as the august director's multiple award winning films do. Concluded. Click here to post your views/ comments/ experience on this... Contributed by - |
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