Paris museum to celebrate Bollywood stars

[sabine]

Paris museum to celebrate Bollywood stars

"A total of 23 films will be screened over a period of two months at the 'Indian Summer', an annual film festival hosted by the Guimet Museum of Asian Arts in Paris which will mark its fifth year with a full-fledged celebration of "the stars of Bollywood".

'Indian Summer', an annual film festival hosted by the Guimet Museum of Asian Arts in Paris will mark its fifth year in September-October 2008 with a full-fledged celebration of "the stars of Bollywood".

"A total of 23 films will be screened over a period of two months and the package will include entries spanning over 60 years -- from the 1940s to the present day," Martine Armand, who has been curating the film festival since its inception, said.

She said: "The idea is to present the entire historical range -- from Mehboob Khan's 'Aan', starring Dilip Kumar to Yash Chopra's 'Veer-Zaara', featuring Shahrukh Khan. The festival will open with a screening of 'Guide', directed by Vijay Anand and starring Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman."

Among the other major films to be screened as part of the Indian Summer festival will be 'Jagte Raho', 'Bobby', 'Maya Memsaab', 'Devdas', 'Dil Se' and 'Raincoat'.

"The package," Armand announced, will lay a special emphasis on the films of Guru Dutt by screening 'Chaudhvin Ka Chand', 'Mr & Mrs 55', 'Kaagaz Ke Phool', 'Pyaasa' and 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'. He has a huge following across France."

The Indian Summer film festival began in 2004 with a focus on regional language cinema. The following year, it was devoted exclusively to Bengali films and in 2006 to NRI films made by directors based in the US and UK.

Last year, to coincide with the 60th anniversary of India's freedom, the Guimet Museum hosted 'Towards Independence', a comprehensive package of films woven around the theme of India's freedom struggle.

"We screened films like Satyajit Ray's Ghare Baire, Shyam Benegal's 'Bose: The Forgotten Hero' and 'The Making of the Mahatma' and Pamela Rooks' 'Train to Pakistan'.

The festival had opened with Ketan Mehta's 'Mangal Pandey -- The Rising'," Armand said.

[Sandeep Sharma]

hey Sabine,

thanks for the info....Is it possible to go and watch these movies? or is it only for invited?

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Sandeep

[Juanito]

It's free to join...the festival takes place in the Auditorium of the Museum (Big Screen, hundreds of seats) and usually the ticket for a movie is around 5 euros and you can also buy a pass to attend all movies. I think the museum will publish the program soon...I went there last year, it was great, good movies and conferences.

[Sandeep Sharma]

So JP,
Why dont we find a good movie schedule and make it as one day event ?

Wat say?
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Sandeep

[Juanito]

We have time, it will take place on september lol but i'll write it in my agenda to keep in mind for a future IIF event.

[Sandeep Sharma]

ohh....lolzz...... i thought its somewhere in June ...
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Sandeep

[sabine]

I'm in contact with the museum and asked them to send me the complete program. While at it I also asked if any personality from the cinema will attend

[Indian]

WOW!
it will for sure b a great event. an opportunity to meet our stars also. like i had bumped into shilpa shetty this march at some film festival in louvre. i could easily talk to her as here they dont feel pricy. ppl hardly know them.
keep us posted guys about the developments.
i heard shahrukh is being awarded ' l'egion d'honneur' , highest civilian award of france.

[ashwani.singla@yahoo.fr]

Great. Thanks Sabine and JP for this wonderful information and thanks that it is not in june.

Ashwani
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