Hello Ms Kakati,
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Is there an Assamese association in London or elsewhere in UK. I would love
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Also, do you know of any Assamese living in Scotland.
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Momy
From: "Rini Kakati" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: assam@assamnet.org
Subject: [Assam] The Sentinel: Jahnu Barua misses Oscar date
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 11:39:48 +0000
Jahnu Barua misses Oscar date
The only regret is that the film missed larger audience
NEW DELHI, Oct 8: Filmmaker Jahnu Baruas Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara,
chosen as the best film in Japans Fukuoka International Film Festival, has
missed an entry to this years Oscars run up due to a technical hitch.
Barua had decided to send Maine Gandhi Ko... directly for the Oscars after
Rakyesh Mehras Rang De Basanti was named Indias official entry to the
Academy.
According to the rules, films released on or after October 1 (2005) are
eligible for direct entries.
As ill luck would have it, Maine Gandhi Ko... was released on September 30
last year, Barua told IANS over telephone from Mumbai. But the filmmaker
is unperturbed, The only regret is that the film missed a larger
audience, he said. Barua was given the prestigious Kodak Vision Award for
Maine Gandhi Ko..., the only award given at the just-concluded Japan
festival and chosen on the
basis of audience votes. My film was well received by the Japanese
audience. Its a great honour. There were even two extra screenings, he
said.
The award comprises a citation, a trophy and the entire negative raw stock
for a future project from Kodak. The only other Indian film shown at the
festival was Buddhadeb Dasguptas Kalpurush (Memories in the Mist).
Barua said the main purpose of making the film was to reflect the
philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi in a fairly positive way. The film starring
Anupam Kher and Urmila Matondkar, tells the poignant story of a retired
professor (Kher) suffering from bouts of forgetfulness. Asked why people
have widely accepted the Gandhigiri mantra shown in Raju Hiranis Lage
Raho Munnabhai, Barua says it all depends on the audience. Its not that
the audience has rejected my film outright. It was not purely commercial
but at several places, including at international festivals, it was warmly
received. Even in Japan, the audience, during interactions
after the screening showed a deep appreciation for Gandhian philosophy and
asked me a number of questions regarding it, he said.
The film had earlier won the best actor award in the Karachi Film Festival,
the FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) Award for the best
film at the International Film Festival, Mumbai (IFFM), the best film, best
actor and audience choice awards at the Riverside International Film
Festival in California, apart from being screened at the Dubai Film
Festival. Baruas Halodhiya Choraye Baodhan Khai (Catastophe) won the
Presidents Swarna Kamal for the best feature film in 1987, while
Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door (Its a Long Way to the Sea) received the Swarna
Kamal for best director in 1996. His Firingoti (Spark) won the second best
film national award and the best actress award for Moloya Goswami.
In 2003, Barua was given the Padma Shri, the countrys fourth highest
civilian award, for his contribution to cinema. The directors next Hindi
venture Butterfly Chase, starring Yashpal Sharma and Gauri Karnik, will be
released soon. (IANS
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