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100 Years Of Indian Cinema

BD Garga's 1963-documentary on Satyajit Ray is all set for screening at Nandan, the West Bengal film centre, this evening. This was the first documentary made on Ray, barely eight years after the release of Pather Panchali. The Kolkata branch of Films Division will screen this rare documentary to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema. Another interesting aspect of this documentary is the commentary by Ray himself. He shared in details his ideas on film making in this 35-minute documentary. Garga shot his film when Ray was busy filming his 11th film 'Mahanagar', and the documentary captures various moments of the filming of Mahanagar. The Films Division will keep screening various rare films throughout the year celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema. -- A. B.