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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 Sight & Sound Prantik Deka 19 akul Bordoloi, was also released at the festival. mention here that Natasurya Drama Festival erjee, Nakul Vaid, Naved of Vengeance', starring Span- The sincerity and diligent efforts of the Cele- had in the past showcased the performances Aslam, Nipon Goswami and ish and Hollywood actor An- Celebration of the Arts bration Committee was evident all throughout of renowned theatre personalities like Naseer- Nikumoni Barua. tonio Banderas. the seven-day event. The uddin Shah, Nadira Babbar, The film is produced by committee left no stone Lillete Dubey, Soumitra 'India Stories', a Mumbai- Natasurya Drama Fest unturned for promoting Chatterjee, Rajendra Gupta, based production house quality theatrical pro- Makrand Deshpande, Nee- and co-produced by Ko- ductions since its very na Gupta, Rakesh Bedi, toky's Dhruv Creative inception. Actively in- Shekhar Sen, Ratan Thiyam, Productions and US-based Concludes Successfully volved in promoting and among others. The disseminating theatre overall success, in general, Kurmasana Kreates. ithout doubt, this year's Natasurya dedicated to the memory of Natyaprabar Sara- arts, and working to- can also be attributed to the The Treasure Coast Inter- Drama Festival has turned out to be da Kanta Bordoloi), Gyas Uddin Ahmed's wards peace and harmo- meticulous, round the clock national Film Festival Wthe most outstanding one since its 'Bhagnangsha', directed by Ashim Krishna ny in the region, it has work done by around 50 (TCIFF) is dedicated to inception. The 23rd edition of the event, orga- Boruah (the performance was dedicated to the always been the commit- youths, who were specially the promotion of indepen- nised by Natasurya Memorial Celebration memory of Jeevan Shilpi Lakshyadhar tee's unmitigated mission to align itself with appointed by the committee to look after the dent and foreign films as Committee in association with the Directorate Choudhury), and winding up with the most the national theatre movement. It's worth a event. an art form. This year, the of Cultural Affairs, Assam, from August 1 to 7, anticipated historical play 'Chanakya', acted in TCIFF Lifetime Achieve- treated the audience to a weeklong theatre fes- and directed by the well-known film, televi- ment Award was given to tival at the Sri Sri Madhab Dev International sion and stage actor Padmashree awardee Manoj Auditorium and Srimanta Sankaradeva Inter- Joshi. Interestingly, the play, presented by the director and industry vet- national Auditorium, Kalakshetra, Guwahati. Mumbai-based group Dharmajam, has been Top Norwegian Award for Adil Hussain eran Isaac Florentine. The staged continuously for the inaugural film of the festi- dil Hussain became the first Indian to Norway's equivalent of the Academy Awards. val was Florentine's 'Acts last 24 years. win the Best Actor at the Amanda 'What Will People Say' opened in Toronto The festival also saw the felicitation of renowned art AAwards, Norway's version of the Os- International Film Festival and has travelled director of film and theatre, cars, for his masterful performance in 'What to many others. The film was commercially the Sangeet Natak Akademi Will People Say'. It was just three weeks be- very successful in Norway where it ran for six 'Calendar' to be Screened awardee Nuruddin Ahmed fore the award ceremony that took place in months. and noted stage director and Haugesund that Adil Hussain got to know that dramatist Gyas Uddin he was nominated for a top acting honor in at Pondicherry Film Fest Ahmed. The festival's open- Norway. The actor, who has always promot- ing night was inaugurated ed the belief that art transcends boundaries, imjyoti Talukdar's others to follow suit. Himjy- by the Oil India Limited has dedicated the award to his native place 'Calendar', one of the oti Talukdar said that he had (OIL) Chairman and Man- Goalpara. "What mattered was purely my craft Hfew Assamese films submitted Calendar to be aging Director, Utpal Bora. - which is what they celebrated," said Hus- which has tasted commercial screened at the Pondicherry The evenings, thereafter, on sain. The film also won three more awards: success in recent times is now International Film Festival, successive days, were inau- Best Film, Director and Script. set to be featured in the 2018 and had been selected. gurated by eminent actor and Adil Hussain, who shot to widespread fame Pondicherry International The Pickurflick Indie Film I was highly impressed with the quality of writer Dilip Kumar Hazarika; Director of Cul- with his portrayal of Sridevi's husband in 'En- Film Festival and also screened Festival has been renamed as plays this year, distinguished by their singular tural Affairs, Assam, Barnali Sharma; eminent glish Vinglish', is no stranger to the interna- in a few theatres abroad. Pondicherry International dramatist, director and actor Dulal Roy; dis- artistry and aesthetics. One could notice a sea tional film circuit and has worked in movies The small budget film released Film Festival from this year. of change and obvious professionalism in the tinguished educationist Amarjyoti Choudhury; like 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' and 'Life use of sound, make-up, costume and lighting, and Virendra Mittal, Deputy Commissioner of music, among other things, that made the expe- Kamrup (Metro). The lighting of the tradition- of Pi'. rience both very enjoyable and stimulating for al lamp, before the dramatic enactment on the The critically acclaimed film directed by Iram the culturally conscious people of the bustling final day, was carried out by Himangshu Sekhar Haq explores the clash of cultures through the metropolitan city. Das. The occasion was also graced by Nayan- story of a teenage Pakistani-Norwegian girl, This year, the celebration committee dedicated moni Bora, former CMD of OIL. whose immigrant parents are horrified with the first six nights of the drama festival to the Commemorating the 48th death anniversary of her affair with a local boy. Hussain, who memory of renowned Assamese played the role of a doting yet controlling fa- cultural personalities. The seven ther in the film, has already won the Kanon day festival opened with the per- Award at Kosmorama film festival, which is formance of celebrated Swedish playwright Johan August Strind- berg's 'Miss Julie', which was di- rected by Boloram Das (the 'Xhoixobote Dhamalite' Bags evening's performance was dedi- in 20 theatres of Assam on Feb- The Pondicherry Tourism de- cated to the memory of Munin ruary 16 this year ran for four partment will also be support- Barua). The successive plays, Another Award at US Fest full weeks raising eyebrows. ing the event which will screen that followed, thereafter were - The film was taken to most of more than hundred films. 'Swabhabjata', which was script- hoixobote Dhemalite' (Rainbow making a film for in Assamese language for ed and directed by Baharul Islam the major cities of India, in- The movie has a small cast of Fields) has won another award - this the global audience," said Mumbai-based cluding New Delhi, Mumbai, Arun Nath, Malaya Goswa- (the evening was dedicated to the time for screenplay at a US festival. Kotoky. memory of Biju Phukan), Jintu X Hyderabad, Navi Mumbai, mi, Gunjan Bhardwaj and The Bidyut Kotoky-directed film bagged the Last month, "Xhoixobote Dhemalite" became Bhattacharya's 'Ejon Ahangkari Chennai, Bangalore and Bar- Rimjhim Deka in the main Manuh', directed by Arjoo Amin Best Screenplay Award at Treasure Coast the first Assamese film to be commercially oda and was delightfully re- roles and revolves around an and Tapan Deka (the evening ded- International Film Festival in Florida. It re- released in the US. Besides, it won three ceived by the Assamese di- old couple in a village who are icated to the memory of Abdul Majid), Naba- Natasurya Phani Sarma, the apostle of theatre ceived nominations in five categories. awards, including that of Best Film, in the aspora and non-Assamese left to fend for themselves jyoti Bora's 'Hoyera Jetuki Baai', directed by in Assam, 'Natasurya' - an invaluable, beauti- "The film's story is based in Assam but peo- Love international Film Festival, Los Ange- alike with the halls posting when their only son leaves Moni Bordoloi (the evening's performance was fully designed souvenir, containing articles in ple from halfway across the globe are relat- les. houseful signs. home to take up a job in Del- dedicated to the memory of Sukracharya Rab- both Assamese and English, supervised and ing to it. This goes to show that emotions The film which deals with the sensitive is- 'Calendar' was the first Assa- hi. The movie realistically ha), Dr Ajit Bharali's 'Dhanbar Ratani', direct- edited by Basanta Kumar Barua, Pranjal Saikia, across the globe are same. In 'Xhoihobote sue of children growing up in violent times, mese movie to be shown in portrays the changing milieu ed by Jyoti Prasad Bhuyan (the evening was Chandrajit Saikia, Ramkrishna Sarma and Up- Dhemlite', we always believed that we are also features seasoned actors like Victor Ban- Gujarat paving the way for and the twist comes at the end. Annapurna Scheme FROM THE EXPERTS... This scheme is offered by the State Bank of Coriander is Your Mysore for those women entrepreneurs How To Get Rid of Lethargy & Laziness Reduce Cellulite on Thighs & Arms who are setting up food Skin’s BFF catering industry in ...Cure Lethargy & Laziness Naturally What You Have to Do: With 4 Easy Home Remedies There are plenty of good reasons to believe that “dhaniya” or coriander is actually your skin’s best order to sell packed 1. 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