Mumbai , 30 April 2022

 

With the 17^th Mumbai International Film Festival (29 May to 04 June) around the corner, the month of May will witness celebration of films on a grand scale.

 

On the occasion of commemoration of Satyajit Ray’s Birth Centenary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has initiated various activities to pay tribute to the legendary filmmaker. As part of this, a three-day film festival will be organised at various venues across India. Films made by and made on Satyajit Ray will be screened at New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Pune on 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th May 2022.

Ray’s Bouquet of Films

Besides, premiering Aparajito , slated to release on the 13^th may,  the other films include NFDC’s Agantuk, Ghare Baire, Ganashatru directed by Satyajit Ray & Music of Satyajit Ray directed by Utpalendu Chakraborty, Nemai Ghosh – A Ray of Light directed by Anirban Mitra & Tirtho Dasgupta, Films Divisions documentaries & shorts Inner Eye, Rabindranath Tagore are directed by Satyajit Ray, Satyajit Ray directed by Shyam Benegal, Creative Artists of India – Satyajit Ray, directed by B.D. Garga, NFAI’s newly restored films Sonar Kella, Seemabadha, Hirak Rajar Deshe all directed by Satyajit Ray, Government of West Bengal’s Pather Panchali print from the Academy Film Archive’s landmark restoration of the film from negatives nearly lost in a fire is screening. Also films produced by Independent filmmakers Aparajito, Jalsaghar both directed by Satyajit Ray.

 

SL NO	PRODUCER	FILMS LIST
1	Independent	Aparajito (Dir: Anik Dutta) –  150 Min  Independent	OPENING FILM Only at NMIC
2	NFDC	Agantuk (Dir: Satyajit Ray) – 115 Min NFDC -
3	FD	Creative Artists of India - Satyajit Ray (Dir: B D Garga) - 14 Min FD
4	Independent	Jalsaghar (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 100 Min Independent
5	Independent	Nemai Ghosh - A Ray of Light (Dir: Anirban Mitra & Tirtha Dasgupta) - 48 Min NFDC
6	NFDC	Music of Satyajit Ray (Dir: Utpalendu Chakraborty) - 51 Min NFDC
7	FD	Rabindranath Tagore (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 54 Min FD
8	Independent	Aparajito (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 127 Min Independent  (Part of Apu-Triology)
9	FD	Satyajit Ray (Dir: Shyam Benegal) - 136 Min FD
10	FD	Inner Eye (Dir:Satyajit Ray) - 20 Min FD
11	Government of West Bengal	Pather Panchali (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 126 Min Govt. of West Bengal (Part of Apu-Triology)	CLOSING FILM   at all Venues
12	NFDC	Ghare Baire (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 140 Min NFDC
13	NFDC	Ganashatru (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 95 Min NFDC
14	DD	Sadgati (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 52 Min Doordarshan
15	NFAI	Sonar Kella (Dir: Satyajit Ray) -136 Min - NFAI
16	NFAI	Hirak Rajar Deshe (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 118 Min - NFAI
17	NFAI	Seemabadha (Dir: Satyajit Ray) 113 Min - NFAI

 

National Museum of Indian Cinema, Mumbai in association with National Film Development Corporation, Films Division, National Film Archive of India & Doordarshan and supported by Government of West Bengal and Aurora Film Corporation & Friends Communication is organizing the Film Festival.

The Satyajit Ray film festival will begin with the red carpet and Shri Shyam Benegal will inaugurate the Satyajit Ray’s semi-permanent Gallery on 2^nd May 2022 at 10:00 AM.

SCREENING VENUES

MUMBAI

National Museum of Indian Cinema, Auditorium I & II, Films Division, 24, Dr. G. Deshmukh Marg (Peddar Road),

Mumbai – 400026, Maharashtra Tel :- 23551461/23551463

NEW DELHI

Films Division Auditorium, 1, Mahadev Road, Connaught Place,

New Delhi - 110001. Tel :- 011-23716213

CHENNAI

Tagore Film Centre, Music College Road, State Bank of India Colony, Raja Annamalai Puram,

Chennai – 600028, Tamil Nadu Tel :- 044 2462 2939

KOLKATA

Indian Museum, Ministry of Culture, GOI, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Fire Brigade, Head Quarter, Dharmatala, Taltal

Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal. Tel :- 033 24235046

BENGALURU

Shruthi Auditorium, Films division, B Wing 6th Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sr Administrative officer, Koramangala,

Bangalore – 5600034, Karnataka

PUNE

National Film Archives of India, NFAI Main Theater / Auditorium, Law college road,

Pune – 411004, Maharashtra. Tel :- 020 29809379

 

The screenings at all venues is for free. The audiences will get to appreciate a slate of films that celebrate Ray’s life and also experience his celebrated films on big screens.

Managing Director, National Film Development Corporation, (NFDC) India, Mr. Ravinder Bhakar, said that “On the occasion of Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, it is a great honour for us to celebrate the birth centenary & roll out a special gallery at National Museum of Indian Cinema as a tribute to the legendary filmmaker. People have seen Ray's films in some form or the other; yet this time we invite Ray lovers for our handpicked package on the big screens in selected theatres for free in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Pune from 2nd May to 4th May 2022. The newly restored few by NFAI are a delight to watch.”

The inauguration will be followed by the screening of the opening film at the festival Aparajito, which is its ‘India Premier’.

 

Panel Discussion:

A panel discussion is scheduled to be held on 4^th May 2022 at 4:00 PM post the screening of Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray’s directorial debut feature), the closing film of the festival. The panel discussion shall be live on NFDC’s official Facebook for all audiences especially the cinephiles & aficionados of Ray’s work. The panellists will be Shyam Benegal, Barun Chanda (actor from Ray’s Seemabadh) & Shantanu Moitra; it will be moderated by Shankhayan Ghosh.

MIFF the 17th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction and Animation films (MIFF-2022) will be held from 29 May to 4 June, 2022 at the Films Division complex, Mumbai.

    

 

About National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC)

The Museum is housed in two buildings – the New Museum Building and the 19^th century historic palace Gulshan Mahal – both at the Films Division campus in Mumbai.

About National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)

Incorporated in the year 1975 National Film Development Corporation Ltd is formed by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting with the primary objective of promoting the good cinema movement in India.

Annexure II

Schedule at NMIC, Mumbai

DATE/DAY	VENUE
02/05/2022 (Monday)	NMIC's Audi II , Mumbai
10:00 Hrs - 10:30 Hrs	Inaguration of the Semi Permanent - Satyajit Ray Gallery at NMIC
11:00 Hrs - 13:30 Hrs (OPENING FILM)	Aparajito (Dir: Anik Dutta) - 150 Min  Independent
13:30 Hrs - 14:30 Hrs	BREAK - 60 Min
14:30 Hrs - 16:46 Hrs	Satyajit Ray (Dir: Shyam Benegal) - 136 Min FD C:C
16:46 Hrs - 17:16 Hrs	BREAK - 30 Min
17:16 Hrs - 17:30 Hrs	Creative Artists of India - Satyajit Ray (Dir: B D Garga) - 14 Min FD
17:30 Hrs - 17:45 Hrs	BREAK - 15 Min
17:45 Hrs - 20:01 Hrs	Sonar Kella (Dir: Satyajit Ray) -136 Min - NFAI
DATE/DAY	VENUE
03/05/2022 (Tuesday)	NMIC's Audi II , Mumbai
10:30 Hrs - 11:21 Hrs	Music of Satyajit Ray (Dir: Utpalendu Chakraborty) - 51 Min NFDC
11:21 Hrs - 11:32 Hrs	BREAK - 11 Min
11:32 Hrs - 12:20 Hrs	Nemai Ghosh - A Ray of Light (Dir: Anirban Mitra & Tirtha Dasgupta) - 48 Min NFDC
12:20 Hrs - 13:20 Hrs	BREAK - 60 Min
13:20 Hrs - 15:00 Hrs	Jalsaghar (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 100 Min Independent
15:00 Hrs - 15:15 Hrs	BREAK - 15 Min
15:15 Hrs - 15:35 Hrs	Inner Eye (Dir:Satyajit Ray) - 20 Min FD
15:35 Hrs - 15:45 Hrs	BREAK - 10 Min
15:45 Hrs - 17:43 Hrs	Heerak Rajar Deshe (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 118 Min - NFAI
DATE/DAY	VENUE
04/05/2022 (Wednesday)	NMIC's Audi II , Mumbai
10:30 Hrs - 12:23 Hrs	Seemabaddha (Dir: Satyajit Ray) 113 Min - NFAI
12:23 Hrs - 13:23 Hrs	BREAK - 60 Min
13:24 Hrs - 15:30 Hrs (CLOSING FILM)	Pather Panchali (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 126 Min Govt. of West Bengal (Part of Apu-Triology) - AUDI I
15:30 Hrs - 16:00 Hrs	BREAK - 30 Min
16:00 Hrs - 17:30 Hrs	Panel Discussion (90 Min) Modertor - Shankhayan Ghosh
	Panelists - Shyam Benegal, Barun Chanda & Shantanu Moitra

 

Schedule at New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru & Pune

 

DATE/DAY	VENUE
02/05/2022 (Monday)	At New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru & Pune Theatres
10:30 Hrs - 12:25 Hrs	Agantuk (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 115 Min NFDC
12:25 Hrs - 12:45 Hrs	BREAK - 20 Min
12:45 Hrs - 12:59 Hrs	Creative Artists of India - Satyajit Ray (Dir: B D Garga) - 14 Min FD
13:00 Hrs - 14:00 Hrs	BREAK - 60 Min
14:00 Hrs - 16:36 Hrs	Sonar Kella (Dir: Satyajit Ray) -136 Min - NFAI
16:37 Hrs - 17:07 Hrs	BREAK - 30 Min
17:07 Hrs - 18:01 Hrs	Rabindranath Tagore (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 54 Min FD
DATE/DAY	VENUE
03/05/2022 (Tuesday)	At New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru & Pune Theatres
10:30 Hrs - 12:10 Hrs	Jalsaghar (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 100 Min Independent
12:10 Hrs - 12:30 Hrs	BREAK - 20 Min
12:30 Hrs - 13:48 Hrs	Nemai Ghosh - A Ray of Light (Dir: Anirban Mitra & Tirtha Dasgupta) - 48 Min NFDC
13:48 Hrs - 14:48 Hrs	BREAK - 60 Min
14:48 Hrs - 17:08 Hrs	Ghare Baire (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 140 Min NFDC
17:08 Hrs - 17:28 Hrs	BREAK - 20 Min
17:28 Hrs - 19:26 Hrs	Heerak Rajar Deshe (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 118 Min - NFAI
DATE/DAY	VENUE
04/05/2022 (Wednesday)	At New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru & Pune Theatres
10:30 Hrs - 12:05 Hrs	Ganashatru (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 95 Min NFDC
12:05 Hrs - 12:20 Hrs	BREAK - 15 Min
12:20 Hrs - 13:11 Hrs	Music of Satyajit Ray (Dir: Utpalendu Chakraborty) - 51 Min NFDC
13:11 Hrs - 14:11 Hrs	BREAK - 60 Min
14:12 Hrs - 16:05 Hrs	Seemabaddha (Dir: Satyajit Ray) 113 Min - NFAI
16:05 Hrs - 16:15 Hrs	BREAK - 10 Min
16:15 Hrs - 16:35 Hrs	Inner Eye (Dir:Satyajit Ray) - 20 Min FD
16:35 Hrs - 16:45 Hrs	BREAK - 10 Min
16:45 Hrs - 18:51 Hrs	Pather Panchali (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 126 Min Govt. of West Bengal (Part of Apu-Triology)

 

 

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(Source: Film Division) PIB Mumbai | DJM/DL/DR

 

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