FILM SCREENING AT LITERATI 12th March 2015, Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
SALIM LANGDE PE MAT RO(1989) by SAEED AKHTAR MIRZA RUNNING TIME:120 minutes Literati is happy to inform you that THE DIRECTOR HIMSELF WILL BE PRESENT FOR THE FILM SCREENING AND THERE WILL BE AN INTERACTION WITH HIM AFTER THE FILM. SAEED AKHTAR MIRZA is one of the iconic directors of Indian Parallel Cinema who has won numerous awards for his work. He now also spends his time writing and is known for his critically acclaimed novels AMMI: Letters to a Democratic Mother and The Monk, The Moor and Moses Ben Jalloun. SALIM LANGDE PE MAT RO released in the year 1989 chronicles the life of a young man named Salim and the changes happening in his life within the society where communal fever resides. Highly acclaimed at the time of it's release the film went on to win the prestigious National Award for Best Hindi Feature Film and Best Cinematography. Considered to be one of the most significant films of Indian Cinema Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro continues to inspire a generation of film makers and movie goers.
