Film: "Baandhon" ("Waves of Silence"); Cast: Bishnu Kharghoria, Jatin Bora, Bina Patangia, Zerifa Wahid, Abastosh Bhuyan and Anshuman Bhuyan; Director: Jahnu Barua; Rating: ***
With two major recognitions - the National Award for the best regional film and best film at the Bangalore International Film Festival, "Baandhon" is the first Assamese film to be released outside the state under the PVR Director's Rare Banner. The film opened the feature film section of Indian Panorama at the 43rd International Film Festival of India and was also screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala.
Simplistic in its output, the film interestingly begins with a 73 years old couple - Dandeswar (Bishnu Kharghoria) and Hkawni (Bina.
With two major recognitions - the National Award for the best regional film and best film at the Bangalore International Film Festival, "Baandhon" is the first Assamese film to be released outside the state under the PVR Director's Rare Banner. The film opened the feature film section of Indian Panorama at the 43rd International Film Festival of India and was also screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala.
Simplistic in its output, the film interestingly begins with a 73 years old couple - Dandeswar (Bishnu Kharghoria) and Hkawni (Bina.
- 7/6/2013
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, June 27: Acclaimed filmmaker Jahnu Barua's National Award winning Assamese film "Baandhon" will be released across India July 5.
Produced by the Assam State Film (Finance & Development) Corporation Ltd. (Asffdc), the film is a story of an elderly couple, Dandeswar and Hkawni, whose lives are deeply impacted when their grandson goes missing in the attacks of 26/11 in Mumbai.
The film won the best Assamese feature film at the 60th National Film Awards.
It is now being released with English subtitles in the country's major metro cities by PVR Director's Rare, an alternative programming initiative of PVR Cinemas.
Produced by the Assam State Film (Finance & Development) Corporation Ltd. (Asffdc), the film is a story of an elderly couple, Dandeswar and Hkawni, whose lives are deeply impacted when their grandson goes missing in the attacks of 26/11 in Mumbai.
The film won the best Assamese feature film at the 60th National Film Awards.
It is now being released with English subtitles in the country's major metro cities by PVR Director's Rare, an alternative programming initiative of PVR Cinemas.
- 6/27/2013
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
A still from “Baandhon”
Jahnu Barua’s National award-winning Assamese film Baandhon will release on July 5 under PVR Director’s Rare.
The film will release with English subtitles in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune and Ahmedabad. It will be in theatres one week starting July 5.
Baandhon won the 60th National award for Best Assamese film.
It screened at the International Film Festival of India (Iffi), International Film Festival of Kerala (Iffk), Mumbai Film Festival in 2012 and won the Best Film award at the Bengaluru Film Festival 2012.
Produced by the Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation, Baandhon revolves around an elderly couple Dandeswar and Hkawni who arrive in Mumbai to look for their beloved grandson – the only other living member of the family who has been missing since the 26/11 terror attack.
Read Jahnu Barua’s interview: Visuals of violence not necessary to make statement against it: Jahnu Barua...
Jahnu Barua’s National award-winning Assamese film Baandhon will release on July 5 under PVR Director’s Rare.
The film will release with English subtitles in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune and Ahmedabad. It will be in theatres one week starting July 5.
Baandhon won the 60th National award for Best Assamese film.
It screened at the International Film Festival of India (Iffi), International Film Festival of Kerala (Iffk), Mumbai Film Festival in 2012 and won the Best Film award at the Bengaluru Film Festival 2012.
Produced by the Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation, Baandhon revolves around an elderly couple Dandeswar and Hkawni who arrive in Mumbai to look for their beloved grandson – the only other living member of the family who has been missing since the 26/11 terror attack.
Read Jahnu Barua’s interview: Visuals of violence not necessary to make statement against it: Jahnu Barua...
- 6/27/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia was declared the Best Film at the 60th National Film Awards announced today at a joint Press Conference addressed by the Chairpersons of the three juries; Basu Chatterjee for Feature Films, Aruna Raje for Non-Feature Films and Swapan Mullick for Best Writing on Cinema.
In non-feature film category, the award for the Best Film went to Shepherds of Paradise (Gojri & Urdu) produced and directed by Raja Shabir Khan. In the category of Best Writing on Cinema section, the book ‘Silent Cinema in India – A Pictorial Journey’ (English) written by B.D. Garga has bagged the top honour, whereas P.S. Radhakrishnan has been conferred the award for the Best film Critic.
Chittagong (Hindi) and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam) have shared the Indira Gandhi award for the Best Debut Film of a Director. The award for the Best Popular Film for providing wholesome entertainment has...
In non-feature film category, the award for the Best Film went to Shepherds of Paradise (Gojri & Urdu) produced and directed by Raja Shabir Khan. In the category of Best Writing on Cinema section, the book ‘Silent Cinema in India – A Pictorial Journey’ (English) written by B.D. Garga has bagged the top honour, whereas P.S. Radhakrishnan has been conferred the award for the Best film Critic.
Chittagong (Hindi) and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam) have shared the Indira Gandhi award for the Best Debut Film of a Director. The award for the Best Popular Film for providing wholesome entertainment has...
- 3/18/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon set against the backdrop of 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai recently won the Best Film Award at Bengaluru International Film Festival.
Jahnu Barua
Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon won the Best Film Award at the recently concluded Bengaluru International Film Festival. Baandhon, the second film to be produced by the Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation, is a poignant portrayal of the aftermath of terrorism on common people. The film was screened at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2012, International Film Festival of Kerala 2012 and opened the Feature Film section in the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India. Jahnu Barua talks about Baandhon.
How did the idea of Baandhon occur to you?
Actually I have been thinking of making a film against terrorism. At the same time, I was very clear about certain things: I wanted to make it without indulging into any kind of visuals of violence.
Jahnu Barua
Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon won the Best Film Award at the recently concluded Bengaluru International Film Festival. Baandhon, the second film to be produced by the Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation, is a poignant portrayal of the aftermath of terrorism on common people. The film was screened at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2012, International Film Festival of Kerala 2012 and opened the Feature Film section in the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India. Jahnu Barua talks about Baandhon.
How did the idea of Baandhon occur to you?
Actually I have been thinking of making a film against terrorism. At the same time, I was very clear about certain things: I wanted to make it without indulging into any kind of visuals of violence.
- 12/29/2012
- by Anita Thomas
- DearCinema.com
Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon has won the Best Film award in the Indian Films Competition at the Bengaluru International Film Festival that concluded today. Girish Kasaravalli’s Kurmavatara was awarded the Best Kannada Film Award while the Netpac Award for Asian Cinema went to Susan Youssef’s Habibi.
Baandhon received a Plaque and a cash prize of Rs 4 lakhs, to be distributed equally between the producer and the director. Produced by the Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Limited, the film is a statement pointing at the sole preys of terrorism- common man. The film opened the Feature film Section of Indian Panorama at the 43rd International Film Festival of India. It was also screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala and the Mumbai Film Festival earlier this year.
Kurmavatara that won Kasaravalli his 12th National Award was rewarded with a Plaque and Rs 2 lakhs, to be equally...
Baandhon received a Plaque and a cash prize of Rs 4 lakhs, to be distributed equally between the producer and the director. Produced by the Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Limited, the film is a statement pointing at the sole preys of terrorism- common man. The film opened the Feature film Section of Indian Panorama at the 43rd International Film Festival of India. It was also screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala and the Mumbai Film Festival earlier this year.
Kurmavatara that won Kasaravalli his 12th National Award was rewarded with a Plaque and Rs 2 lakhs, to be equally...
- 12/27/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Bengaluru International Film Festival has announced the line-up of its Chitra Bharathi – Indian Cinema Competition, Kannada Cinema competition section and the 100 Years of Indian Cinema section.
A total of eleven films in the Chitra Bharathi – Indian Cinema Competition will vie for the “Suchitra Samman” with a cash prize of Rs 4 lakhs, equally divided between the director and the producer of the film. While the eight Kannada films in the Kannada Cinema competition section will contend for Rs 2 lakh award, to be equally divided between the producer and the director of the winning film.
The festival will also celebrate the centenary year of Indian cinema with the screening of twelve selected films.
The 5th edition of the festival (20th to 27th December, 2012) had recently announced the line- up of other sections.
Competition Line up:
Chitra Bharathi – Indian Cinema Competition
Chayiliam
Dir:Manoj Kana / Malayalam
Lessons in Forgetting
Dir: Unni Vijayan / Tamil
Sarasammana...
A total of eleven films in the Chitra Bharathi – Indian Cinema Competition will vie for the “Suchitra Samman” with a cash prize of Rs 4 lakhs, equally divided between the director and the producer of the film. While the eight Kannada films in the Kannada Cinema competition section will contend for Rs 2 lakh award, to be equally divided between the producer and the director of the winning film.
The festival will also celebrate the centenary year of Indian cinema with the screening of twelve selected films.
The 5th edition of the festival (20th to 27th December, 2012) had recently announced the line- up of other sections.
Competition Line up:
Chitra Bharathi – Indian Cinema Competition
Chayiliam
Dir:Manoj Kana / Malayalam
Lessons in Forgetting
Dir: Unni Vijayan / Tamil
Sarasammana...
- 12/14/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Noted actor Om Puri on Wednesday inaugurated Indian Panorama section here at the ongoing 43rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi-2012). The section has 20 feature and 19 non feature films. Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur's Celluloid Man based on Indian archivist P K Nair`s life and work opened the non-feature film section, while Assamese film Baandhon is the opening film in the feature film category. Directed by veteran filmmaker Jahnu Barua, Baandhon is a...
- 11/21/2012
- GlamSham
The Director of the film ‘Celluliod Man’ Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Actor Om Puri, the Ex Director of National Film Archive of India, P.K. Nair and Shyam Benegal at the inauguration of the Indian panorama, at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi-2012), in Panaji, Goa on November 21, 2012
“Indian cinema is not only about Bollywood as there are meaningful films made in different languages and regions but they don’t find distributors and so are killed”, said actor Om Puri after inaugurating the Indian Panorama Section of the 43rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi) in Goa. Puri said that the government should coordinate with the national broadcaster Doordarshan to screen these films.
Secretary of Ministry of information and broadcasting Uday Kumar Varma assured to work out a mechanism to showcase these films on Doordarshan.
The section has 20 feature and 19 non feature films. Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s “Celluloid Man...
“Indian cinema is not only about Bollywood as there are meaningful films made in different languages and regions but they don’t find distributors and so are killed”, said actor Om Puri after inaugurating the Indian Panorama Section of the 43rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi) in Goa. Puri said that the government should coordinate with the national broadcaster Doordarshan to screen these films.
Secretary of Ministry of information and broadcasting Uday Kumar Varma assured to work out a mechanism to showcase these films on Doordarshan.
The section has 20 feature and 19 non feature films. Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s “Celluloid Man...
- 11/21/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon will open the Feature Film section of the Indian Panorama 2012 at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi) today.
“Baandhon is a human statement against terror on behalf of the common men of the entire world. Dandeswar and Hkawni, both seventy-three years old, arrive in Mumbai to look for their beloved grandson-the only other living member of the family who has been missing since the 26/11/2008 terror attack,” reads the film’s synopsis in a press release by Iffi.
Produced by the Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Limited, the film was screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala and the Mumbai Film Festival earlier this year.
The jury for the Feature Film section of the Indian Panorama 2012 headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man will open the Non-Feature section. The jury for the Non-Feature Film section,...
“Baandhon is a human statement against terror on behalf of the common men of the entire world. Dandeswar and Hkawni, both seventy-three years old, arrive in Mumbai to look for their beloved grandson-the only other living member of the family who has been missing since the 26/11/2008 terror attack,” reads the film’s synopsis in a press release by Iffi.
Produced by the Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Limited, the film was screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala and the Mumbai Film Festival earlier this year.
The jury for the Feature Film section of the Indian Panorama 2012 headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man will open the Non-Feature section. The jury for the Non-Feature Film section,...
- 11/21/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 17th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (Iffk) has announced its lineup. The festival will run from 7th to 14th December, 2012 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Some of the highlights of the lineup are festival favourites of the year Amour, Chitrangada, Samhita, The Sapphires, Drapchi, Miss Lovely, Me and You, Celluloid Man, and Baandhon.
Fourteen films will screen in the Competition section while seven contemporary films will be screened in “Indian Cinema Now” section.
Complete list of films:
Competition Films
Fourteen feature films from Asia, Africa and Latin America will compete for the coveted “Suvarna Chakoram” (Golden Crow Pheasant) and other awards.
Always Brando by Ridha Behi (Tunisia)
Inheritors of the Earth by T V Chandran (India)
A Terminal Trust by by Masayuki Suo (Japan)
Shutter by Joy Mathew (India)
Today by Alain Gomis (Senegal-France)
The Repentant by Merzak Allouache (Algeria)
Sta. Niña by Manny Palo (Philippines)
Present Tense...
Some of the highlights of the lineup are festival favourites of the year Amour, Chitrangada, Samhita, The Sapphires, Drapchi, Miss Lovely, Me and You, Celluloid Man, and Baandhon.
Fourteen films will screen in the Competition section while seven contemporary films will be screened in “Indian Cinema Now” section.
Complete list of films:
Competition Films
Fourteen feature films from Asia, Africa and Latin America will compete for the coveted “Suvarna Chakoram” (Golden Crow Pheasant) and other awards.
Always Brando by Ridha Behi (Tunisia)
Inheritors of the Earth by T V Chandran (India)
A Terminal Trust by by Masayuki Suo (Japan)
Shutter by Joy Mathew (India)
Today by Alain Gomis (Senegal-France)
The Repentant by Merzak Allouache (Algeria)
Sta. Niña by Manny Palo (Philippines)
Present Tense...
- 11/2/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon will open the Feature Film section of Indian Panorama 2012 at the International Film Festival of India. Celluloid Man will open the Non-Feature Film section.
The 43rd edition of the festival will be held from 20th – 30th November, 2012 in Goa.
The jury for the Feature Film section was headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and comprised Pradip Biswas, Suresh Krissna Katte Ramachandra, Kireedam Unni, Munin Barua, Pawan Manavi, Ajay Sharma, Venita Coelho and Sibi Malayil. The jury selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
The jury for the Non-Feature Film section is chaired by M.R. Rajan picked up 18 films from the 147 eligible entries. Other jury members are Bachaspatimayum Sunzu, Mohammad Ali Baig, Jasmine K Roy and Rajesh S Jala.
The films selected under Feature Film section are:
Baandhon by Jahnu Barua
Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly
Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh
Elar Char Adhyay by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Deswa by Nitin Chandra...
The 43rd edition of the festival will be held from 20th – 30th November, 2012 in Goa.
The jury for the Feature Film section was headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and comprised Pradip Biswas, Suresh Krissna Katte Ramachandra, Kireedam Unni, Munin Barua, Pawan Manavi, Ajay Sharma, Venita Coelho and Sibi Malayil. The jury selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
The jury for the Non-Feature Film section is chaired by M.R. Rajan picked up 18 films from the 147 eligible entries. Other jury members are Bachaspatimayum Sunzu, Mohammad Ali Baig, Jasmine K Roy and Rajesh S Jala.
The films selected under Feature Film section are:
Baandhon by Jahnu Barua
Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly
Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh
Elar Char Adhyay by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Deswa by Nitin Chandra...
- 10/26/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon will open the Feature Film section of Indian Panorama 2012 at the International Film Festival of India (Iffi). Documentary Celluloid Man will open the Non-Feature Film section.
The 43rd edition of the festival will be held from 20th – 30th November, 2012 in Goa.
The jury for the Feature Film section was headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and comprised Pradip Biswas, Suresh Krissna Katte Ramachandra, Kireedam Unni, Munin Barua, Pawan Manavi, Ajay Sharma, Venita Coelho and Sibi Malayil. The jury selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
The jury for the Non-Feature Film section, chaired by M.R. Rajan, picked up 18 films from the 147 eligible entries. Other jury members were Bachaspatimayum Sunzu, Mohammad Ali Baig, Jasmine K Roy and Rajesh S Jala.
Feature Films:
Baandhon by Jahnu Barua
Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly
Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh
Elar Char Adhyay by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Deswa by Nitin Chandra
Byari by Suveeran
Lessons In Forgetting...
The 43rd edition of the festival will be held from 20th – 30th November, 2012 in Goa.
The jury for the Feature Film section was headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and comprised Pradip Biswas, Suresh Krissna Katte Ramachandra, Kireedam Unni, Munin Barua, Pawan Manavi, Ajay Sharma, Venita Coelho and Sibi Malayil. The jury selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
The jury for the Non-Feature Film section, chaired by M.R. Rajan, picked up 18 films from the 147 eligible entries. Other jury members were Bachaspatimayum Sunzu, Mohammad Ali Baig, Jasmine K Roy and Rajesh S Jala.
Feature Films:
Baandhon by Jahnu Barua
Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly
Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh
Elar Char Adhyay by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Deswa by Nitin Chandra
Byari by Suveeran
Lessons In Forgetting...
- 10/26/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
G0uwahati, Oct 25: Assamese filmmaker Jahnu Barua's "Baandhon" will open the Indian panorama section at the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) 2012, starting Nov 20 in Goa.
The feature film is also expected to turn the wheels of fortune of the Assamese film industry, which was going through a difficult phase due to fund crunch and other factors.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Thursday formally released the film "Baandhon" (Waves of Silence) at the Anuradha cinema in the city and said that the film would.
The feature film is also expected to turn the wheels of fortune of the Assamese film industry, which was going through a difficult phase due to fund crunch and other factors.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Thursday formally released the film "Baandhon" (Waves of Silence) at the Anuradha cinema in the city and said that the film would.
- 10/26/2012
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
14th Mumbai Film Festival (Mff) announced its complete lineup today in a press conference. Mff will be held from October 18th to 25th at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (Ncpa) and Inox, Nariman Point, Liberty Cinemas, Marine Lines as the main festival venues and Cinemax, Andheri and Cinemax Sion as the satellite venues. Click here to watch trailers and highlights from the festival.
Here is the complete list of films to be screened during the festival (October 18-25)
International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors
1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes)
Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Triviño (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 111′)
2. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
Dir.: Armando Bo (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 91′)
3. The Sapphires
Dir.: Wayne Blair (Australia / 2012 / Col. / 103′)
4. The Wall (Die Wand)
Dir.: Julian Pölsler (Austria-Germany / 2012 / Col. / 108′)
5. Teddy Bear (10 timer til Paradis)
Dir.: Mads Matthiesen (Denmark / 2012 / Col. / 93′)
6. Augustine
Dir.: Alice Winccour (France / 2012 / Col.
Here is the complete list of films to be screened during the festival (October 18-25)
International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors
1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes)
Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Triviño (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 111′)
2. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
Dir.: Armando Bo (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 91′)
3. The Sapphires
Dir.: Wayne Blair (Australia / 2012 / Col. / 103′)
4. The Wall (Die Wand)
Dir.: Julian Pölsler (Austria-Germany / 2012 / Col. / 108′)
5. Teddy Bear (10 timer til Paradis)
Dir.: Mads Matthiesen (Denmark / 2012 / Col. / 93′)
6. Augustine
Dir.: Alice Winccour (France / 2012 / Col.
- 9/24/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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