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Nagda’s back with Rajasthani film to light up perspectives
Filmmaker Jigar Nagda, whose film Aravali–The Lost Mountains was a big draw at Village Square’s Chitrashaala film festival last year, has just released his first feature film. Called Batti–A Boy Who Dreamt of Electricity, the Mewadi language film has locals of Raita village in district Udaipur in its cast.
Bringing back the romance in craft at Chitrashaala
Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali discusses challenges of filming crafts with award-winning filmmaker Utpal Borpujari and young filmmaker Riah Taipodia from Meghalaya during a conversation at the Chitrashaala short film festival in August 2024.
A filmmaker’s ode to craft on celluloid
Muzaffar Ali, the director of films such as Gaman, Umrao Jaan and Anjuman tells us why he chose to make 18 short films on Indian craft forms, one of which was screened at Village Square’s Chitrashaala short film festival.
MP village youth aims for Hollywood spotlight
Shibali Biswas, a 23-year-old filmmaker from rural Madhya Pradesh, defies the odds to showcase her vibrant tribal culture globally.